As I remember, he was a principal defender on Kyle Wiltjer during the Zag game.

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Jul 19, 2017
8:32:46am

TheWanderer Contributor

As I remember, he was a principal defender on Kyle Wiltjer during the Zag game.

This is anecdotal or course, but it seems like Kyle Wiltjer did not have a good game in Spokane with Seljaas defending him. It could have been though that Seljaas was more zeroed in for that game than usual.

I do think Seljaas has the tools to be a good defender. Mostly it is up to being consistently committed.

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Call for CB analysis of how well Seljaas played defense as a freshman.

roseyscenario All-American

7/19/17 8:24am

i would call him below average, but probably average for a true frosh.

smokymountainrain

7/19/17 8:26am

As I remember, he was a principal defender on Kyle Wiltjer during the Zag game.

TheWanderer

7/19/17 8:32am

He was not a very good defender as a frosh... BUT

thebruce

7/19/17 8:32am

I'm all for him playing the 4, tho.

thebruce

7/19/17 8:34am

Do you think he is the Joe Ingles of this squad? Looks incredibly un-athletic

TheLoneCougar

7/19/17 8:53am

The thing that makes Joe a good defender is he's a mean dude

thebruce

7/19/17 9:05am

Best defensive comparison I have for seljaas: 2013-2015 kyle Korver

thebruce

7/19/17 9:12am

Seljass doesn't look unathletic, IMO

Hodor

7/19/17 9:22am

Maybe not unathletic, but probably stereotyping a white guy with short shorts.

TheLoneCougar

7/19/17 10:16am

Well he was said to have gained 40lbs on mission and has lost 20 of that to be at 220.

soupie

7/19/17 9:01am

He gained 40 pounds in less than a year?

Indy Coug

7/19/17 9:03am

I gained 60 in 6 months on my mission. that before losing 80 once

smokymountainrain

7/19/17 9:07am

I gained 20 in the MTC. So much food, so much sitting, so little exercise.

Loon to the Moon

7/19/17 9:18am

Hopefully he didn't lose any quickness or endurance.

thebruce

7/19/17 9:08am

*woMAN

thebruce

7/19/17 9:12am

All I remember is that he seemed to be more of a shot blocker than I expected

Indy Coug

7/19/17 8:38am

yeah, a block every other game. 16 blocks total. definitely relative.

smokymountainrain

7/19/17 8:42am

20 minutes per game. 5th on the team in blocks, behind Davis, Kaufusi, Austin and Collinsworth

Indy Coug

7/19/17 8:54am

9 blocks and 11 steals in his last 7 games

Indy Coug

7/19/17 8:59am

Really struggled w slow feet & poor lateral movement--but worked hard

mantis mutu

7/19/17 8:42am

As for playing him at PF -- if we didn't have enough quality bigs I'd say yeah

mantis mutu

7/19/17 9:37am

To be a PF, he'll need to be able to bang around. Even if he's bigger, I don't

dixdog

7/19/17 8:54am

I watched him closely in the NIT semi

warp

7/19/17 8:56am

This. He's not a PF defensively.

j20

7/19/17 11:41am

Tries hard on D but is not a good defender. Good hands, tho - blocks/steals.

ag4cougs

7/19/17 9:42am

Strong defense comes from strong coaching - don't get your hopes up!

yfever

7/19/17 12:51pm

Seljaas will be an average defender (skill wise) with excellent effort

gww687

7/19/17 1:02pm

Agree w comments above. Can be a system defender w good hands. not a lock down

7/19/17 2:51pm

Nice discussion. Thanks, guys.

roseyscenario

7/19/17 3:48pm

What do you think Rosey?

chodilicus

7/19/17 5:05pm

Can be good team/wing defender

chodilicus

7/19/17 5:04pm

Agree - Nixon is the preferred stretch 4

warp

7/19/17 5:20pm

I think ZS is not quick with his feet. Offensively, I think he is smart with

RebelScum

7/19/17 10:02pm

My view on Seljaas defense:

roseyscenario

7/20/17 7:36am

Maybe I have just bought the hype

chodilicus

7/20/17 11:13am

Love for all that to play out. I do worry about unrealistic expectation for Seljaas. It's a tough situation for kids.

soupie

7/20/17 12:30pm

+1. It could turn out that way. It may be most likely plan, i.e Dastrup is a force at the post with Andrus as #3 big.

roseyscenario

7/20/17 1:33pm

Hopefully Schroyer makes the difference. The players I really hope he lights a

mantis mutu

7/22/17 9:42am

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