GW Hoops / Welcome Dayan Nessah!

**Posted by H&R..71** 7/26/2024 2:44 pm

Looked like the same gym that introduced Benny to us but this was more promising.
Saw lots of positives. He has good size and frame to build upon. Willing passer and likes to penetrate the lane. Nice form on his shooting - good balance and backspin with nice touch. His team had 17 TO's but he had some very nice assists. Defense and ballhandling was hard to judge. Look forward to seeing alot more. Thanks again GW0509

**Posted by GW0509** 7/27/2024 4:15 pm

Switzerland wins 75-61

Dayan's stat line:
28 pts
0/2 from 3
11 Rebs
5 Assists
4 TOs
2 Steals
+5 +/-

Link to Game 3 Switzerland vs. Kosovo (12:30 PM Eastern): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM97mQEW6lo

**Posted by H&R..71** 7/28/2024 1:03 pm

Watched yesterday and he looked great! Saw him trip on a fluke play with time expiring and he came up limping. Not in todays game…hope he’s ok!

**Posted by The Dude** 7/28/2024 3:43 pm

What an addition Dayan is, stoked we got him

**Posted by Block or Charge** 7/28/2024 4:20 pm

I'm try to temper my expectations, but after watching some older highlights and yesterday's game I'm getting excited to see Dayan i'm a Revs jersey. He looks to be very athletic and skilled.In the game against Poland he showed he could create offense for himself and his teammates off the dribble. Saw the court exceptionally well, and was a very willing passer. He some very nice passes after beating his man off the dribble, and should have had 3 or 4 more assists had his teammates been able to finish a little better. He also handled the ball on several occasions the full length of the floor through traffic leading to buckets for himself and his teammates. Also battled hard for rebounds. If you have a chance, the replay is worth checking out.

**Posted by dmvpiranha** 7/28/2024 5:01 pm

After Benny last year, I'm also tempering expectations with any international guys but Dayan has shown a lot of talent in the two games he's played so far. As mentioned above, his passing ability/unselfishness (unlike Benny) has really stood out even more than his scoring. At times he tends to hang around the perimeter more instead of crashing the glass but he seems to be a pretty good rebounder and overall has a great "feel" for the game. He definitely seems to show effort defensively.

My favorite moment of the Poland game was when he brought a teammate to the side and chatted with him about keeping his arms up and straight defensively after giving up an and-one. Many guys either don't care or don't feel confident enough to tell someone else what they can do better which shows great maturity.

His three point stroke does seem a little flat, but I'm a bit less worried about that since CC has shown to develop guys in that department.

The only thing that's a bit concerning is injury history. There were a few plays where Nessah didn't dive for loose balls that were around him, and I wonder if a bit of that is trying to avoid further injury. It didn't look like his limp at the end of the Poland game was too serious and holding him out of a game in pool play after Switzerland already won their first two games seems more precautionary than anything else but it's something to monitor moving forward. With Garrett likely sidelined for the year, it seems risky to have the only other wing on the roster with size also have recurring injuries. Praying Dayan can hold up until November otherwise we may have to sacrifice a couple of inches with Drumgoole at the 3.

**Posted by russianthistle** 7/29/2024 8:30 am

Positives after watching 2 games. He can defend 5 positions. He can pull boards at a good rate. He can bring the ball up the court. Better, he can run a break from the middle. He has a good Eurostep around the rim, also can hit a teardrop or a sort pull up.

The swiss change on all picks. Nessah has a good feel for an inside pass and work either side of a two-man game.

So far, he doesn't seem to take every 3 that presents it's self. I like his shot. He has more of a pro arc and not a ton of arc as mentions above. My person concern is arc heavy shots tend to introduce lower percentages and shooting that falls off as the legs tire--like Max.

Schroder was un-coachable in the course of a single season.with no summer. Poog's Garino reference is a good vector to consider. A player who grows and brings a high level skills to a larger size..

This team is going to have to raise the tempo in games. I know that is a bit away from our coaches comfort zone. We have 15 fouls to give with the 5's. We should press hard with 4 players. Bevin may surprise us. Autry may key a number of decisions. Can he pickup some point minutes? He may do it if on the floor with Dayan Nessah and Buchanan, Bevin and either Castro or Hansen.

And then there is Moss... could be a good crew!!!

