Perfect fit for popes offense. Should be a player Kentucky goes heavily after
Shulga VCU
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Perfect fit for popes offense. Should be a player Kentucky goes heavily after
Man, it almost seems like you'd have to purposely try not end up with a couple decent portal guys because there are so many.
My wish list in order:
1. Small
2. Roach
3. Robinson
4. Mahainey
5. Drexel big...cant remember the name.
My wish list in order:
1. Small
2. Roach
3. Robinson
4. Mahainey
5. Drexel big...cant remember the name.
My wishlist now is now is shulga, Robinson, one of the 3 good wing shooters, a good pg, and Williams
And....there are about 2X as many good shooting guards as every other position.
It’s not championship or bust but there’s NO excuse not to have a roster that is competing for double bye in sec and a top four seed in ncaa. Period.
Came from Utah State to VCU. Pope should be familiar with him.
Oh god, this guy is a phenom. He would be perfect. He's basically a 6'5, 90/50/40 guy at PG.
Wishlist:
PG-
Malik Mack (Harvard): FG%: 41 / 2P%: 46 / 3P%: 34 / FT%: 81 / AST/G: 4.8 / STL/G: 1.3 / TOV: 2.5 / PTS: 17
Malik Mack Highlights
SG-
Dominick Harris (Loyola Marymount): FG%: 43 / 2P%: 42 / 3P%: 43 / FT%: 77 / AST/G: 0.3 / STL/G: 0.2 / TOV: 0.9 / PTS: 7.0
Dominick Harris Highlights
SF-
Cade Tyson (Belmont): 2023-24 All-MVC / MVC All-Freshman / 2022-23 MVC ROY / FG%: 49 / 2P%: 53 / 3P%: 45 / FT%: 86 / AST/G: 1.3 / STL/G: .9 / TOV: 2.4 / PTS: 15
Cade Tyson Highlights
PF:
Danny Wolf (Yale): 2023-24 All-Ivy, Ivy Tourney MVP, 2024 All-Ivy Tournament Team / FG%: 46 / 2P%: 51 / 3P%: 34 / FT%: 71 / AST/G: 1.7 / STL/G: 0.7 / TOV: 1.7 / PTS: 9.5
Danny Wolf Highlights
C:
Amari Williams (Drexel): 2023-24 All-CAA, 2x All-CAA, CAA All-Defense, 2x CAA All-Defense, 2023-24 CAA DPOY, 2x CAA DPOY / FG%: 52 / 2P%: 53 / 3P%: 31 / FT%: 63 / TRB: 7.0 / AST: 1.6 / STL: 0.8 /
BLK: 1.8 / TOV: 2.1 / PTS: 10.3
Amari Williams Highlights
I have no idea how coaches differentiate and scout all these similar statistic profiles.
One positive for him is his stats came on a team that played a very slow tempo. With a possession or tempo adjusted stat line his numbers would look even better.
The guy I’ve pinpointed as a fit with Pope is Andrew Carr. Think he’d see a lot of himself with him. Having a tall skilled 4 would also make it easier to recruit an undersized(height) 5.
Random aside: I do wonder if the amount of players entering the portal is limiting their NIL possibilities. Supply and demand. Think of a NFL free agency class. When there are tons of similar options at certain positions, they all kinda get paid less than you’d expect.
One positive for him is his stats came on a team that played a very slow tempo. With a possession or tempo adjusted stat line his numbers would look even better.
The guy I’ve pinpointed as a fit with Pope is Andrew Carr. Think he’d see a lot of himself with him. Having a tall skilled 4 would also make it easier to recruit an undersized(height) 5.
Random aside: I do wonder if the amount of players entering the portal is limiting their NIL possibilities. Supply and demand. Think of a NFL free agency class. When there are tons of similar options at certain positions, they all kinda get paid less than you’d expect.
Cal be like
"that's why we recruit by numbers of stars. More quality time with my pets"
Yeah, he did.
Wishlist:
PG:
Kerr Kriisa (West Virginia): FG%: 38 / 2P%: 40 / 3P%: 37 / FT%: 79 AST/G: 4.7 / STL/G: 0.6 / TOV: 2.4 / PTS: 9.7
Kerr Kriisa Highlights
I imagine Stats get them on/off the short list to look at (say 10 at each position), after that I'm sure they watch video of each (a good coach can see things you and I can't).
Need shooters:
Brea, Tyson, and McKneely
-Coit is undersized but a scorer
-Great Osobor was Mountain West Player of the Yr.
And yes to Amari Williams
Yep. And some may try to return to a place where there is no spot for them.
Shulga, one of the 3 wing shooters, Williams and a PG would be a good haul
It's not that hard to scout the guys. The first level of scouting is all the guys in your conference. So Mark Pope has already scouted the guys in the Big 12. He should know them intimately. Then when you look at guys in the portal you will divide it up by role, so PG's, Combo guards, Shooting guards etc. Then you will have a list of guys that you want to look at based of things that fit your team. So if you have noticed Pope has a few things he keeps on looking at, 3 point shooting, 3 point shooting with deep range, and assist rate keeps being focused on over and over. Then once you narrow it down to those guys. You then start to differentiate based off other things you are looking for, and then you try to get a meeting set up and see if the guy is a good fit mentally and has all the other intangibles that you are looking for.
Was he injured down the stretch? His numbers dropped off quite a bit over the last 6 games with point totals of 4, 5, 5 & 6 in four of those final six games.
Shulga has 27 and was 10/11 from the field in the A-10 semi-final game against st joes. I guess he may have been hurt, because Shulga is a really good guard
Yes, Shulga is, indeed, from Ukraine. The last two years his stats are pretty similar except his 3 shooting went up a lot to over 40. It looks like he also rebounds and is a good passer. Stats for these about the same the last two years. Looks pretty solid. Started out at Utah St a few years ago.
Pop Isaacs (Texas Tech)
2023-24 All-Big 12 / Big 12 All-Freshman
FG%: 36
2P%: 39
3P%: 33
FT%: 85
AST/G: 3.1
STL/G: 1.0
TOV: 2.4
PTS: 14
I believe in another thread this guy has some serious allegations of contact with a person.
I'm surprised Pope would reach out to a guy with this lingering.
Texas Tech basketball's Pop Isaacs denies sexual assault allegations
Honestly with just him and one other coach right now just reaching out they will do more homework. I think they are just touching base with everyone.
I was just watching his mixtape lol and was looking for a post on him here. I like his game
Ralph Dalton already let us know this isn’t the dude to get.
I really like Shulga as well. He is a big guard, which pope likes and can do a little bit of everything.