Gueye
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All the pundits and naysayers on BrandX sure look to be quite wrong. Its sort of like Rueben Chinyelu who is our 4th major "big" that Coach Smith and staff has recuited. Why on Earth would you think that a bigger, stronger, faster player wouldn't be an immediate starter is beyond me. This anti-Frosh thing is simply amazing.
At 6-11 and 245 with a NBA ready body you know he will be an instant starter.
At 6-11 and 245 with a NBA ready body you know he will be an instant starter.
Chinyelu’s going to be fun to watch year 1. I don’t know that he starts over Jones or Jakimovski. We have some options unlike when Efe and Gueye were true freshman. Along with all the other measurables, Chinyelu is intelligent, great motor, and appears to have good work-ethic. I think he makes a big impact his first year. Could see the possibility of Jones playing some 4 next to him.
https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/251782/reuben-chinyelu
https://basketball.afrobasket.com/player/Rueben-Chinyelu/521381
His stats are less than impressive on the offensive end of the court. I think he plays a role out of necessity but I doubt he starts.
https://basketball.afrobasket.com/player/Rueben-Chinyelu/521381
His stats are less than impressive on the offensive end of the court. I think he plays a role out of necessity but I doubt he starts.
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Cougars’ Mouhamed Gueye picked in second round of NBA draft, traded to Hawks
Washington State's Mouhamed Gueye was drafted by the Celtics with the 39th pick and was traded to the Hawks.
www.seattletimes.com
I think his stats were because he was the youngest player on the team by several years.
That is certainly a very possible starting lineup especially towards the middle/end of the year. At the start of the year imo it will possibly be.
Yesfu- PG
Mullins/ Kymany-SG
Wells- SF
Jaki- PF
Jones- C
I’m interested to see Cluff in person. His JC numbers are impressive and he showed well at the JC all start game and coach Smith talks very highly of him when ever he mentions him.
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I like yours, but I'm not sure Chinyelu starts right away. At the same time, Chinyelu coming in and blowing up wouldn't be much of a surprise to me either. Also, would love to see Jones at the 4.
Jones - 5
Jakimovksi - 4
Houinsou - 3
Mullins - 2
Yesufu - 1
Rotation: Miles, Wells, Chinyelu, Cluff
jourdand is probably on to something with Wells. Smith has already compared him to Rodman. I still hope we find another guard, but I think we can compete with the current roster. It's amazing to think that given how much we lost.
I think Jones, Jaki and Yesufu are sure starters. Mullins may start in the beginning but he will have to get himself under control in order to keep the starting job. Houinsou may be ahead of him already especially if he has developed an outside shot. To me the 5 is going to be an experiment between Chinyelu, Cluff and maybe Jones at the beginning of the year.
I see Jones at 4,PF. Chinyelu at Center, 5, Jaki at SF/3/Wing, 2, SG, Jabe, Kymany, Wells, Watts, Darling, etc, 1,PG, Yasefu, Rice, Darling, Kymany, Watts, etc
If Chinyelu is not ready to start, then Jones, at Center, Jaki, 4,PF, Wells, Kymany, Jabe, at 3/SF, Wing, 2,SG, Kymany, Jabe, Darling, Watts, 1, PG, Yesufu, Rice, Watts, Darling
In World Cup, African League, and in the NBA Global Academy system league, Chinyelu is rated, ranked about the top 1,2,3 player out of those leagues, out of Africa.
The last player to be as high or higher ranked recruit out of Africa, those leagues, systems, etc, was drafted number 8 in the NBA draft lottery.
The only reason his offense is, was down, is because he was EXTREMELY RAW, THE YOUNGEST, and because at this stage his defense is better then his offense.
At 7 ft tall, 7 ft 8 wing span, 245 pound, chiseled muscles, NBA body, NBA extreme freakish athleticism, jump out of gym ability, etc, that's why he has NBA ish DEFENSE.
In the same draft that Gueye got drafted, there was a 6-10 player that only had 5 points per game as a sophomore, and 5 rebounds per game, 2 steals, 2 blocks per game, SUCKY SHOOTING, SUCKY SCORING, SUCKY OFFENSE, SUCKY REBOUNDING, that was DRAFTED 10TH AS A LOTTERY PICK that both Chinyelu, Gueye are way the hell better then that FOOLISH #10 Lottery pick.
If that player is either picked or good enough to be picked #10 lottery, Chinyelu is good enough ON PAPER to start at WSU his freshman season, unless he pisses his on paper potential down toilet.
Also unless Chinyelu demonstrates he is not ready to start, it's Chinyelu's starting job to lose, and with that in mind in the Noncon, you want to start him until he proves he is not start worthy, because any time WSU, Smith, recruits a international recruit, as highly sought after by blue bloods, as highly ranked as Chinyelu, etc, to a WSU type, the only hope, chance, to either retain the player, or recruit similar players in future, and continue to beat out blue bloods in future for recruits, is to give them the thing that WSU can sell better then all others and that is selling being the starter as a freshman until they prove they are not a starter, if they earn it.
