Ibi will be solid in 3 years. Expecting him to contribute immediately is setting the kid up for failure.
I donāt see a whole lot of promise in him honestly. Most people in the country donāt either considering heās ranked outside of 200
I expect the kid to be a depth guy to start and be that way for most of his career.
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Itās a damn shame. We have no shot blocker. Why do we continue to recruit guys who are poor on the perimeter defensively
Because Michigan Basketball is defense optional.
Itās a shame thereās no accountability to try and correct that. A shot blocker does wonders for poor perimeter defense yet we recruit scrubs.
Teske is a pretty good shot blocker. Try mixing in some footage once in awhile.
Davis blocks 3 shots a game in high school Iāll bet you 100$ right now he never averages 1 block a game at Michigan.
Since when is Austin Davis or Jon Teske the same person or player, nor when did I bring up Austin Davis?
I bet you there are others with an actual informed opinion that will agree that Teske at a minimum will be a competent shot blocker at this level. If you would have asked about how much offense or or rebounding you will get out of Teske, I may have had a different answer. You asked about a shot blocker. I offered Teske. You offer a bet on Austin Davis?
Teske plays competent competition once in awhile so the opinion is informed.
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Yeahā¦ I like some of the things Teske can do as a shot blocker and maybe even as a PNR hedge with his length and surprising lateral ability. Really worried about him on the glass though.
As for Davis ā obviously the stats are inflated, and I would argue that you should rarely cite HS stats in any circumstance ā heās probably the better roll, catch and finish type of big right now and more physical body for rebounding, but wonāt have the verticality to block shots.
Ibi and Xavier in the OHSAA Sweet 16 coming upā¦
Lima Senior and Xavier Simpson will play Lorain on Wednesday at University of Toledo. Pick Central and Ibi Watson will play Westerville South on Wednesday at Ohio Dominican University.
Medina was knocked out by Brunswick 51-39. Kyle Young (2017 Offer) and Jackson fell to Canton McKinley (51-47).
Was hoping I didnāt have to explain this. Since I do, the point I made was it doesnāt matter what these kids do in high school for the most part. Davis blocks a lot of shots but he wonāt be doing that at Michigan, teske might. I hope teske is good, he just needs to put on some weight. Davis I donāt see much of anything happening in his future. I truly hope Iām wrong, just doesnāt look good in my eyes.
Again, what did I ever say about Austin Davis? Dylan basically confirmed my opinion on Teske. I bet you othera would too.
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Teske has better potential to be a shot blocker because he is taller and longer, but that does NOT mean he will come in and be a good shot blocker. I used Davis a reference, do I really need to say that? Dylan also believes donnal is a good big man. if anyone thinks thatās true, there is no hope for this program. He gets stats because we play 1pg, 3 sg, and 1 center. All 4 of our big guys could get Donnalās stats if they played his 25+ minutes. So if you agree Dylanās big man assessment then fine, but I do not.
I think itās a fruitless conversation as he canāt seem to stay on topic.
Donāt get me wrong, I want teske to be good. But thereās a reason he is ranked outside the top 100. Correct?
I didnāt bring Dylan into this.
Actually we really donāt. Aubrey is about the only guy who can/ will dunk it comfortably. We are seriously lacking in athleticism.
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Point was, him purely being athletic isnāt going to win us any games. If he was a game changer, he most likely would be rated 200+.
Iāll be at Xavierās game on Wednesday night against Lorain Catholic. I have no idea how good Lorain is. They donāt seem to appear in any D1 polls, but they did breeze through their bracket. Itās the Elyria district, so not a ton of good basketball from there, I donāt believe.
Iām looking for Lima and Xavier to put together a full game. They went through their district sleep walking and didnāt really play all that well. I want Xavier to have one of those games which he is capable of having. Iām assuming if they win, theyāll play Canton McKinley for a spot in the Final Four, as I would assume theyād beat Brunswick.
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