The interview was extremely interesting. I have my thoughts but I don’t feel like a night of back and forth. I do expect more changes than maybe expected. I also strongly feel Solo is one of the kids most likely to come back. I hope he does.
I have. And I haven’t seen Mullins projected any higher than he is now. So all these hypotheticals you are spewing are pure nonsense and noise imo.
Until it isn’t. The future is never promised.
Mullins isn't being projected in the 2027's because he's expected to go now up till now. The top of next year's draft will, as always, be made up of the 2026 freshmen class - which isn't great. Mullins would have easily been a top 6-7 player in it.
Let’s just see. We will never agree on this. Time to move on. I am constantly refreshing Twitter hoping to hear about Luke’s replacement. Let’s start there.
Hurley told Patrick that a kid like Mullins could.
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It’s what I said earlier, if Braylon returns and develops as expected he should absolutely be a top 10 pick in next years draft.
I’m not about trashing solo but people really need to get a handle on what type of player he really is. If he’s our leading scorer and go to next yr we are a 15-15 type of team. It’s not who he is. Stop overrating his talent. If he’s healthy he’d be a very good 3 option on a championship level team
It’s not about money with solo it’s about minutes if Mullins comes back with two shooting guards coming in. One of them most likely a starter. I always thought of solo closer to a Rashad Anderson type of player, is he willing to come off the bench senior yr? Or have minutes cut into?
I say this with the assumption that Mullins won't be back, in which case who else is scoring for us? You honestly think we'll bring in 2 guys through the portal who will be our top 2 leading scorers and Solo can be the 3rd option? I don't. This is why I think it's so important for our success next season to have Mullins back because then you're not trying to replace the production of 3 starters.
I said this in another thread, but they can't be on the court at the same time very often. Mullins is a shooting guard. He's not big enough or physical enough to be a 3 in our defensive system. His emergence as a passer late in the year is exactly what we do need from a SG and don't get from Solo. His defense is also vastly better as is his rebounding. If Ball is back, he should be in the John Gwynn role off the bench. I don't think Dan can afford his usual loyalty in that situation.
He will be 22 nd or worse, so many dudes in this draft class…next year with an extra 10 to 15 lbs and a 40 %% from 3 averaging over 15 per game with a potential natty he is top 10, kinda like what Clingan did
Well if we bring in a Donnie freeman and possibly a banger down low and or Reibe taking a sophomore step up then I pray that in your scenario solo is still our 3rd leading scorer or it’ll be a down yr. Sure he can be the guy here but it won’t be a very good team if that’s the case. As of right now, I’d say Mullins stays by the way. And PS - this is just me, I think landrew will be a beast the minute he steps on campus. Has that Caron butler feel to him. I do think Danny will hold him back a bit in the sense he won’t give him the keys like Calhoun did with butler but I do think that kid is going to be special
I’ve been saying I think he’s a Rashad Anderson. His defense is too shaky to be a starter and his shooting too erratic. When he’s hot ride him. Doesn’t matter if he’s a starter or not, but when he’s off his defensive inefficiencies mean he’s a 6th man type of guy. Hard in this day and age a college sports to keep guys in that type of roll tho.
He's been a starter for two years and among our leading scorers and, by the way, we've won nearly 60 games over those two years.
The talent level is the argument. He was on this roster that could take minutes away from him the last two yrs? Next yr is different.
You're going to have to explain that. We were talented enough to win a whole lot of games both years. He started and was a key player on a Final Four team, even with his shooting woes.
Ball brings an intangible to the starting 5 you don't measure in basketball play. Consistency, system, loyalty, trust, things you can't measure in the stat line. This is probably something coaches value more than fans.
Yeah this tells me that there’s definitely a decision to be made that he and his family haven’t made yet
Last yr we weren’t very good. This yr who was going to take minutes away from him? Ross? Well he actually did towards the end of the season. Now you have Mullins staying and two freshmen incoming with Ross staying. Landrew is going to play! Whose minutes is he taking? Not Mullins. And let’s not forget furphy might still be around.
Too many assumptions. If there is one player I know will be back, it's Ball.
I think Dan is making it very clear without saying it directly. He doesn't want Braylin to make the same mistake Liam made.
What’s the assumption? My take is I don’t think he will be back if Mullins stays. Is that what we are arguing about? Because if your position is Mullins leaves then I am in agreement with you, solo stays.
It'll be interesting to see how it plays out. If the NBA is valuing him highly, it's not based on results. It's 100% based on projection, which seems a tricky spot to be in when you have so many more proven players in this pool. Seems like a risky move unless I'm a GM at the end of round 1.
You have no idea who is coming or going yet.
