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Discussion in 'Nuttin but Net' started by jeffphillips21, Nov 12, 2024.

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  1. Nov 25, 2024 at 6:28 AM #81
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    I'm not unhappy with Chinyelu. So far, he's been as advertised, a hard-playing dude who is unpolished and will need time to get polished. I'm actually surprised that he has better open-court skills than expected. He can get up and down the court, even handling the ball, in a hurry.
    But to your point, right now, we seem better with Condo plus Haugh or Alexis. More skills, more polish. However, I'm good with Chinyelu in the starting role and letting him grow into it, because it doesn't matter who gets the most minutes. His ceiling may be the highest on the team.
    As to rebounding, I don't think we're at the same level yet as last season. HOWEVER... looking at SEC individual stats so far this season, the Gators have 6 players in the top 40 in rebounding in the conference, led by Martin. No other team is close to that. Now, speed of play has a lot to do with stats, and a team that plays fast, like us, will tend to have lots of rebounds. But it's a good place to be.
     
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  2. Nov 25, 2024 at 7:04 AM #82
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    Yes agree that Chinyelu is one of the keys this year. We’ll see how he performs against Wake Forest’s 7ft 250lb center if he plays. Will be a good test. We just need him to hold his own on defense and rebound well, and yes hopefully stay out of foul trouble. Condo is long and tough enough to play the 5 if need be and Alexis is long enough and a good enough rim protector to help occasionally. But yes Chins has to be a force. We’ll see how he responds to the challenge
     
  3. Nov 25, 2024 at 7:08 AM #83
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    I do like the rebounding by committee, and with the amount of 3s teams shoot now it’s more important than ever for guards to box out and get those long rebounds. I love the toughness Martin has brought, and it seems to have rubbed off on the rest of our backcourt
     
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