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Samuel Japhet-Mathias

Manning is passing out scholarships like they are candy and this is the player we recruit? I hope he is better than that video because I am not impressed.
 
Isn't he the highest rated recruit for next year? If you're going to criticize there are a few others who may "deserve" it more.
 
Definitely more highly regarded than John Collins on the circuit.

He's not going to play a big role next year and luckily he doesn't need to. A year or two in a college S&C program will be huge for him. He's a gigantic person with a 7'3" wingspan. If he gets that baby hook working and can eat some space on defense he'll be more than fine.
 
I am no expert but I thought he looked like he had really soft hands and a good feel around the basket. I also thought his court vision and passing looked to be strengths. I think he will be a decent player for us. Hopefully he can consistently hit his free throws. That would be a welcome change from the last couple years.
 
TheIshThatSaved WakeForest said:
Definitely more highly regarded than John Collins on the circuit.

He's not going to play a big role next year and luckily he doesn't need to. A year or two in a college S&C program will be huge for him. He's a gigantic person with a 7'3" wingspan. If he gets that baby hook working and can eat some space on defense he'll be more than fine.
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Agree with this. SJM has some measurables that can't be taught. Guys his size often take some time. I wouldn't expect much next year from him. He is going to have to slim up amd that can definitely happen in a college program. I'm looking forward to seeing him grow. He will be a good case study for mannings abilities to grow post players because he is very raw.
 
Wrangor said:
Agree with this. SJM has some measurables that can't be taught. Guys his size often take some time. I wouldn't expect much next year from him. He is going to have to slim up amd that can definitely happen in a college program. I'm looking forward to seeing him grow. He will be a good case study for mannings abilities to grow post players because he is very raw.
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I agree with this, the potential is obviously there so let's see if Manning can help him live up to it.
 
Not a hot take, but a buddy of mine's son played on Giles AAU team and won't shut up about this guy. He isn't a Wake fan but thinks SJM is very good.
 
Manning's ability to develop post players is very encouraging. I'm actually pretty confident about that. I'm worried about everything else.
 
PhDeac said:
Manning's ability to develop post players is very encouraging. I'm actually pretty confident about that. I'm worried about everything else.
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If Manning is around long enough to develop SJM, it likely means that he's finally figured out the other 98% of his job.
 
Manning will almost certainly be his coach for at least 2 seasons.
 
Our front court should be very good over the next 2-3 years.

The 2-3 are the positions that are most worrisome. The 1, 4, and 5 are pretty set. Unfortunately that's 40% of the minutes on the court (obvious Doofus is obvious).
 
Deacsfan27 said:
Our front court should be very good over the next 2-3 years.

The 2-3 are the positions that are most worrisome. The 1, 4, and 5 are pretty set. Unfortunately that's 40% of the minutes on the court (obvious Doofus is obvious).
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Screw it, let's just play 4 bigs and do a box and 1 defense or something.
 
TheIshThatSaved WakeForest said:
Definitely more highly regarded than John Collins on the circuit.

He's not going to play a big role next year and luckily he doesn't need to. A year or two in a college S&C program will be huge for him. He's a gigantic person with a 7'3" wingspan. If he gets that baby hook working and can eat some space on defense he'll be more than fine.
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Unless Moore develops better stamina, we will need him to play at least a moderate role next year. We don't have any other big other than Moore and Collins, do we? And Collins isn't a center.
 
Buttermaker said:
Unless Moore develops better stamina, we will need him to play at least a moderate role next year. We don't have any other big other than Moore and Collins, do we? And Collins isn't a center.
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Dinos, Collins and Moore are going to play a vast majority of the 4/5. In emergencies I guess Donovan Mitchell could play some 4 as well against teams that feature 1 post.
 
You think Donovan Mitchell will play?
 
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