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Osahen Iduwe
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| Photo Credit: 247sports.com |
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 225
Position: C
Year: Freshman
Role: Eraser
Overview: First thing's first. When researching Iduwe, you should consider the following searches: Fred Iduwe, Osahen Iduwe, Fred Iduwe Osahen, and Iduwe Osahen.
Until he is officially christened Big Tabasco, this blog will henceforth refer to our new center as Osahen Iduwe.
Iduwe is relatively new to the game of basketball, but, as they say, you can't teach height, and he brings a lot of that to the table. His high school numbers are what you'd expect from a very tall, raw young man playing against smaller competition: lots of blocks and rebounds. Fortunately, that lines up perfectly with what Georgia needs from the young man: lots of blocks and rebounds.
Expectations: It's almost impossible to know what to expect from a guy like Iduwe. He is fairly new to basketball, and the level of competition is about to go way up. Most nights, though, he'll still be the tallest guy on the court.
I'm guessing it is going to take at least a year or two before we see the best of Osahen, but that doesn't mean he can't contribute right away. An elite shot blocker can change a game without ever scoring the basketball, and that's what I'm hoping to see right out of the gate. Even if he blocks, contests, or alters 4 shots a game, that's enough to take 4-6 points off the opponents' score.
As for his offense, an offensive rebound and putback per game would be a great place to start. If we ever see polished post moves from Iduwe, it won't be this year. That's fine, because we have enough scorers on this team to get by.
You may recall I am ordering these by player impact. I have Osahen as our tenth most impactful player for the upcoming season. If he performs to his potential defensively, he could easily find himself in the top 5 going into the 2015 season.
2014-15 Stats I Could Get Excited About: 1.4/3.2/1.7 points/rebounds/blocks per game.
Let's go Osahen, and let's go Dawgs!
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