2026 Recruiting: Dylan Mingo Official Visit this weekend!

[Mr. French]

I don’t think the 22 year old Euro was brought in for no reason. Smith hasn’t been able to practice much with injury issues. I can see Smith and the Euro having the same roles Diarra and Joey had in 2023 and him being brought in for insurance.

Joey was also brought in as an afterthought after Diarra to fill out the guard room. They’re in pretty much the same scenario.

One guy is going from playing against grown men to 18-22 year olds (in a league he shot 47% from the field in) and the other is going from playing HSers to 18-22 year olds (where he shot 40% from the field).

This is not hard to project.



This was before the Euro was brought in (and the lack of guard depth was probably why)

Buddy, if every point guard we have gets hurt there’s a chance this 15th man might get spot minutes. He’s not brought in for Joey C’s role and he’s not ahead of Furphy in the pecking order. You said that so definitely so many times it’s hard not to see bias.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Thinking a five star, number 1 pg recruit in the country is puzzling out how he fits into a lineup with an Australian kid who isn’t even definitely a pg is nuts.

I don’t believe this conversation has anything to do with Mingo at this point. This seems to have all started as a discussion around which backup guard/wing will get 5-10 minutes a game off the bench.

 

[PAHusky]

Overrated or not by this board, a poster is making the definitive point that Furphy is behind Paunovic in playing time and I doubt that. He’s objectively a better prospect.

No one is even talking about Mingo anymore. Unfortunately, HW has derailed another thread by making wild claims and then saying “this isn’t hard.”

Fair, I’m not going to defend that crazy take.

 

[Scot-e]

We need another open scrimmage or something very soon the natives are getting restless.
Mingo would be an incredible get and fill a huge need for us - unfortunately we are DOOMED!!!

 

[HW611]

I don’t believe this conversation has anything to do with Mingo at this point. This seems to have all started as a discussion around which backup guard/wing will get 5-10 minutes a game off the bench.

No it started because someone thought the 11th person on our depth chart this year was going to affect whether Mingo would want to come here or not. Like PA said.

 

[Samoo]

And then there is Furphy….

As Hurley has already noted...

 

[HW611]

Yes, he's brought in as insurance and he's insurance on top of the insurance Millender was brought in for. If God forbid something happens to Malachi and he can't play we're screwed and our chances to contend/win it all go down significantly. If God forbid something happens to Silas and Malachi and Malachi becomes the starting point guard and Millender and than Uros are backing him up we're royally screwed. If Silas and Malachi are both out with injury you will finally get your wish and Solo will be the starting point guard.

Newton/Diarra/Joey C
=
Demary/Smith/Uros the Euro

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Newton/Diarra/Joey C
=
Demary/Smith/Uros the Euro

No, enough.

 

[auror]

Not sure if it was posted in the morass of the thread, but Mingo is visiting Alabama this weekend.

 

[RuffRuff]

Not sure if it was posted in the morass of the thread, but Mingo is visiting Alabama this weekend.

It was mentioned. Not too worried about Bama with him. Not sure how a poor shooting defense strong guard like him fits their scheme at all.