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**Posted by Gwmayhem** 7/29/2024 10:09 am

The Benny comparison is fresh in our memories. Benny was touted by some here as the third best option on offense after JB and Max heading into the season. It didn't work out that way and I believe a big reason why had to do with the offense the team ran. Benny struck me as a player who needed to have the ball in his hands and who could create on his own if given the opportunity. That was not going to happen on a team who was returning a first team A10 performer, the reigning conference rookie of the year, and a unicorn in Jun who often changed the way the team played in order to take advantage of his special skills.

By contrast, Dayan's play strikes me quite differently. He may very well be too unselfish as a freshman. He seems to embrace all phases of the game and not just scoring. It's hard to expect in this day and age but I really hope he stays at GW for a while if he turns out to be the player many of us already believe he can be.

**Posted by GW0509** 7/29/2024 10:42 am

Gwmayhem wrote:
He may very well be too unselfish as a freshman. He seems to embrace all phases of the game and not just scoring.

Sounds like freshman year Yuta. Is that too big of a comp?

Freshman year Yuta stats: 20 mpg / 7 ppg / 3.5 rpg

**Posted by Poog** 7/29/2024 11:15 am

russianthistle: Nice Bea Arthur tip of the tricorner.

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**Posted by BM** **Online!** 7/29/2024 12:29 pm

Considering all his skills, we can call him a Swiss Army Knife [sorry]

**Posted by jf** 7/29/2024 12:56 pm

BM wins the name round.
Only watched a bit of the first game. But if Dayan brings the passing and effort that his Swiss
team seemingly has--and it spreads to the rest of our team, that would be a great help.

**Posted by Free Quebec** 7/29/2024 5:33 pm

GW0509 wrote:
Gwmayhem wrote:
He may very well be too unselfish as a freshman. He seems to embrace all phases of the game and not just scoring.

Sounds like freshman year Yuta. Is that too big of a comp?

Freshman year Yuta stats: 20 mpg / 7 ppg / 3.5 rpg

Yuta’s freshman year, he had Garino, JoeMac, Kethan, and KevLar all juniors. Not much bench, though.

This year’s team has a lot more question marks and doesn’t have that kind of core 4. With Garrett’s unfortunate injury, it’s not even clear who the number 2 option is on this team. Maybe it’s Drumgoole or maybe Jacoi’s offense makes a sophomore jump.

But all that to say there is opportunity for Dayan to put up Garret Johnson-like freshman year numbers if he’s good enough from the start.

**Posted by Free Quebec** 7/29/2024 5:36 pm

russianthistle wrote:
We have 15 fouls to give with the 5's.

I’m assuming you’re counting Keegan Harvey as a rotation player? Seems like wishful thinking based on what we’ve seen from him. I don’t really know why people are always pining for him to play more, other than fans always love the backup QB syndrome.

**Posted by The Dude** 7/30/2024 4:17 am

CC, not prone to overstatement had the following to say:

"Dayan is one of the best young prospects in Europe," Caputo said. "He possesses great size and athletic ability with a tremendous first step. Most importantly, he has a great mentality and desire to become a great player. He will really benefit from his time playing for coach Ivan Rudez and the Swiss National team this summer."

**Posted by GW0509** 7/30/2024 6:48 am

Switzerland is back playing Hungary right now and Dayan is back on the court.

Game can be found here

**Posted by LA Colonial** 7/30/2024 9:48 am

Hungary beats the Swiss 78-63 but Nessah scores 22 points on 7-15 shooting (46.7%) including 4-5 on 3 pointers and 4-4 from the foul line. He also lead the team with 6 boards and had 3 assists and 3 TOs. No on else on Switzerland had more than 12 points and the team shot 22/59 or 37.3% His +/- was -18 but his efficiency rate was 20 while no one else on the Swiss was higher than 10..

**Posted by H&R..71** 7/30/2024 12:53 pm

Glad he was back in action and looked quite good. He is definitely a multi-talented ballplayer as are a few of his teammates. Look forward to seeing him blend into CCs mix. Some of the injury history remains under the surface for me and he's wearing a type of wrist support on his left hand and massages it often. He's had both wrists injured in the past along with a broken toe. Not the most serious stuff in the world but definitely in the nagging annoyance category.
He's fun to watch and wish him the best at FIBA and look forward to welcoming him to Foggy Bottom.

**Posted by GW0509** 7/31/2024 8:41 am

Link to today's game at 12:30 pm:

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**Posted by The Dude** 7/31/2024 12:28 pm

Throw the damn towel! very 1 sided affair, didn't see any of the 1st half just the score and thought of Rocky

Drago vs Apollo