Traore

[earsky]

Do we know any players in the last 20 years that Traore remind us of?
I have to go back 30 years to Minor and Morton. He made that one move last night that was as good as I've seen from somebody 6'7 in quite a while.

And he's getting better every game. Rebounds,defends,blocks shots,leads the break. Truly impressive and I hope we can keep him around another year.

 

[TheRealVille]

Do we know any players in the last 20 years that Traore remind us of?
I have to go back 30 years to Minor and Morton. He made that one move last night that was as good as I've seen from somebody 6'7 in quite a while.

And he's getting better every game. Rebounds,defends,blocks shots,leads the break. Truly impressive and I hope we can keep him around another year.

Not so much with Morton or Minor who both were good 3 point shooters and Traore is not. It's hard to think of a former Cards player like him but I'm sure there is. He has that spin move he uses a lot and sometimes it looks spectacular.

He plays hard and is a great rebounder. He's one of many players over the years whose game isn't best suited for his height. If he was 6'8 he could be a NBA draft pick.

 

[NorthCard]

He has been playing really well. 4-4 from the field with 11 rebounds in only 15 minutes.

 

[shadow force]

 

[Cardiac Red]

He has springs. Reminds me a little or Cornelius Holden..

 

[bigloucards]

With Traore only being 6’5 with kind of awkward jumper.
I’m going to say a much better rebounding Tick Rogers.
He was also a 6’5 long tweener with great defense
Rogers stole the ball like it was his to begin with though

 

[CTownCard]

Alvin Sims, Bobby Turner

 

[Rollem Cards]

Alvin Sims, Bobby Turner

Bobby Turner. That’s a blast from the past.
BT and Griff at Male HS.

BT was only 6’ 3” IIRC bit could jump out of the gym.

 

[earsky]

He has springs. Reminds me a little or Cornelius Holden..

He plays above the rim,but his handles are big guard. He's an interesting basketball player.

 

[wreckcard#22]

IDK, he seems raw to me. no other past card really fits that bill. Great effort, decent skill...seems to be the calling card of this team, save for a couple of guys that are next level. He could definitely be next level in time.

 

[bigloucards]

I know he looked like a shorter Trez on that put back dunk!

 

[nccardfan]

I'm not trying to make a physical comparison of players but Traore reminds me of the 1st season of Preston Knowles and early Russ Smith because when we first saw these guys, they seem to go twice as fast as the rest of the team. Its like their athleticism didn't fit the offense we were trying to run. I do think there's a high ceiling for Traore but he has to do it within the offense and not go offscript because we have already learned hero ball = zero ball. We want all 5 guys on the same page. That's the secret sauce.

 

[Cardiac Red]

IDK, he seems raw to me. no other past card really fits that bill. Great effort, decent skill...seems to be the calling card of this team, save for a couple of guys that are next level. He could definitely be next level in time.

He is definitely a little raw. Some were talking like he has guard skills with the ball. Gotta say I haven't seen that. He can defend against a guard I think but his ball handling is not on a guard level , at least at this level..

 

[luv2hit63]

Jerome Harmon, played one year (1989), 6’ 4” guard. In addition little like Lancaster Gordon.

 

[Cardiac Red]

Jerome Harmon, played one year (1989), 6’ 4” guard. In addition little like Lancaster Gordon.

Not close to the skill of Jerome Harmon, he is one of the best skilled athletes to ever suit up here. His off court issues and attitude doomed his career or he would've been a long time NBA player.