Yet another of the five and four star recruits he's brought in who then became underachievers.
Maybe they're all looking at Nembhard who instantly became the point guard for Gonzaga and could be on the first undefeated NC since 1976.
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Yet another of the five and four star recruits he's brought in who then became underachievers.
Maybe they're all looking at Nembhard who instantly became the point guard for Gonzaga and could be on the first undefeated NC since 1976.
I get your point, but take a look at what he does with the ball in his hands and recall how deficient we were this year getting to the rim.
Shooters seem to be the biggest need but with RJ and JG being good shooters and Hawkins coming in, plus Akok if healthy, if we get one more legit shooter Kadary could make a big difference in team scoring.
He's especially good with the ball. Getting to the rim, passing off as he makes his move, finding the open man within the offense. We don't have anyone who can do what he does as a driver and distributor and RJ and JG seem more two guard in ability than PG's.
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sounds like a shorter Polley
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He’s a better shooter than polley
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It’s usually the player’s decision to transfer or not.
I don't know what else you said but this post is spot on. Lots of non-athlete kids don't go to college or go for a year or two and quit to pursue their dreams. Jobs and Wozniak come to mind, and many of the other tech billionaires too, besides people in the trades or other fields where they develop skills and start a business. Is Northeastern's co-op program student abuse or does it give kids a leg up in the job market?
If they're good enough to go pro right out of college and want to they should, and if they want to get developed for a year or two they can trundle around the G-league on buses or go to college and have a nicer lifestyle but without a check.
Finally, did Zion Williamson get used? Or did Zion use dUKE to raise his profile and get the publicity that would assure he'd get an even bigger payday when he went pro? And from all the rumors, he and his family made out well even during his 8 months at dUKE.
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They're probably thinking:
They'll hit the lottery with the NBA if they just had more playing time;
The current offense doesn't fit their skills;
They need better players around them. (Look at the example of the almighty LeBron. Couldn't win by building a team as MJ did so he jumped to two teams with all-stars);
The coach doesn't run plays for them or use them the right way;
And on and on.
The entitlement mentality is being nurtured early in life and the money is so outlandish it must be hard for the kids to differentiate between good advice and whatever they're hearing from their handlers.
Juzang made a good decision, but how many others are kidding themselves or being misled by their handlers?
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This should be interesting. It's generally acknowledged that Locke's final two were PC and Florida and per usual for PC when it comes to schools like this he chose Florida. PC is the only school on this list that he had official visits with. Ohio St. Michigan, Xavier, and Florida were his other officials.
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The sheer anger here against posters who don't like where all this transfer thing is headed, or the NCAA, is over the top.
There are very good arguments why players should be allowed to transfer but there are good arguments why the culture of it is also doing great damage to the players as well. If you want to treat it as a total free market, that's fine, but recognize that there are restraints in place that prevent it from becoming a total free market, so it's not a real one anyway. Not even the money and the way its spent and budgeted is free from those constraints.
All I can say is that we now live in a world where the sports pipeline begins with parents holding back their kids for one or two grades so that they are athletically ahead of younger kids, kids then reclass constantly, they jump from local AAU clubs to national clubs, they jump to many other AAU clubs, they change high schools multiple times, they change colleges multiple times. There's plenty here that should make us question whether this is a good thing for them. Are they getting high school educations? Are they getting college educations (for those who don't go pro right away)? Anyone who looks at what's happening and concludes it's only a good thing should at least have to explain why and not just dismiss other counterarguments.
There are very good arguments why players should be allowed to transfer but there are good arguments why the culture of it is also doing great damage to the players as well. If you want to treat it as a total free market, that's fine, but recognize that there are restraints in place that prevent it from becoming a total free market, so it's not a real one anyway. Not even the money and the way its spent and budgeted is free from those constraints.
All I can say is that we now live in a world where the sports pipeline begins with parents holding back their kids for one or two grades so that they are athletically ahead of younger kids, kids then reclass constantly, they jump from local AAU clubs to national clubs, they jump to many other AAU clubs, they change high schools multiple times, they change colleges multiple times. There's plenty here that should make us question whether this is a good thing for them. Are they getting high school educations? Are they getting college educations (for those who don't go pro right away)? Anyone who looks at what's happening and concludes it's only a good thing should at least have to explain why and not just dismiss other counterarguments.
