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Posted on 3/23/17 at 8:21 pm to GenesChin
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I'd love to have him too, but we are going to have an entire team of PFs
Would this be better or worse than under Lebo when our tallest guy was like 6'7"?
Posted on 3/23/17 at 8:27 pm to Rig
quote:He scored 15 points against Duke. Clearly not good enough to displace any of our pine riders.
Wesley Person Jr.
Posted on 3/23/17 at 8:30 pm to AUBorn
He also had 6 TOs 
If he was a grad transfer it would make sense but we aren't taking a kid who'd sit one year and only have 1 yr eligibility left
If he was a grad transfer it would make sense but we aren't taking a kid who'd sit one year and only have 1 yr eligibility left
Posted on 3/23/17 at 8:30 pm to AUcs13
I'd give my left nut to get Jeter. He would be incredible in our style of play
He is transferring back closer to home though. Rumor is he ends of at Arizona
He is transferring back closer to home though. Rumor is he ends of at Arizona
This post was edited on 3/23/17 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 3/23/17 at 8:51 pm to GenesChin
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He is transferring back closer to home though.
Auburn is closer to Vegas than Raleigh-Durham
Posted on 3/23/17 at 9:51 pm to BowlJackson
I wish it worked that way. We could use him
He is looking for West Coast type schools though according to reports
He is looking for West Coast type schools though according to reports
This post was edited on 3/23/17 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 3/23/17 at 10:14 pm to GenesChin
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He is looking for West Coast type schools though according to reports
Auburn ran a West Coast offense with Al Borges
Posted on 3/24/17 at 9:24 am to GenesChin
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I'd love to have him too, but we are going to have an entire team of PFs
Only 1 is worth a damn (with the exception of Murray I don't know about him yet)
If we could add someone like Fitts who can rebound, defend, and be an offensive weapon he would automatically trump McLemore and Spencer.
Mclemore and Spencer would be great coming off the bench providing energy block shots rebounds etc. but bless their hearts they have no offensive game outside of dunks.
Posted on 3/24/17 at 10:00 am to GenesChin
Chuma Okeke won Mr. Basketball for the state of Georgia
Extremely impressive given how talented GA is as a state
2017
5* - 3
Top 100 - 12
Extremely impressive given how talented GA is as a state
2017
5* - 3
Top 100 - 12
Posted on 3/24/17 at 1:52 pm to GenesChin
Chuma Okeke had some unbelievable games.. He had 36 points and 28 rebounds against Sexton's Pebblebrook team. He was a 20 point/20 rebound machine all year.
This post was edited on 3/25/17 at 12:51 am
Posted on 3/24/17 at 2:01 pm to GenesChin
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Okeke, a 6-foot-8, 225-pound forward from Westlake High School near Atlanta, committed to Auburn this past July as a consensus four-star prospect and is ranked as the 56th-best player in the country according to 247Sports.com. Okeke chose Auburn over Mississippi State, Florida, Clemson, LSU, Georgia Tech, Georgia and UAB after he averaged 14.8 points per game and eight rebounds in 15 games this summer for the Georgia Stars AAU team out of Atlanta.
Okeke is expected to arrive at Auburn for the 2017-18 season with the expectation that he’ll challenge for a starting position at power forward in his freshman season.
“Chuma Okeke is a rare talent,” Pearl said in a university statement when Okeke signed with Auburn during the early period on Nov. 9. “He’s a nightmare matchup for people because he can shoot the ball from the perimeter. He can put it on the floor. He can score for himself. He reminds you of Danjel Purifoy, but he has little bit more size. He’s creative like Danjel as well.”
In being named Mr. Georgia Basketball, Okeke edged out highly touted players such as Duke signee/McDonald’s All-America selection Wendell Carter Jr., Alabama signee/McDonalds All-America selection Collin Sexton, four-star Georgia signee Rayshaun Hammonds and fellow four-star Auburn signee Davion Mitchell.
Okeke joins an elite club of players throughout Georgia basketball history to be named Mr. Basketball including Jaylen Brown (No. 3 selection of the 2016 NBA Draft), Derrick Favors (No. 3 selection of the 2010 NBA Draft), Al-Farouq Aminu (No. 8 selection of 2010 NBA Draft), eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard, Kwame Brown (No. 1 selection of 2001 NBA Draft) and former Auburn player Chris Morris, who had a 12-year NBA career.
