Welcome to the Family Isaac Jack!

lhsgolf19 · #1 04-23-2023, 11:56 AM

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYmbPuL..._web_copy_link

6'11" Freshman Buffalo Transfer will have 3 years of eligibility remaining.

OSU Flyer · #2 04-23-2023, 12:06 PM

Outback Jack
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Fudd · #3 04-23-2023, 12:08 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rVNsFZj8Wk

I like what I see. Not a ton of points, but good shooting efficiency. Good rebounding. Fouls a lot. But he was just a frosh, so likely to have the potential to improve greatly.

jack72 · #4 04-23-2023, 12:41 PM

Hopefully Holmes is back. Jack will be a perfect 5 backup while learning for the following two years.

He does not have great stats or pedigree, but he will be way better than the two big stiffs who transferred out this year.

Flyer 86 · #5 04-23-2023, 12:58 PM

Great pickup for reasons mentioned above. . Great footwork. A year to backup DaRon and learn the system. 3 total yrs available

frisco flyer · #6 04-23-2023, 01:02 PM

He is a 5. DaRon is a 4. If DaRon sticks around (we will know today if he is planning to be in the draft), I could see the two of them playing together side by side a fair bit. If we get high level contributions at the PG position, look out.

UDGutter2 · #7 04-23-2023, 01:09 PM

Great news!

Southwest · #8 04-23-2023, 01:17 PM

Staff seems to be pretty successful at landing the players they are targeting.

Welcome, Isaac.

DallasFlyer · #9 04-23-2023, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by OSU Flyer

Outback Jack
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He’s Canadian. Not Australian.
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soccergod · #10 04-23-2023, 01:33 PM

Canadian Bacon Jack !!
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momszer · #11 04-23-2023, 01:41 PM

Welcome Isaac.

rollo · #12 04-23-2023, 01:54 PM

He came here to start on Day 1 and he will.
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Clear Prop · #13 04-23-2023, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by DallasFlyer

He’s Canadian. Not Australian.
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That's a fact, Jack!

TommyGola · #14 04-23-2023, 01:55 PM

This video clearly demonstrates that he has a very good presence inside. Seems to have good feet and good hands. I like this recruit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rVNsFZj8Wk

Hyde Park Flyer · #15 04-23-2023, 02:42 PM

Great news!
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OSU Flyer · #16 04-23-2023, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by DallasFlyer

He’s Canadian. Not Australian.
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I couldn’t come up with anything good for Canada
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Chris R · #17 04-23-2023, 03:10 PM

Reminds me of a young Sean Finn. Super high FG%, bricklayer at the foul line, turnover issues. There's upside with 6-11 but much of it still unrealized.

T-Bone 84 · #18 04-23-2023, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by frisco flyer

He is a 5. DaRon is a 4. If DaRon sticks around (we will know today if he is planning to be in the draft), I could see the two of them playing together side by side a fair bit. If we get high level contributions at the PG position, look out.

This addition gives AG the flexibility to play DaRon 10-15 minutes a game at the 4, to better develop a mid-range or outside game, in much the same way that Jordy’s addition allowed Obi to slide to the 4 when they played side-by-side. Hopefully, Isaac can learn to stay out of foul trouble better than Jordy did. I really like this signing.

Welcome to the family, Isaac!
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podcast411 · #19 04-23-2023, 04:21 PM

Great addition. Welcome to the family Mr. Jack.
Shaping up to be a really good roster.
In AG we trust.

The Fly · #20 04-23-2023, 04:23 PM

Good get. Had P5 suitors (Vandy, Pitt, Oregon State), and Buffalo fans love the kid’s “glue hands.” A definite upgrade from our dearly departed bigs.

Jeff · #21 04-23-2023, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by rollo

He came here to start on Day 1 and he will.
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At this writing, Holmes hasn't declared either way. None the less, even if Homes returns, not much behind him.

jack72 · #22 04-23-2023, 05:08 PM

Hopefully Erceg has the skills to fit in somewhere as a backup.

m21eagle45 · #23 04-23-2023, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by rollo

He came here to start on Day 1 and he will.
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He has to prove he can stay on the floor before he starts. Fouls more than Mike did last season.

