Who?

Which newbie do you want to see most? For me Sanchez, love the true PF. We need him to be a badass

Hard to say.  Can't wait to see a real PG lie Branch.  Can't wait to see Jakarr either.  Truth be told though, I'm most excited for Obekpa because he is such a shotblocking presence. 

After watching us get manhandled inside by anyone with a pulse for two decades, Obekpa is our most exciting recruit.

Jakarr, should be joining Moe in the NBA in a few years

Jakarr for me. Hope he comes out with something to prove

Jakarr for me. Hope he comes out with something to prove

Why do you think he'll come out w something to prove?

well, he's following in Moe's footsteps and realizes the opportunity he has to make it to the next level.

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on June 23, 2012, 01:11:42 AM

Jakarr for me. Hope he comes out with something to prove

Why do you think he'll come out w something to prove?

I think every player wants to prove something. Ive heard things like 'Jakarr doesnt have a real position' and 'he cant shoot' or 'hes not big enough to bang down low'.

I hope he proves them wrong

 Jakkar... and Obekpa.

Jamal Branch! We haven't had a true (good) PG actually playing PG for us in a while!

Bourgault. I wanna see how having a spot shooter will open up the floor for others.

Hard to say.  Can't wait to see a real PG lie Branch.  Can't wait to see Jakarr either.  Truth be told though, I'm most excited for Obekpa because he is such a shotblocking presence.

Way to be decisive. Happen to agree. Tie with Sampson and Sanchez the S and S boys (bookend forwards) but most intrigued by Opekba because not sure what he can give us right away but his shot blocking potential is exciting.

There are really no wrong answers here. Everyone will be interesting to watch.

Jakarr Sampson - Probably our best incoming player. Great athleticism, rebounding, shot blocking, finishing and some mid range game. Will be interesting to see if he can replace or give an improvement over Mo (considering he was considered just as high if not higher then Mo and comes in with an extra year of development)

Jamal Branch - Gives us the point guard we dreadfully needed last year with Phil dribbling in place for 5 seconds and then passing the ball out. Great defender and athleticism also.

Orlando Sanchez - Ready to play now. Will give us a little of everything, is a much needed big body and is not a ball hog. I love guys like him.

Christopher Obekpa - Great defended and rebounder with elite shot blocking and potential. Will be interesting to see how we can open up our defensive sets and gamble more with him protecting the rim.

Darrick Wood - Can potentially give us another scoring threat to the backcourt. Really good potential and helps open the court.

Marco Bourgault - We obviously needed shooting. He's a great shooter and opens up the court and can be a supranational guy (especially with free throws)

Felix Balamou - Very high potential guy. If you want to see how much a player can grow in a season watch Felix last year. He has great potential and can be a player for us.

All in all, Im most enticed with Obekpa. Other than just being a good positional defender and rebounder (which was sorely needed) he can give the guards security to play aggressive defensively. He will help the whole team improve. Also has a very high ceiling and with the right assistant coach, it will be interesting to see his development offensively.

Great job on evals Save. But believe Wood can help our backcourt not so sure about backfield.

Like most people are saying, there's no wrong answer here.  But for me it's Branch.  And not for the reasons you think.

  Offensively, we need him to facilitate obviously.   But don't overlook the impact he can have defensively.   
Two areas specifically I'm thinking of:  1) If he can play at the top of the zone that should help our post defense and rebounding.  Last year our best defenders were Dom and Amir, but putting them at the top left either Phil or D'lo  out toward the wing, and when the ball rotated those guys sometimes had to cover guys on the weakside low block.  Remember  those weakside alley oops in the Syracuse game?    If you have Amir there, those plays don't happen.   And it improves our rebounding.   Plus I love a guard who can pick somebody's pocket.

2) Our other defensive weakness was the 3pt shot.  Teams got open looks because we really had a hard time slowing down ball movement around the perimeter.   No knock on Phil or D'lo.. they played hard.. but teams didn't have a problem passing around them.   And if it's easy to swing it around.. teams will eventually find an open shot.    I'm hoping Jamal can slow down some of that ball movement. 

Quote from: Poison on June 23, 2012, 01:18:31 AM

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on June 23, 2012, 01:11:42 AM

Jakarr for me. Hope he comes out with something to prove

Why do you think he'll come out w something to prove?

I think every player wants to prove something. Ive heard things like 'Jakarr doesnt have a real position' and 'he cant shoot' or 'hes not big enough to bang down low'.

I hope he proves them wrong

The only place I heard those things about Karr are on the Cincy boards. I expect great things from him.

It s O rlando for me. I really thinkis going to make the biggest impact

Great job on evals Save. But believe Wood can help our backcourt not so sure about backfield.

  fixed it.

I love the underdog so I am most interested in seeing Felix as he is considered the player with the least impact; however, I appreciate his early joining of the team and, like Phil, he has the most to prove

There are really no wrong answers here. Everyone will be interesting to watch.

Jakarr Sampson - Probably our best incoming player. Great athleticism, rebounding, shot blocking, finishing and some mid range game. Will be interesting to see if he can replace or give an improvement over Mo (considering he was considered just as high if not higher then Mo and comes in with an extra year of development)

Jamal Branch - Gives us the point guard we dreadfully needed last year with Phil dribbling in place for 5 seconds and then passing the ball out. Great defender and athleticism also.

Orlando Sanchez - Ready to play now. Will give us a little of everything, is a much needed big body and is not a ball hog. I love guys like him.

Christopher Obekpa - Great defended and rebounder with elite shot blocking and potential. Will be interesting to see how we can open up our defensive sets and gamble more with him protecting the rim.

Darrick Wood - Can potentially give us another scoring threat to the backcourt. Really good potential and helps open the court.

Marco Bourgault - We obviously needed shooting. He's a great shooter and opens up the court and can be a supranational guy (especially with free throws)

Felix Balamou - Very high potential guy. If you want to see how much a player can grow in a season watch Felix last year. He has great potential and can be a player for us.

All in all, Im most enticed with Obekpa. Other than just being a good positional defender and rebounder (which was sorely needed) he can give the guards security to play aggressive defensively. He will help the whole team improve. Also has a very high ceiling and with the right assistant coach, it will be interesting to see his development offensively.

Most impact?   The fact that you were just able to list MORE "potential impact" newcomers than we had total PLAYERS last year.