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Highly doubt we’d be in the mix for a kid from Texas .
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Almost 6 APG. A grad transfer point guard? Signal a move of Gaffney or Cole off the ball? Love his FT%. Decent from 3, but not great. Looks strong for a 6'1" guard.
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Gaffney should never play another min at PG and I like his game a lot. Cole should play a ton off the ball too.
A grad transfer makes more sense than a Richmond if Diggins can play day one To spread out the PG eligibility.
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Find me a non-Top 25 rated PG who can start and be successful at PG for a successful team as a Freshman. The only UConn answer is Doron Sheffer, and he was not your typical freshman.
Historically we had KEA who did a great job (McDonald's AA), Taliek who didn't (McDonald's AA, but they didn't make the NCAAs), AJ Price who didn't (Top 30 recruit, but they didn't even make the NIT, though the whole team was new and he missed two years). Kemba and Shabazz struggled as sophomores.
I like Diggins, but he's not one of those freshmen who we should expect to show up and just dominate. If he does, great. But you can't plan on that because it just doesn't happen.
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Can definitely see Diggins as a contributor next year. Dan Hurley is too loyal to RJ to hand the keys over to Diggins in his first year.
A grad transfer PG recruit would even temper those expectations for Sool even more. How Dan Hurley fills out the remaining schollys will show how confident he is with RJ/Sool/JG..
Sool has that KEA vibe going on and we all know how that went..
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Yeah, everyone is guilty of hyping up their own incoming freshman, but looking at the RSCI yearly top 100’s stats on SportsRef will sober you up quick. Plenty of busts and very little year 1 production.
I expect Diggins and Hawkins to contribute next year, but I wouldn’t be surprised if either didn’t and I wouldn’t be expecting either to play a huge role.
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JUST IN: Illini guard Adam Miller enters transfer portal
Illinois freshman guard Adam Miller has entered the transfer portal, sources confirmed to 247Sports. ESPN's Jeff Borzello first reported the news. Miller is a big loss to
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Yes. Please.
From 247's Brian Snow:
Standing around 6-foot-3 and possessing good length, he has positional versatility on both ends of the floor. One of the better shooters from the guard position. Has good athleticism to complement that. Offensively he is best off the ball where he can be a catch-and-shoot guy that also attacks closeouts. On defense, he shows the ability to defend either guard spot physically and should project to be above-average on that end going forward.
Averaged 8.3p, 49.4 2p%, 34.0 3p% with about 2/3rds of shots from 3. Not ideal numbers, but this guy was hyped coming in.
If not UConn, would be a fantastic Chicago kid to transfer to DePaul.
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I love this young man’s game!!JUST IN: Illini guard Adam Miller enters transfer portal
Illinois freshman guard Adam Miller has entered the transfer portal, sources confirmed to 247Sports. ESPN's Jeff Borzello first reported the news. Miller is a big loss to
Yes. Please.
From 247's Brian Snow:
Standing around 6-foot-3 and possessing good length, he has positional versatility on both ends of the floor. One of the better shooters from the guard position. Has good athleticism to complement that. Offensively he is best off the ball where he can be a catch-and-shoot guy that also attacks closeouts. On defense, he shows the ability to defend either guard spot physically and should project to be above-average on that end going forward.
Averaged 8.3p, 49.4 2p%, 34.0 3p% with about 2/3rds of shots from 3. Not ideal numbers, but this guy was hyped coming in.
If not UConn, would be a fantastic Chicago kid to transfer to DePaul.
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Agree. We fall into this trap every offseason. If Akok is healthy, I don't expect any of these 3 to start. They will play, because we are pretty short of bodies, and in Hawkins case, need shooting. I remember how Sid Wilson was going to come in and dominate. Yeah. Sure. We were high on Gaffney and two years in he's still figuring it out. Hurley has not shown a lot of willingness to just play freshmen a ton of minutes early on, except Akok.
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Nor should he. Bouk and Akok earned their minutes. Later that season, so did Gaff. That's how it ought to be.
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I will be surprised if Hawkins isn't contributing in a big way as the season progresses. Diggins will need more time
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Not sure if you consider St Johns a successful team this past year but Posh did a good job and he was in the 200's. I agree, I don't think we should expect much from Diggins until later in the year though
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They were a bubble team that went 16-11 and was NIT bound. Not a success.
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