Just shows the direction of what we really felt we needed with the next team, a big who could spread the court. Weren’t opposed to taking both but wanted the shooter.
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Exactly! There’s levels to defense. Jojo Tugler would give him hell.
UH offered Peat but Peat’s decision was based on JoJo not returning and Cenac going elsewhere. Peat was 0-2 with those prerequisites and Peat decided to stay home. Peat’s going to have a great career but the world will recover that he did not choose UH.
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Zona has some serious strength inside with Awaka, Peat and 7’2 Krissa.
If they can find some guard play and shooting.
Even the guards are tough.
Jaden Bradley, their point guard, is arguably the best perimeter defender in the league. Their 6’7" international guard is known for his physical defense. Brayden Burries is partially rated a five-star because of his physicality. I’m much higher on them than the national media, who are underselling them.
They’re going to be the most physically dominant team in the nation. Shooting is a weakness, none of their top six are top shooters (Burries and the international guy are streaky at best) That would be a problem almost anywhere except Arizona (and Gonzaga). The way we run our defensive traps, they run their offensive system.
Gonzaga has been top 20 nationally in points per game for the last 13 years, while ranking in the bottom 100 in made threes. Arizona has done the same over the last three years (Lloyd came from Gonzaga). They rely on a systematic transition offense, that gets lots of 2s. They were terrible at shooting last year and still won games.
i like them a lot
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‘They’re getting a winner and a great person out of me’
Love that quote
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My low value observations from
watching 20 min randomly of the U19 games:
AJ Dybantsa is the best overall player on the U19 Team USA. He looks like a great facilitator and a hungry aggressive defender that will be even better in college on defense without touch fouls. He’s quick and will get free buckets or draw fouls consistently. He needs to work on 3 point shooting.
Koa Peat is explosive and has a relentless scoring mentality. He plays all out. Arizona got a good one. He has a head down “I’m going to score no matter what”. He’s way better than the players they are playing so it’s a good call. I look forward to the AZ Houston game. He has good chemistry with AJ, who seems to look for opportunities to feed him.
Mikel Brown Jr for Louisville looks like a standout star at PG. Quick and a good shooter. He has looked like a scorer more than facilitator in what I’ve seen, but he’s going to score a lot.
The other players all look good but the starters are noticeably better.
If I was an NBA team I’d strongly consider tanking. Next year’s draft looks loaded enough to payoff even with not coming in last and losing the lottery lol.
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I like Brown and Peat better so far. AJ is a beast tho.
Seen several comments from basketball folks that Brown is playing much better than AJ.
AJ does most of his damage when they’re up big already in the tournament. His motor, size & athleticism combination is tough to deal with. Full court he’s a demon.
But I want him to take over more in a half court setting and get better separation on his man.
They are a far better team. The top 3 can all score 50 a game if that was the plan.
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i have similar take to @Houstonproud
Koa has been the best player to me he has been scoring insanely efficently… he is scoring at will, if he wanted he could be putting up 40/50pt games… but the comfortably winning and letting other shine plays into it… most of the game he’ll score 10 to 12 early points and then chill when the team is up big… he has been insanly efficent in the tournament, if you even watch his few misses he just gets his own offensive rebound… vs france he went 8/12… 2 of the misses were in 1 offensive possesion where get got his own offensive rebounds twice and ultimately scored
AJ Dybantsa has shown he has by far the msot potential… he is full court pressing on defense at 6’9, showing a bigger bag offensively…again ive noted before if byu can play him at the 3 and not the 4, top tier 2 way player… the issue… he isnt efficent at all… honestly i doont think i saw him score on a set defense (mostly transition points), and he attempted a lot on the set defenses… you couold argue he did draw alot of fouls
brown has looked really good to… if he was slightly more shifty, he might be the most complete player (defense, shooting, passing)
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Dominiykus Pleta finally joined the Cyclones in practice today.
He’s currently 20 years old, and will turn 21 before the season starts. Will have 4 full years of eligibility after playing professionally in Germany.
Per Otzelberger’s advice, he has added a lot of muscle since his last game in Germany.
Must have been doing curls in the tightest shirt possible with Otz via Zoom.
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The real Otz rules you don’t play without bringing your 24 inch pythons
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anyone bored and wants to watch ball
usa vs canda semi finals
its gone interesting… ealry 2nd half… Canada on a 8-0 run, now up 2
1st close game for team usa
quarterfinals… a loss and usa wont place