Have seen the last 2 1/2 games Ahmed has played. In champioship game they lost to a team with 8 losses playing an extra game as in 5 games in 5 days and lost by 10. Think Bashir finished with 20 but was ) for 7 or 8 from 3. Think he will need year to adjust to BE level of play and we will be lucky if he can replace DJ's production next year.
Looked physically worn down to me. Other guys didn't look for him enough and he's asked to do everything for them close to basket. He's a comlementary scorer year one. Don't expect an alpha scorer.
I seem to remember a certain poster saying something to that effect recently. Oh well, must have been my imagination.
Ummm, no. Had you said that, it would have been reasonable. Nothing about you is reasonable anymore. You said repeatedly--seems to be the only way you say anything--that he was completely "unknown" and has been entirely "invisible" for two years. You said we can't count on in for anything. I'm saying let's not expect him to be an alpha scorer, but I full expect him to contribute on the glass, as a secondary scoring option, and hopefully defensively. I am optimistic given his physical talent and skill, but I also realize I cheer for St. John's and not a lot breaks our way.
He is a complete unknown. There is no reasonable way to make an educated guess regarding how he will do in the BE.
This is so foolish and so wrong. Do you really think high school kids are any easier? There are programs like Wichita State and Utah State that rely on JUCOs and unproven transfers to win 25 games a year the last decade +.
How is the talent down? Gary Payton's son is a projected 2nd round pick this year and wasn't even that great in JUCO. The Knicks drafted Cleanthony Early a few years ago and also had John Harrelslon at one point.
Just look at three Marquette teammates to show you how silly your comment was: Jimmy Butler is averaging 22 ppg for the Bulls, Jae Crowder (14.4 ppg for Celtics) and Darius Johnson--played two years in the NBA.
Jimmy Butler could be a future hall of famer if he keeps it up. He's only 26 and he's a two-time all-star.
Jimmy Butler was an unknown before he got to Marquette. You just proved my point. There are no Larry Johnsons and Steve Francis types anymore in Juco. Jucos used to produce significantly more top talent than they do now. If you don't want to accept that, that's your choice. Throwing out names like Utah State is really reaching.
We beat out numerous top tier programs for Ponds. Let that tell you something. He's going up against the nation's top high school talent on a regular basis. It's much easier to make an educated guess as to what kind of player he'll be in year one of BE ball, than following delusions of greatness because Ahmed is ranked #1 of something. That ranking is meaningless.
One would think after your bullshit with Derian Williams, you'd cut the crap, but don't let being ridiculously wrong about a player you knew nothing about stop you from doing it again about a player you know nothing about. And just so we're clear, watching a juco game tells you nothing. That is not a barometer anymore.