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Pitt Target Noah Thomasson Commits to Georgia
On Tuesday, Pitt target Noah Thomasson committed to Georgia over the Panthers, San Francisco, Penn State, St. John’s, and others. Thomasson is a 6-foot-3 guard out of Niagara who Pitt targeted hard out of the transfer portal. He took an official visit this past week but also visited Georgia...
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No surprise there based on what I heard.Pitt Target Noah Thomasson Commits to Georgia
On Tuesday, Pitt target Noah Thomasson committed to Georgia over the Panthers, San Francisco, Penn State, St. John’s, and others. Thomasson is a 6-foot-3 guard out of Niagara who Pitt targeted hard out of the transfer portal. He took an official visit this past week but also visited Georgia...
So wait, you said Judah Mintz was a lottery pick. You think a kid that had zero options besides Pitt is BETTER than that?
BTW, no one has him in the first round NOW. Wait til they see him workout and review his game tape. Bad bad predictions by you on this one… AGAIN
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Given the fluidity and unknown of the transfer portal - you can have Plan As and Plan Bs in a matter of hours.
I said 1st Round.
And yes, I think its possible Dior can be better. I dont know if he will be but I am saying its possible.
Considering the off season portal results and understanding the competitive landscape of the ACC, I'm being optimistic in saying Pitt will get to 16 - 18 wins total this year, including the ACCT. And that would be a few steps backwards and put Capel on shaky ground at a minimum. He's going to have to do a lot better than that.
Not thrilled with the portal, I hope I’m wrong. I think this will have to be Capel’s best coaching effort to date.
Definitely. It will take some major coaching from him if he is to keep this program progressing even a little.
Didn’t you say the same thing last year curmudgeon?
I think some of this is looking at last year’s roster with the benefit of hindsight. At this time last year, you could fairly describe the roster as the following:
Nelly - undersized, athletically limited combo guard who’s never played point guard, and we’re asking him to play point guard
Burton - high usage, inefficient off ball guard who has a tendency to pound the ball and take too much upon himself
Elliott - athletically limited 3 point specialist who wasn’t asked to return to Marquette
Sibande - high usage, inefficient off ball guard who is coming off of a serious knee injury
Hinson - has not played in two years, maybe still battling health issues?
Jeffress - among the worst offensive ACC player in years
Santos - three point specialist who shot 25% as a freshman
Diaz-Graham Twins - out-recruited UMass for both
Fede - was processed at West Virginia
Hugley - was viewed as the centerpiece of the team
Dior - was still committed to Oregon at this time last year
McNeilly - was not on the radar at this time last year
It’s fair to say that the totality of those players, minus Hugley, exceeded expectations. But we’re viewing them the way that we view them now, and viewing them as irreplaceable as we view them, because they exceeded the same kind of expectations that we’re putting on the roster now.
Nelly - undersized, athletically limited combo guard who’s never played point guard, and we’re asking him to play point guard
Burton - high usage, inefficient off ball guard who has a tendency to pound the ball and take too much upon himself
Elliott - athletically limited 3 point specialist who wasn’t asked to return to Marquette
Sibande - high usage, inefficient off ball guard who is coming off of a serious knee injury
Hinson - has not played in two years, maybe still battling health issues?
Jeffress - among the worst offensive ACC player in years
Santos - three point specialist who shot 25% as a freshman
Diaz-Graham Twins - out-recruited UMass for both
Fede - was processed at West Virginia
Hugley - was viewed as the centerpiece of the team
Dior - was still committed to Oregon at this time last year
McNeilly - was not on the radar at this time last year
It’s fair to say that the totality of those players, minus Hugley, exceeded expectations. But we’re viewing them the way that we view them now, and viewing them as irreplaceable as we view them, because they exceeded the same kind of expectations that we’re putting on the roster now.
Is it possible for the team to be better? Sure For that to happen, Fede has to develop an offensive game and the twins will need to get a LOT stronger as well. Hinson will need to get in shape and play better D and develop a handle to be more than a spot up shooter.
Dior has to actually play and mature fast. They'll need the true frosh and the transfers all to play at a high level. THe biggest concern is replacing JB and the clutch performance of Nellie and company. They all came through in the games most critical moments.
