Andre...

[hugh42]

  On 12/17/2020 at 10:15 PM, Norm Peterson said:

Eduardo is listed at 6'10. Yvan is listed at 6'9. Is there anyone who looks that the pic above and thinks it's just the camera angle that makes Eduardo appear 3 inches taller than Yvan?

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There is the hair on Andre's head that makes him look even taller , but I agree. Yvan is 6'8" at best and so is Lat and Banton.

[basketballjones]

.... has a long ways to go to be serviceable, to put it nicely. We really need Walker back and ready to go when he’s eligible. 

[Fullbacksympathy]

I don’t think Andre needs help in the defensive post, but he has a ton of work to do on the perimeter defensively.  He’s definitely better than Yvan on the offensive end.  
 

His upside looks great though.   

[uneblinstu]

Arop has certainly filled out...

[Navin R. Johnson]

 

[Coaches kid]

  On 12/21/2020 at 9:45 PM, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

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The fact that he's gonna play doesn't surprise me. He gives us length on the defensive end, and if he's able to alter some shots and grab some rebounds, why not play him. On the offensive end, if he's able to catch the ball around the rim and finish or be an alley oop threat off of the screen and roll, that's something we haven't had in our offensive arsenal yet this year. As much as I like Yvan and want him to succeed, teams essentially don't pay any attention to him on the rolls off of high ball screens. If you aren't a threat to pick and spot up, you have to be a threat at the rim. Doesn't hurt to see if Andre can provide that threat. 

[hskr4life]

  On 12/22/2020 at 4:04 PM, Coaches kid said:

The fact that he's gonna play doesn't surprise me. He gives us length on the defensive end, and if he's able to alter some shots and grab some rebounds, why not play him. On the offensive end, if he's able to catch the ball around the rim and finish or be an alley oop threat off of the screen and roll, that's something we haven't had in our offensive arsenal yet this year. As much as I like Yvan and want him to succeed, teams essentially don't pay any attention to him on the rolls off of high ball screens. If you aren't a threat to pick and spot up, you have to be a threat at the rim. Doesn't hurt to see if Andre can provide that threat. 

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One other thing-- if he can be a consistent passer out of the post, with the addition of Lakes, that could be huge for us.

[Norm Peterson]

  On 12/21/2020 at 9:45 PM, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

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That's pretty high praise, actually.

[kleitus]

  On 12/22/2020 at 8:57 PM, Norm Peterson said:

 

That's pretty high praise, actually.

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Extremely high praise given banton has 1st round upside.

[thrasher31]

  On 12/22/2020 at 8:57 PM, Norm Peterson said:

 

That's pretty high praise, actually.

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It is. And I tend to agree. Length and athleticism make him extremely attractive as a player. He just needs reps to see if he can clean up things. 

[Norm Peterson]

Next year, I would love to roll out a lineup that looks like this:

 

PG Dalano Banton with a new-and-improved jump shot

SG Bryce McGowens doing what 5-stars do

SF Teddy Allen, slimmed and more explosive and a little more active on D -- OR -- SG Trey McGowens with a slightly upgraded jumper

PF Lat Mayen, a little bulked up and more confident from behind the arc -- OR -- PF Trevor Lakes with better weight and still that killer jump shot

C Eduardo Andre with a little more bulk and a lot more development and still some quality hands

 

and Kay-Shay Tominaga lighting it up from off the bench.

 

That's a roster that could win some games. It's also a roster that could score without Teddy Allen if he doesn't play defense.

 

[TourneyBound]

And yet he hasn’t played....

[hskr4life]

I didn't watch the presser... did any media member ask about this.  This was.... so strange... to say the least.

[hugh42]

Not that I heard, but I didn't listen to the radio broadcast so I don't know if it was asked there.

Edited December 23, 2020 by hugh42

[TourneyBound]

No one asked..  someone did ask about Stevenson’s minutes but nothing on Eduardo.

[Faux Mike Peltz]

Very strange for HC FH to say this only to put him in basically with a minute left. Pure speculation, but perhaps he did something after that quote to get himself in Fred’s doghouse? Or maybe they saw the two Wiscy big men and thought - “he’s not ready” and were afraid it’d mess with his confidence...

[Norm Peterson]

  On 12/23/2020 at 6:01 AM, Faux Mike Peltz said:

Very strange for HC FH to say this only to put him in basically with a minute left. Pure speculation, but perhaps he did something after that quote to get himself in Fred’s doghouse? Or maybe they saw the two Wiscy big men and thought - “he’s not ready” and were afraid it’d mess with his confidence...

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Or maybe Yvan was having a career game in terms of the quality of his play and Fred didn't want to mess with it.

[REDitus]

I thought Yvan had a good defensive game.   Maybe Andre isn't ready for playing posts that play outside as well as inside.   I have no idea,  I am guessing that's the difference.

[hhcmatt]

Seemed like a game plan and Wisconsin roster sort of issue though it was surprising he didn't get some 'let's see what happens' minutes.

Against Michigan and their traditional centers I'd think that 5-10 minutes seems plausible 

[Faux Mike Peltz]

  On 12/23/2020 at 2:02 PM, Norm Peterson said:

 

Or maybe Yvan was having a career game in terms of the quality of his play and Fred didn't want to mess with it.

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He definitely had a good game. Was wondering for a bit if we’d see both of them in there at the same time. Lat wasn’t shooting well and got backed down quite easily, and we did play the two of them vs Doane for a bit...