Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 22, 2019 Report Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, akronzips71 said: Oh great one, please enlighten us. How many 6'8" FORWARDS do we have on the current roster? Since you're apparently deciding to be serious, 2. Sayles & X are both listed at 6'9". Edited April 22, 2019 by Let'sGoZips94 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted April 22, 2019 Report Posted April 22, 2019 We could really use another Big Dog or Zeke. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Posted April 22, 2019 If we land him it'd make for a really nice freshman class w/ Ali & Dawson already signed. Hopefully LCJ can sway him to wear the blue & gold. 1 Quote
72 Roo Posted April 22, 2019 Report Posted April 22, 2019 Wow! Did someone not get enough sleep last night? 71, you starting to appear very cranky. Have a Snickers! You are not yourself. Quote
NWAkron Posted April 22, 2019 Report Posted April 22, 2019 35 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: We could really use another Big Dog or Zeke. I would be happy to have any D1 player 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 22, 2019 Report Posted April 22, 2019 50 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: If we land him it'd make for a really nice freshman class w/ Ali & Dawson already signed. Hopefully LCJ can sway him to wear the blue & gold. Riak as well. It would be a nice little pipeline to build. 2 Quote
kreed5120 Posted April 22, 2019 Report Posted April 22, 2019 I checked out a few short clips I could find of him. He seems to be able to move the court well and has good athleticism. Not sure if he can shoot or not as all the clips I came a crossed were short clips of him dunking. Here is a video of him taking off from the free throw line and dunking. 3 Quote
akronzips71 Posted April 22, 2019 Report Posted April 22, 2019 5 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Since you're apparently deciding to be serious, 2. Sayles & X are both listed at 6'9". I was confused because he is listed as a POWER forward. It's been a while since Tree left. Quote
Illini Zip Posted April 22, 2019 Report Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) This video is pretty good also. It shows more of Jonathon Dos Anjos game. He is wearing #23 Blue/White. There looks to be a bunch of talent in blue/white, but Dos Anjos is definitely a warrior with a high motor. Me likey. Edited April 22, 2019 by Illini Zip 2 Quote
Blue & Gold Posted April 23, 2019 Author Report Posted April 23, 2019 (edited) What he does bringing the ball up against pressure at the 2:23 mark is impressive! Edit: Yeah, after watching the entire video, he's good. I want him. Edited April 23, 2019 by Blue & Gold Quote
dirtyolcrowe Posted April 26, 2019 Report Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) On 1/29/2019 at 9:57 AM, dirtyolcrowe said: SG Anderson Kopp has received an offer from Akron 6'5" SG from Houston TX St. Thomas HS. still recruiting in the Houston area is a nice sign! commited to Lamar! Edited April 26, 2019 by dirtyolcrowe Quote
akronzips71 Posted April 26, 2019 Report Posted April 26, 2019 1 hour ago, dirtyolcrowe said: commited to Lamar! Which one? Quote
Illini Zip Posted April 27, 2019 Report Posted April 27, 2019 2 hours ago, dirtyolcrowe said: commited to Lamar! That's a real bummer. He was a good one. And a great shooter. I read he wanted to play close to home. Nothing you can do about that. Quote
LZIp Posted April 27, 2019 Report Posted April 27, 2019 I would think players we offered committed elsewhere bodes well for us landing Dos Anjos, as we've only got one spot. I've been wrong before though. Wondering if we'll ever address backup PG.... Quote
Blue & Gold Posted April 27, 2019 Author Report Posted April 27, 2019 22 minutes ago, LZIp said: I would think players we offered committed elsewhere bodes well for us landing Dos Anjos, as we've only got one spot. I've been wrong before though. Wondering if we'll ever address backup PG.... LZip, I'm not sure what you're saying. Are you saying that perhaps our coaching staff is so confident we're going to land Dos Anjos that they backed off these other players, or maybe even pulled their offers? Quote
LZIp Posted April 27, 2019 Report Posted April 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: LZip, I'm not sure what you're saying. Are you saying that perhaps our coaching staff is so confident we're going to land Dos Anjos that they backed off these other players, or maybe even pulled their offers? That is my uneducated guess, yes. Mostly because I hope we wouldn't be losing out on players to Lamar. Happens all the time. Maybe not so much in basketball (at least to my knowledge) but it definitely does in football. Look no further than us landing Peter Hayes-Patrick with "offers" from FSU and OSU. 1 Quote
zippy5 Posted April 27, 2019 Report Posted April 27, 2019 Yeah I don't know much about this specific player but not all offers are committable Quote
Illini Zip Posted April 27, 2019 Report Posted April 27, 2019 (edited) On 4/26/2019 at 7:34 PM, LZIp said: I would think players we offered committed elsewhere bodes well for us landing Dos Anjos, as we've only got one spot. I've been wrong before though. Wondering if we'll ever address backup PG.... The addition of Maishe Dailey has me rethinking the point guard position. This offense can stall out bad, I mean really bad, if you don't have dynamic point guards who can "stir the drink" and force defenses to rotate. So being able to break down their defender and drive is vitally important. You can do this a number of different ways; being quick, shifty or strong. For that reason, I think Groce is going with a thunder and lightning approach like you often see with running backs. LCJ is the current lightning and 6'-6" Cheese is the thunder. I am going to say the ideal quick point guard is 6'-0" (range between 5'-10" and 6'-2"). LCJ is on the small side. And I predict there will be a new quick point guard added in the 2020 class this Fall. Maishe Dailey has played plenty of point guard for Iowa. I see him at 6'-6" taking over for Cheese for one season. Then either we pick up a new large point guard in 2021 class or maybe Mikal Dawson moves over from the shooting guard spot. Or maybe both. The ideal large guard would then be 6'-4" (range between 6'-2" and 6'-6"). Edited April 29, 2019 by Illini Zip Quote
akronzips71 Posted April 27, 2019 Report Posted April 27, 2019 Some of you guys are putting a lot of faith in players who have never touched a D1 ball. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted April 27, 2019 Author Report Posted April 27, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, LZIp said: That is my uneducated guess, yes. Mostly because I hope we wouldn't be losing out on players to Lamar. Happens all the time. Maybe not so much in basketball (at least to my knowledge) but it definitely does in football. Look no further than us landing Peter Hayes-Patrick with "offers" from FSU and OSU. Cool. I was actually thinking the same! Lol. Edited April 27, 2019 by Blue & Gold Quote
ZIPS96 Posted April 28, 2019 Report Posted April 28, 2019 2019/6-1/G/Greg Tribble of Huntington Prep, WV has committed to Akron, per a source. 1 Quote
zippy5 Posted April 28, 2019 Report Posted April 28, 2019 So I'm starting to wonder.. in baseball some kids will hold off on committing because the June draft opens up a lot of spots. I wonder if some kids will wait until this time of year to commit with the transfer rules the way they are and hope to get a better offer when teams start scrambling Quote
kreed5120 Posted April 28, 2019 Report Posted April 28, 2019 Does that mean we missed out on Jonathon Dos Anjos? Quote
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