Oso planning to go pro
Theo making zero impact for Duke so far
Jamal with 29 points and 17 rebounds last night.
I think Jamal would have thrived in Shaka’s system
Agreed. Of the 5-year guys, Jamal and Theo would have helped this team. But I'm glad they moved on because it's better for them. And in Theo's case I'm glad he moved on because it was time for Oso to get some run.
I’m not sure about Theo on this team because I think he’d foul out a lot. Kur is better at not fouling
Prior to Illinois, I missed Theo a little. After Illinois, never mind.
Absolutely. As I said in another thread, Jamal woulda been a huge piece for this team this year.But for him, he definitely made the right choice. Good to see him getting his. Especially since he can’t hit a 3 to save his life yet. Numbers might get even better
Lifetime 36.2% 3 point shooter. That is pretty decent.
Theo played because MU had no-one better and because Wojo always wanted one big in the game. Imagine Coach K's disappointment as he learns that Theo knows very little about basketball after playing 4 years under K's disciple. In a game against a cupcake he got only 15 minutes. By the end of the year that will be 5-7.
I don't know why people at Scoop think Coach K and/or Theo thought he'd go from a 5 points per game/20 minutes per game guy over 4 years at Marquette to being some college basketball superstar at Duke in one year.I'm fairly confident Coach K and Theo are both getting exactly what they both expected in this situation. I don't think they were expecting Theo to be a guy who could push Paolo Banchero to the bench.
He played 22 min against Kentucky.
Kentucky was worse than Wojo's Marquette last year.Theo thing is weird because he thought there would be money for him in Europe that wasn't there (partly pandemic driven). So he'll get an above average NIL stake from Duke, raise his profile, and hope to have a good season in a system he knows. His hope is probably to out play Mark Williams, thought I doubt it happens. Garcia is the weirder one to me, not that he left, but that he chose UNC. UNC kinda sucks. 84-34 and now 51 in Ken pom since 2019. Brady Manek is easily a player that can play him off the court if he gets hot. Armando Bacots gotten off to a great start. In a small 3 game sample size but Garcia has the worst offensive rating in the rotation, and I know from the eye test all last season hes better on offense than on defense. He also really doesnt fit an uptempo style that he has at UNC right now, nor the style he would have had to play at MU. Unless he gets wet as a trailing big man from 3,I really dont see his role to becoming a 2022 NBA pick, which had to have been the goal. I guess at least he isnt out recruited for next year, and he'll get to play some 5 his Jr year? I guess I'm surprised he didn't go become the face of MN or go to a school that "needed" him to be the face of the front court.
Meanwhile, Dexter Akanno is struggle for Ok State. We will always have those summer highlights though.