Asbjorn Midtgaard 7'0 C 2017 a Shocker!

[jdshock]

He's going to be 20 years old by the time next season rolls around. I would be shocked if he ends up redshirting.

I don't believe he will redshirt, but it doesn't look like age is a reason HCGM would choose to not redshirt someone. Nurger was older and he was going to redshirt.

[WSUwatcher]

Lots to figure out before he even gets on campus

I'm just glad he isn't trying to come from Nigeria.

[shocka khan]

I'm just glad he isn't trying to come from Nigeria.

Or this thread would magically expand to 250 pages, correct? :)

[WstateU]

I'm just glad he isn't trying to come from Nigeria.

[shocks02]

Horsholm defeated SISU Copenhagen 74-73 on Monday.

Asbjorn in 7 minutes: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists/0 turnovers. 1-3 FG, 2-2 FT.

http://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2017-03-27/SISU-Copenhagen-at-Horsholm-79ers/262522

[shockmonster]

Yeah, you must have watched the wrong video. Either that or you and I have completely different definitions of 'posting up' and 'footwork'. Second Video clip 3 he steps into a defender instead of an easy drop step layup (a la Isaac Haas). Second Video clip 4 he gets denied post position with two feet in the lane with a 'mouse in the house'. That's alright though. Wish we could have done better with our open roster spot.

You may have a lot of experience evaluating basketball players. You watched one video and knew that AM will not meet our standards even though WSU, Pitt, TCU, and NC State offered this huge man. I do know that there is a reason that coaches watch players both live and on video to evaluate their talents. Our coaches put him through a controlled workout when he visited to watch his footwork and how he adjusted to their instruction. Just as Nurger and Shaq have improved their foot work during their time at WSU, AM also can improve his. Every once in a while, our coaches miss-evaluate but I like their success rate.

[ShockingButTrue]

You may have a lot of experience evaluating basketball players. You watched one video and knew that AM will not meet our standards even though WSU, Pitt, TCU, and NC State offered this huge man. I do know that there is a reason that coaches watch players both live and on video to evaluate their talents. Our coaches put him through a controlled workout when he visited to watch his footwork and how he adjusted to their instruction. Just as Nurger and Shaq have improved their foot work during their time at WSU, AM also can improve his. Every once in a while, our coaches miss-evaluate but I like their success rate.

That's it.

[mini-shock]

That's it.

Absolutely, I agree. Obviously HCGM is HCGM. With that being said AM's floor is lower than I would hope given HCGM's success in this program. My hope is that someday, we won't have to watch our frontcourt travel every time they check into their first year of games. A La Bush Tom, Nurger, Willis.

[shocks02]

Horsholm defeated SISU Copenhagen 84-82 yesterday.

Asbjorn in 23 minutes: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist/2 turnovers. 4-7 FG, 1-2 FT.

http://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2017-03-30/Horsholm-79ers-at-SISU-Copenhagen/262904

[Stickboy46]

Horsholm defeated SISU Copenhagen 84-82 yesterday.

Asbjorn in 23 minutes: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist/2 turnovers. 4-7 FG, 1-2 FT.
http://basketball.realgm.com/interna...enhagen/262904

I'd take that stat line any day of the week as a Shocker ..

[wufan]

I'd take that stat line any day of the week as a Shocker ..

Yeah, but dude has no footwork. Just because he was playing against a former top 100 prospect that averaged 9 and 8 over his D-I career doesn't mean that he will ever be good at WSU.

[1972Shocker]

Yeah, but dude has no footwork. Just because he was playing against a former top 100 prospect that averaged 9 and 8 over his D-I career doesn't mean that he will ever be good at WSU.

More importantly he will never be on Dancing With The Stars.

[homegrownshocker]

Went back to observe the two highlight tapes on page one. It appears that he catches the ball very well (soft hands) and rolls very well to the basket on pick & roll plays. Those are great positives. What I was most excited about was his body control & body awareness near the basket. He turns to give himself space without charging a lot. He also has a good awareness of where the basket is even though several shots were missed. Coordination & body control are very good and he will be more developed after another season of play.. Have a lot to look forward to when this young man reaches his potential. His passing vision was also developed for the short time of playing the sport. Do any of the faithful shockernet followers agree with me?

This is what I observed on the video back in November. I can not understand why so many of you want to write off people without letting them compete and beat someone out for a position. Here on shockernet, many feel the returning player gets the nod without hesitation. They are all shockers now and I feel this is a good prospect and I hope he is an outstanding prospect. He was highly recommended by a contact oversees, he obviously impressed Paul Sullentrop with his physique, then his film showed some promise in my opinion. He jumps fairly quickly and dunks the ball on the film I watched, soft hands are always a plus, and he set some high screens and rolled to the basket well. Orupke, had a role like that once on our team. Have not watched enough to really know how confident I am in this sample, but trust that this staff has had a high percentage of success with recruiting quality prospects (very few poor signings).

[shockmonster]

Went back to observe the two highlight tapes on page one. It appears that he catches the ball very well (soft hands) and rolls very well to the basket on pick & roll plays. Those are great positives. What I was most excited about was his body control & body awareness near the basket. He turns to give himself space without charging a lot. He also has a good awareness of where the basket is even though several shots were missed. Coordination & body control are very good and he will be more developed after another season of play.. Have a lot to look forward to when this young man reaches his potential. His passing vision was also developed for the short time of playing the sport. Do any of the faithful shockernet followers agree with me?

This is what I observed on the video back in November. I can not understand why so many of you want to write off people without letting them compete and beat someone out for a position. Here on shockernet, many feel the returning player gets the nod without hesitation. They are all shockers now and I feel this is a good prospect and I hope he is an outstanding prospect. He was highly recommended by a contact oversees, he obviously impressed Paul Sullentrop with his physique, then his film showed some promise in my opinion. He jumps fairly quickly and dunks the ball on the film I watched, soft hands are always a plus, and he set some high screens and rolled to the basket well. Orupke, had a role like that once on our team. Have not watched enough to really know how confident I am in this sample, but trust that this staff has had a high percentage of success with recruiting quality prospects (very few poor signings).

I agree with you. The only thing I'm not sure about is EO's role did include high screens, and rolling, and sometimes he caught the ball. His hands were not soft. He did catch Baker's pass when he rolled to the basket against Louisville in the F4 but when fouled, he missed the free throws. :) I don't mind him being similar to EO except I hope he makes more free throws than 40-50%.

[BOBB]

I agree with you. The only thing I'm not sure about is EO's role did include high screens, and rolling, and sometimes he caught the ball. His hands were not soft. He did catch Baker's pass when he rolled to the basket against Louisville in the F4 but when fouled, he missed the free throws. :) I don't mind him being similar to EO except I hope he makes more free throws than 40-50%.

Underhanded free throws. All big men, especially, should shoot underhanded. I know why players don't want to, but I don't know why coaches don't require it.