I like what I do for work. That means I shouldn’t make money off of it?
Now imagine a booster was willing to pay for your bong hits.
Sold! Sign me up!
Please just stop.
Nobody would care if they're good enough, ask anyone who went to school with Cliff Robinson.
yes, these conversations occur often at this level even when not over scholarship limit
I'm not disagreeing with your point (that these conversations happen on most teams most years), but this is kind of a high stakes scenario. If, hypothetically, everyone who has eligibility left plus the 5 freshman want to play next year, the staff literally has to pick four of them and tell them there is no room for them on the team. This is a little different from the usual scenario, where they are simply telling players there are no minutes available for them.
There's zero risk at all.
Please elaborate.
For you and me sitting here on the outside, having 15-17 scholarship guys next year might seem really risky if guys come back. Especially when we have no control over them and can't talk to the players. Dan Hurley is not us, when he's recruiting a replacement for Jordan Hawkins or Adama Sanogo it's because he's aware of their intentions and is talking to them daily
I get all that, but there's still a potential for a sicky stituation, assuming the staff is counting on some of the guys going pro. Any number of scenarios could result in a player wanting to stay another year, even if he was totally sure he was going to go pro before the season started. The player could get injured. He could underperform and find that his pro opportunities aren't what he expected. Things like that.
It's possible. But I am fairly sure Adama is gone. They are talking about him taking 3s for a reason. That's red meat for the NBA. Hawkins might not blow up, but they pretty much knew Bouknight would and they were right. Newton may want to go pro, even if it isn't a shot at the NBA. Neither he nor Alleyne would be eligible but for the dumb Covid 5th year. Springs has gutted it out for quite some time, but if he doesn't crack the rotation, he might well move on to a place where he can play.
I get that, I just wouldn't consider that as high risk like you classify it. It's far more likely we're still filling open spots with transfers in the spring than forcing guys off the roster
Last year, I tried to say that Sanogo would translate better in the NBA as a power forward, and got lambasted for it saying he would never be able to play at PF. I just don't understand the mentality of some fans on here who think a kid cannot develop his game, it's so close minded. So, imo, he would really need to work on his shooting from outside and passing. It would benefit Adama greatly to stay his senior year and get a solid year under his belt playing at the 4 with big DC playing at the 5.
1 year later and this opinion is still just as dumb as the last time you posted it
Have you watched 1 (one) nba game since you last posted this opinion?
Give it up pal
The dude is built like an offensive tackle and you think some “skill” will allow him to play perimeter basketball. You’d be better off arguing he can have a Derrick Favors type career at center.
I think he’s already a very skilled player. I think he has an outside shot at an NBA career, especially if he has the 3 point shot they’re alluding to. But that career is going to be at the 5
The main problem is defense. Guarding in space.
He probably won't be a top center, but there are guys like Robert Williams and Dan Theis, among others, who get regular minutes at the 5. And we're not all that far removed from Elton Brand finishing his career at center.
He’s already really good at being a center, he’s not throwing that away for a minuscule chance at playing PF. He’s just gotta develop the shot for a chance of playing the 5 at an nba level.