7'5" — Tallest HS Player in the World — Mamadou Ndiaye

[APG]

That whistle was most definitely for a foul...and continuous motion should have applied.

[Sharpshooternes]

I wanna know how his defense is. But i guess the best defense is better offense.

[deecee]

I actually worked one of his games this year. It was actually not even funny or anyway near fair for the other team.

[Sharpshooternes]

This was Varsity right?

[deecee]

yes. but small school (catholic) division.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I like his shoes, . Check out the shoes on some of the Home Team players, it must have been "Wear Pink For The Cure" night. And it looked like just a two-man crew.

MTD, Sr.

[Duffman]

I read an article about him a few weeks ago but this is the first video I'd seen. He had much better feet and hands than I thought he would.

Also judging by what I saw at the 2:10 mark someone should direct him to the "Don't run backwards thread".

[refiator]

Not sure what that call was, but it was horrible mechanics if none of us can tell what it was

I'd like to see this kid play against St Anthony or Milton.....He never broke a sweat in this one.

[eyezen]

Originally Posted by deecee

I actually worked one of his games this year. It was actually not even funny or anyway near fair for the other team.

Fair shmare. Should he be ineligible because of his height? Should NFHS outlaw pitchers who can throw 90+?

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Brad

Also, the foul at the 48 second mark is awful. Made worse when the official waves off the basket. Horrible!!!

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

That whistle was most definitely for a foul...and continuous motion should have applied.

I'm actually going to disagree. There was definitely a foul -- 2 hand push in the back -- when the player caught the ball. You can see that he was moved away from the basket. I will give the official the benefit of the doubt and believe that he was calling THAT foul (late) and correctly ruled that it was before the shooting motion started.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I'm actually going to disagree. There was definitely a foul -- 2 hand push in the back -- when the player caught the ball. You can see that he was moved away from the basket. I will give the official the benefit of the doubt and believe that he was calling THAT foul (late) and correctly ruled that it was before the shooting motion started.

The contact you are referring to happened at 46 seconds. The official's whistle went off at 48 seconds, right as the player is hovering the rim about to dunk the ball!

I've heard of a patient whistle, but that's absurd!

[Raymond]

Is this video from high school? I wiki'd him and he played HS ball from 1996-2000 in Maine.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Is this video from high school? I wiki'd him and he played HS ball from 1996-2000 in Maine.

Same name, different guy.

Apparently Mamadou N'diaye is the John Smith of Senegal

[rwest]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I'm actually going to disagree. There was definitely a foul -- 2 hand push in the back -- when the player caught the ball. You can see that he was moved away from the basket. I will give the official the benefit of the doubt and believe that he was calling THAT foul (late) and correctly ruled that it was before the shooting motion started.

This kid in 7'5" 310 lbs. I need to see more than that to call a foul on that play. The contact had no effect on the shot. It was like a gnat landing on an elephant! This kid can play through a lot and I'm going to let him. I'm not going to let the defense do whatever they want or get too physical, but that was definitely not a foul. Neither was the other one called later in the video.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by rwest

This kid in 7'5" 310 lbs. I need to see more than that to call a foul on that play. The contact had no effect on the shot.

There was probably not a foul on the shot, but there was a definite foul prior to that on the catch. The defender has 2 hands in his back pushing him forward away from the basket while he has the ball. That is an "absolute", IMHO.

So I'm assuming (to be generous to the official) THAT's the foul that was called.