Borges Scholarship Situation

[Husky25]

Would you rather be average next year and good the following year, or medicore next year and potentially really good the following year? That's basically what it boils down to.

Hurley brought URI to the Round of 32 in 2018 will a roster set up to playing virtually positionless basketball. I will set my expectations at middle seed who does not playing on Tuesday or Wednesday for the NCAA Tournament.

 

[businesslawyer]

Carlton is not the answer on a top 5 team. Aren't we looking to get back there?

Yes. But you're not going from where we are to Top 5 in one step.

 

[CL82]

My only concern is how much more losing will the fan base take? Another losing season could be disastrous for a AD already with money issues. Most fans do not follow the program closely enough to know that this appears to be a 2 year plan.

I think we need a winning season at least this year to show progress. Getting the NCAAs would be great but I'm not sure we'll get there.

 

[auror]

41% from the field on very high volume is inefficient.

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The 5 boards are nice. His eFG% was 48.5%. Tyler was 54%. Tyler has a higher Ortg per 100 possessions. I’m not saying he’s better than Ntambwe. I’m saying it’s a lot closer than people think.

Joel doesn’t play a position of need, isn’t a star and can’t help next year.

You're looking at one part of his efficiency picture and declaring the picture bad. He had a 110 ORTG as a freshman, which would've been 4th on the team, and all 3 above him took significantly less shots than he did on his team (volume affects efficiency on a skill curve). And again, he was a freshman.

Pros
* 39% from 3.
* 75% from FT line.
* Drew almost 5 fouls a game.
* 12% turnover rate.

Cons
* 42% from 2.
* Low assist rate.

 

[HuskyHawk]

You're looking at one part of his efficiency picture and declaring the picture bad. He had a 110 ORTG as a freshman, which would've been 4th on the team, and all 3 above him took significantly less shots than he did on his team (volume affects efficiency on a skill curve). And again, he was a freshman.

Pros
* 39% from 3.
* 75% from FT line.
* Drew almost 5 fouls a game.
* 12% turnover rate.

Cons
* 42% from 2.
* Low assist rate.

Yeah, I saw that. Mentioned him drawing fouls. He’s better. The gap isn’t as wide as people think. And if he sits a year and Polley plays a year, the gap is closer to zero. Meanwhile he’s a PF, as is Akok.

He’s a nice looking player. Just not what we need right now.

 

[olehead]

You're looking at one part of his efficiency picture and declaring the picture bad. He had a 110 ORTG as a freshman, which would've been 4th on the team, and all 3 above him took significantly less shots than he did on his team (volume affects efficiency on a skill curve). And again, he was a freshman.

Pros
* 39% from 3.
* 75% from FT line.
* Drew almost 5 fouls a game.
* 12% turnover rate.

Cons
* 42% from 2.
* Low assist rate.

Auror's right on. Ntwambe ties to our history of long, Athletic guys w/ skill and versatility. Guys w/ length and strength w/ the ability to be coached are the guys Danny will be looking to bring in going forward.

 

[HawkHusky]

Ntwambe and Kuminga please.