I’m with you here unfortunately. I hope I am wrong but like I said when all this started the 2 I was most worried about was Reibe and Stewie.
I posted this in another thread, but probably belongs here. I think this is a good sign for a Stew return.
The only tea leaves we have with him at this point is that he hasn't put his name in the portal, and he would have a wide open canvas next year. I'd think if he were leaving, he would have been one of the first to enter his name.
That money adds up quickly. Did you see what bigs are getting on the open market? Point guards? If you pay top players near or slightly below what they can get on the open market, that money is gone in a flash and you have not even paid for your starting lineup.
Tough guy or not, he’s correct. There’s a contingent of fans who simply see what they want to see when it comes to Stew. These are the same people who said he “deserved” a starting role over Mullins last year because of seniority or whatever. I’d like to see him back but he hasn’t meaningfully progressed over three years.
I guess there is a chance he has a massive senior year jump À la Hilton Armstrong, but I don’t want to bank on that happening.
My bad, he was 7TH in minutes the past two seasons…
He brought important points, rebounds, and solid defense in limited minutes coming off the bench while coming back from an injury in the NCAAT.
I see you are big time low on the guy. He is athletic and can drive the ball some. Unfortunately this year he got injured but he was basically the 6th man ahead of Ross this year before the injury. Yeah Ross's game really improved as he got more minutes but why can't a healthy Stew also improve? I don't think he is a starter but still a valuable piece off the bench at the 3 or 4. He really improved his defense this year over his sophomore year. I still think he is a important piece to the team if wants to come back.
Ross replaced him when he got injured. Ross was often coming in after Stewart until after that injury most of the time. Stewart is still a valuable pice and a good athlete to have at the 4. I would love if he comes back. We are talking about backup player and not a starter. He definitely clicked on the defensive side last year. Not every player is going to be a scorer off the bench.
Ross brings a need with perimeter defense - he's a complimentary piece. He's additive.
Actually Stew was being brought in for defense too often with Ross before the injury. I agree with the other poster though I don't see Stewie starting based on what we have seen. He still bring defense and some rebounding and occasional 3s from the bench.
I love Jaylin and really want him to return. While (at this moment) there is an easy path to minutes at PF for him...the hard part is that it's likely that his minutes at SF disappear with silas/solo/mullins/jayden/county/transferPG.
And I’m fine with all of this. He’s a backup and he should be. His hopeful return shouldn’t in anyone’s minds deter a superior option at the 4.
I’m not going to pretend I have any idea how difficult Moore’s job is right now, but if we run out of $$ and are relegated to starting Stew at the 4, then this portal season was a total failure. Aside from Mullins, the 4 and 5 are our highest priorities.
Feels like Mullins would be the next to announce. I otherwise don't know why Solo hasn't announced yet.
You can't "bank" on transfers either. I think that we now have this mentality that we need to buy "guaranteed" guys, 1-9, who can all start on a p4 team and be consistent throughout. There are plenty of transfers who flop. Just because someone has a good year somewhere else doesnt mean he's gonna come in here and kill it.
I think these guys are giving their teammates a day to themselves for their announcements.Respect
Well Stewart did take a big step on the defensive side. Offensive he fell back.
