Evil Arizona just offered him as well.
http://247sports.com/Bolt/Jordy-Tshimanga-to-visit-Nebraska-Pittsburgh-42910030
http://247sports.com/Bolt/Jordy-Tshimanga-to-visit-Nebraska-Pittsburgh-42910030
Let's hope he likes four seasons.
I get it that we're in the B1G and so sometimes you need a big guy or two like this, but I would love to see us utilizing Shields at the 5 more and trying to get out and run on teams. I know its an extremely far stretch, but it could be Golden State-esque. Shields has some of Draymond Green's game to him.. now granted we don't have anywhere close to the shooters, but if Tai, AW3, and Parker/McVeigh would be surrounding him? It would be pretty entertaining to watch.
Let's hope he likes four seasons.
I've been wondering if this would work out: I thought that since they offered Coprew that maybe there was no chance with this big guy. Maybe what it means instead is that Fuller or Hammond is going to move on?
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I admire your enthusiasm, but there are a few flaws in that scenario. First off, you can't run, pass and gun like GSW if you aren't first and foremost a great shooting team. We also don't pass the ball nearly as well as we need to for a really uptempo, ball movement offense. Second, and I mean this in the nicest way, Shields inside would be one royal woodshedding. He's not particularly physical, he doesn't have amazing hops, and I can't see him being anything but target practice for any of the decent centers in the B1G.
I admire your enthusiasm, but there are a few flaws in that scenario. First off, you can't run, pass and gun like GSW if you aren't first and foremost a great shooting team. We also don't pass the ball nearly as well as we need to for a really uptempo, ball movement offense. Second, and I mean this in the nicest way, Shields inside would be one royal woodshedding. He's not particularly physical, he doesn't have amazing hops, and I can't see him being anything but target practice for any of the decent centers in the B1G.
Short periods could be doable.
Honestly not sure it's in mile's wheelhouse though
Creighton finished 14-4 in the big East playing a good chunk of the time with Ethan Wragge at the 5. So it can be done...but....like you said at the beginning of your post you better shoot lights out and move the ball with great efficiency. CU was, of course, able to do that with that team. Wragge generally posed a bigger problem for their 5 than the other way around. The other team had to chose putting a bigger, slower center type on him in order to take advantage at the other end. Problem was wragge was lethal from the perimeter...and beyond. CU was willing and able to absord the defensive shortcomings.
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Shields, while an ok perimeter shooter, isn't nearly good enough of a shooter to create that dilemma for opposing coaches. NU simply doesn't have the tools to go with that kind of game plan.