Ogbole being coached up
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He is strong and athletic but they should be having a 270lber banging him down low.
it's not even summer yet. Give him reps getting him comfortable catching the ball first. Then put defenders on him.
Washington Generals defense. And he never misses.
That said, I'm glad he's working, and it'd be great if he improves significantly next year.
You can see agility, explosiveness, and solid form, even in the empty gym. This tells me that there is hope for him.
Slight bobble on a catch around the 20 second mark. Keep working on those hands, big guy! He's got 6 months to be ready to go. Can't teach size, and size doesn't get tired.
Nice little clip of him working out, but, of course, you guys need something to complain about. I guess this is how you guys get ready for the in-season bitching.
I love the in-season. It's the off season nonsense that gets tiresome.
There really are some miserable people here. They look for the negative in everything.
I look forward to Ogbole vs Sommerville this summer
He should be playing catch with bricks the next 6 months so his hands improve. Guy has great potential and is such a large body.
He is doing exactly what he needs to be doing right now.
These are exactly the type of drills he should be doing.
This is a 30 second clip. I am sure based on what I am seeing here, Kevin Mchale footwork drill are part of the equation.
Have any of you guys been in a gym when guys are doing offseason improvement drills?
Based on some of these comments I seriously doubt it.
These are exactly the type of drills he should be doing.
This is a 30 second clip. I am sure based on what I am seeing here, Kevin Mchale footwork drill are part of the equation.
Have any of you guys been in a gym when guys are doing offseason improvement drills?
Based on some of these comments I seriously doubt it.
Doesn’t need to be shooting from the foul line.
I agree you can always work on footwork.
I like the drills he is doing
Look again. He’s moving to his left when he receives the pass, he sets his feet for the jump shot, then his momentum carries him slightly forward and to the left after releasing the ball.
Guys his size quite often take only set shots from that distance. I was impressed that he had the coordination and nimbleness to take a jumper there, while on the move, with a nice high release.
Also liked how he caught the lob below the rim and brought it above the rim while in mid air for the dunk. He is fluid in all his movements.
Their hands never miss.....................the keyboard!!
Based on this I see him at 18 a game next year. 65% from the floor.
It's not killing him to point out his biggest weakness from last season was his hands. He is a massive, athletic big man. Clean up the hands and he could be just what we've all been saying this team needs at the 5.
Nobody’s “falling for” anything. We’ve already seen Ogbole play against B1G competition. We know what his weaknesses are and also what he’s capable of achieving for us.
It’s good to see him working out in ways he probably could not a year ago, when he was still healing from his injury.
He's huge and athletic so there's no reason not to be optimistic and realistic at the same time. I hope he learns a free throw technique that will put him above 50% from the charity stripe.
Also, everyone knows that if a basketball off season training video isn't shirtless then they aren't really working hard.
Nothing to do with Ogbole, but can't wait for the first video of Ben Simmons making back to back 3s, shirtless in an empty gym.
Nothing to do with Ogbole, but can't wait for the first video of Ben Simmons making back to back 3s, shirtless in an empty gym.
Other then his hands (which is a big thing) I was pretty impressed with EO last year.
He had better feet then I thought he would have and his touch was pretty good around the rim.
Defensively he did a pretty good job. The man is physically a freak.
I for one, loved Cliff as an RU player but it was time to move on.
He was great until he thought about what he had to do to become an NBA player.
When he was catching lobs and dunking he was effective. As soon as he tried to do anything else, he was ineffective at best. He couldn't finish, pass or dribble at a level that could help us.
Lathan should be a better passer in the offense and will hopefully rebound well too.
EO can give us minutes and hopefully add physicality
Martini can fill in at times also at the 5
Cliff was regressing here, no reason to think it would have changed.
It might end up better for both him and us in the long run.
I would obviously take Cliff on this team but I really think we will miss Gavin more when things play out.
We are looking for a shooter now with some urgency it seems.
How excited would we be to land an athletic 6'8'' former top 30 transfer that struggled a bit as a freshman but showed flashes of being a top player?
He had better feet then I thought he would have and his touch was pretty good around the rim.
Defensively he did a pretty good job. The man is physically a freak.
I for one, loved Cliff as an RU player but it was time to move on.
He was great until he thought about what he had to do to become an NBA player.
When he was catching lobs and dunking he was effective. As soon as he tried to do anything else, he was ineffective at best. He couldn't finish, pass or dribble at a level that could help us.
Lathan should be a better passer in the offense and will hopefully rebound well too.
EO can give us minutes and hopefully add physicality
Martini can fill in at times also at the 5
Cliff was regressing here, no reason to think it would have changed.
It might end up better for both him and us in the long run.
I would obviously take Cliff on this team but I really think we will miss Gavin more when things play out.
We are looking for a shooter now with some urgency it seems.
How excited would we be to land an athletic 6'8'' former top 30 transfer that struggled a bit as a freshman but showed flashes of being a top player?
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Nice clip…this is the only way to get better! Putting in work! I’ll take it.
His “hand issues” were mostly with catching a ball thrown to him. He had trouble fielding passes cleanly while in motion. Oddly it didn’t seem to impact his ability to rebound which is where BIGs struggle most often with hands. His turnovers off of offensive boards had nothing to do with his hands. He needs to make quicker decisions and be stronger with the ball in those situations. Default should be to go right back up and when that’s not an option kick out immediately. No hesitation.
Footwork footwork footwork! He’s still green but all this work, even without defender, is key to him getting there. The basket is low for him…absolutely a beautiful thing. If he gets in good position the catches will be easier. Half the time last year it looked like he wasn’t even expecting the ball. I think we are going to love this kid big time!
Liked everything you said but I disagree GG showed flashes last year of being a top player. Not by a mile. Disappointing in every aspect of the game.
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