Starting 5

[MarkRedman]

If we keep recruiting any more players we are going to have to go to the platoon system like Kentucky!

According to a recent interview, Mullin plans on using the 2 available 'ships this year

 

[Red2395]

Amar IMO is a player who will make a big impact next year.

Confidence is the key for him.

 

[JackofVirginia]

I don't get the Amar love feast, but maybe I'm the one who's missing something.

I agree. The Missouri State kid will see more playing time than Amar unless Sima is not around and we need size or Amar dramatically improves his shooting.

What's so good about that kid, his #s there wasn't impressive at all. Maybe he goes off from 3, but if he don't then what are we getting from him?
Anyway who said i'm in love with him? All I said was I hope Amar or Sima takes the PF spot and Williams can slide to the SF position. Never knew by saying that, that makes me in love with Amar.

That was a generalization Oldschool. Lots of people on here feel that Amar is ready to be a major contributor next year, this in spite of the fact that he went virtually unrecruited and contributed very little last year to a team in desperate need of both size and outside shooting. Maybe he develops in to a serviceable bench player over the next three years, but IMO that's the most we should be expecting from him.

He played in a freelance system that disregarded the post and with kids that have been playing together for years. He was never incorporated into the offense--no player off the bench was besides Branch.

A pretty strong minority of posters only care about the best players on the roster, but guys like AA are huge for a team come. The reason why I like him so much is because he plays hard and is physical. In a perfect world, he backs up the four and provides some depth at the five for four years, while giving us a physical presence, rebounder, and floor-spacer. I'd be surprised if he didn't make a big jump this season. That jump won't be enough to get him a starting job, but a combined 12 mpg at the four and five would go a long way for us next year.

AA averaged 8.4 MPG last year, so a jump to 12 MPG seems like a reasonable expectation. Have said all along that he could develop in to a serviceable 4 year bench player, but that's a far cry from what some posters are projecting for the kid.

All things considered, he had as good of a freshman year as you would expect from a non-top-25 freshman 6'9 235 big man from another country. I thought Lavin could have used him better against more physical pfs like Delgado (looked good in the brief time they matched up).

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Not sure what to expect from a non top 25 big man from another country. He showed some promise but has a long way to go IMO to be a significant contributor. Very slow feet.

What I like about Amar is he isn't afraid to shoot the three. Has real good form and should benefit from the coaching of one of the best shooters in college and NBA play.

 

[Andrew]

I agree his shot looked good but he shot 6-26 on mostly wide open looks. Hopefully Mullin can improve that. Hooper shot 25-62 the year before.

 

[fun]

Not sure what to expect from a non top 25 big man from another country. He showed some promise but has a long way to go IMO to be a significant contributor. Very slow feet.

Player 1
8m / 1.5 ppg / 1.5 rpg / .34 fg / .13 ft / .23 3pt

Player 2
7m / 1.1 ppg / 0.6 rpg / .34 fg / .63 ft / NA

Player 3
9m / 1.4 ppg / 2.2 rpg / .48 fg / .17 ft / NA

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1 = Amar Amarovickovitch
2 = Tomas Jasilionstien (SJU 2005)
3 = Aaron Geramipoor (SH 2012)

 

[Spruces2]

Not sure what to expect from a non top 25 big man from another country. He showed some promise but has a long way to go IMO to be a significant contributor. Very slow feet.

Player 1
8m / 1.5 ppg / 1.5 rpg / .34 fg / .13 ft / .23 3pt

Player 2
7m / 1.1 ppg / 0.6 rpg / .34 fg / .63 ft / NA

Player 3
9m / 1.4 ppg / 2.2 rpg / .48 fg / .17 ft / NA

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1 = Amar Amarovickovitch
2 = Tomas Jasilionstien (SJU 2005)
3 = Aaron Geramipoor (SH 2012)

Sabonis on Gonzaga was pretty good this year. I'm sure there are other examples. Amar does some things well, but I'm not sold. We'll see. Hope he improves.

That's funny that you misspelled his name...

 

[we are sju]

I could see AA vastly improving under Mullin in his Soph season and being a solid rotation guy. Or I can see him continuing to suck. So basically I am pretty open minded when it comes to AA's future.

 

[monte]

I agree his shot looked good but he shot 6-26 on mostly wide open looks. Hopefully Mullin can improve that. Hooper shot 25-62 the year before.

I think they replayed all his 3s multiple times in that video because I swear it seems like he is shown hitting like 50 of them

 

[L J S A]

He's a big guy, has three years left, and puts forth a legitimate effort. I like him, but expecting much more from Sima over the next few years/