Ogbole

[RUtrumpet92]

Strength is also trainable. Hand and fingers

Finger pushups? :)

I think he's got a lot of upside as the backup C / #3 behind Lathan and... ? Cliff, or a portal big next year. Definitely would like to see him on the roster again.

 

[zebnatto]

Don’t see him being more than a 10-12 mpg guy, hoping that’s all we need to ask of him.

Agree with above that he’s better than I expected.

 

[zebnatto]

You can do drills to work on it. The problem is with many foreign athletes who play soccer is that they didn't grow up throwing and catching balls the way American kids do with football baseball basketball so it's hard to catch up

Like a language, the earlier you learn it, the easier to master.

 

[Scangg]

No idea if he has strong hands and grip. Do you?

Yes. You honestly think Ogbole has a hand stength problem and not a hand eye coordination problem?

 

[Loyal_2RU]

Yes. You honestly think Ogbole has a hand stength problem and not a hand eye coordination problem?

I think he may have both

 

[SleepingGiantIsAwake]

Give him some metal on his thumb and id call him Ernie Ladd.

LOL

 

[SleepingGiantIsAwake]

This guy is raw but he brings it. Hope he lives in the gym this summer. Seems to get hacked a lot, he’s so active, needs to focus on FT shooting, as well.

Stephen Bardo’s in game commentary on Ogbole:

“Finger tip push-ups big man gotta have hands like a vice when you have that rock”

 

[G- RUnit]

GS should entice him to play Defensive End in the spring just for the hell of it😊

I’d like to say Tight End but there’s no way he could play offense with those hands.

Woolfolk to tight end.

 

[BillyC80]

There was a play where Ogbole bodied up to Edey so strongly, he forced Edey into taking a fade-away turn-around jumper as he drifted out toward the foul line.

Incredibly, Edey made the shot, but when your center forces the 7’4 player of the year into taking that shot, it’s a battle you have won.

 

[RUGiddy777]

He did a lot better than I thought. Needs to work on his hands every day the rest of his career.

And controlling his emotions. Love the fire - but he needs to keep it in check.

 

[kcg88]

He needs at least another year before we can talk about him as a positive contributor.

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

I missed most of first half, started watching toward the end and saw Woolf get his pocket picked in the paint for a t/o and then a foul on the other end; he looked like a A10 6th man on that sequence at best. Ogbole only had 5 mins today, any reason why?

 

[Kenbrooke1]

He is extremely raw but his potential is real. The dude has no issues throwing his big body around. Lots of work to do but a project worth developing.

Problem is Pike doesn’t do a very good job developing players…….look at Cliff. Same player as 3yrs ago!

 

[RUJMM78]

Problem is Pike doesn’t do a very good job developing players…….look at Cliff. Same player as 3yrs ago!

Johnson before Cliff very little player development as a offensive player.