Yeah he's a fine backup option if he's willing to wait. Being better than Sid and Adams is a very low bar, and I'd rather let Jackson have those minutes for his development. I'm pessimistic about his shooting ability considering his FT% and numbers against upper level competition.
That's fair, I think it's a little more important when guards 1-3 are all starting
So is the AAC to the Big East
I think people are also forgetting the defensive matchups we'll be up against in the Big East. Very wing/big guard heavy. Look at Villanova's roster. Adding a guy like Vaughn to matchup with 6'5-6'8 wing will be very useful.
The looming transfer rule and covid 19 situation is having a huge impact on recruiting. The transfer rule seemed like it was going to be passed through, now there seems to be a lot of uncertainty. Not sure it’s worth waiting to find out, I’m not confident in anything that the NCAA will do or how long it may take. Don’t love the idea of taking a player that will have to sit for a year.
I’d stay on both if he committed (even though technically there’s no open scholarship).
These are both fair points. With Vaughns strength, he is an intriguing defensive player. He'd be a solid 4th guard in our small lineups, if he can keep that shooting percentage up.
Assuming the transfer rule changes, would players like Nolley and Murphy be turned off by the addition of an established big guard? Lots of competition for playing time in this scenario.
In my experience the potential transfer-coach conversation is based upon that end of year discussion.
If the transfer rule was already in place, I’d say blitz towards the higher upside players like you’ve listed that have more eligibility. I don’t love using grad transfers but with two injured players now (Akok may not play at all next season), it prolly makes some sense to lock a player up and see what happens later, things can always change... I’ve never seen Vaughn play but i trust the staff to make a good decision, they’ve proven they have an eye for talent. He certainly fits the big guard description they’ve talked about.
I get your argument about waiting for the higher upside guys like Nolley, but I 100% disagree with waiting on them to sit out a year. If we wait on them we gotta almost be certain they'll play next season. The risk/reward does not make sense otherwise. Bouknight is a special player, we gotta go all out for next season. We have the pieces to be good. Remember, the better we are the more good recruits wanna play here.
Waiting on a player vs taking a good grad transfer before Bouknight, Whaley, polley, Carlton , Sid Wilson leave isnt what i would do. Strike now while the team is good. We can always land another good transfer next year as we are seeing.
I completely agree. I was just saying that there is an argument to be made if you wanna hold out for the top transfer talent to play next year. But there really isn't any argument for holding out for the top talent and the top talent would have to sit out a year
This is what I was saying. I went to Fairfield and used to watch MAAC games a lot. The level of competition is no where near what the NBE is. It doesn't even compare to the American. Not necessarily saying its not a possibility he could perform, but its def not a sure thing his game will translate.
A lot of people talking about how covid19 affects recruiting. Although it definitely does, the good coaches will be able to use it to their advantage. Can't forget that everyone is effected by the pandemic the same way.
Kelly was second team all-MAAC and he’s playing in the ACC. This kid was a unanimous first team selection.
Respectfully disagree. He could be here, or not. I'm less confident that we woulda probably seen what his future looks like.
Kelly?
He's talking about Rich Kelly from Quinnipiac who just said he's transferring to BC. Weird he would bring up a player who has never played a second in the ACC.
56% FT?