This post was edited on 3/24/17 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:53 am to TigerProwl24
So the guy we should be targeting as a grad transfer is USF's SG/PG Geno Thorpe (15.1 ppg, 4.6apg, 3rpg, 37.5% 3FG 85% FT)
Thorpe is looking to transfer for the 2nd time (1st - PSU -> USF). Thorpe is a SG but has played well when asked at PG for USF. More importantly, he is most respected for his great perimeter defense
So basically
-Good FT shooter
-Good defender
-Can play PG/SG
We need him.
Thorpe is looking to transfer for the 2nd time (1st - PSU -> USF). Thorpe is a SG but has played well when asked at PG for USF. More importantly, he is most respected for his great perimeter defense
So basically
-Good FT shooter
-Good defender
-Can play PG/SG
We need him.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 11:42 am to GenesChin
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USF's SG/PG Geno Thorpe (15.1 ppg, 4.6apg, 3rpg, 37.5% 3FG 85% FT)
Saw him mentioned a few weeks back and saw this posted by SkipJansen about him as a possibility. Anybody know what connections are being referred to?
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That's a name worth remembering. I've heard South Carolina is a possibility but we have some connections to him as well.
This post was edited on 3/27/17 at 11:44 am
Posted on 3/27/17 at 12:12 pm to marshallcotiger
How many are we looking to add?
Posted on 3/27/17 at 3:36 pm to AUcs13
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How many are we looking to add?
Someone mentioned we are probably looking for 2 more at least
Posted on 3/27/17 at 3:43 pm to marshallcotiger
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That's a name worth remembering. I've heard South Carolina is a possibility but we have some connections to him as well.
Spitballin' here but
Chad Dollar - Played at USF, where Thorpe is transferring from
Harris Adler - Coached/From Pennsylvania, Thorpe's home state
This post was edited on 3/27/17 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 3/27/17 at 3:46 pm to AUcs13
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How many are we looking to add?
Last report was 1 combo guard and 1 big
Posted on 3/27/17 at 4:01 pm to AUtigR24
So Geno Thorpe would fit the billing for combo guard
Some interesting people who'd fit the billing for the "big" that I've seen
UW-Green Bay Phoenix - PF Kareem Kanter 6'9 245lb - Enes Kanter's brother in 20 mpg averages 12ppg/7rpg. Bruce used to coach in Wisconsin, maybe has connections
William&Mary - PF Jack Whitman 6'9 235 - Avg 10ppg 5rpg in 22mpg while shooting 66% 2FG. Originally from Lexington KY so may like the idea of playing vs UK
Princeton - PF Hans Brase 6'9 230 - Avg 11ppg/7.5rpg in the last full healthy season. From South Carolina which is SEC territory
Some interesting people who'd fit the billing for the "big" that I've seen
UW-Green Bay Phoenix - PF Kareem Kanter 6'9 245lb - Enes Kanter's brother in 20 mpg averages 12ppg/7rpg. Bruce used to coach in Wisconsin, maybe has connections
William&Mary - PF Jack Whitman 6'9 235 - Avg 10ppg 5rpg in 22mpg while shooting 66% 2FG. Originally from Lexington KY so may like the idea of playing vs UK
Princeton - PF Hans Brase 6'9 230 - Avg 11ppg/7.5rpg in the last full healthy season. From South Carolina which is SEC territory
This post was edited on 3/27/17 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 3/28/17 at 9:58 am to GenesChin
Big Man Transfer Candidate
Duke PF Sean Obi will grad transfer and could be a big man fit
At 6'9 255 he is a great physical rebounder/player. While he didn't get minutes at Duke, he avg ~12ppg ~10rpg as a true FR for Rice before transferring to Duke
There will be concerns with injuries as he sat out his SO year due to knee surgery and played limited minutes this year
Duke PF Sean Obi will grad transfer and could be a big man fit
At 6'9 255 he is a great physical rebounder/player. While he didn't get minutes at Duke, he avg ~12ppg ~10rpg as a true FR for Rice before transferring to Duke
There will be concerns with injuries as he sat out his SO year due to knee surgery and played limited minutes this year
This post was edited on 3/28/17 at 10:01 am
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