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Post by saabman on May 19, 2024 22:53:45 GMT -5
Good lord. That's probably why we went 7-25 last season. Exactly the guard position was not what killed us but it was the lacking of size with our big man. We had height and length but we didn't have size . The Greek held his own but one big is not enough. This team needs more bigmen period.
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Post by planoaggie on May 20, 2024 7:04:08 GMT -5
That is why I was puzzled that we were discussing Kam at all returning to A&T when we were overloaded at the guard spot. I said it would only make sense to Coach Ross if he was cutting a few guards to upgrade.
Our priority should be on big men that can play both sides of the floor and knock down 3PT shooters (28.7%). I hope a few of the new recruits can "consistently" shoot from distance.
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 20, 2024 7:21:48 GMT -5
As much as I am personally rooting for Coach Ross, the roster construction of this team makes zero sense. Most college basketball teams dont have more than 15 guys total, and here we have 14 guys all listed under 6'5.
Also, I fear that some of you are mistaking quantity for quality when it comes to our backcourt.
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Post by aggie94 on May 20, 2024 7:23:59 GMT -5
Also, I fear that some of you are mistaken quantity for quality when it comes to our backcourt. Whether the issue is quality or quantity regarding our backcourt, I think we can all agree that 1) there is no space for Kam Woods at this time and 2) our efforts moving forward will need to be on bringing in frontcourt players in the 6-7 to 6-10 range.
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Post by aggie2039 on May 20, 2024 7:34:54 GMT -5
As much as I am personally rooting for Coach Ross, the roster construction of this team makes zero sense. Most college basketball teams dont have more than 15 guys total, and here we have 14 guys all listed under 6'5. Also, I fear that some of you are mistaking quantity for quality when it comes to our backcourt. Quality- 6'3 Ryan Forest (Northwestern State transfer) - 6'4 Jahnathan Lamothe (Univ Maryland transfer) - 6'4 Bryson Ogletree (South Plains JUCO/App State transfer) - 6'4 Kyle Duke - 6'4 Qua Brown - 5'10 Camian Shell - 6'2 Landon Glasper - 6'5 Kellman-Nichols - 6'5 Jalal McKie No room for another 6'1 guard, seems like coach is trying to go bigger at the guard position.
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Post by aggie2039 on May 20, 2024 7:38:29 GMT -5
Also, I fear that some of you are mistaken quantity for quality when it comes to our backcourt. Whether the issue is quality or quantity regarding our backcourt, I think we can all agree that 1) there is no space for Kam Woods at this time and 2) our efforts moving forward will need to be on bringing in frontcourt players in the 6-7 to 6-10 range. We may have to go overseas if we struggle to attract big men.
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Post by planoaggie on May 20, 2024 8:04:18 GMT -5
As much as I am personally rooting for Coach Ross, the roster construction of this team makes zero sense. Most college basketball teams dont have more than 15 guys total, and here we have 14 guys all listed under 6'5. Also, I fear that some of you are mistaking quantity for quality when it comes to our backcourt. Quality- 6'3 Ryan Forest (Northwestern State transfer) - 6'4 Jahnathan Lamothe (Univ Maryland transfer) - 6'4 Bryson Ogletree (South Plains JUCO/App State transfer) - 6'4 Kyle Duke - 6'4 Qua Brown - 5'10 Camian Shell - 6'2 Landon Glasper - 6'5 Kellman-Nichols - 6'5 Jalal McKie No room for another 6'1 guard, seems like coach is trying to go bigger at the guard position. Who on this list is a true PG besides Shell who is 5'10"? Will that person start over Shell or is he a solid PG backup? I did not get to watch this team much last year, so I don't have a good grasp on each player's strengths and weaknesses. Thanks to anyone who answers.
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Post by saabman on May 20, 2024 8:07:52 GMT -5
Also, I fear that some of you are mistaken quantity for quality when it comes to our backcourt. Whether the issue is quality or quantity regarding our backcourt, I think we can all agree that 1) there is no space for Kam Woods at this time and 2) our efforts moving forward will need to be on bringing in frontcourt players in the 6-7 to 6-10 range. With size .
