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Originally Posted by Nati lite
If there is a basketball season this year (fingers crossed), which freshman do you think will have the biggest offensive impact?
I would have to go with Eason or Gabe Madsen. I think Eason because of his footwork and athleticism. He also looks like he can finish around the rim pretty well in his highlights, hopefully he translates that in D1. If he develops a consistent jumper throughout the season...watch out.
Gabe can shoot lights out and has a quick release. That will help us out a lot for when teams are running a zone or double the post. Seems like he has a high IQ to find an open spot on the defense. He also has some decent ball handling skills to create is own shot.
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If DeJulius doesn't get his waiver then that'll open 28-30 minutes/game at one of the guard positions and I think Gabe (along with Harvey) will take a good chunk of those minutes.
I think Gabe's year 1 impact could be similar to Erik Stevenson's at Wichita State where he shoots A LOT when he's in the game with the potential to put up 15-20 on a good night, but could also have some real clunkers thrown in there as well and be prone to multi-game droughts.
Eason is definitely our most physically ready freshman, but I have no idea how consistently he'll be able to score at this level. We haven't had a true freshman big make a real offensive impact since Gary Clark in 14/15. I think he'll be a much more consistent player than Gabe but with a lower offensive ceiling.
I think we'll see a big drop-off in production after those two. We'll have to throw Saunders to the wolves for back-up minutes at the 1 if DeJulius isn't eligible, but otherwise I think he'll warrant 11th/12th man minutes.
Mason Madsen seems like a year 1 role player through and through.
Lakhin (if he makes it over) will probably need at least a year to adjust to the American game but if he does play I think he can show some flashes in limited minutes ala Diarra as a frosh.