And I’m not making this a knock on him…more looking for reasons and need for growth. People heard he “played with older players” on a pro team since he was 15-16. Well he wasn’t a main cog, he was a bench guy. For the u-20 team as a 19 YO he was a go to guy and did well. He’s playing vs 20-24 yr olds now as a main focal point of scouting reports (thanks to his early success vs Providence and other games). It’s way different, and I’m not so sure how the European game can be any more physical than what they’re allowing in college vs dribble-drivers now. They don’t reward dribble drives much until late in games for some weird reason. And Neo also doesn’t get the corner with speed and blow by guys so he’s getting absolutely creamed when he tries to begin a drive with hand checks, forearm checks and hip checks. Maybe if he drove like Hammond does later in games he’d get more calls BUT that would not help us as much since he shoots about 64% FT vs Hammond’s 84% We really need the confident controlled Neo who began the season and the guy who played vs Providence if we want a special season ** Edited by hokiepro at 1/25/2026, 11:38:41 AM