Great pick up and only a Junior. Watched him play quite a bit as a frosh and was really impressed.

CLK wrote:

Ray, I could be wrong but I think he has three years left.

Oh wow I believe you are correct CLK as I just saw that on Twitter myself. Even better.
 

I almost pissed myself when I read and thought Tre Mitchell from UMass chose the Dukes!    

phil95 wrote:

2 years of big minutes as a starter in a very respectable conference, 3 years of eligibility left, strong & mobile, doesn't shoot 3s just because now everybody shoots 3s, known as a good defender, excellent FG percentage, & good academics makes him a really nice signing. Nice job coaching staff!

Lots of fouls, few assists, too many turnovers, undersized center, & terrible FT shooter. The good news is that his FT% went up nearly 10% from his freshman to sophomore season on double the per game volume & all but his size should improve with maturity.

Why is he listed as a junior on the ISU website if he was at Woodstock Academy 2018-19?

We pretty much have to live with undersized centers like Hughes and Williams. Haven't had any success getting talented 6'10' and above here. 

Last edited by WashPaRick (3/29/2021 5:52 pm)

I don't think this guy will disappoint any of us. Gets nice and squared creating space by using his size to get the ball underneath. Watched this guy for a couple years now. Williams to me sees the court well and does it with a patience of an old school player. When he gets the ball underneath he looks for other options, if not there he doesn't panic, he's under control, but strong at the same time being nimble when taking it to the hoop. This is a gem in the ruff in my opinion. Really happy the Dukes landed this guy.

Nice to see Gunn and Williams both have a little meat on their bones.

Good article on Williams decision to pick DU.  Must read for DU fans.

https://www.tribstar.com/sports/local_college_sports/isu_sports/williams-makes-duquesne-his-destination/article_5704cd2b-2212-52ae-a8a2-1a1a3d6654b9.html

Thoughts from beyond and a question...
-Mike Ig- I agree with you about the weight room - Look at the sweet 16 and see how rough it is there.  The Dukes have "almost never" done an adequate job getting our guys more physical/muscular
-To all - and I am NOT perfect....but a number of posters are inferring voice tone and body language from posts.  I also believe folks need to not take things too personal and if they do, it's only a basketball board for goodness sakes.  

QUESTION:  For those of you who do this well, (not me),  Let's presume that Weathers will leave.  Keeping things as they are, and pretending everyone else is returning, and looking at who the coach has signed, How many spots are left or are we over the limit right now?  I certainly can't figure it out.  Thanks to all!
Go Dukes!

Interesting group. That would be an impressive haul.I must have missed a post. Who is Collins you have listed under 2Gs?

Do you see Acuff, Roesing, & Barba going away or just out of the rotation?

phil95 wrote:

Interesting group. That would be an impressive haul.I must have missed a post. Who is Collins you have listed under 2Gs?

Do you see Acuff, Roesing, & Barba going away or just out of the rotation?

We are recruiting David Collins, a transfer shooting guard from University of South Florida. He is a local kid that went to First Love.

I think there will be a lot of competition for playing time. I just threw that out as a "for instance".  We will see who stays and who doesn't.

WashPaRick wrote:

WashPaRick wrote:

The way I see it going into this year we had 13 scholarship players plus a couple of pay their own way or some other none counting against scholarship reason. We lost 3 players so far in Carry,Norman and Hughes. We've picked up 2 freshmen and 2 transfers so my Jethro Bodine math is telling me we are 1 over the limit at this point.
 

With Weathers leaving I think that puts us at the limit.

I think we are 1 under as TDM does not count towards the Scholarship limit.  If Marcus and Mike had returned they would not have counted towards the limit either. So if we get three more recruits we would have to lose two players.

CLK wrote:

WashPaRick wrote:

WashPaRick wrote:

The way I see it going into this year we had 13 scholarship players plus a couple of pay their own way or some other none counting against scholarship reason. We lost 3 players so far in Carry,Norman and Hughes. We've picked up 2 freshmen and 2 transfers so my Jethro Bodine math is telling me we are 1 over the limit at this point.
 

With Weathers leaving I think that puts us at the limit.

I think we are 1 under as TDM does not count towards the Scholarship limit. If Marcus and Mike had returned they would not have counted towards the limit either. So if we get three more recruits we would have to lose two players.

I gotta do some more figuring on this Jethro Bodine style.