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JohnnyJr said:
Won’t some of these big programs prioritizing transfers turn off some big high school recruits going forward? I don’t know what Kansas recruiting class looks like but I wouldn’t think incoming freshman will like losing playing time.
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navery12 said:
They have the #6 class in the country, and no it won't. Because kids like to win and bringing in good players helps with that. Any top recruit knows they're going to be battling for playing time against top talent. If they don't want that they go commit to a lower level program like Eastern Michigan or Syracuse
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They played a 6'8" guy at center last year. They had a freshman center, but it takes those guys some time. The 2023 class is all guards and wings. They lost their PF and SF to the NBA and Rice (SF) transferred. KJ Adams will shift from 5 to 4 where he belongs and Hunter steps in at the 5. Ernest Udeh is a sophomore 5 now, can back up for a year and start next year. Ejiofor is a sophomore and can back up Adams.

They will need to recruit 4s and 5s for 2024 class, but Dickenson won't impact that. As you can see, they are all over that.

If you compare it to UConn, say Adre is in the draft, yes, we have two freshmen who can play the 3, but you can't rely on that. So we'd bring in a one year transfer while those guys develop. This is how teams will do it now. However strange it seems.
 
Why did Michigan suck the past two seasons with Dickinson? I didn't watch them at all, just wondering why they were so bad with him and their other highly rated recruits? Did they have a lot of injuries?
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
Just incredibly corny. Good for him though, I guess.
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I don't think we'll ever see Dan Hurley chase drama queens like this..........at least I hope not.
He had great stats in his three years but seems to have proven he's not a winner on the big stage OR that Juwann Howard is not a good coach with all the talent he had to work with.
 
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navery12 said:
They have the #6 class in the country, and no it won't. Because kids like to win and bringing in good players helps with that. Any top recruit knows they're going to be battling for playing time against top talent. If they don't want that they go commit to a lower level program like Eastern Michigan or Syracuse
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They will lose a player or two now with HD coming.
 
HuskyHawk said:
They played a 6'8" guy at center last year. They had a freshman center, but it takes those guys some time. The 2023 class is all guards and wings. They lost their PF and SF to the NBA and Rice (SF) transferred. KJ Adams will shift from 5 to 4 where he belongs and Hunter steps in at the 5. Ernest Udeh is a sophomore 5 now, can back up for a year and start next year. Ejiofor is a sophomore and can back up Adams.

They will need to recruit 4s and 5s for 2024 class, but Dickenson won't impact that. As you can see, they are all over that.

If you compare it to UConn, say Adre is in the draft, yes, we have two freshmen who can play the 3, but you can't rely on that. So we'd bring in a one year transfer while those guys develop. This is how teams will do it now. However strange it seems.
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I bet Ernest or Zubi transfers now unfortunately, but thats the game. They will get the Duke kid Mgbako, and be really loaded next year.
 
superjohn said:
Why did Michigan suck the past two seasons with Dickinson? I didn't watch them at all, just wondering why they were so bad with him and their other highly rated recruits? Did they have a lot of injuries?
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Go Blue College Basketball GIF by Michigan Athletics
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
I'm twice this kid's age, I get it, but man he seems like a lot to deal with. Just a diva.
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He is, but I guess we have a new component to consider these days, and it is for kids like this (and Timberlake for that matter) extracting maximum value out of their demand on the Portal market. Can't blame 'em for that. Seems shrewd. Nobody is going to give 2 craps in a year when he is making GLeague workout vids (at best) . Strike while the iron is hot. Unfortunately it seems like we will see a ton more of this kind of cringe in the immediate and near futures. We are just getting started.
 
HuskyHawk said:
They played a 6'8" guy at center last year. They had a freshman center, but it takes those guys some time. The 2023 class is all guards and wings. They lost their PF and SF to the NBA and Rice (SF) transferred. KJ Adams will shift from 5 to 4 where he belongs and Hunter steps in at the 5. Ernest Udeh is a sophomore 5 now, can back up for a year and start next year. Ejiofor is a sophomore and can back up Adams.

They will need to recruit 4s and 5s for 2024 class, but Dickenson won't impact that. As you can see, they are all over that.

