Basketball Bear said:
I looked him up on the Baylor website and there were no stats for him this last season. Did he redshirt?
From JC according to his tweet.Basketball Bear said:
I looked him up on the Baylor website and there were no stats for him this last season. Did he redshirt?
SpensBlack87 said:
He did not play at Baylor. He committed to Baylor out of JC in November. Injured most of his sophomore season but averaged 10.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks as a freshman.
Right now we can use any big.SpensBlack87 said:BREAKING: One of the best bigs in the country has reopened his recruitment after signing with Baylor last fall.
— JUCOadvocate - Brandon Goble (@JUCOadvocate) April 26, 2024
7’0 F Noah Boyed - McCook CC pic.twitter.com/XGhBd2OlBF
This guy took a visit to Cal and was impressed before he committed to Baylor. We can sure use a big like this!
Go find a time machine.barsad said:
At this point anyone who's breathing and 7 feet tall we have to take him, we're not going with Dort as starting center.
I can't help but feel that these players and their BS X-posts declaring their daily "Top ## lists of schools" are just toying with programs, squeezing NIL money out of schools as if they were NBA free agents shopping around.
I want athletes who see the difference between a Cal education and a Kentucky education, I don't want athletes who treat our school like a deep-pockets franchise that has to come to them on bended knee.
We can get to the tournament without selling out.
KoreAmBear said:Right now we can use any big.SpensBlack87 said:BREAKING: One of the best bigs in the country has reopened his recruitment after signing with Baylor last fall.
— JUCOadvocate - Brandon Goble (@JUCOadvocate) April 26, 2024
7’0 F Noah Boyed - McCook CC pic.twitter.com/XGhBd2OlBF
This guy took a visit to Cal and was impressed before he committed to Baylor. We can sure use a big like this!
Are our only bigs Dort and Curtis?
bearsandgiants said:
This is the difference between historic Cal and every other big time program. 7' is a forward. Centers are taller. But here, we call anything 6'9" and above a center. That needs to change starting right now.
bearsandgiants said:
This is the difference between historic Cal and every other big time program. 7' is a forward. Centers are taller. But here, we call anything 6'9" and above a center. That needs to change starting right now.
Kentucky basketball is actively pursuing transfer guard Elijah Hawkins from Minnesota and has shown interest in All Big East guard Kadary Richmond from the Hall. Cats r also in the mix for five-star Class of 2025 star AJ Dybantsa and has been in contact with JUCO transfer Noah…
— Dick Weiss (@HoopsWeiss) April 28, 2024
calumnus said:bearsandgiants said:
This is the difference between historic Cal and every other big time program. 7' is a forward. Centers are taller. But here, we call anything 6'9" and above a center. That needs to change starting right now.
What college team has a 7' player that is not a center?
Current roster is more athletic, deeper, and should have more balanced scoring and better team defense. I think the new personnel will be a much better fit for Madsen's approach, and I expect overall better consistency (which was a huge problem last year). We'll add a solid big to compete with Dort (maybe Mady Sissoko), but I'd be surprised if we added another marquee guy. I'm excited to see what this roster does in the ACC - Madsen has done a very good job assembling a really interesting team.bearsandgiants said:
Thinking about last year, even being short a "big man" feel like this curent roster now looks better on paper than last year's roster (assuming full health for both squads). Any thoughts on how they compare? Off paper, I feel like this current squad is going to be far more selfless so even with a slight handicap in talent, they will probably more than make up for it in heart and hustle. But if we're already ahead of the game in terms of talent, this could be an extraordinary ACC debut season. Even if we can't land that elusive "center."
DaveT said:Current roster is more athletic, deeper, and should have more balanced scoring and better team defense. I think the new personnel will be a much better fit for Madsen's approach, and I expect overall better consistency (which was a huge problem last year). We'll add a solid big to compete with Dort (maybe Mady Sissoko), but I'd be surprised if we added another marquee guy. I'm excited to see what this roster does in the ACC - Madsen has done a very good job assembling a really interesting team.bearsandgiants said:
Thinking about last year, even being short a "big man" feel like this curent roster now looks better on paper than last year's roster (assuming full health for both squads). Any thoughts on how they compare? Off paper, I feel like this current squad is going to be far more selfless so even with a slight handicap in talent, they will probably more than make up for it in heart and hustle. But if we're already ahead of the game in terms of talent, this could be an extraordinary ACC debut season. Even if we can't land that elusive "center."
