Richard Freudenberg, SF, Germany - ST. JOHN'S

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Also, this addition gives #sjubb the No. 1 class in Big East and No. 17 in country according to 247sports.com

Outstanding news.  Great job staff.  Welcome abouard RF.

Richard Freudenberg –  ‏@RichardFreudenb

It's a done deal! Happy to be a part of the #SJUBB family ⚪️🔴

Great job.  And maybe we're not done yet.

Hopefully we get Sima back soon and get a few wins to build confidence for Mussini/Sima/Yakwe/Ellison going into the summer. 

herzlich willkommen

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Freudenberg's shooting mechanics are excellent. Can shoot the lights out. Not tough to call him an NBA prospect.

Welcome Richard and great job staff!

As much as I'm happy getting RF, let's not expect him to kill it in his first year. As noted by many, it is rare freshmen can be key guys initially. In time, I suspect he will be a solid player from comments of guys like Fran & Givony who actually see the kids play.

anybody have a link to a good highlight package of RF?

Way to go Matt & Co and welcome Richard!

Brick by brick, welcome to the program Rich!

NBADraftProspects –  ‏@draftprosnba

Freudenberg's shooting mechanics are excellent. Can shoot the lights out. Not tough to call him an NBA prospect.

The beauty is that we will finally have the depth to bring a developing talent like this along at an appropriate pace.

Quote from: paultzman on February 04, 2016, 09:54:48 AM

NBADraftProspects –  ‏@draftprosnba

Freudenberg's shooting mechanics are excellent. Can shoot the lights out. Not tough to call him an NBA prospect.

The beauty is that we will finally have the depth to bring a developing talent like this along at an appropriate pace.

Exactly

Quote from: Poison on February 04, 2016, 08:58:10 AM

Thanks to paultzman, who called it from the start.

Since you called it, can you also tell us what kind of player he is?

Weaknesses:
-A little bit one dimensional at this stage. Shot more 3s than 2s. Only got to free throw line four times in 174 minutes
-Doesn't have advanced ball-handling skills in the half-court
-Only 21/71 from beyond the arc (30%) in 25 FIBA and Euroleague ANGT games thus far. Has a pretty stroke, but isn't terribly consistent with it at this stage
-Has only dished out 8 assists compared with 51 turnovers in FIBA/ANGT play.
-Lacks some toughness defensively. Struggles to get in a low stance and contain smaller wing players. Doesn't always fight through screens
-Needs to become more physical as he matures and his body fills out

[ed note: forgot the link]

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Richard-Freudenberg-73259/

Good to put this in perspective.  He's really young and won't be expected to be a savior his first couple of years.

Doug Gottlieb tweet;

Chris Mullin signed a German star recruit- told me this year that foreign kids tend to be more appreciative,better teammates,about winning

Quote from: Foad on February 04, 2016, 08:59:56 AM

Quote from: Poison on February 04, 2016, 08:58:10 AM

Thanks to paultzman, who called it from the start.

Since you called it, can you also tell us what kind of player he is?

Weaknesses:
-A little bit one dimensional at this stage. Shot more 3s than 2s. Only got to free throw line four times in 174 minutes
-Doesn't have advanced ball-handling skills in the half-court
-Only 21/71 from beyond the arc (30%) in 25 FIBA and Euroleague ANGT games thus far. Has a pretty stroke, but isn't terribly consistent with it at this stage
-Has only dished out 8 assists compared with 51 turnovers in FIBA/ANGT play.
-Lacks some toughness defensively. Struggles to get in a low stance and contain smaller wing players. Doesn't always fight through screens
-Needs to become more physical as he matures and his body fills out

[ed note: forgot the link]

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Richard-Freudenberg-73259/

Good to put this in perspective.  He's really young and won't be expected to be a savior his first couple of years.

When we have our full team, nix injuries and academics, we don't need a savior. Just a bunch of solid good basketball IQ kids who will develop.

What a nice feeling to almost be playing with house money at this point as opposed to putting all our hopes and dreams on one kid.

Still need a big who could get us an easy bucket or two down low. No one fits that description on next years projected roster.

Still need a big who could get us an easy bucket or two down low. No on fits that description on next years projected roster.

Perhaps a fifth year transfer.

Still need a big who could get us an easy bucket or two down low. No one fits that description on next years projected roster.

Not banking on it next year, but Sima could develop into that guy - hoping for junior year we feel that way about him, but he could surprise us.