Jack D · #24 04-23-2023, 05:34 PM

Welcome Jack!!

soccergod · #25 04-23-2023, 05:55 PM

We could have a 3 big front line again , who Knows Ercegg will be a better outside shooter if stats mean anything!
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zmz723 · #26 04-23-2023, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by soccergod

We could have a 3 big front line again
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Please god no
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soccergod · #27 04-23-2023, 07:53 PM

I know but until the last 3 scholarships are filled and we know what’s definite with Holmes , we won’t know what to expect .
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CT Flyer · #28 04-24-2023, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by T-Bone 84

Hopefully, Isaac can learn to stay out of foul trouble better than Jordy did.
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And from the highlights it looks like he has great hands compared to Jordy...then again, even if I never saw a video of him, I'd be pretty certain he had better hands than Jordy because those were about the worst I've ever seen at the D1 level...and I loved Jordy but his hands yikes!

Gazoo · #29 04-24-2023, 04:22 PM

Wow, his hands and athleticism are decidedly un-terrible. I expected much less until I saw the highlights. He's not the difference between being national champion and a 16 seed, but he will 100% fill a gap at worst.

NJFlyr71 · #30 04-24-2023, 04:58 PM

Sign me up to watch him play in a Flyers Uni tomorrow!

Welcome to the family!

T-Bone 84 · #31 04-24-2023, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by CT Flyer

And from the highlights it looks like he has great hands compared to Jordy...then again, even if I never saw a video of him, I'd be pretty certain he had better hands than Jordy because those were about the worst I've ever seen at the D1 level...and I loved Jordy but his hands yikes!

I, too, liked and rooted for Jordy, but his hands were definitely better suited for the Offensive Line on the football team than the front line on the basketball team.

And as far as “the worst hands” are concerned, I don’t know if anyone remembers Jim Rhoden from the late 1970s, but some of my friends from my undergrad days who were on campus when he played nicknamed him “Stone Hands”. I don’t remember enough of his game to be able to compare him to Jordy. Suffice to say, neither he nor Jordy would ever be confused with Roosevelt Chapman when it comes to handling a basketball.
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momszer · #32 04-24-2023, 06:43 PM

I remember stone hands very well. :-) He was built as a linebacker too or maybe the defensive bully on a hockey team.

The Fly · #33 04-24-2023, 07:19 PM

Richard Montague had one of the sweetest strokes ever for a big. He could have done damage from the three-point line. But he, too, had WD-40 hands.

Don · #34 04-24-2023, 08:35 PM

If we're talking bad hands....let no one forget John "Hans" Von Lehman. I don't think he ever made a clean catch in his career.

Flyers98 · #35 04-25-2023, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by Don

If we're talking bad hands....let no one forget John "Hans" Von Lehman. I don't think he ever made a clean catch in his career.

"There are only two things I hate in this world: people who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch."

maddog07 · #36 04-25-2023, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Southwest

Staff seems to be pretty successful at landing the players they are targeting.

Welcome, Isaac.

Yeah man. If you set the bar low enough you can always hit the mark. Seems like a back up center at best. He was eight in minutes for a MAC team that had a losing record. Hard to see him being a major contributor to our getting back to the NCAA tournament.
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Gazoo · #37 04-26-2023, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by maddog07

Yeah man. If you set the bar low enough you can always hit the mark. Seems like a back up center at best. He was eight in minutes for a MAC team that had a losing record. Hard to see him being a major contributor to our getting back to the NCAA tournament.
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. . . as a true freshman.

Every signee who isn't Obi Toppin at his peak is a failure of AG.

steve · #38 04-26-2023, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by maddog07

Yeah man. If you set the bar low enough you can always hit the mark. Seems like a back up center at best. He was eight in minutes for a MAC team that had a losing record. Hard to see him being a major contributor to our getting back to the NCAA tournament.
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He was a freshman who just started playing basketball 4-5 years ago. Did you look at all the players playing significant roles for teams that made the Sweet 16 and beyond that played in small/bottom tier conferences who didn't even get a sniff from a program even the size of Buffalo? You would have mocked many of those same players when they were also 18 years old.

OSU Flyer · #39 04-26-2023, 12:11 PM

Big men usually take longer to develop. Plus who knows the level of competition and coaching he got in British Columbia. (I realize he played his senior year in Ontario)

Given the small pool of productive big men in the portal, it’s gonna be tough to land a finished product who’s put up numbers
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rollo · #40 04-26-2023, 12:18 PM

I like his instinct to attack the basket and aggressively attempt to dunk. This type of play is indicative that the man has huge balls. My Team needs lots and lots of huge balls.

UDGutter2 · #41 04-26-2023, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by rollo

I like his instinct to attack the basket and aggressively attempt to dunk. This type of play is indicative that the man has huge balls. My Team needs lots and lots of huge balls.

As long as they still go in the basket.