Indiana also brings back their coach tho.Originally posted by JournCat:
Michigan returns Levert and Indiana brings back most of its team plus a 5-star big man, possibly solving their biggest weakness. But I think Maryland is the early favorite for the top of the conference.
Also, it's hard not to see a possible opening in the top half for our guys ...
I can't believe IU is bringing him back or he didn't leave on his own.Originally posted by mikewebb68:
Indiana also brings back their coach tho.Originally posted by JournCat:
Michigan returns Levert and Indiana brings back most of its team plus a 5-star big man, possibly solving their biggest weakness. But I think Maryland is the early favorite for the top of the conference.
Also, it's hard not to see a possible opening in the top half for our guys ...
No. IMO, Haas will be the best, followed by perhaps one of the 5-star bigs coming into the league next year.Originally posted by Deeringfish:
Will Olah be the best big man in the league? That sounds huge. I anticipated that he would improve and a couple of guys would graduate but I figured other guys would improve also. Will we see games next year where he can really dominate in the middle?
Really? That's not what I saw. The Haas I saw was a sure thing NBA draft pick with good feet and quickness for his size. Sort of like Woodbury but actually good. Haas will be dominant in a year or two. At least that's what I saw. He has to work on his free throw percentage, though.Originally posted by NJCat:
Haas is huge. But, man, he makes Olah look like a ballerina............Haas is SO slow and plodding. He needs to lose a few pounds so he can play more than a couple of minutes at a time.
I'm no expert, but I can't help but wonder how much of this is a product of the old adage, "You can't teach size".Originally posted by TejasCat:
Haas is rated by one website as the #26 nba prospect of all freshman this year.
FWIW, Alex Olah isn't in the top 100 for juniors (Woodbury is #74).
Haas is a horse, and has tremendous upside. I'd take him as my center in a heartbeat.
I virtually never disagree with you, Glades ('cause if I did, I'd generally be wrong), but I'm not on board with this at all. The guy's the size of a condominium - even makes you look Lilliputian - but this quickness and footwork, etc. . . . I just didn't see it. Again, I'm far from an expert (and you may be laughing at me in a year or two for saying this), but more than anything else, he seems to be a clumsy, overgrown oaf with a decided size advantage. Odds are, time will probably prove you right, but let's see.Originally posted by Gladeskat:
Really? That's not what I saw. The Haas I saw was a sure thing NBA draft pick with good feet and quickness for his size. Sort of like Woodbury but actually good. Haas will be dominant in a year or two. At least that's what I saw. He has to work on his free throw percentage, though.Originally posted by NJCat:
Haas is huge. But, man, he makes Olah look like a ballerina............Haas is SO slow and plodding. He needs to lose a few pounds so he can play more than a couple of minutes at a time.