Eric Vila
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I like him. It's great to see all that length running around the 3 pt line and defending the downtown shots. He's smart and doesn't seem to run out of steam. He could be a little stronger.
Yes. He was on the U19 team, which I know does NOT mean a straight line to a spot on the roster, but he has international experience and american collegiate experience. His rebounding is text book great and his defense is good, not great, but good.
His passing is great. Those Spaniards know how to pass. Ive seen some of his passes and its great to see a big man that can pass.
Against UNM he got a contested rebound followed by a no look pass behind his back to one of our guys for a bucket. Impressive.
Not the typical center, but more of a stretch 4. Good passer (except when breaking the press at half court), good shooter and perimeter defender. Attacks the rim on occasion.
Needs to get stronger with rebounding. Poor back side help and rim protection on defense, but this should get better with his height and athleticism as he learns, get stronger and becomes more confident.
I wonder how we would look with some minutes at the 3 in a bigger lineup (Odigie, Williams and Vila).
Needs to get stronger with rebounding. Poor back side help and rim protection on defense, but this should get better with his height and athleticism as he learns, get stronger and becomes more confident.
I wonder how we would look with some minutes at the 3 in a bigger lineup (Odigie, Williams and Vila).
When we started the NMSU game we had Williams and Vila inside and the poor aggies looked like they were struggling against big trees in a wind storm.
This is a frontcourt lineup that I've wanted to see play some minutes together since game one. Williams has the quickness to play the 3, and this big frontcourt would certainly give teams problems. Unfortunately Willams' penchant for committing fouls requires that we keep Efe available as his backup. Plus Efe has a knack for committing fouls as well. If Bryson and Efe ever learn to keep their fouls under control the lineup of Vila-Odigie-Willams will be very tough for teams to deal with.
Surprised me. I thought he was at about 30%. Aside from Williams, who’s at 66.7% on only 3 attempts, Vila is our best long range shooter percentage wise, just ahead of Edwards.
Don't get me wrong, Vila has his upside, but I still think Efe should be getting a lot more playing time than Vila
Lathon, Vila, Boum and Odigie weren't at their best offensive game. I think Edwards and Williams accounted for almost half the points tonight. Glad we have players who can pick up the slack
That’s what I love about this team we have depth!!
The other teams would counter with small ball and create foul problems for UTEP. The days of multiple bigs are almost gone. I say that because Odigie and Vila don't have the foot speed to keep up with smaller lineups. Today's game is all about getting open looks at the 3.
Well, switch Boum and Odigie and that's already the current starting five so that lineup isn't too far fetched to be seen at some point in the game
Agree but switch Vila and Williams. Vila is a perimeter player and unlike Williams is poor at defending the rim.
I still think our lineup by conference time will be
Lathon
Edwards
Archie
Williams
Vila
Odigie, Boum, Hawkins
Verhoeven, Stroud and Tarke
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Meh, couldn’t play defense worth a shit. Couldn’t take his man off the dribble. Couldn’t shoot the 3. No loss in my opinion.
Can't inbound the ball, with the game on the line, without turning it over.
Slowly but surely, the stench of CRT is dancing up and away, in the blue desert sky. Soon the air will be fresh, and immersed with the smell of Gold! Lol
EP is in the Chihuahuan Desert. The fresh smell of the Creosote Bush after a good summer rain.
You guys have read too much Bill Knight over the years.
was OK feeding the ball inside to Williams, but pretty much it and not exactly a skill a 6-11 guy should have exclusively.
i always thought that it was sketchy that Vila always played his first year, even when he was terrible and then disappeared off the face of the earth his second year. i still think Terry recruited players by making promises to high school and AAU coaches that certain players would receive a specific ammount of playing time or be automatic starters if they came to UTEP. maybe the deal was for like one year. no evidence for this, but i just dont have any other explanation for Terry's rotations, substitute patterns and player selection. unless he was incompetent.
Had a fractured heel, had surgery and is on the road to recovery so he can pursue a professional career.
