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Wooga Poplar sighting

Nova will be looking for a new coach after this year. Their NIL is OK but Jay Wright didnt just retire from burnout.

My buddy is psyched he played at La Salle with Lionel Simmons during their golden era and he thinks they will win the Big 5 this year which to the locals is huge. Bragging rights in the city. He's been miserable watching Nova the last 2 decades.
 
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As a Nova alum, I thought Wooga would be a good fit at because of his shooting and ball friendly system to pass around and find the open shot but he seems to want to attack into the teeth of the D, which Nova never really does. There’s a reason why he went 3-11 the other day against St. Joes…
 
DMoney said:
Wooga is an incredible shooter, but it seems like he wants to be something he is not.

He should be laser-focused on moving without the ball like Hawkins from UConn a couple years back. There's no reason why he's not putting up 7 threes per game.
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He needs to watch Richard Hamilton and later in career Ray Allen film . Learn to work those picks / angles , footwork and master his best asset “ shooting “. He’ll never be a beat you off the dribble guy.
 
Cribby said:
He needs to watch Richard Hamilton and later in career Ray Allen film . Learn to work those picks / angles , footwork and master his best asset “ shooting “. He’ll never be a beat you off the dribble guy.
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He left Miami because he (air quotes) “didn’t want to be put in a corner”.

Coach L saw Wooga as the guy who should be the teams leading scorer and a future NBA starter.

Wooga needs to do lots of things, but he doesn’t have much interest in listening these days.
 
JohnnyLagoon said:
As a Nova alum, I thought Wooga would be a good fit at because of his shooting and ball friendly system to pass around and find the open shot but he seems to want to attack into the teeth of the D, which Nova never really does. There’s a reason why he went 3-11 the other day against St. Joes…
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i blew money thinking we would beat st joes
 
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AmherstCane said:
He left Miami because he (air quotes) “didn’t want to be put in a corner”.

Coach L saw Wooga as the guy who should be the teams leading scorer and a future NBA starter.

Wooga needs to do lots of things, but he doesn’t have much interest in listening these days.
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It was obvious he was one of the type of guys that didn’t know his strengths and weaknesses which is big. He was always trying to put the ball on the floor and be something he’s not. He has a loose handle and is pretty much one dimensional , which is fine.

If he were smart he’d be two dribble pull up guy and spot up in corners. He’d make a killing doing that. I guess he’d rather be overseas being a go to guy dominating the ball lol. Oh well.
 
HurricanePhilly said:
Man if Wooga was 1/2 of Richard Hamilton effort and IQ wise while he was here....oh boy.
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Hamilton became a better 3 point shooter in the NBA than he was at UConn but ... mentioning Rip in the same breath as Wooga just seems wrong. :)

I never saw in Wooga (or Lonnie for that matter either) much of a comparison. Hamilton was always at another level to my mind.
 
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"WOOGA POPLAR EXPLAINS LATE MIAMI EXIT, TOP SUITORS
"I felt like there was a better opportunity for me somewhere else...Miami is a great school, but I felt like I needed to move on. When I was at Miami, I was kinda in the corner. No plays run for me. So I need to go to a school where I have plays run for me and I can get my teammates involved. I feel like I can do way more than just stand in the corner."

I feel like I can show more coming off ball screens...I'm not just a spot-up guy. I feel like I can do everything on the floor. That's what I'm looking for in my next year. I felt like I was supposed to be that guy until the injury happened"

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Wooga Poplar reportedly wasn't happy with Miami basketball role

Wooga Poplar told Isaac Trotter of 247Sports that unhappiness with his role on the Miami basketball team was the reason he entered the transfer portal.
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Coach L literally saw Wooga as a guy who could be a starting caliber NBA player and was trying to help him develop to get there. Wooga said… nah.

One of the several reasons last year was a mess.
 
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