The reasons those games are important is because they are against Power 6 teams. Usually when the competition gets stiffer, the stats get significantly worse
unless you are a pure shooter, see Horton last year who averaged over 37% from 3 for the entire season.
Ill dive a bit deeper into this. There are some fine line differences between Gueye and Oladapo and how their stats potentially carry over to the P6.
There are a few red flags here with Oladopo's rebound numbers.
1) His team was regularly blown out badly, so he was going up against second string and bench players more often than a normal player. This is a huge red flag as his team wasn't competitive.
2) Its magnified even worse with his actual rebound percentages on offense and defense. They were 12OR and 17DR. Gueye was at 22.8DR on defense and was the conference defensive player of the year. 22.8DR for the entire season is a strong number, a number that will help his rebounding carry over into the ACC. That number is also supported to carry over by what he did against Power 6 teams. His rebounding and blocks didn't fully collapse against better teams. He also has the athleticism needed to compete in the ACC. Oladapo doesn't have that luxury. It is much more likely that efficiency wise, Gueye's numbers in the ACC are going to look better than Oladapo when it comes to rebounding. And for that reason, I want Gueye near the basket.
But like I also said above, shooting almost always transfers if you are proven, so Oladapo's midrange touch will carry over and help boost his ORTG even with less athletic ability in the ACC.
Like I also said above, Chris Payton was the most dominant rebounder in Juco last year in efficiency. We are literally talking about a player that averaged 10 rebounds per game and 2.5 blocks per game in under 20 minutes time. He also has the athletic ability to back it up and help it transfer into the ACC as he jumps over people and is quick on his feet. He also had legit Power 6 offers from Texas A&M and Maryland.
Is is early but...
I think Nate Santos is going to play a lot more than people think if he is healthy, both at the 3 and at the 4. His shot is beautiful to watch and he classed up because of his acl injury, not down. He'll be 20 going into the season, not a 17 year old Jeffress. The Nepsac is also a power league, not a normal high school league. Those teams Santos faced, like Femi before him, are loaded with college players. Those teams would beat a wpial team by 50+.
I posted this before, This link below is a complete game of his, not a highlight video. Santos will compete for being the top shooter on the entire roster if he remains healthy. And he is a legit 6'7 which makes that shooting ability all the more dangerous.