Who's your Daddy?!?! - Welcome Bahaide Haidara

[masonjoe]

What will his college position be?

 

[p8triotfan4life]

Hopefully he will play a point-forward position...Kind've the role that Luke Hancock played at Mason. We don't have many players who attack the rim. That's what I love about Daddy.

 

[gmutom]

He's definitely a gazelle — not a horse! — and human highlight reel in open court, so hopefully Dave can find a good way to exploit those skills in our 3-man-weave offense.

One thing I would caution all of our fans is it's it's tough if not damn near impossible to gauge his halfcourt game without knowing the level of competition he faces up there in curling/hockey country. I thought Javon was going to come in and average 20 points a game after seeing him score 57 points in a high school game (many of his points impressively came on drives through traffic), but the level of defense is no much better at the DI level.

Oh, and for those caught up in star ratings, 2 stars in the U.S. equates to 2.6 stars with the current Canadian exchange rate.

 

[gmubrian]

He's definitely a gazelle — not a horse! — and human highlight reel in open court, so hopefully Dave can find a good way to exploit those skills in our 3-man-weave offense.

One thing I would caution all of our fans is it's it's tough if not damn near impossible to gauge his halfcourt game without knowing the level of competition he faces up there in curling/hockey country. I thought Javon was going to come in and average 20 points a game after seeing him score 57 points in a high school game (many of his points impressively came on drives through traffic), but the level of defense is no much better at the DI level.

Oh, and for those caught up in star ratings, 2 stars in the U.S. equates to 2.6 stars with the current Canadian exchange rate.

I only have horses, no gazelles, so I will leave the analysis of his performance to others.

 

[dr. gunnie]

As someone who thought JD-S would tear it up this year and Hartwell would be a project, you should really be interested in my thoughts, so here you go:

The positives:

The Height - if he plays anywhere between the 1 and 3, he will have the height advantage. After seeing a few of our three point attempts get blocked vs St Bonaventure, we won't have to worry about that with him.

The Handles - he can obviously handle the ball pretty well for someone 6'7". He drives well too which is important in our offense.

Coaching - not a dig at the coaches up in Canada, but when you land someone like Oduro who is playing at Paul VI, you know that he is getting coached up well and doing things the right way. I just think Haidara is going to be a little more raw, which to me means more room to grow and get better. I think our staff does a good job of developing our guys - and Daddy is going to be like a nice new mound of clay ready to be molded.

Oh Canada - really like that the staff is going a little off the beaten path to find guys.

Quality Kid - from what I've been told, he's another high quality kid and that's something that's important to our staff. I don't mind an occasional knucklehead if they can play, but given the choice, I'll take the high quality kid every time.

The negatives:

The Competition - Not really sure the quality he's played against. In some of the videos it did not look strong. He also played on the AAU circuit, so I gotta think one way or the other he's played against some DI level guys.

The Offers - The only one I've seen was Maine. I don't question our staff's ability to get him to be a A10 caliber player, but here we are again with a kid that nobody else was very interested in. Could it be because he hasn't been seen by many? Maybe. But coaches are going to find talent. Did we get lucky finding him or is there a reason? I’m hoping we can get lucky and land a special A10 player - is he the one?

The Frame - Another pretty thin kid. He can put on some muscle and get bigger, but his frame doesn't look like it can hold a whole lot more. If he plays guard for us it won't matter as much, but if he's going to mix it up and play a point forward spot some, he will have to get thicker.

Out of Scholarships - Not a knock on him at all, but unless someone else is leaving, we are done for 2019. Since most agree we really need a down low forward type asap, we are not getting him anytime soon - again, unless someone else is leaving.

 

[Falco]

As someone who thought JD-S would tear it up this year and Hartwell would be a project, you should really be interested in my thoughts, so here you go:

The positives:

The Height - if he plays anywhere between the 1 and 3, he will have the height advantage. After seeing a few of our three point attempts get blocked vs St Bonaventure, we won't have to worry about that with him.

The Handles - he can obviously handle the ball pretty well for someone 6'7". He drives well too which is important in our offense.

Coaching - not a dig at the coaches up in Canada, but when you land someone like Oduro who is playing at Paul VI, you know that he is getting coached up well and doing things the right way. I just think Haidara is going to be a little more raw, which to me means more room to grow and get better. I think our staff does a good job of developing our guys - and Daddy is going to be like a nice new mound of clay ready to be molded.

Oh Canada - really like that the staff is going a little off the beaten path to find guys.

Quality Kid - from what I've been told, he's another high quality kid and that's something that's important to our staff. I don't mind an occasional knucklehead if they can play, but given the choice, I'll take the high quality kid every time.

The negatives:

The Competition - Not really sure the quality he's played against. In some of the videos it did not look strong. He also played on the AAU circuit, so I gotta think one way or the other he's played against some DI level guys.

The Offers - The only one I've seen was Maine. I don't question our staff's ability to get him to be a A10 caliber player, but here we are again with a kid that nobody else was very interested in. Could it be because he hasn't been seen by many? Maybe. But coaches are going to find talent. Did we get lucky finding him or is there a reason?

The Frame - Another pretty thin kid. He can put on some muscle and get bigger, but his frame doesn't look like it can hold a whole lot more. If he plays guard for us it won't matter as much, but if he's going to mix it up and play a point forward spot some, he will have to get thicker.

