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Gurdak better at this stage& more a sure thing than wessler for few reasons

Gurdak is probably a little more coordinated and certainly moves better than wessler did. Heck I saw a clip where Gurdak took a defender off the dribble from the 3 pt line for a dunk. Probably a better passer too & looks more comfortable w/ his moves underneath the basket with a defender all over him, as opposed to Wessler maybe just utilizing his height in the same scenarios (on his HS tape). Wessler is skilled no doubt but he's just not as fluid. We were always told he was a project, & if everything came together maybe a better ceiling than Gurdak. But let's be honest how much of his recruiting ratings were due to that '7' being next to his name? Heck Rivals listed him a 4 star & im not even sure how much time he'll see in his 3rd yr. It'd be nice to see more of him to get a better sense of his development but he's still kind of an unknown. Also not that big of a deal, but their HS competition is a little different. Wessler played for a solid program who played a national schedule against talented teams, but i personally don't think it matches the intensity of the WCAC games/teams. These DC catholic schools are SERIOUS about their athletics. WCAC will have 4-5 teams ranked top 25 nationally & they are local historical rival schools (actual HS's, not athletic boarding HS's), where players sometimes transfer between teams (like Gurdak did). So I think those players are ready to 'compete' at a level like the ACC. Just my opinion on that though.
Posted: 07/09/2024 at 05:07 PM ET
(In response to this post by HeisenBurg13)

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This podcast interview w/ Christian Gurdak had a few interesting takeaways
VickFlick_Skip 07/09/24 10:44 AM ET
I can't find any prep stats for him. Anybody else have any luck? **
YBYSAIAHokie 07/10/24 02:16 PM ET
I'm interested in what the long term plan is as well. Contrary to what some
HeisenBurg13 07/09/24 12:02 PM ET
Strength is a big one...
GCHokie34 07/10/24 11:15 AM ET
If Jones can actually become a legit 3pt threat may be hard to take him off
VickFlick_Skip 07/10/24 03:50 PM ET
I think both have the potential to be a reliable defender at the 5...
GCHokie34 07/10/24 04:55 PM ET
I can't wait to see Jones in the Cassel. I don't think we've been this deep
YBYSAIAHokie 07/10/24 06:07 PM ET
Complete guess...
GCHokie34 07/10/24 09:27 PM ET
You listed Wessler as emegency? GTFO dude. He’s at least rotation until
DAngelo828 07/10/24 10:57 PM ET
Low information poster above ^^**
949hokie 07/12/24 07:58 PM ET
You have 3 posts...all 3 about Pat Wessler...
GCHokie34 07/11/24 01:53 PM ET
He’ll get it done this season and prove everyone wrong. **
DAngelo828 08/26/24 09:16 PM ET
If you've been following along, this shouldn't be a shock.
chagerma 07/11/24 09:31 AM ET
I think it's cool that he like VT so much
tallahasseehokie 07/12/24 09:10 PM ET
Time IS telling**
949hokie 07/12/24 08:00 PM ET
Time has told. He's just not a guy who's gonna contribute much.
Zanderhokie 07/17/24 10:39 AM ET
Really glad to see us adding some beef down low
Zanderhokie 07/10/24 01:40 PM ET
Gurdak better at this stage& more a sure thing than wessler for few reasons
VickFlick_Skip 07/09/24 05:07 PM ET
That last paragraph clears it up for me. Competition. I'm not too familiar
HeisenBurg13 07/10/24 06:53 AM ET
WCAC is without a doubt one of the best conferences in the nation...
GCHokie34 07/10/24 11:19 AM ET
So many bridges to cross before that even becomes an issue
VT ChemE 1986 07/09/24 11:13 AM ET
Negative 1 vote.**
ancient alien 2018 07/09/24 06:32 PM ET
Wow. Dismissive comment of the day winner right here!!
HeisenBurg13 07/09/24 11:51 AM ET
It was a good post, but I do not think
VT ChemE 1986 07/09/24 03:50 PM ET
Yea I realized that, but at this point doesn't need to be said, its a given
VickFlick_Skip 07/09/24 11:31 AM ET
I agree with you that the player movement will settle over time.
NC Hoke 07/09/24 04:31 PM ET
Hope you are right, but I think the chaos is here to stay,
VT ChemE 1986 07/09/24 03:52 PM ET