Could he handle it? If so he could play with Dorsey, Pertaitis, a hoped-for stretch 4 or two and we'd no longer suffer from size problems at both ends. This idea might make more (or less) sense after we see who our last transfers turn out to be.
HoopDreams said:
he should not be our PG, but at times he can bring the ball up against pressure and initiate the offense
Big C said:HoopDreams said:
he should not be our PG, but at times he can bring the ball up against pressure and initiate the offense
I believe he was doing this towards the end of last season, right?
In any event, I hope Andrej' goals for next season are similar to what mine would be for him:
+ improve his 3pt% (might need to clean up a glitch in his form, right around the release)
+ improve his consistency on defense (last season he used his length effectively... at times)
+ spot the open teammate better... improve APG by 2 (goal... that would be a lot)
I'm laughing at myself for making goals for him: the hoops brain trust around him might just know a bit more than I do!
Isn't Ames a PG?ManBearLion123 said:
Unless he makes a huge jump this offseason in this regard, Andrej lacks the vision and skills necessary to be a PG.
A more realistic option would be Pippen at the 1. He has good size for a PG.
Bearly Clad said:
Short answer: No
Longer answer: why would a guy who has trouble with his assist-to-turnover ratio be a good option for PG? He has a solid, but not amazing, handle with the ball. He can shoot outside but not lights out. And his value and ceiling as a wing SF/PF is so much higher. Not to mention that teams will sag off him from deep and go under on P&Rs in order to muddy passing lanes and force him into TOs as well as to entice him to shoot 3s where he's much less efficient than when he's in the paint or the post
Link? On his social?HoopDreams said:
Nolan Dorsey posted a video featuring his ball handling and passing
An experienced (senior) player with size (6-5) who can handle, pass and shoot is my guess for potential starting PG
BC Calfan said:Link? On his social?HoopDreams said:
Nolan Dorsey posted a video featuring his ball handling and passing
An experienced (senior) player with size (6-5) who can handle, pass and shoot is my guess for potential starting PG
Oakbear said:
this did not age well LOL
how about him just being at Cal??
oskidunker said:Oakbear said:
this did not age well LOL
how about him just being at Cal??
What do expect from an a x furd?
calumnus said:oskidunker said:Oakbear said:
this did not age well LOL
how about him just being at Cal??
What do expect from an a x furd?
Madsen is a x Furd.
Addicted-to-TopDog said:
Best coach we ever had was an x Furd. (As a coach, anyway.)
I'd agree most with this.barsad said:
I'm a "no" too… he's pretty much our only known scorer on the team, there's potential with the new guys, but Andrej has to give us those 30-point games if we're going to do better than .500 next season. Our PG has to focus on ball handling, assists and distributing fast around the perimeter. That's not him.
SFCityBear said:I'd agree most with this.barsad said:
I'm a "no" too… he's pretty much our only known scorer on the team, there's potential with the new guys, but Andrej has to give us those 30-point games if we're going to do better than .500 next season. Our PG has to focus on ball handling, assists and distributing fast around the perimeter. That's not him.
I have questions about his handle. It is acceptable when he has an objective, like driving the lane, but he does seem to lose concentration sometimes, in the few games I have seen. I remember one game when he nearly lost his handle in the backcourt, and had to look down to see where the ball was. Fortunately there were no defenders nearby, and he was able to pick up his dribble again. This happened twice in that game.
I have little evidence, but he looks like a star who likes to receive a pass, and go to work against the defender, not someone who handles the ball and starts the play. Different mentality.
With all due respect, (and I do respect you as I was addicted to Oscar's hot dogs, especially his cheese dog, a special order foot long creation with tomato sauce and relish, sold out of a little concrete block hut in a parking lot on Bancroft Ave, across the street from Boalt Hall, which was open until 1:00 AM in the Pete Newell era), I loved Montgomery and what he did for Cal, but Newell was the best coach Cal basketball ever had. Monty did win one Conference title at Cal, but did little in the NCAA. But he did "own" Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks. He had a long tenure at Stanford, and may well have been the best coach Stanford had, although Howie Dallmar did win the NCAA one year, while Monty did get into one Final Four with Stanford, as I rememberAddicted-to-TopDog said:
If you re-read my comment, you'll see that I included the caveat "As a coach, anyway."
I wasn't saying he has a Furd degree. You downplay it, but Monty was at Furd for 18 years and is known as the man who turned their program into a national powerhouse before it got run into the ground by the coaches who followed him, much to our delight. I never saw a Newell-coached team so can't comment on it. But let's assume Monty is our 2nd best coach ever.
You're right, I was a day late in finding out. I need to get up very early to get one up on anyone on this board. You have my humble apology.oskidunker said:SFCityBear said:I'd agree most with this.barsad said:
I'm a "no" too… he's pretty much our only known scorer on the team, there's potential with the new guys, but Andrej has to give us those 30-point games if we're going to do better than .500 next season. Our PG has to focus on ball handling, assists and distributing fast around the perimeter. That's not him.
I have questions about his handle. It is acceptable when he has an objective, like driving the lane, but he does seem to lose concentration sometimes, in the few games I have seen. I remember one game when he nearly lost his handle in the backcourt, and had to look down to see where the ball was. Fortunately there were no defenders nearby, and he was able to pick up his dribble again. This happened twice in that game.
I have little evidence, but he looks like a star who likes to receive a pass, and go to work against the defender, not someone who handles the ball and starts the play. Different mentality.
Who cares.. he is gone.