Sounds like a great get & I really like what I've read about his attitude and work ethic. Welcome to Duke!!
Good to see us pick up this recruit ! Should definitely be a mutually beneficial relationship, perhaps lasting four years.
Now Elliot Williams and Greg Monroe, come on down !
Sounds like a great get & I really like what I've read about his attitude and work ethic. Welcome to Duke!!
Louisville lost out on two recruits the same day.
http://www.cardchronicle.com/story/2007/9/27/32716/6237
"The main thing is Coach K," Czyz said. "I really believed in everything he said. He just thinks that I have a chance to be special and so do the assistant coaches. I really like the coaching staff and everything there was organized and professional. Every time I would spend time with those guys they'd tell me what I did wrong and what I did good. They told me how much I can improve."
~rthomas
I like players who are bouncy
--Jason "welcome to the family!" Evans
Bounce equals potential. So at worst he's a solid four year player, while having the potential to learn the game and shoot for stardom!
To Duke and to the cool name club. We have had some distinctive names:
Alaa, Bucky, J. Clyde, Coke, Judge, Hayes, Patrick (the Patrick), Luol, Kes, Taymon, Zeno, Burton, Cameron (could he have gone anywhere else?), Langehorne, Wright, Camden, Dahntay, Trajan, Roshown, Garland, DeMarcus, Crawford, Cherokee, Shavlik, Carmen, Sheldon, Weldon, Corren, Carroll.
We've also had some which might have been distinctive if we hadn't had two, Buzzy and Christian.
It sounds like Olek will be a fan favorite from the start, and we should have some fun with Czyz - perhaps Czyzzling?
I don't know if I'm happier about the 40 inch bounce in his step or a name that was tailor-made for the Crazies! In all honesty though, I'm most excited about picking up a good kid who has already bought into the Coach K way and will be a great team player. Welcome!
With a "zyz" in his last name, you knew K would have the inside track on this kid. It will be so nice, too, to have a kid really happy to be here, who doesn't have the attitude that he's doing Duke a favor. You know of whom I speak.
I do think K needs some new adjectives. Being "special" is just a description that he's worn out.
It's either Chizz or Chitch from what I've heard, not sure which.
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I'm still trying to figure out how to pronounce Marty's name. Where's Rick Majerus when you need him. We need him to commentate a few of our games early on just to sort things out.It's either Chizz or Chitch from what I've heard, not sure which.
Its a good start. I hope he can be a rebounding specialist. One down 2 to go.From his comments I hope he is a quick learner of the game. And he may stay a while.
Here are some links I found on google.
This video shows some pretty good movement, decent ball handling, and hops that made me look twice at the rims (9 footers?).
Here is the link to his Scout profile. You have got to think his stock will be going up considering who his finalists were (Louisville and Florida) and the outstanding summer that he had.
This video has alot of the same footage of the other one but has a couple of shots from a HS game, including a nice block.
This link is form the Pangos camp where Czyz blew up. Scroll down for his write-up.
Olek will be a 4 year player, has a ton of potential and at a postion of need.
I always liked the idea of getting recruits who just recently jumped into the top 100 as opposed to a guy who was top 20 but has since slid to about 60.
It usually means that thet are starting to reach their potential.
Elliot Williams is similar in that he was ranked about 40-60 prior to this year but has sinced jumped into the top 20 of most people rankings.
Expect Olek to continue to move up the ranks and settle somewhere in the 40-50's before he sets foot in Duraham next year.
I gotta be honest, I'm happy he's coming, but I seem as a Lee Melch type player at least in terms of how much he'll play. He's got one real attribute: athleticism...and really only hops. He's only 6'7", so he'll be an undersized PF. He doesn't weigh that much, but he's not small either...although he could easily put on 5-10, maybe 15lbs before he ever dones the blue and white (and black, lol)...but I'm not sure we'd want him to put on more than that...
Not to mention of the videos I've seen, it doesn't look like he's got david thompson hops, which is kind of what I was expecting considering he really hasn't played for that long and has no real offensive repertoire...
I don't mean to sound down on him, but I don't think he'll play a major role until his junior year at the earliest, unless transfers/injuries/early entries to the L happen (and they probably will so maybe he will get some PT early on...)