This Cat will contribute more than I thought. He was looking to attack in transition. Can handle and thread the needle. His defense also flummoxed Braden Smith in the first half. You can tell he’s a pro, though still young. Confident player.
Jelavic
- Thread starter Wunky
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I completely agree Wunky! I think this guy has some serious skill and it’s gonna show up more and more with each passing game! It’s gonna be very exciting to witness!
He’s going to be a difference maker at minimum.
When he acclimates to the college game, LOOK OUT
Besides that brick of a 3 he played pretty well.
Exactly, and we had a couple other 3-bricks and a banked in 3 and lucky bounce 3 from our best 3-maker Noah. First game jitters?
I was surprised to see shooting might be his weakest skill. Wasnt ready for that. Toughness and really tight handle both impressed. He also has an elite nose for the ball.
I am confused why Pope said Jelavic was the only he didn’t want bringing the ball up the floor.
His air ball 3 I would out in nerves.
He flies up and down the court, is super aggressive on D, pushes the ball up the court and just plays with a ton of energy.
Damn Pope has his hands full.
I think in a month it will really hard to keep Jelly off the floor.
I love his game!
He flies up and down the court, is super aggressive on D, pushes the ball up the court and just plays with a ton of energy.
Damn Pope has his hands full.
I think in a month it will really hard to keep Jelly off the floor.
I love his game!
He’s very good. Certainly no stiff.
He can guard. He rebounds. He sets a wicked pick. And he can shoot.
He can guard. He rebounds. He sets a wicked pick. And he can shoot.
More athletic than anticipated
Seemed to be able to handle the ball pretty well
Seemed to be able to handle the ball pretty well
I noticed when both him and Moreno were in, their length was really bothering Purdue.
Looked like a good defender and a good passer. Offensive skills in terms of shooting, making moves to get a shot off, may be lacking.
He is an outstanding rebounder. Saw a scouting report that said he had been the leading rebounder on every team he’s played on, including the pro team he’s been on the last two years.
Thats going to be his big contribution IMO. Garrison, Moreno and Jelavic giv us 3 solid bigs. Add in JQ and we are SALTY
I think he’s major key in what type of lineups Pope can play. If he’s capable of playing minutes, then I think you can probably play a more traditional lineup with a 4/5 combo on the floor. I’m just not convinced JQ, Garrison, or Moreno can be on the floor together. I think MO and Jelavich are the traditional 4s. MO can and should play the majority of the 4 mins. If Jelavich can contribute, he’s MOs standard backup. If not, then it’s probably more small ball with Noah or Williams at the 4. In my mind, we are better with a more traditional 4 on the court.
I don’t know what analytics say about him but he’s a basketball player.
He’s going to play his way into the rotation.
He’s going to play his way into the rotation.
I said this summer people are underselling Kam and Jelavic. Shooting will improve once the nerves settle and he gets his legs under him/used to contact. Players development under Pope is good. I think he will adjust quickly. I was really impressed the defense this team played for the first game against someone else.
Refreshing to see, wasn’t it?
Cal’s last 4 teams couldn’t guard and last year we couldn’t.
This team will guard.
He’s got shooting in him. He can be a decent shooter.
Definitely. I was just shocked how advanced he was in every other aspect. I didn't expect that, especially his defensive agility.
The rebounding difference from last year is the biggest change other than overall athleticism. We now end possessions on missed shots. That’s the main reason we lost any games last year outside an absolute stinker of a game.
Very refreshing to see. We are big on the perimeter again with athletes. Athletes that know how to play though. I did find it funny a road team hits their first three again lol.Refreshing to see, wasn’t it?
Cal’s last 4 teams couldn’t guard and last year we couldn’t.
This team will guard.
I agree. Not just last year. Cal’s last 4 teams couldn’t rebound either.
That put too much pressure on the defense.
I know we had Oscar for 2 years and he’s a magnificent rebounder. But he was only one rebounding on those 2 teams. As hard as he tried he couldn’t get them all by himself.
And Oscar’s only defense was defensive rebounding.
If he didn’t get the rebound he wasn’t stopping the putback.
We have at least 3 bonafide rebounders on this team.
Product of Cal taking what he thinks is the best talent, but never thinking about how those pieces fit. He should have recruited a massively athletic 4 and backup big to help Oscar or in games we needed more post defense. Then he didn’t prioritize bringing anyone back for depth and expierence or shooting.
Then he goes and gets a bunch of shooters, but again no defenders or rebounding.
True. But when they double and triple teamed Oscar it opened the lane for Toppin and Brooks but they didn’t fill the void.
But I am glad that Pope seems to be recruiting to need vs making the best player fit the need.
Was most impressed by his perimeter defense. Looks like an extremely high basketball IQ player.
very much so, and I like the look with him out there with any of the other big men for a high low big man to big man look, he made some nice plays and looked good passing inside the paint to the other big guys. Gotta love how this team is constructed. We have so many weapons !