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Post by saabman on May 20, 2024 8:39:22 GMT -5
Quality- 6'3 Ryan Forest (Northwestern State transfer) - 6'4 Jahnathan Lamothe (Univ Maryland transfer) - 6'4 Bryson Ogletree (South Plains JUCO/App State transfer) - 6'4 Kyle Duke - 6'4 Qua Brown - 5'10 Camian Shell - 6'2 Landon Glasper - 6'5 Kellman-Nichols - 6'5 Jalal McKie No room for another 6'1 guard, seems like coach is trying to go bigger at the guard position. Who on this list is a true PG besides Shell who is 5'10"? Will that person start over Shell or is he a solid PG backup? I did not get to watch this team much last year, so I don't have a good grasp on each player's strengths and weaknesses. Thanks to anyone who answers. Shell and Glasper are interchangeable at the PG or SG position when they are on the floor together or when one is out getting a breather. Either way there is always a effective point guard on the floor with those two. Dukes is a effective back up ( when he is playing his best) . The rest are fair role-players on offense and decent on the defensive talent. This group has brought in to Ross's philosophy we just need to add some serious big men to add to the equation. I don't see where I didn't even know the guards will help this team. But I do know adding effective big men will.
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Post by Agg E. Pride on May 20, 2024 11:55:54 GMT -5
Please tell me that there are reports, substantiated or no, that we are bringing in SOMEBODY over 6'9 to complete our roster! WE DO NOT NEED NARY ANOTHER GUARD!!!
I've turned over a new leaf, and will work hard to be accurate, fair, objective, and NOT as piercing in my commentary moving forward. I will submit, however, that IF it were I, some of the guards you've listed as returners are NOT VALUE ADDS, and should have been on the "other end" of the end of season 1-on-1's Coach Ross had. To be fair, the Brown kid was injured and couldn't show and prove, though. From what I've heard from some of you online and offline, the kid is nice, so we'll see.
But, as our ancestors told us when they were chastising us: "Don't bring not nay 'nother guard in this house or I'll ta'in your behind!"
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Post by westcoastaggie on May 20, 2024 12:03:09 GMT -5
Please tell me that there are reports, substantiated or no, that we are bringing in SOMEBODY over 6'9 to complete our roster! WE DO NOT NEED NARY ANOTHER GUARD!!! I've turned over a new leaf, and will work hard to be accurate, fair, objective, and NOT as piercing in my commentary moving forward. I will submit, however, that IF it were I, some of the guards you've listed as returners are NOT VALUE ADDS, and should have been on the "other end" of the end of season 1-on-1's Coach Ross had. To be fair, the Brown kid was injured and couldn't show and prove, though. From what I've heard from some of you online and offline, the kid is nice, so we'll see. But, as our ancestors told us when they were chastising us: "Don't bring not nay 'nother guard in this house or I'll ta'in your behind!" I heard of the kid because he's from around my area in Georgia. If he wasn't seriously injured in high school, he'd be playing on an HM team now. However, players 6'8 or taller come at a premium on mid and low-major levels, especially now in the NIL/TP era.
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Post by A&T-roy on May 20, 2024 14:01:50 GMT -5
Quality- 6'3 Ryan Forest (Northwestern State transfer) - 6'4 Jahnathan Lamothe (Univ Maryland transfer) - 6'4 Bryson Ogletree (South Plains JUCO/App State transfer) - 6'4 Kyle Duke - 6'4 Qua Brown - 5'10 Camian Shell - 6'2 Landon Glasper - 6'5 Kellman-Nichols - 6'5 Jalal McKie No room for another 6'1 guard, seems like coach is trying to go bigger at the guard position. Who on this list is a true PG besides Shell who is 5'10"? Will that person start over Shell or is he a solid PG backup? I did not get to watch this team much last year, so I don't have a good grasp on each player's strengths and weaknesses. Thanks to anyone who answers. Though one or more of the 3 new guards, that committed this year, are said to be able to play PG our 2023-24 roster only had 2 PGs (Shell & Duke) that got significant PT. We believe Qua Brown to be a 3rd true PG. I think Glasper fits into the "can" play PG group.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 20, 2024 18:46:05 GMT -5
Who on this list is a true PG besides Shell who is 5'10"? Will that person start over Shell or is he a solid PG backup? I did not get to watch this team much last year, so I don't have a good grasp on each player's strengths and weaknesses. Thanks to anyone who answers. Though one or more of the 3 new guards, that committed this year, are said to be able to play PG our 2023-24 roster only had 2 PGs (Shell & Duke) that got significant PT. We believe Qua Brown to be a 3rd true PG. I think Glasper fits into the "can" play PG group. i don't think qua is an "experienced" candidate to play pg full time. duke can play backup pg, but he doesn't distribute as well as shell. so far from what i've seen, shell is the "only" true pg on the team. duke can give him a breather, but duke is not cut out to be a full time pg. now, i can't recall which incoming guard's video i saw, but we're bringing in a new guard this season who is also a very good "passer" based on his recruiting video that i saw. don't know if he can pg "full time" though. but guards are the least of our worries, we need "bigs" though they ain't easy to come by. however, i'd be perfectly happy with just the bigs we already have (murphy, felton, greek freak) if i could be assured that none of those 3 will go down with any prolonged serious injuries. and of course, no one can assure me of that. that's why i'd like to at least add 1 more "big" to our roster for some level of "insurance". but if none of our 3 existing bigs get injured, then i'm good "this season". we should finish in the upper half of the conference if none of our 3 existing bigs get injured. we've now got enuf depth at the guard positions to survive guard injuries there, even if glasper goes down again. i've got confidence in the new recruits we've signed to pick up glasper's slack if necessary, just a matter of them proving themselves in an aggie uniform. heck, i'm almost more fearful of shell getting injured than glasper cuz "nobody" on our roster have proved that they can do what shell does. he lacks "size" but he makes up for it with his quickness and most importantly, his "knowledge of the game". shell is the "glue" that keeps our team together on the basketball court...
