Next years team!

[Adreid4]

If anyone is curious, here is a link to his stats on the season with HBA. Averaging about 11 and 9 on the season.

http://www.basket.fi/sarjat/pelaajat/pelaaja/?season_id=93785&player_id=2613043

 

[Big Old Booger]

If anyone is curious, here is a link to his stats on the season with HBA. Averaging about 11 and 9 on the season.

http://www.basket.fi/sarjat/pelaajat/pelaaja/?season_id=93785&player_id=2613043

Thank you for posting this.

Do you know Hannes? If so, please understand we are all hopeful he can address needs we have right now. We have no way to know how good he is or if he can address those needs especially since we can't find any video's of him playing (other than what was recently posted).

 

[Adreid4]

Thank you for posting this.

Do you know Hannes? If so, please understand we are all hopeful he can address needs we have right now. We have no way to know how good he is or if he can address those needs especially since we can't find any video's of him playing (other than what was recently posted).

No, I don't know Hannes, just a page I've been following this season to track his games. I'm just as in the dark as anyone. He's got some very impressive stat lines (19 and 11 and what not) but then he will have some lackluster performances. Hard to tell much from that with not knowing talent level he's playing and what not. I would guess he's going to be more of a rebounding low post presence type of player and any points he adds will be more clean up duty at the beginning. That size is hard to come by though.

 

[Big Old Booger]

No, I don't know Hannes, just a page I've been following this season to track his games. I'm just as in the dark as anyone. He's got some very impressive stat lines (19 and 11 and what not) but then he will have some lackluster performances. Hard to tell much from that with not knowing talent level he's playing and what not. I would guess he's going to be more of a rebounding low post presence type of player and any points he adds will be more clean up duty at the beginning. That size is hard to come by though.

I'm relieved to see the rebound numbers because I've been told he's a lot like Freeman who doesn't like to be physical. If he can bring some rebounding he will play a lot.

 

[Adreid4]

I'm relieved to see the rebound numbers because I've been told he's a lot like Freeman who doesn't like to be physical. If he can bring some rebounding he will play a lot.

Ya there were a couple of 18 and 21 rebound games. Even against bad competition you have to at least be in position to make that happen...

 

[usedtobe1]

Polla and Freeman couldn't be more different IMHO. Polla lives in the paint and uses post up moves for his offense. Freeman likes to be on the perimeter. Matt isn't getting playing time because of his defense, and I don't have any idea about Polla's defensive ability but I know he rebounds pretty well.

 

[AdaSooner]

Polla and Freeman couldn't be more different IMHO. Polla lives in the paint and uses post up moves for his offense. Freeman likes to be on the perimeter. Matt isn't getting playing time because of his defense, and I don't have any idea about Polla's defensive ability but I know he rebounds pretty well.

Agreed. Freeman is a stretch four who is more effective on the perimeter. Polla (based on everything we know about him) is a low post five who is more effective as a banger down low.

Doolittle could have used Polla's help this season. He sure didn't get it from the post players on our current roster.

 

[aliasou]

Here is a full game from October. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3bdnepVKZw Just search HBA-Märsky.

 

[Soonerinkc]

holy cow...TOO many lines on the floor! lol

out of the first 8 min he only played about 2.

 

[Salt City Sooner]

Agreed. Freeman is a stretch four who is more effective on the perimeter. Polla (based on everything we know about him) is a low post five who is more effective as a banger down low.

Doolittle could have used Polla's help this season. He sure didn't get it from the post players on our current roster.

Personally, I've often thought in the back of my head that we'd regret not going after Shaq Morris. I think he'd have fit in very nicely in filling in some of that "dirty work" deficiency that Spangler's absence created.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Personally, I've often thought in the back of my head that we'd regret not going after Shaq Morris. I think he'd have fit in very nicely in filling in some of that "dirty work" deficiency that Spangler's absence created.

Shaq certainly has games where he plays well, but he also drives WSU coaches and fans crazy because he has never gotten in great shape and that prevents him from playing more than about 20 minutes per game. He has nice skill for a guy his size, but I don't think he would be a consistently good rebounder or defender against Big 12 opponents on a nightly basis. Shaq isn't tall enough to play center in the Big 12, and he would be behind Doolittle in OU's rotation at the four right now, despite being two years older.

 

[Salt City Sooner]

Shaq certainly has games where he plays well, but he also drives WSU coaches and fans crazy because he has never gotten in great shape and that prevents him from playing more than about 20 minutes per game. He has nice skill for a guy his size, but I don't think he would be a consistently good rebounder or defender against Big 12 opponents on a nightly basis. Shaq isn't tall enough to play center in the Big 12, and he would be behind Doolittle in OU's rotation at the four right now, despite being two years older.

That's what I'd want out of him; just decent minutes to keep both he & Doolittle fresh while bringing an element that outside of Doolittle himself, this team frankly doesn't have. I wouldn't necessarily expect him to be a starter, but I do think he'd be that solid utility guy (kind of in a Johnny Gilbert-like role) who'd be able to give KD a blow when needed without a ton of dropoff.

 

[tooney]

Any chance Doolittle could be moved to the 3??? Sign another PF?

 

[Boomer!Sooner!]

Not sure we would be able to move Doolittle to start at the three. I do think we should (and will) play more sets with him at the three though.

Also, as I watched the KU/KSU game last night, I started picturing Freeman as Dean Wade. He plays so well as a stretch four. KU struggled guarding both him and Johnson. I hope in the next year or so we can have a rotation that has: whatever PG, Mcgusty/James, Dootlittle/odomes, Freeman (as stretch 4) and Mcnease or lattin at 5. Freeman can shoot it well, very well. Currently, he plays such limited minutes that it feels like he is forcing it, but he will get there. I really hope they show film of dean wade to him (I am sure they do). He isn't super fast, like freeman, but he uses his body well. He isn't going to breakdown a defender off the dribble, but he will use his body to move toward the basket and pullup for a fade away or jump shot around 15'. This would be perfect for Freeman.

 

[thebigabd]

PG: OPEN SPOT/Darrion Strong-Moore
SG: Kameron McGusty/Christian James
SF: Rashard Odomes/OPEN SPOT
PF: Kristian Doolittle/Matt Freeman
C: OPEN SPOT/Khadeem Lattin

Those are the open spots.

 

[Laxtothemax12]

PG: OPEN SPOT/Darrion Strong-Moore
SG: Kameron McGusty/Christian James
SF: Rashard Odomes/OPEN SPOT
PF: Kristian Doolittle/Matt Freeman
C: OPEN SPOT/Khadeem Lattin

Those are the open spots.

I think McNeace has been better than Lattin in probably half of the games...

 

[thebigabd]

I'd probably process Mcnease and Buford.

 

[Soonerinkc]

McNeace - decent baby hook...
Lattin - decent 10 ft jump shot

neither can play post def worth a chit...

 

[Maverick008]

I'd probably process Mcnease and Buford.

Are you being serious right now? Have you watched any of the games this season? McNeace has shown a TON of improvement this year in his offensive game for sure. Remember, he's a sophomore....It's a FACT that he needs to improve his mental side of the game but overall he's pretty close to exactly where he should be given he was labeled a project coming out of high school with the lack of experience he had playing the game. It's clear he's working hard to get better so to say that he should be "processed" at this point in his career is laughable to me.

 

[Big Old Booger]

I'd probably process Mcnease and Buford.

I disagree. McNease has a ton of potential, he just needs to be more physical.