Plus you have to assume people constantly shorten that in everyday usage
Take it all the way down to JJ.
Germans pronounced it JIE-zzle. Might be the way to go
Thing I’m wondering this morning: Does Isaiah Abraham need to go down a level or can we be a rehabilitative home for wayward DMV wings?
Yes
Updated list. I kept Jaland Lowe cause Im a sucker and think he could excel under the right coaching. Not on the list are the New Mexico guards Donovan Dent and Tru Washington who will most likely follow Richard Pitino wherever he goes.
Removed Caleb Foster cause that kid is cooked. There are a few on here that are underclassmen with meh stats but a lot of potential/could thrive in a better situation. A lot of players that we can get for cheap on good value to build the roster out (and avoid super overspending on players). One player that comes to mind is Daniel Skillings; guy was balling out but after a few loses he’s clearly checked out (and had a few of those “tough times will pass” Instagram stories that scream “Im out”).
One of the new names added is Niccolo Morreti. Younger brother of the Morreti on that Texas Tech team we played in the national title and we gave a brief look to. Okay 2nd year.
Guards
-Jizzle James (Cincinnati)
-Donald Hand Jr (Boston College)
-Blake Harper (Howard)
-Seth Trimble (UNC)
-Jayden Reid (South Florida)
-Markus Burton (Notre Dame)
-Kenyon Giles (UNC Greensboro)
-Silas Demary Jr (Georgia)
-Dedan Thomas Jr (UNLV)
-Jaland Lowe (Pitt)
-Soloman Ball (if Hurley leaves UConn)
-Blue Cain (Georgia)
-Rowan Brumbaugh (Tulane)
-Austin Swartz (Miami)
-Niccolo Morreti (FAU)
-Xzayvier Brown (St Joe’s)
-Bryce Lindsay (JMU)
Wings:
-Isaiah Coleman (Seton Hall)
-Tyrell Ward (LSU)
-Juke Harris (Wake Forest)
-Daniel Skillings Jr (Cincinatti)
-Nick Dorn (Elon)
-Eian Elmer (Miami (OH))
-Rashad King (Northeastern)
-Javan Buchanan (Boise St)
Young DMV talent that might be available:
-Darren Harris (Duke)
-Malcolm Thomas (Villanova)
-Isaiah Abrahm (UConn)
-Donovan Freeman (Syracuse)
-Daquan Davis (FSU)
-Ben Hammond (Hokies)
-Bryson Tucker (Indiana)
Front Court:
-Rafael Castro (George Washington)
-Kaleb Banks (Tulane)
-Maliq Brown (Duke)
-Malik Reneau (Indiana)
-Taylor Bol Bowen (FSU)
-Thomas Sorber (Georgetown)
-Al Amadou (Marquette)
-David Punch (TCU)
-Ven Lubin (UNC)
-Thomas Haugh (Florida)
-Jalen Reed (LSU)
-Tobi Lawal (Hokies
-Austin Rapp (Portland)
-Michael Rataj (Oregon St)
-Kwame Evans Jr (Oregon)
-Kaleb Glenn (FAU)
-Drew Fielder (Georgetown)
-Cooper Bowser (Furman)
Flippable high school kids sorta local regionally:
-Sadiq White (Syracuse)
-Kareem Stagg (Georgia)
-Adrien Stevens (Marquette)
-Omari Witherspoon (Pitt)
-Derek Dixon (UNC)
-Keyshuan Tillery (Cincy)
-Chance Mallory (Future Hoo hopefully)
my updated ideal roster, based on my assumptions of returners and who is probably gone
Andrew Rohde
Seth Trimble (I think he compliments Rohde really well on top of them both being Wisconsin boys)
Isaiah Coleman or Donald Hand Jr
Donovan Freeman or Kwame Evans Jr (who I think will be really solid as an upperclassmen and change of scenery)
Anthony Robinson
And you add Drew Fielder and Cooper Bowser as front court depth each either with possibly 3 more years left to develop and co-exist as well/you can mix and match. And then flip Kareem Stagg from Georgia and redshirt him and BOOM that’s your front court set.
Add Chance Mallory and maybe Rowan Brumbaugh to Gertrude and Sharma for the guard rotation (or if you can get both Isaiah Coleman and Donald Hand Jr and pay them well that one of them is okay with starter minutes off the bench like literally other schools are doing. Hell Braden Smith from Colgate was one of the better pgs in the portal last year and he’s redshirting at Gonzaga)
Here’s who I wanna keep:
Robinson, Sharma, Gertrude, Ames
Here’s who we will keep:
Power, Saunders, Rohde, Lang
I’d love to keep Rohde. Give me Rohde, Sharma, Arob, and Gertrude and I’ll be over the moon
Seth Trimble and Caleb Foster are officially on Trilly’s portal watchlist.
An interesting name is Layden Blocker. I was a HUGE fan out of Hs. One of those underclassmen with meh stats but he has had some eye popping games and I remember still liking him when DePaul and Marquette went the distance watching that.
He will be on the next iteration of the list
You should start some streamlined portal entry service for everyone and call it Peach Jam Hustle
Isaiah Coleman’s last two Instagram stories. To the portal he goes.
Would think Louisville is the early favorite. He was committed to Pat Kelsey at Charleston and the Word of God coach is on Kelsey’s current staff. But he is a Virginia native and him and Justin Anderson follow each other on social media so maybe. A Team Loaded kid
Oh no a PDT mixtape? He gone. He and Seth Trimble are going to team up… at Marquette
If he has a cousin named Layden Mover, I’m in.
Shaka is going to be Rohde’s next coach . . . one way or another
I didn’t get the sense AR wanted to go to Villanova.
Portal Watch for tonight: Donald Hand Jr vs Hokies and Isaiah Coleman vs Marquette
I need @DFresh11 to drop whatever he has planned and scout one of these games to deem if they are UVA worthy