Tosan Evbuomwan of Princeton looks impressive. Slightly taller and more muscular than Caleb, runs like a deer and super active like Mag.
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Yep. I’m at the game now, and have been watching him the whole time.
You can tell he is a level above the rest of the court. Obviously he has the physical tools, but he seems like a very smart player too.
I think RU72 mentioned him staying in the Northeast if he was to take another year. Seems like RU would be the most logical choice.
Enjoyed our play last game
Of course we are unpredictable so you didn’t know
Jalen Gabbidon Career Stats - NCAAM - ESPN
Complete career NCAAM stats for the Colorado Buffaloes Guard Jalen Gabbidon on ESPN. Includes points, rebounds, and assists.
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The respective Ivy League 1st team or 2nd team guards Gabbidon from Yale and Ethan Wright from Princeton.....both transferred to Colorado for this season. Neither player was able to come anything close to the level of production.
Gabbidon at Yale on 2021-22
28 MPG (Minutes Per Game)
47.5 FG%
29.9 3 PT FG%
80.6 FT%
11.3 PPG
Gabbidon at Colorado 2022-23
17 MPG
40.4 FG%
28.9 3 PT %
70.7 FT%
4.8 PPG
Ethan Wright at Princeton 2021-22
32 MPG
50 FG%
39.5 3 PT%
70.6 FT%
14.7 PPG
Ethan Wright at Colorado in 2022-23
14.6 MPG
36.5 FG%
30.4 3PT %
60.0 FT%
3.5 PPG
Why would I highlight all of these stats?? Because there are THREE obvious factors that stats can hide.
A) Speed of the game from your defender
B) Level of day to day competition (stress levels require players to work harder on both ends to get space to score and defend to prevent scoring, impacts all of your shooting %'s)
C) Likelihood of Paint defense eliminates cheap baskets, even if you able to get by your defender, 1 on 1.
If you take an undersized PF playing in the Ivy League, who doesn't shoot 3 pointers and isn't facing real post defenders like we see most nights in the B1G, the likelihood of expectations should be cut in half to 65%.
There are certain plus-athletes like Desmond Cambridge leaving Brown and making plays at Arizona State. Bryce Aiken at Harvard, out of NJ, was a Top 150 Rivals kid, who could have gone anywhere out of HS. Those are rare outliers.
You have to be extremely careful looking at the portal and expecting statlines that will not translate in the B1G. Tosan from Princeton, is a solid, fundamental player, without elite athletic abilities or ability to guard a 5 man in the B1G.
It is more likely that Pike and RU has more success, developing a better athlete we have recruited like Mawot Mag or Antoine Woolfolk and getting 5 to 7PPG, like we have done with Mag and hopefully will with Woolfolk.
Now, if we are looking at a comparison to another 3rd year or soon to be 4th year player like Dean Reiber, then I could take Tosan and ask him to compete against Woolfolk and battle for minutes. But in most cases, you really should take this type of player, if they are team-oriented and are not requiring starter minutes.
I am very leery of Tosan, based on the eye test. Solid player, but we have players in that complimentary role already and I'm definitely more interested in finding minutes for Baye Ndongo next year. Ngongo has a lot of tools, upside at 6'8 to 6'9", wingspan, 3 point stroke and just a better athlete.
Ngongo can get his feet wet and compete upfront and build into a more complete player. I have ZERO interest in Tosan clogging up major minutes. If you told me Reiber was transferring and Palmquist was also leaving and he wanted to earn minutes, then maybe.
Otherwise, hard pass for me. We can get 4 to 6PPG from our bench and existing players through our own culture and development.
I don't know if Pikiell really had Ethan Wright higher on his transfer board than Cam Spencer, but, we lucked out.Jalen Gabbidon Career Stats - NCAAM - ESPN
Complete career NCAAM stats for the Colorado Buffaloes Guard Jalen Gabbidon on ESPN. Includes points, rebounds, and assists.www.espn.com
Ethan Wright - Colorado Buffaloes Guard - ESPN
View the profile of Colorado Buffaloes Guard Ethan Wright on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
The respective Ivy League 1st team or 2nd team guards Gabbidon from Yale and Ethan Wright from Princeton.....both transferred to Colorado for this season. Neither player was able to come anything close to the level of production.
Gabbidon at Yale on 2021-22
28 MPG (Minutes Per Game)
47.5 FG%
29.9 3 PT FG%
80.6 FT%
11.3 PPG
Gabbidon at Colorado 2022-23
17 MPG
40.4 FG%
28.9 3 PT %
70.7 FT%
4.8 PPG
Ethan Wright at Princeton 2021-22
32 MPG
50 FG%
39.5 3 PT%
70.6 FT%
14.7 PPG
Ethan Wright at Colorado in 2022-23
14.6 MPG
36.5 FG%
30.4 3PT %
60.0 FT%
3.5 PPG
Why would I highlight all of these stats?? Because there are THREE obvious factors that stats can hide.
A) Speed of the game from your defender
B) Level of day to day competition (stress levels require players to work harder on both ends to get space to score and defend to prevent scoring, impacts all of your shooting %'s)
C) Likelihood of Paint defense eliminates cheap baskets, even if you able to get by your defender, 1 on 1.
If you take an undersized PF playing in the Ivy League, who doesn't shoot 3 pointers and isn't facing real post defenders like we see most nights in the B1G, the likelihood of expectations should be cut in half to 65%.
There are certain plus-athletes like Desmond Cambridge leaving Brown and making plays at Arizona State. Bryce Aiken at Harvard, out of NJ, was a Top 150 Rivals kid, who could have gone anywhere out of HS. Those are rare outliers.
You have to be extremely careful looking at the portal and expecting statlines that will not translate in the B1G. Tosan from Princeton, is a solid, fundamental player, without elite athletic abilities or ability to guard a 5 man in the B1G.
It is more likely that Pike and RU has more success, developing a better athlete we have recruited like Mawot Mag or Antoine Woolfolk and getting 5 to 7PPG, like we have done with Mag and hopefully will with Woolfolk.
Now, if we are looking at a comparison to another 3rd year or soon to be 4th year player like Dean Reiber, then I could take Tosan and ask him to compete against Woolfolk and battle for minutes. But in most cases, you really should take this type of player, if they are team-oriented and are not requiring starter minutes.
I am very leery of Tosan, based on the eye test. Solid player, but we have players in that complimentary role already and I'm definitely more interested in finding minutes for Baye Ndongo next year. Ngongo has a lot of tools, upside at 6'8 to 6'9", wingspan, 3 point stroke and just a better athlete.
Ngongo can get his feet wet and compete upfront and build into a more complete player. I have ZERO interest in Tosan clogging up major minutes. If you told me Reiber was transferring and Palmquist was also leaving and he wanted to earn minutes, then maybe.
Otherwise, hard pass for me. We can get 4 to 6PPG from our bench and existing players through our own culture and development.
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