Predict the 2013 MBB recruiting class
- Thread starter Cincyclone
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1.) Samuel/ Morris
2.) Matt Thomas
3.) Byron Zeigler or other SF we haven't heard of recruitment yet
4.) Kyle Washington or post we haven't heard of recruitment yet
5.) Juco or D1 transfer big man
2.) Matt Thomas
3.) Byron Zeigler or other SF we haven't heard of recruitment yet
4.) Kyle Washington or post we haven't heard of recruitment yet
5.) Juco or D1 transfer big man
Im guessing he will be a 3 here with his size which i consider a "Guard" because he will be playing on the perimeter and not in the paint. Okoro should redshirt next year IMO because there will be no minutes for him but i know most of the people on this board dont like the idea of redshirting basketball players for some reason.
I consider him a small forward/wing and he should get good minutes that year Nevertheless, I do not see him filling the voids left with the departure of Lucious, McGee, Babb, and Clyburn, hence his exclusion in the earlier post.
I get what your saying. I could see Okoro taking Babbs role that year as the defensive stopper but at this point Okoro is not really a scorer and cant shoot so he wont take over the scoring duties that those 4 will have. Especially Clyburn.
He's not a shooter, but that doesn't mean he won't be able to score. He may be the scrappy type of 3 like Kenny Pratt, who maybe isn't a great shooter, but can drive and score garbage buckets in the paint. I haven't really seen him play, but he's been described as as scrappy, NY type player.
Okoro has been described as very athletic, a slasher, and defensively focused. According to his coach today, he leads the team in blocks.
While he may never be a sharpshooter, I'm guessing that Hoiberg will get him to develop some semblance of a jimmy.
We need 3 pt shooters for the future bad. SDW is the only one we will have after next year.
We need a PG that can drive /create and hit the 3 and we need Matt Thomas bad.
Sledge is not a 3pt shooter.
We need a PG that can drive /create and hit the 3 and we need Matt Thomas bad.
Sledge is not a 3pt shooter.
SDW and Naz Long have very good 3-pt shooting ability. I also believe that Niang can hit from out there.
Hard to tell what sort of competition that Naz Long has been playing against, but he's had some big games, including 3 pt shooting in his season at St. Martin this winter. It's possible he'll be a decent shot.
Really hard to say right now, but Fred was able to put a great team together from scratch quickly, so if this team continues to achieve like it has, and next year's team does the same, I don't think there is a recruit anywhere that won't at least return Freddie's call.
I absolutely love the first line of ESPN's assessment of Okoro- "Guys don't have the motor that this kid does.". That is awesome.