If you compare it to UConn, say Adre is in the draft, yes, we have two freshmen who can play the 3, but you can't rely on that. So we'd bring in a one year transfer while those guys develop. This is how teams will do it now. However strange it seems.
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Sorry, but I’ll never get with the idea of bringing in a low ceiling guy to take valuable time and development opportunity away from very talented freshman. Dickenson is a little different in this case though as he’s a P5 highly rated recruit that was considered one of the best bigs in college hoops at one point.

Unless a super comes onto the market, I really don’t want to take a guy to take a guy to play over anyone in this class. Odds are the guys will be better by the end of the year (like Karaban) if they get the pt.
 
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HuskyWarrior611 said:
Sorry, but I’ll never get with the idea of bringing in a low ceiling guy to take valuable time and development opportunity away from very talented freshman. Dickenson is a little different in this case though as he’s a P5 highly rated recruit that was considered one of the best bigs in college hoops at one point.

Unless a super comes onto the market, I really don’t want to take a guy to take a guy to play over anyone in this class. Odds are the guys will be better by the end of the year (like Karaban) if they get the pt.
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Experience wins. If Andre isn't back, I'd be willing to bet that a transfer starts at the 3 for us next year. I'm sure Ross and Stewart will play, but neither is ready to start for a top team. Obviously you don't bring in a crappy player, but transfers have been coming up big. Kolek wasn't exactly a big time HS recruit, and he didn't hurt Marquette any.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Experience wins. If Andre isn't back, I'd be willing to bet that a transfer starts at the 3 for us next year. I'm sure Ross and Stewart will play, but neither is ready to start for a top team. Obviously you don't bring in a crappy player, but transfers have been coming up big. Kolek wasn't exactly a big time HS recruit, and he didn't hurt Marquette any.
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Who is playing the 2 if Newton doesn't come back? No way I think Ball starts. I think we will get in a 2 who can shoot also.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Experience wins. If Andre isn't back, I'd be willing to bet that a transfer starts at the 3 for us next year. I'm sure Ross and Stewart will play, but neither is ready to start for a top team. Obviously you don't bring in a crappy player, but transfers have been coming up big. Kolek wasn't exactly a big time HS recruit, and he didn't hurt Marquette any.
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If one does I’d hope that they’re a high level player.

If he gets the opportunity, I think Ross can pleasantly surprise a lot on this board. The more I watch him the more I want to put him in the Jordan Hawkins, James Bouknight tier. I’m just not sure who out there will have the athleticism and length he has while also looking like a pretty good shooter and willing defender.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
I'm twice this kid's age, I get it, but man he seems like a lot to deal with. Just a diva.
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He’s done some other stuff that adds to why I think it’s corny. He like, embraced and almost pushed the idea that he was a villain for other teams. Just seems like a try hard.
 
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navery12 said:
Ball will start if Newton doesn't come back. He's gotten overshadowed by Castle, but he's one of the best recruits we've gotten in a long time
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Like I REALLY wouldn’t mind seeing Castle, Ball, and Ross as a back court.

At that point though I feel like having a dependable true PG/ballhandler off the bench is a must. But that’s one of the most talented and athletic perimeters in the Big East. Albeit young.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Like I REALLY wouldn’t mind seeing Castle, Ball, and Ross as a back court.

At that point though I feel like having a dependable true PG/ballhandler off the bench is a must. But that’s one of the most talented and athletic perimeters in the Big East. Albeit young.
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If you care about results next season you shouldn't want that.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Like I REALLY wouldn’t mind seeing Castle, Ball, and Ross as a back court.

At that point though I feel like having a dependable true PG/ballhandler off the bench is a must. But that’s one of the most talented and athletic perimeters in the Big East. Albeit young.
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Yeah I know you're high on Ross, and I think he may actually get some minutes freshman year, but I think you're being way optimistic to put him into the starting lineup game 1. We were spoiled with what we got from Karaban and Clingan as freshman last year, that is not normal
 
Everyone here loves Ball and Ross, but I think we should all be able to agree that our best backcourt option is:

Starting: Newton/Castle (Or Castle and transfer guard if Newton leaves)
Off bench: Diarra/Ball
 
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