FIBA/Olympic tournaments for current Aces

I think Tunisa beat Algeria 49-42 as there was a video on the site I listed that said the final score was 49-42 but I didn’t see a box score. Also looks like Yacine has dyed his hair yellow/blonde. Not sure how Yacine did. It did look like he likely played half the game from the video I scanned (with no audio) but I didn’t actually see him score (but I just scanned through it). Hopefully they list a boxscore soon.

I think Gui’s Brazil team plays Japan in 14 hours at 8 am CST from the best that I determine.

Thanks Ace78. Yacine had nine points in a very low scoring game. The little bit I saw looked like it was a pretty sloppy game.

Note: I am updating this as I am noticing that the box score takes an hour or two to correctly update after the game finishes.

GUI’s Brazil team won 94-73 over Brazil. Looks like they had a live feed, but I only saw the last 10 seconds. Gui seems to be a key contributor off the bench and played 17:36 minutes scoring 12 points on 4-10 shooting. He was 4-8 from three with four rebounds (one offensive). His three-point shot looked very smooth and natural. Remember he will be a freshman for us.

Box score: www.fiba.basketball/world/u19/2023/game/2406/Japan-Brazil#tab=boxscore


He played 4-5 minutes in the second quarter from the 37-minute mark to the 47-minute mark on the game video. Which was around the 3-to-8-minute mark of the second quarter with one of his three-point shots at the 7:29 mark of the second quarter (37:50 into the game video to put Brazil up 39-25); so, you can see that from the link above if you switch the drop-down from box score to video.

Analysis:
This game was much more fluid than the Tunisa game. Gui definitely has some skills and game. He did seem to be a tad slow and susceptible to getting beat off the dribble a bit. But with his height he was still able to recover a bit to make a play or alter the shot at times - but he was not between the offensive player and the basket at times (on defense) like you would like and his guy would get a step on him quite often.

He seems to be able to guard or play most positions on the floor, but I think he would struggle defensively with the two extremes (a really quick point guard or really big traditional “big”). But he has a lot of versatility at the 2, 3, and 4 positions. He has a really good three point shot from what I saw. He occasionally brought the ball up the floor at times. He altered some shots. He attempted to “crash” the boards when the shot went up and I would say he is an above average rebounder especially with his height and playing the “guard” position. He spaces the floor really well.

Some pictures of Gui from Brazil's first game:

I definitely think there will be more competition for playing time. My bet is on Joshua Hughes or Ben H. challenging him for playing time. However, we have six guys 6’8” or taller that could challenge for playing time at the 4 or 5 position (Yacine, Michael Day, Joshua, Gui, Sekou and Ben H.). Yacine definitely has skills but not sure I am 100% sold on him being the go-to guy (as much) as he was last year. My primary concern with his offensive game is his inability to finish consistently and his turnovers. He has trouble finishing at the rim, 3-point line and FT line.

At the moment I see Gui challenging for playing time at the 2 or 3 position. He could be a good candidate as a backup to Kenny (or Cam).

12 hours later and still no box score from Tunisia's second game against Algeria. The site lists the score as 70-68 but when you click on the box score it (and some other links) it says "This game has not started yet" but it does have photos of the game posted now. So, no way to determine Yacine's stats on this game till they post the box score. Here are some pictures of Yacine from the second game (and warmup):

Yacine is 21 years old. The average age of this team is 30.2 years. He should have a long career playing for the national team should he choose.