Bub says he's coming back next year
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I commented during the in-game thread about that. And it was Fede who couldn't handle those for the most part. JLowe fed him 2 or 3 times in the 2nd half, and he could do nothing with it. If the passes are not 100% perfect to him, the ball isn't going in the basket without some luck.
Jaland should have stopped throwing him those lobs after the 1st one Fede screwed up.
They had a very good gameplan for Davis and Ryan. Their bigs were obviously just much better than us. Missed a ton of bunnies. Conversely, UNC had a great gameplan for Hinson and Leggett
Lol nothing like guaranteeing a kid who is coming off an ACL is gonna beat out a 2 year starter and 2 year backup center to play all the minutes.
Kante will be fine and you will take an L on this.
As far as Fede being a 2 yr starter.
1) He got benched this year for a chunk of the season for GDG
2) He only averaged 21 minutes per game this season, which is FAR from true starter minutes.
That's where I am with all of these kids, including the recruits. Let's see them on the court, in uniform, in a game playing basketball. Then I'll believe it.
Right so he started most of the games, played majority of the minutes 21 > 19, but he’s not a 2 year starter.
I’ve watched Papa Kante highlights over and over and cannot get your obsession with him. He doesn’t finish strong in traffic, plays finesse and when he does go off a straight 2 foot jump looks like he’s cutting his fingernails on the rim. Fede’s HS and Juco tape are much better than his strength wise.
Other than your magical push the window another year down the road of “THIS IS THE YEAR” I just don’t see what you’re seeing. Guy is a total project
Aaron Bradshaw 5 points 3 rebounds 14 mins
Xavier Booker 3 points 1.5 rebounds 9 mins
Dennis Evans 1.6 points, .9 rebounds 7 mins
Baye Fall .8 1.3 rebounds 5 mins
Brandon Garrison 7.5 5.3 22 mins (worst team in big 12)
Yves Missi 11.1, 5.8 boards (the exception, because he came from a HS program that is known for developing bigs)
Arrington Page, 3.1, 2.1 10 MPG
JP Estrella 1.5 .9 6 MPG
Joseph Tugler 3.8 4.1 16 MPG
Blake Buchanan 3.4, 3.2 15 MPG
Those are your top 10 centers from the 23 class. All with better offer sheets and not torn ACLs. Amazing how Pitt just fell ass backwards into a guy who was ranked 15th and will be better than all those guys coming off an ACL with 2 centers in front of him. Especially with how good our staff has been at developing bigs. Capel is truly blessed!
Xavier Booker 3 points 1.5 rebounds 9 mins
Dennis Evans 1.6 points, .9 rebounds 7 mins
Baye Fall .8 1.3 rebounds 5 mins
Brandon Garrison 7.5 5.3 22 mins (worst team in big 12)
Yves Missi 11.1, 5.8 boards (the exception, because he came from a HS program that is known for developing bigs)
Arrington Page, 3.1, 2.1 10 MPG
JP Estrella 1.5 .9 6 MPG
Joseph Tugler 3.8 4.1 16 MPG
Blake Buchanan 3.4, 3.2 15 MPG
Those are your top 10 centers from the 23 class. All with better offer sheets and not torn ACLs. Amazing how Pitt just fell ass backwards into a guy who was ranked 15th and will be better than all those guys coming off an ACL with 2 centers in front of him. Especially with how good our staff has been at developing bigs. Capel is truly blessed!
You won’t obviously.
I spoke with Papa at length after a recent game and said he's ready to go. Him and Austin are great young men. Its ashame some on here want to degrade our upcoming program. Real diehard Pitt fans don't wish the freshmen to leave etc. Pathetic H2P!!!!
He's bulked up too. You can see it in the pictures when he stands next to our other players. Ive said it time and time again, he is the definition of workhorse.
??? This is so weird how you constantly come on here and say people who spend their time talking about Pitt basketball aren’t “real fans”. You don’t want Bub Carrington to test the waters and do what’s best for Bub? You really care about the kids!!!
Lmao 😂 plzzz stop you've had a hard on for the Capels awhile back. Please don't get me started. Thx H2P
So you want Bub to come back because it’s good for you. Not for him. If he doesn’t test the waters, he is making a mistake. If he doesn’t get a 1st round guarantee, he should withdraw. Pretty simple.
Program was in horrible shape when he got here etc. The perception was at an ultimate low. But plz continue
Then WTf are you talking about? I hope he does what’s best for him, Re:NBA. Then second I hope he does what’s best for Pitt? There isn’t a person on this thread talking bad about him or Pitt? If he goes, it’s more money to throw at Meleek and an opportunity for other guys to step up. It is what it is. He absolutely has to test the waters now. There’s no downside
Fair enough but I kinda wasn't referring to u. I reread your previous posts in this thread. My bad and tough morning. Sorry 4 blasting away but when rooting 4 Pitt this is what happens lol 😆
I feel you. I’ve been vocal about how Capel has done a better coaching job this year than even last, if you followed. You like to pick out my negative posts 😉
Seriously I apologize man and I was skeptical about the Capels too but I'm for our players and fans. You're an overall good dude. We all have our moments
It is not a coincidence that especially in the second half Carolina kept running sets to get Pitt defensive switches to get Carrington off of Davis in favor of Lowe.
Or Bub goes late in the first to a place like OKC where he can take his time developing and play in meaningful games.
Yeah it was predominantly Davis and Bacot. But I’d also give credit to the guy that shadowed Hinson. Hinson wasn’t getting any good outside looks or easy paths to the basket and ended up rushing shots and drives a good bit because of it.
Their guys who thought they got “snubbed” by Leggett and Hinson were certainly difference makers
This is the best draft capsule of Carrington that I have seen. 47.7% on driving layups?!
One of the more interesting names teams will monitor during the predraft process, Carlton Carrington has divided scouts with his shotmaking, playmaking production and some athletic and statistical red flags. He finished the regular season averaging 1.9 threes, 5.2 boards and 4.2 assists, impressive production for a 6'5", 18-year-old point guard in the ACC. But he also shot 47.7 percent on layups, made just 23 half-court field goals at the rim and recorded 17 steals in 31 games. Scouts are drawn to his positional size, pull-up game and live-dribble passing, but they're torn by his lack of rim pressure, heavy reliance on jumpers and scary defensive playmaking rate.
One of the more interesting names teams will monitor during the predraft process, Carlton Carrington has divided scouts with his shotmaking, playmaking production and some athletic and statistical red flags. He finished the regular season averaging 1.9 threes, 5.2 boards and 4.2 assists, impressive production for a 6'5", 18-year-old point guard in the ACC. But he also shot 47.7 percent on layups, made just 23 half-court field goals at the rim and recorded 17 steals in 31 games. Scouts are drawn to his positional size, pull-up game and live-dribble passing, but they're torn by his lack of rim pressure, heavy reliance on jumpers and scary defensive playmaking rate.
He didn't like Dixon and didn't even invite him to his green room table at the draft.
Interesting stuff. Thanks for posting. Some of these points aren't too surprising. He's not NBA ready. It's always been about Bub's potential.
