Exactly what ive been thinking. The kid is in our backyard, Jalen's cousin, and is higher rated than all of these guys. If we kept on him i bet he would've committed"In the past, Wright has favored going left..."
That's the book on him.
The lack of interest in Bruce Brown grows more puzzling - they're looking for players like him, but not him?
I agree with all of this. The big, athletic score-first pg is the "in" thing to do in the NBA. Therefore, all these natural shooting guards want to be pgs at the next level. Think of guys like Malik Newman or Isaiah Briscoe, to name a few from the 2015 class. I have no idea if this is something relevant to Brown, but it could definitely explain why KO stopped recruiting him, as you hypothesized. It's no secret KO prefers true point guards, even if they are on the smaller side.my two cents on Brown ... he's a slashing two-guard who wants to play point. He wants to be Russell Westbrook and he isn't. We run true point guards who can handle and pass and then slashers/good shooters on the wings. Brown can't shoot and his handle is not up to par of a true point guard. Especially having Adams and going after Gilbert, Brown didn't make sense. Just the way I see it.
Maybe the staff knows something about Brown that we don't. He's a really good player so doubt they dropped off for no reason.
Diallo is still 2017 - probably more of an indication that he will be staying in 2017 than us losing ground with him.My only concern seeing a couple of these latest offers (McGusty and Wright) is that maybe we aren't as much of a lock with Diallo as perceived. Not sure if we would need another wing in this class since we have Larrier coming in as well, but maybe (hopefully) the staff thinks differently and they are looking to add another wing even if Diallo officially commits.
We could potentially lose 3 guys who can play the 3 this year, Omar for sure, DHam, and then Purvis(plays the 3 when in a 2pg set) based on his comments from last month or so, we definitely need at least one if not 2 wings.My only concern seeing a couple of these latest offers (McGusty and Wright) is that maybe we aren't as much of a lock with Diallo as perceived. Not sure if we would need another wing in this class since we have Larrier coming in as well, but maybe (hopefully) the staff thinks differently and they are looking to add another wing even if Diallo officially commits.
Diallo is still 2017 - probably more of an indication that he will be staying in 2017 than us losing ground with him.
We could potentially lose 3 guys who can play the 3 this year, Omar for sure, DHam, and then Purvis(plays the 3 when in a 2pg set) based on his comments from last month or so, we definitely need at least one if not 2 wings.
Agreed...but we already have one coming in (Larrier) and Diallo (if he reclassifies and commits) would be #2. So, you're right, maybe we could potentially use a third, my point was just that I hope these latest offers have nothing to do with Diallo - I could be overthinking it. Just think he's a guy we need to get.
My preference would be getting versatile players who can play multiple spots, so when I say wings that could mean guys that can play the 2/3 ala a Jerome Dyson, or a 3/4 ala Niels Giffey. With the possible departures after this year there's room for 2 of those players.
My preference would be getting versatile players who can play multiple spots, so when I say wings that could mean guys that can play the 2/3 ala a Jerome Dyson, or a 3/4 ala Niels Giffey. With the possible departures after this year there's room for 2 of those players.
That's the only reasonable take on all of this.Maybe the staff knows something about Brown that we don't.