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Re: There is a Lot of really good ball players in the State of Va.


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Sidy Djitte does a lotta heay lifting work down low on the paint for Clemson and this Senegalese well suited to such. As 6'11'', 24o lbs. of willing and able to do work true Centers typically do just that. Sidy is know to be a rim-protecting, rebounding hard nosed defender who's O neer quite caught up to his aggressive D. 6.5 ppg, the team pace setter at 7.8 rpg and a block on 51% all conspire to say so. After a pretty fair to middling scholastic soccer carrer, finally choose basketball and touched of a pretty good D-1 recuiting tussle. Sidy has neer quite lied up to all of that; though he's getting his degree, he's played a buncha back-up minutes, stayed healthy, has stories to tell and we could all do worse than that in collegiate terms.

Avry Holmes is a 6'2'', 195 lb. red-grad' combo G who can create opportunities for himself and for his teammates as well. Holmes comes to Clemson by way Bill Russell college or the University of San Francisco. The book on Avry says he's a versatile, experienced 1/2 'tweener who does nothing bad; beyond still needing some range on his J. RIght now he is second in scoring for Clemson at a middleocore 11.2 ppg on a modest 40% overall. 39% from range is a career best, though still, this is not exactly an offensive zapper or a major scoring threat as your silver medal scorer. As this medium Holmes may hae been a better footballer (Wr with a buncha offers) had he humped the gridiron path as opposed to the hardwood.

Marcquise Reed is a 6'4'', 18o lb., r-Soph., Robert Morris transfer Wing who is said to be a pure outside shooter and not a whole whole lot beyond that. As big things were expected of a Ro.Morris rookie who sat last year after transferring after dropping almost 16 ppg as a nugget or rookie year baller at Robert Morris. Medium things have been delivered however; per a third best 9.9 ppg on a very sporty 42% from deep; this after being well known as being
a high school blowtorch scorer averaging 30's and 40's in a smaller part of Maryland H.S. ball. Not bad from the North Eastern Conference rookie of the year two seasons ago. Though Clemson could use more of his high scoring ways; and sooner=better, here.


6'2'', 21o lb. t-junior year Gabe DeVoe is another Wing who needs to improe his shooting eye just a scosche. 41% oerall speaks to this as Gabe has what most are calling an off year last season. Right now he nets you 9.4. ppg with nearly 4 boards and yet a mere 62% from the charity stripe. This after a Parade all-American listing as a high school senior, only the fifth such honor for a Clemson signee. As Gabe was one of the top scorers in all of high school basketball in 2013-14 when he led the state of North Carolina in scoring average as a senior right at 35 ppg and was known to bust the 50 and 60 point plateaus from time-to-time. Making this another Tiger who seems like he could/should be doing more on O.

Donte Grantham is a West Virginia escapee P/F at 6'8'' and 210 lean though strongish third year lbs. Donte drops 9.2 ppg for you and collects 5.2 caroms although his boorish 38% shooting only adds to his very own rebounding metrics. Oddly enough, Donte was a home position Pt.G. until he suffered a 6'' growth spurt his final couple of scholastic seasons. So he does bring a smooth set of handles and all around floor game each and every night. The one knock here from Lindy's is that Donte is not exactly an inferino as a finisher goes, having been a backcourt for so long coming up

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