Got our big man! Mady Sissoko just graduated from Michigan State this past week, so he held off on the announcement. Expect one very soon. https://t.co/ena8YrIGr2 pic.twitter.com/dP1yJjgumW
— Cal Sports (@CAL_SPORTS_) April 28, 2024
Agree. The defense should be much improved. Tough watching how many non-defenders we had out there last year.DaveT said:Current roster is more athletic, deeper, and should have more balanced scoring and better team defense. I think the new personnel will be a much better fit for Madsen's approach, and I expect overall better consistency (which was a huge problem last year). We'll add a solid big to compete with Dort (maybe Mady Sissoko), but I'd be surprised if we added another marquee guy. I'm excited to see what this roster does in the ACC - Madsen has done a very good job assembling a really interesting team.bearsandgiants said:
Thinking about last year, even being short a "big man" feel like this curent roster now looks better on paper than last year's roster (assuming full health for both squads). Any thoughts on how they compare? Off paper, I feel like this current squad is going to be far more selfless so even with a slight handicap in talent, they will probably more than make up for it in heart and hustle. But if we're already ahead of the game in terms of talent, this could be an extraordinary ACC debut season. Even if we can't land that elusive "center."
concernedparent said:Agree. The defense should be much improved. Tough watching how many non-defenders we had out there last year.DaveT said:Current roster is more athletic, deeper, and should have more balanced scoring and better team defense. I think the new personnel will be a much better fit for Madsen's approach, and I expect overall better consistency (which was a huge problem last year). We'll add a solid big to compete with Dort (maybe Mady Sissoko), but I'd be surprised if we added another marquee guy. I'm excited to see what this roster does in the ACC - Madsen has done a very good job assembling a really interesting team.bearsandgiants said:
Thinking about last year, even being short a "big man" feel like this curent roster now looks better on paper than last year's roster (assuming full health for both squads). Any thoughts on how they compare? Off paper, I feel like this current squad is going to be far more selfless so even with a slight handicap in talent, they will probably more than make up for it in heart and hustle. But if we're already ahead of the game in terms of talent, this could be an extraordinary ACC debut season. Even if we can't land that elusive "center."
Potential weak spot is not having a clear go-to-guy who can manufacture a bucket at will like Tyson, or Daws in some match-ups. I can see Stojakovic being used like Crabbe where you run plays for him off-ball and let him attack closeouts.
We'll see how well Madsen can get players to buy into playing a team game on offense. If Monty had this roster it would be a tourney team.
Don't we have one more scholly open?Johnfox said:Got our big man! Mady Sissoko just graduated from Michigan State this past week, so he held off on the announcement. Expect one very soon. https://t.co/ena8YrIGr2 pic.twitter.com/dP1yJjgumW
— Cal Sports (@CAL_SPORTS_) April 28, 2024
Not dumb at all. Spot on, we need someone to distribute. PG Christian Tucker (UTSA portal transfer) is supposed to be that guy.socaltownie said:
So dumb dumb question (RL has severely cut into my Cal obsession). Who is going to play PG? I think last years early season showed we need someone - the "everyone is a PG" NBA style isn't that effective in the college game (probably because of how highly skilled every NBA player is in, when need be, manufacturing their own shot).
An interior scoring threat is the missing piece.KoreAmBear said:Don't we have one more scholly open?Johnfox said:Got our big man! Mady Sissoko just graduated from Michigan State this past week, so he held off on the announcement. Expect one very soon. https://t.co/ena8YrIGr2 pic.twitter.com/dP1yJjgumW
— Cal Sports (@CAL_SPORTS_) April 28, 2024
Do we want to use for Mongolian Mike, Mahaney or another big?
Have to think MM's plan is for Tucker to be the primary point guard, and gradually give Wilkinson some backup minutes so that if he shows the ability to play, by next year as a sophomore he will have some seasoning.DaveT said:Not dumb at all. Spot on, we need someone to distribute. PG Christian Tucker (UTSA portal transfer) is supposed to be that guy.socaltownie said:
So dumb dumb question (RL has severely cut into my Cal obsession). Who is going to play PG? I think last years early season showed we need someone - the "everyone is a PG" NBA style isn't that effective in the college game (probably because of how highly skilled every NBA player is in, when need be, manufacturing their own shot).
KoreAmBear said:Don't we have one more scholly open?Johnfox said:Got our big man! Mady Sissoko just graduated from Michigan State this past week, so he held off on the announcement. Expect one very soon. https://t.co/ena8YrIGr2 pic.twitter.com/dP1yJjgumW
— Cal Sports (@CAL_SPORTS_) April 28, 2024
Do we want to use for Mongolian Mike, Mahaney or another big?
Reynard went back to furdCal88 said:
Are we recruiting Maxime Reynaud or are we all set at C with Dort and Sissoko? Would having his teammate Stojakovic coming here help?
It is 2024, you need elite guard play to win big in basketball.barsad said:
Already looking forward to the announcer's call after a dunk… Sisssssss-ooooooo-koooooooooooo!
I would vote for a 2nd big rather than a point guard, Tucker will carry us there and we have options if he's out. I'd like size and tough defense in the ACC, a focus on quickness and passing won't win us many games in that conference.
