Pelle Visiting!
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Yeah, that never happens. Wait, did someone mention Andre Drummond? And Drummond was more highly regarded comming out of high school.
Here is a clip from an evaluation
"Long Story Short: Lanky post player who shuts down the paint with his shot blocking due to his length and athleticism. Extremely raw offensive player with questionable effort and no post moves for a center, but has the tools to be great if he is committed to improving." "Final Thoughts:Norvel’s lack of development is what separates him from the elite players in the 2011 prep class. He is a naturally talented big man with incredible physical gifts, but solely reliant on athleticism in order to be effective. If he is a ‘one and done’ player, pending his freshman year in NCAA, he could be an NBA player who disappears into the obscure, never truly developing or reaching his true potential. A few years of college will greatly boost his game and should improve his stock, maybe even see him become a lottery pick if he is patient and puts in the arduous work to develop. No doubt that the potential is there, but the real question will be if he is committed to becoming better and developing his talent. " Again, his "rawness" is why you see rivals rating him 23rd in the nation and another site 77. Im not debating his potential but he probably has a ways to go to be a great player.
This would be awesome for ISU basketball. Heard he's a little behind on the academics, but I could care less about that. Like someone else stated he will learn from Fred that school is important.
Agreed. The ONLY thing I care about is whether or not they are academically eligible.
Very exciting news. I have no doubt that Freddie will keep a line of quality players moving through the program, and I really don't think that the best players in the nation will be off limits to him. The past is the past, the era of Fred has begun.
This is an interesting discussion. Based on my limited exposure to Pelle (watching the few vids that have been posted) he seems just as athletic as Noel. The difference may be in agressiveness on the defensive end.
From the vids it doesn't appear he has much of an offensive game in terms of face up or post moves (and this was mentioned in a player review capsule as well). But I could see him averaging 10+ ppg on just lobs and put backs.
I bet Georges would like playing with him next year... almost like having Noel beside him again.
Keep in mind the ultimate determination of whether or not he stays more than a year may have nothing to do with what his game looks like now versus what it could look like after 2-3 years in college developing an offensive game (side note, think if Georges' post moves rub off on him:swoon
but more to do with what position he would likely be in the draft and how much money he would make to come out.