Out of Scholarships - Not a knock on him at all, but unless someone else is leaving, we are done for 2019. Since most agree we really need a down low forward type asap, we are not getting him anytime soon - again, unless someone else is leaving.

I had very similar thoughts. I have no idea how competative Canada basketball is, but he sure looks the part on tape. I understand I am judging him off 2 minutes of highlights. But I never saw him go Left. Maybe he has the ability, but it appears from a 2 minute highlight tape that he prefers to go right. So he might have to work on that. Easier said than done too.

 

[GSII]

Can't wait for DP to give a statement on Daddy. If I hear "potential to be all rookie" I'm gonna let all of gmubrian's horse's free.

 

[mkaufman1]

As someone who thought JD-S would tear it up this year and Hartwell would be a project, you should really be interested in my thoughts, so here you go:

The positives:

The Height - if he plays anywhere between the 1 and 3, he will have the height advantage. After seeing a few of our three point attempts get blocked vs St Bonaventure, we won't have to worry about that with him.

The Handles - he can obviously handle the ball pretty well for someone 6'7". He drives well too which is important in our offense.

Coaching - not a dig at the coaches up in Canada, but when you land someone like Oduro who is playing at Paul VI, you know that he is getting coached up well and doing things the right way. I just think Haidara is going to be a little more raw, which to me means more room to grow and get better. I think our staff does a good job of developing our guys - and Daddy is going to be like a nice new mound of clay ready to be molded.

Oh Canada - really like that the staff is going a little off the beaten path to find guys.

Quality Kid - from what I've been told, he's another high quality kid and that's something that's important to our staff. I don't mind an occasional knucklehead if they can play, but given the choice, I'll take the high quality kid every time.

The negatives:

The Competition - Not really sure the quality he's played against. In some of the videos it did not look strong. He also played on the AAU circuit, so I gotta think one way or the other he's played against some DI level guys.

The Offers - The only one I've seen was Maine. I don't question our staff's ability to get him to be a A10 caliber player, but here we are again with a kid that nobody else was very interested in. Could it be because he hasn't been seen by many? Maybe. But coaches are going to find talent. Did we get lucky finding him or is there a reason? I’m hoping we can get lucky and land a special A10 player - is he the one?

The Frame - Another pretty thin kid. He can put on some muscle and get bigger, but his frame doesn't look like it can hold a whole lot more. If he plays guard for us it won't matter as much, but if he's going to mix it up and play a point forward spot some, he will have to get thicker.

Out of Scholarships - Not a knock on him at all, but unless someone else is leaving, we are done for 2019. Since most agree we really need a down low forward type asap, we are not getting him anytime soon - again, unless someone else is leaving.

Nice thoughts gunnie. I suspect they see his work ethic and like you said, think they can develop and coach him up. They moved very quick on him so I suspect they grabbed him before anyone else had the chance to spot him, although he is a senior. Another guard with his size and ability is always useful in such a guard heavy league like the a10.

 

[PoorManProfit]

No offense guys, but let's see him play before crowning him. I've seen way to many "great gets" from you guys on these boards then you see the guy play and it's "Meh."

Very skeptical.

 

[EXpatriot13]

Love his height and athleticism! Definitely two things we need more of on our roster. Skeptical about his level of competition, but I don't have an educated opinion on Canadian High School basketball or his AAU circuit so I'll reserve judgement there. Hoping the staff found a diamond in the rough. We'll see how it plays out.

 

[gmujim92]

Not vouching for the specific level of competition Daddy faced, but there is a lot of excellent youth basketball being played in Canada these days.

I would say I hope he becomes our RJ Barrett, but that would be ludicrous even for me.

I’d “settle” for him becoming our Andrew Nicholson, a skinny, unknown Canadian kid who became a star in the A-10, put St. Bonaventure basketball back on the map and wound up making it to the NBA.

No pressure, young man.

 

[p8triotfan4life]

first Canadian recruit since Jesse Young!

 

[Mason32]

Abram 2.0?

 

[GMUgemini]

Abram 2.0?

This kid looks more like a true wing. Abram was more of a tweener, like Mar.

 

[gmubrian]

This kid looks more like a true wing. Abram was more of a tweeter, like Mar.

Aren't they all tweeters these days?

 

[GMUgemini]

Aren't they all tweeters these days?

Yes they are! Sorry, auto-correct got me on that one.

 

[patriot2000]

first Canadian recruit since Jesse Young!

I hope fans will sing to him like we did for Jesse

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[dr. gunnie]

If you look at the rankings of the top Canadian players (I've seen him listed #12), many of the top guys are going to Power 5 schools - so there is a lot of talent in Canada. I just don't know what the talent is like in his specific area.

 

[dr. gunnie]

Another plus - he has a pretty cool accent.

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

If you look at the rankings of the top Canadian players (I've seen him listed #12), many of the top guys are going to Power 5 schools - so there is a lot of talent in Canada. I just don't know what the talent is like in his specific area.

WOW, I know its Canada but to be the #12 player in any modern industrialized country is not bad ...... except maybe Vatican City. Although Cardinal Vito Latucci does have some game. He scored a game high 8 points in the famous Priests vs. Seminarians epic battle of 2016.