And they are usually exceptional at one thing. Like rebounding or defense. Is Mintz exceptional at anything?
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Well his role at Purdon't doesn't involve scoring. At Pitt it would, as Capel's 5 out motion requires everyone to be able to score. He is capable, but his opportunities are limited at Purdue. At Purdue everything runs through Zach Edey in the post.
That said, I agree that it's a long shot for him to transfer anywhere. If he did, I'd have to think Pitt would be on the short list. And he'd be a nice fit. He;s been well coached to play team basketball, he has good size on the wing, defends and rebounds well, and he could flourish here.
what is Blake Wesley exceptional at? Malaki Branham? Malaki looks awful on the court in the NBA, and albeit the Spurs stink, but that dude was a decent shooter at OSU for a year. That's it.
There's plenty of guys that get drafted 2nd round that Mintz could follow. I watch him in that 2-3 zone and he's the only reason that team won any games. His instincts are off the charts. He has an elite first step and can get to the hoop very easily. His shot has improved over the last month.
I'm not saying he's leaving and getting drafted. I'm not saying I love Mintz... but there's worse players in the NBA playing right now.
He will play in an NBA game. BballinsiderfromPitt doesn't think so. Terrible player. Another L for the Washington Generals of this board coming.
Correct? You will receive another L. Like you did on Hugely
Or is Hugley’s million dollar NIL deal coming this off-season as part of May Madness? LOL
I think Purdue might be the best second round matchup for us across all of the likely 1 or 2 seeds.
Has there ever been a player in the NBA as talented as Westbrook who instantly makes their team worse? Seriously, the best thing the Lakers did was trade him and the best thing the Clippers could do is dump him. How can you be so good and make your team so bad? Reminds me of some previous not so talented guys who played for Pitt.
None of them would be good matchups for us, but a team with a 7’5 scoring post man who is likely national POY, and that plays a structured half court inside-out game offensively to go with excellent defense and rebounding would probably be about as mismatched as it could get for Pitt. We’d be much better off with a UCLA, Texas, K State etc. IMO.
Curious as to why you think otherwise.
Yeah Dingle and Ledlum from Harvard are two high-level Ivy players to watch.
Why would we want him is the better question.
No i don't think so but i think he may have gotten a Capel follow. Just doing wish lists because I love this portal shit.
I'm definitely getting way ahead of myself here.
I'm looking at all kinds of players who haven't declared anything yet
Jaemyn Brakefield is in the portal and would be a great fit here. He could form a pretty nasty duo with Hinson. Capel recruited him in high school. And both players departed Ole Miss.
Do you think Pitt fan expectations are far too high?
We need to lower our sights?
Can you give us an idea on levels?
Is that a lol as in “who you were alluding to” or “no chance” for Pitt?
This is a lol…. If only there was someone on this board who is Brakefield’s mentor and told the staff he was transferring 2 months ago…
He's a Huntington prep kid. That's your wheelhouse.
Lol! The problem is Ole miss is pretty heavily invested in him and Beard was a pretty solid hire. We’ll see where he’s at in a week w the process
OK - so what number will he be wearing here next year?
Well that would solve your opening at the wing.
Shot 71% at the rim this year.
He would be perfect for Capel’s offense. He can shoot it a bit too. Very intelligent player
Yeah, and he's a MS native, so I'm not holding my breathe.
What process though? He’s already in the portal. Are they gonna try to keep him?
Yes, very much so they are going to try to keep him. That doesn't mean he is going to stick. Although bballinsider would have a better inside track here than me with him.
