This is big time. Giovany is one of the most respected talent evaluators in the world.
Major praise for George Conditt
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I'm hoping he will come in and push Cam for min's or maybe develop into a stretch 4 where him an Cam switch on D. This year will be interesting, but next year.... oooooh buddy CSP has got a hell of a front court.
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In terms of upside, I can't come up with a better group of four freshman we've ever had (even if you stretch to back-to-back classes). If you do that the comparison is probably Niang, Morris, Thomas, and Long. While I wouldn't assume this group will have the impact those four had, I think the ceiling is higher.
I don't expect Conditt to come in an push more major time over Lard, Jacobson, or Solo. That is a lot to ask for a development player in the Big 12 as a freshman. As promising as his U18 tourney has been it is against other 18 year olds not College Jr/Sr. I'll be happy if he comes off the bench in for ~10 minutes a game and gets acclimated by rim running, blocking shots and rebounding and play if foul trouble occurs. Doing that in year one will show his progress and get him ready for year 2 and to reach his potential.
If nothing else this tourney showed Conditt doesn't need to Red Shirt like some have been calling for since he committed.
I think the biggest thing for this year is if there are injuries or foul trouble I feel very comfortable with him coming in for minutes and not having a talent drop off. He can rebound and defend and get the rim running buckets and that is all that is needed as LW & MS will be our top two options.
Could be the best single group since Hoiberg, Meyer and Michalik
He looks like an athletic spider....
In all seriousness if he is better than expected as the 4th most heralded recruit on this class we are in for some very fun times.
In all seriousness if he is better than expected as the 4th most heralded recruit on this class we are in for some very fun times.
From what I have seen, he is super active and has a nose for the ball. Those are hard things to teach. You know who else was like that? Dustin Hogue.
I enjoyed watching him play in the PR-USA game. He is much more coordinated than I expected and he did a nice job with passing, blocking out, and help defense. But I don't see him getting a lot of minutes this year. He could be an absolute monster in a year or two with some strength training and good coaching.
And Melvin Ejim. Dude always knew where the ball could possibly go on a missed shot, and was there to grab it.
Once this guys adds some strength he will be a very good college player. I think he has the biggest upside in the class even though he is the lowest rated.
When he signed he was kind of sold as a long term project. But after watching him he seems like a guy that could contribute after next season. Moves really well for 6'11", and his offense is a lot further along than I expected.
Most of what I was seeing as his recruitment heated up between us and Illinois was that he may have the highest potential of any of our recruits.
So not Jameel McKay.
I think he has the upside of a Justin Patton. 6'10 215 out of high school with some good mobility but needed a year or two to gain some weight. Patton wound up taking a redshirt year to develop, and still is a bit of a project in the G League, but developed into a great shot blocker with good skill around the basket and a nice jumper.