Do we have a big man coach?
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Are you kidding, they have better skills than Fede, they really just need to bulk up and get some muscle.
You’re way more down than I am on Fede. I think he’s been a pleasant surprise. Pretty good on defense. On offense, he was converting his opportunities underneath at a pretty good rate earlier in the year, better than what we’ve been accustomed to with our other bigs in recent years. He’s had more difficulties of late with the uptick in opponent size and skill level but I still consider him a positive.
No it's not stupid in any way, Fede is doing well, but he probably leaves at least 2-3 baskets on the floor every game that he could score if he was smoother with some post moves. TOTALLY ON POINT with this take, anyone that doesn't see it is stupid.
Every point he scored is a bonus point
He’s literally our 7th scoring option.
You prove how little you know about sports with every hot take
I'm not down on him at all, I like him a lot, just pointing out he's leaving some fairly easy put backs out there that he could convert with a step or a spin or something like that. It gets tiresome the POSITIVITY people who get so upset over constructive criticism.
Doesn't mean he couldn't or shouldn't have converted 2-3 more baskets. Do you even watch the game? You seem to know very little about this sport if you don't see that.
He’s averaging 5.6ppg and shooting 60% from the field
If you are looking for scoring from him- you’re confused what his role is .
If you don't see that he can improve to may 9-10ppg per game with the opportunities presented to him, you basically are clueless, I think if he sticks around he will start averaging 10ppg as he learns, and that's all I'm saying, no need for you POSITIVITY obsessed people to get upset.
You are saying he’ll be an all American player ?
You don’t seem to understand the context here .
Averaging a double double for a season means he’s nba material
Fede does the little things exceptionally well on offense and defense.
Fede has very good hands. Fede (for a young big) does not turn the ball over.
Fede's length is an assist
His conversion rate has dipped some. The percentage of contested shots he is taking has gone up a bit. He seems to hurry some when he doesn't have to.
Fede definitely needs to and will get stronger.
Any guesses on what our record might be without him? .
Fede is the key to the season and a great get.
Fede will be more impactful scoring as time goes on. You can count on it.
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Well, if he actually stays and learns and picks up on these moves and gains strength, you are saying it's impossible that in 3-4 years, just like say Aaron Gray, that he couldn't become an NBA player, a backup big man somewhere. I'm not saying by next week, I'm saying if he gains strength and they, coach him up, why not? It's possible, if not probable.
They have plenty of talent. They just need time to develop and some added weight and strength. They are typical Euro big men - skilled but not physical enough yet.
He's only missed 27 shots all season. If we could just figure out a way to get him to shoot something like 125% from the field we'd really be on to something!
Diaz twins and Federico will be much improved next season once they have an offseason to put on weight and muscle. They are all just way too skinny to bang inside with ACC bigs right now
Good catch. I figured he'd be closer to 10 than 5. Not sure what I was looking at when I posted that one.
It’s also possible we win a national championship the next 5 years in a row
Stephen Adams averaged 7ppg and averages <10ppg for his nba career
As previously noted Aaron gray is one of 5 pitt players ever to average a double double
He was an all American
Fede is a great surprise
He only takes 3-4 shots max a game and it’s good it’s limited to dunks and put backs
You’re essentially thinking we should run the offense through him to get him to double digits ppg
Which will almost ensure we won’t win many games
Nice research. Thanks for reminding some on here, just how difficult it is. Also add. There's a reason Fede Fede played at Northern OK. I'm surprised that Mel Bennett is not on the list! I thought he was pretty close.
Bennett is not on the list in the media guide, but if you look at the individual season stats it says that Bennett averaged 10.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game in 74-75, so it looks like he should be on the list too.
If he could get a little stronger and especially learn to box out he could easily grab at least 8 boards a game i would think.
They both have a long ways to go. I see them being stretch 4’s so they better become much better outside shooters. And at their height they should be able to be much better at rebounding than they are. I think they will be ok at Pitt. I think though if they developed a better outside shot they would nicely into our Spanish PnR in the Fede role. But still they will never be more than ok at Pitt from what I have seen so far. But you never know. They are still very young.
Agreed. They look like fine prospects but it seems we are giving them way too much credit for mostly catching splinters so far. I mean people will go out of their way to compliment the one twin simply for trying hard
I know they have different numbers, but I still have a hard time knowing which is which.
Without looking.
Guillermo 25 and Jorge 31??? Is Guillermo more of a 5 than Jorge??
I don’t have the slightest clue the difference between the 2
Might have been the most athletic big we ever had. Saw him once block a shot on a breakaway fast break attempt, fell to the floor, and got up and went out and blocked the jump shot by the player who picked up the ball from the first shot he blocked.
Guillermo convinced a ref a few games ago not give him a foul and the refs gave it to Hinson, hurting the team more. I thought that was funny
Although on that play, a foul on Guillermo would have been a shooting foul and the foul on Hinson was not.
I'm not thinking anything that you are PROJECTING on me, I said NONE OF THAT, all I said is he's leaving 2-3 buckets a game on the floor, that maybe a little coaching he could improve that THAT IS ALL I SAID, no All-America projections, YOU ARE INSERTING THAT STUFF into my conversation! NEVER SAID "run the offense through him" just said 2-3 times a game he could score a basket when he just happens to have the ball in his hands if he had a little patience and composure and some learned footwork, THAT IS ALL I SAID, it's YOU YOU YOU adding all kinds of extra stuff THAT I DIDN'T SAY.
They will become better outside shooters when they get more pt and are shooting more in a game. They already have great shooting form; follow through, rotation, arc. This you can tell by watching them shoot free throws. They have the best pure shooting form on this team except for maybe Burton. There instincts are also very good. Watch how they make passes. They know where they are going with the ball before they even get a pass and they don't waste time dribbling when they don't have to. They will be better than good IF they stick around for 3-4 years. They may not be dominate inside players like some on here think they should be just because of their height but that is not their game. Nor is it very much the way the game is played at all anymore at any level. Which you made that point in your earlier post.
So if he's averaging 5.6 on 60%, you must think he should be shooting about 90% to get to 9 or 10 based on the opportunities presented to him.
Federico looks like he has the frame to add some muscle. I don't know about the twins, they just look like guys who are always going to be skinny. They could get stronger, but probably add very little weight.
I'm not sure the twins will be playing in the middle. Tall 3s. And that's fine. Just get a strong guy in the middle. Hugs can play that role when he's healthy. Or a portal rebounder type. We should have enough scoring if we keep our cruits + Blake.
I see BB IQ jumping out of their skin. Although the bar is kinda low around here the past few years.
I’d go Adams or Smith as legit big men. Bennett played big but was Chevy sized. Had the hair for sure.
I guess you don't see the game at all, he has a lot of opportunities where with better footwork he'll be hitting 70% at least. he doesn't shoot anywhere outside 5 feet, if you don't see that, you either don't understand the old school post play or you are just blind.
Explain to me how you see that? The one doesn’t even play and the other barely contributes when in. This is getting to Mike Tirico levels of bad with Joe Burrow and him saying he was confidently calling plays in he huddle. You guys are just making stuff up
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