I wont say it cant or wont happen but its a tall order. JC will have done a hell of a job to get the team to come close to this years level of play.
I will say based on the year they had, Im not sure how you cant be at least a bit disappointed in the transfers they've gotten so far. Not saying they are terrible but I was expecting a bigger step up in talent based on the teams success and style of play.
Dior has to actually play and mature fast. They'll need the true frosh and the transfers all to play at a high level. THe biggest concern is replacing JB and the clutch performance of Nellie and company. They all came through in the games most critical moments.
I wont say it cant or wont happen but its a tall order. JC will have done a hell of a job to get the team to come close to this years level of play.
I will say based on the year they had, Im not sure how you cant be at least a bit disappointed in the transfers they've gotten so far. Not saying they are terrible but I was expecting a bigger step up in talent based on the teams success and style of play.
Some of you insist on name-calling. I don't answer posters who are into name-calling because you're not worth the reply.
I'm there as well. Disappointed in what we are getting in the transfer portal, based on thinking the success we had last year would help carry over into any kind of portal results. I was misjudging what we're capable of getting at this point with what has been called a great recruiter by some.
I'll be disappointed if we don't get another guard up to my standards.
It's looking less likely now.
Now everyone is a portal evaluation expert - but a year ago these same experts couldn't tell you jack chit about the players coming in to the program. Headscratcher isn't it?
And yet stating they're taking a "wait and see approach". Go figure.
That’s definitely all true, but that roster which we now know on paper was good enough for last 4 in. Do you think this roster has improved from last year?
It’s not dumping on Capel if you’re giving him credit for landing and developing one of the best 3 players in the conference… that’s a good thing last time I checked
People are just expressing concern. Had Pitt landed Thomasson, most of the same people would be expressing optimisim..
If there were currently identified reasonable alternatives to Thomasson, any expressions of concern would reflect that.
Like I stated in a previous post, in the day of the transfer portal - there can be reasonable alternatives to anyone in a matter of hours.
We have 2 openings. A shooter who can give you about 20 mins and a developmental big are the 2 realistic possibilities. He has 3 months to add a player. It will probably come out of left field like in the past.
In theory this year's team could be better but not get as far and miss the tourney.
Last years team had guard experience that this team just doesn't have.
Anyone who enters the portal now unless they are a grad transfer is ineligible to play next year.
Theoretically.
It’s a weird situation. I mean sort of disappointed but it is hard to get talent when you return quite a bit. They were already returning 2 starters, and then the twins who could take a step forward.
They had a lot of guards that did the same thing, shoot 3s. If Dior and Leggett have more well rounded games and if Jeffress plays D, the team could be decent. Hinson must return. Then you have a year older Fede and twins. And maybe one of the fresh is decent right off the bat.
Yeah I just don’t see any way this team is better than last year’s. Burton is a huge hole to fill
Incorrect, may 11th is the deadline for basketball, football is may 1st. Although likely anyone who enters now already knows where they are going
I agree but to be fair did anyone foresee JB stepping up and being as good as he was last year ? I suppose someone else or a few collectively could fill that void.
This year’s team will be much improved defensively. Dior and austin are much better defenders than cummings and elliott. If hinson wants to go the nba he needs to improve defensively, and jeffress is a great defender. Burton’s offense will be missed but the increase in defense will compensate for it
I think Leggett replaces Burton. Austin replaces Nike.
That leaves Cummings and Elliot to replace. MaybeDior/Lowe fill Cummings? maybe Carrington fills Elliot?
Regardless,I want another good, experienced guard
Do not want to go from 4 experienced guards to only 1.
That would not be prudent.
Need toget another visitor in soon.
Dior johnson is a better defender than Cummings based on what?
Elliot had at least defended at the P6 level, there’s no telling how Austin is gonna transfer up from a bad D1 league off a bad team.
Hinson won’t be better defensively unless he loses a lot of weight and what will they miss offensively if he’s the same weight and is better defensively?
Jeffress is unplayable
Not to the extent he did, but he was 24. Other than Hinson who do we have that has played on a high level that we think can make that step. And Hinson moves so poorly laterally it makes me wonder if they need to oil his joints
I've been consistent in taking the wait and see approach ever since the season ended. Recently however, the recruiting results have not been encouraging, to say the least. And too many unknown variables now.
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