If Chinyelu is a borderline, 50/50 start, no start, then you start him as a freshman because he will progress, develop, get better, become awesome, have a better chance to stay, better chance to recruit those highly ranked players in future.
Since he was drafted #39 after the end of his sophmore year, if he had stayed at WSU, he would have been a top 16 of first round pick after the end of his Junior year and would have gotten big time money.
You just keep making stuff up! The player you failed to name (Because you made him up) doesn’t exist. A simple search of the 2023 drafted players found zero players that even remotely matched your stats or description. Give your opinion and leave it at that. Why do you feel the need to make crap up. It just makes you look silly!
Look at the BAL stats I posted and you’ll see Chenyelu is one of the younger players in the league but not the youngest and certainly not close to being the best. He is a great recruit and has a huge potential upside , no need to make him out to be the second coming of Hakeem The Dream.
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Whatever.
I watched the OFFICIAL NBA DRAFT Special on either ESPN on Direct TV(I get Direct TV because it's wrapped up in cost of rent.
The OFFICIAL NBA(Not a Pundit, not a media sources, etc, but the actual real official NBA), named said what players were going to be drafted where, and why according to OFFICIAL NBA, AND OFFICIAL NBA TEAM COACHES, SCOUTS, PLAYERS, GM'S, ETC
These were supposed to be ultimate extremely like, penciled in, gonna be GUARANTEED to happen, etc.
I assumed that would happen.
I don't remember the player's name, but the player had about 5 ppg, give or take .25, and 5 rebounds per game, and about 1,2 steals per game, and 1,2 blocks per game.
Not pulling that out of my butt. I got that from that OFFICIAL NBA DRAFT PREVIEW SHOW BY THE ACTUAL REAL NBA.
Now maybe the REAL NBA was wrong and the #10 lottery pick team changed their mind at last second and didn't take the player, the REAL OFFICIAL NBA said they were gonna take.
So you can F off
The draft already happened and your fictional player doesn’t exist.
And if they did change their mind, and picked someone else, then that was a smart move, because if they did pick that player at #10, it would have probably been the stupidest draft pick in NBA draft history.
The point was, is, if that player can either be picked or be considered for picking #10 then Chinyelu who is better then that bad player is good enough to start at WSU. Perhaps Chinyelu is not good enough to start at Duke, etc, but he is definitely good enough to start at a WSU type.
And there was a article story by a source that was either like or was 247, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Rivals, Verbal commits, etc, where they said that Chinyelu was about a 7 footer, with about a 7 foot 8 wingspan, that was one of the top about 1,2,3,4 African players out of Africa, and that the last African players rated that high as a recruit as Chinyelu was named Gaffney or Gadney, or can't remember the name, and said he that player was drafted #8 in draft.
Unlike you, if I see or read something, I don't save the source just so that IF I just so happen to mention it in future, I can prove it's true by posting the source.
I saw, read that source months ago.
I'm not going to remember the source name, save the source, just so that if I happen to maybe post it in Wazzu Watch, months, years later, etc, I can prove it to Jourdand's, and other's satisfaction, that I am not pulling the info that I read from the source out of my butt.
Instead I'm going to read, see stuff, and months years later, I might see something on Wazzu watch, and recall that the source I read, said that Chinyelu was one of the top, best African recruits, and that the last African players to be that highly rated, was drafted about #8 in draft.
And as far as stats, I wasn't talking about the stats.
I did not say that Chinyelu was the BEST STATISTICALLY.
I said that Chinyelu was ONE OF THE BEST, out of Africa, and that the reason his offensive stats weren't good, is because he was RAW, has only been playing basketball for a VERY SHORT TIME, and because he was YOUNGER then the other players etc.
I never said Chinyelu was the next Akeem, or a NBA player.
You are putting words into my mouth that I did not say.
I did say he is better then that 5 ppg, 5 rebounds per game player the NBA said was going to be drafted #10 in draft.
He has awesome NBA body, NBA athleticism, and has extreme potential, extreme upside, and is a NBA PROSPECT, ON PAPER, but not guaranteed to make NBA.
The point is, was again, that Chinyelu is good enough to start at a WSU type. I did not say he would start for a Duke type.
Again you missed the important point, which is WHY Chinyelu would start at a WSU type, and got hung up on everything else, and again assumed that me or others are pulling info we've seen out of our butts, just only because you didn't see, read what me, others have read, seen and just because me, others didn't memorize, save, post sources we read months ago, that we read, saw, but didn't save, etc
Like I said go F off
Actually it depends on the "deal" that WSU has made with him and/or his handlers. Always starting is part of that deal when the recuiting is done.
This is a good point. And many have always said its not who starts but who is in for the last 5 minutes of the game.
