His attitude. My favorite part of the game was after he got his 4th foul, he huddled with the guys out there clapping and giving them encouragement. I like it because he makes about the team, not about him.
What I like most about Niang
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He's really mature for his young age. The team has really good chemistry. I don't think that they're better without Royce, but they seem to really play well together.
At the beginning of the year (actually per-season), I was very concerned of his limited vertical and thought he'd struggle against the B12 bigs. But his strength and sticky hands more than compensate; he's gonna be a terror for 3 more years.
He has been that way since day one! I can't wait to watch him evolve in years to come. But honestly it's difficult to pin point my favorite player since each one carries themselves well in different games but if I had to pick it would be Ejim/Niang......but there is McGee....wait but Clyburn/Lucius.....but Babbs D hell we have a good team lets just keep it up and go dancing!
I'm thinking my problem was that I didn't have someone like Nerlens to practice against. What could have been...
Fred's comment on Niang when he signed. Its pretty spot on. He didn't say anything about others being immediate impacts.
Hoiberg on Niang:
"Georges will make an immediate impact in our program. He can score with anyone on the block and can take his defender on the perimeter and score from there. He is a throwback player who will find a way to beat you. He also plays the game with passion and is a player who will make his teammates better."
Hoiberg on Niang:
"Georges will make an immediate impact in our program. He can score with anyone on the block and can take his defender on the perimeter and score from there. He is a throwback player who will find a way to beat you. He also plays the game with passion and is a player who will make his teammates better."
Exactly. Its rare for a freshman to do that. I remember when Fizer was a freshman, you could tell how good he was because of his shot. I'm not comparing the 2, just saying when freshman have obvious skills it is a good indication of things to come. Some guys start at a high level and become great. Others show potential early but gradually get better, guys for example like Ejim and Homan.
I literally LOL at some of the buckets he gets. Like tonight.....
We ( forget who) throw a pass at him as he's running away from the area and he has no clue that the ball is heading for him. Then at the last second he turns, catches it (amazing catch) and puts in a contested layup against a defender that has 4 inches on him.
We ( forget who) throw a pass at him as he's running away from the area and he has no clue that the ball is heading for him. Then at the last second he turns, catches it (amazing catch) and puts in a contested layup against a defender that has 4 inches on him.
I've watched every ISU basketball game since '97. In that time frame he's clearly the best finisher at the rim we've had and it's not close. It's just going in somehow, some way.
I like the fact that he always seems to get off to a hot start. I can think of a handful of games where Niang has 7-8 of the teams first 15 or so points.
Imagine if Niang put on muscle like Royce. One thing I've noticed, is the amount of flopping teams do with Niang. Baylor tried it at the beginning of the game and realized it wasn't going to work. What I really remember is the number of times the Texas players were fainting and laying down on the ground when we played them at Hilton, it was ridiculous.