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Post by A&T-roy on May 20, 2024 21:23:02 GMT -5
Though one or more of the 3 new guards, that committed this year, are said to be able to play PG our 2023-24 roster only had 2 PGs (Shell & Duke) that got significant PT. We believe Qua Brown to be a 3rd true PG. I think Glasper fits into the "can" play PG group. i don't think qua is an "experienced" candidate to play pg full time. duke can play backup pg, but he doesn't distribute as well as shell. so far from what i've seen, shell is the "only" true pg on the team. duke can give him a breather, but duke is not cut out to be a full time pg. now, i can't recall which incoming guard's video i saw, but we're bringing in a new guard this season who is also a very good "passer" based on his recruiting video that i saw. don't know if he can pg "full time" though. but guards are the least of our worries, we need "bigs" though they ain't easy to come by. however, i'd be perfectly happy with just the bigs we already have (murphy, felton, greek freak) if i could be assured that none of those 3 will go down with any prolonged serious injuries. and of course, no one can assure me of that. that's why i'd like to at least add 1 more "big" to our roster for some level of "insurance". but if none of our 3 existing bigs get injured, then i'm good "this season". we should finish in the upper half of the conference if none of our 3 existing bigs get injured. we've now got enuf depth at the guard positions to survive guard injuries there, even if glasper goes down again. i've got confidence in the new recruits we've signed to pick up glasper's slack if necessary, just a matter of them proving themselves in an aggie uniform. heck, i'm almost more fearful of shell getting injured than glasper cuz "nobody" on our roster have proved that they can do what shell does. he lacks "size" but he makes up for it with his quickness and most importantly, his "knowledge of the game". shell is the "glue" that keeps our team together on the basketball court... Not sure what you mean by "full time" as no player plays all the minutes of a game. If you mean you don't think Qua is a starter then I can get with that. Shell is our starter with Duke as his backup. We'll see how Qua figures in that equation since he hasn't played D1 bball at all. That said some/many are high on him.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 20, 2024 22:15:59 GMT -5
i don't think qua is an "experienced" candidate to play pg full time. duke can play backup pg, but he doesn't distribute as well as shell. so far from what i've seen, shell is the "only" true pg on the team. duke can give him a breather, but duke is not cut out to be a full time pg. now, i can't recall which incoming guard's video i saw, but we're bringing in a new guard this season who is also a very good "passer" based on his recruiting video that i saw. don't know if he can pg "full time" though. but guards are the least of our worries, we need "bigs" though they ain't easy to come by. however, i'd be perfectly happy with just the bigs we already have (murphy, felton, greek freak) if i could be assured that none of those 3 will go down with any prolonged serious injuries. and of course, no one can assure me of that. that's why i'd like to at least add 1 more "big" to our roster for some level of "insurance". but if none of our 3 existing bigs get injured, then i'm good "this season". we should finish in the upper half of the conference if none of our 3 existing bigs get injured. we've now got enuf depth at the guard positions to survive guard injuries there, even if glasper goes down again. i've got confidence in the new recruits we've signed to pick up glasper's slack if necessary, just a matter of them proving themselves in an aggie uniform. heck, i'm almost more fearful of shell getting injured than glasper cuz "nobody" on our roster have proved that they can do what shell does. he lacks "size" but he makes up for it with his quickness and most importantly, his "knowledge of the game". shell is the "glue" that keeps our team together on the basketball court... Not sure what you mean by "full time" as no player plays all the minutes of a game. If you mean you don't think Qua is a starter then I can get with that. Shell is our starter with Duke as his backup. We'll see how Qua figures in that equation since he hasn't played D1 bball at all. That said some/many are high on him. by "full time" i meant not playing any other position the vast majority of the time during games. shell for example, never plays another position, so he's a "full time" pg...
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