For the ~17 critical minutes that we may need him in 2025-2026 I would think he'd be adequate enough at both.
Yeah not sure where you’re getting 6’3”. Listed at 6’1” and the one video I saw of him, that looks generous. Looks about Hassan’s height, maybe a tad shorter. Think he has a pretty nice handle but is not considered a strong defensive player.
Demary and Smith are also elite of the elite off the catch. Our offense creates lots of those looks for the point after they start the set/give up the rock. I think we thought Mahaney would also benefit from this, but his wavering confidence was a death knell for his shot.
Jacki Stiles was a tough pill to swallow
100%. That wasn’t always the case though.
If he can move his feet laterally that would be a vast improvement to some of our players who get a lot of time. We have a great staff, the kid is smart, he can learn from our superior staff. He also has speed (see the other thread with long video) which we greatly lack. So having someone like him off the bench to speed it up in transition (like Joey C or Johnny Gwinn) is interesting. Trust the staff and don't write scripts for what they have to do. We have had a lot of small guards who can defend like Bazz, Boat and many others.
And yet it ended up belonging..That is a list that could be a "pick the one that doesn't belong" thing.
In that regard, Ball and Mullins will form a quartet of 3 pt specialists off the catch. Let's see if having a real point guard who can run the offense (Demary) can reprise the role of Shabazz Napier who let Kemba Walker become a creative scorer. I'm just saying, Solo is still carrying that water and chopping wood...
Good catch. I transcribed the wrong player. Thank you for the correction. Going to the line more frequently makes more sense as well. I'm glad the basic statistical concept is valid. He is a reliable foul shooter.
Hahahaha - not French - "Lafayette" was our code name for "Lancaster" dorm and the name stuck here.
