National Championship surely coming now.

All kidding aside, a body at a position of need. He can't hurt, and as such, he raises the ceiling just a little bit, as the odds become better that at least one of these guys works out.

Led the team in pts and rebounds with 12 and 7 in a weak conference. Hey sign him up.

I'm at the point now where I'm just going to accept that Keith Dambrot is some kind of wizard and we will simply never understand his roster magic.

Last edited by Duques102 (10/06/2017 1:22 pm)

He is for next year.
Start four centers and Lewis?
As usual,  the puzzle over scholarship numbers.

president wrote:

This is more intriguing than an Agatha Christie mystery!

Roster she wrote!
 

I guess there's no guarantee this guy is on scholarship. With several hundred transfers still floating around, these kids can't be too choosy.

Back up?  I watched 10 seconds of that clip and see him as a starter day 1.  He can actually move, with force and determination.

With the recent exceptions of a Damian Saunders or Ovie Soko, mid major programs like us get big men that generally fit into 1 of 2 categories.

1. They have true center height of 6'11" or 7'0" like Darius Lewis, but that comes with them having the skill set also similar to a Darius Lewis, basically such a project that 4 years likely isn't enough to iron out all the kinks.

2. They have the athleticism, skills, post moves, and technical playing ability that you want from a big man, a pretty polished game. Those guys are usually lacking in what you can't coach, height.

This guy seems to be leaning towards category two. I've seen him listed at 6'8" and 6'9". I just remember guys being here in the past listed the same way that end up looking closer to 6'7". He looks long in the videos though, which can help offset some size deficiencies.

Duques102 wrote:

CLK wrote:

Econ69 wrote:

He is for next year.
Start four centers and Lewis?
As usual,  the puzzle over scholarship numbers.

Econ69 he is playing this year as a grad transfer. He provides much needed back up to Robinson.  Go Dukes!
 

Exactly, one of the biggest question marks and concerns with this year's roster was interior depth and experience. This guy provides both in spades. Yet another sign that Dambrot just "gets" it before we ever even play a game.

My thoughts exactly.

Where did Nick Washington go ?

Maybe not qualified for first semester? Don't know.

When did Chas Brown enroll in school ? What graduate program starts the first week of October ? Now the scholarship numbers this year and next year are worrisome . Now his relationship with Lebron and Nike are a concern to me. I would love it if the Dukes turn it around but not by doing it the wrong way. But then again, maybe it's the only way now a days .

steve19981 wrote:

Wildwood13 wrote:

When did Chas Brown enroll in school ? What graduate program starts the first week of October ? Now the scholarship numbers this year and next year are worrisome . Now his relationship with Lebron and Nike are a concern to me. I would love it if the Dukes turn it around but not by doing it the wrong way. But then again, maybe it's the only way now a days .

With all due respect, I hope Dambrot would be doing better than a kid who played 18 games for one of the worst teams in the country last year with dirty money.

I agree. All things considered, I would assume he is not on scholarship. There are several hundred transfers still on the market with no scholarship opportunities still available. I assume this was a kid just looking for a last opportunity.