Absolutely true. We had a combination guard (Cole) who covered exceptionally well for our lack of ball handlers. Through opt outs (Cole, Martin) and transfers (Diggins and Gaffney). Hurley is now left holding the bag.
Stephon Castle to Fishy: “hold my rolling rock”
Must be the off season
True. They’re in a position without room for error after making multiple errors recently.
This is a total straw man and you know it. No one is here saying we’re in the ideal spot or this was all part of the plan. Clearly there were two big recruiting misses that put us in this bad spot. The horrible opinion you keep beating on is that this is somehow a roster management issue or that we’d be appreciably better off right now if Gaffney and Sool hadn’t transferrred. Regardless of if they stayed or not, Hurley was going to have to bring in two portal guards or we’d be in a horrible spot next year.
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Am I wrong? We were a top 20 team this year starting 3 guys who couldn't shoot outside of 8 feet lol. Next year's lineup with 2 scoring guards plus an improved Jackson, Hawkins, and Sanogo is an extremely good starting 5. We've seen what this staff can do with player development, I'm expecting Jackson/Hawkins/Sanogo to all take another leap forward.
Newton comes in we're in good shape, one more adequate ball handler that can give us 10-15 mpg at the point, then we're in great shape.
I'm ambivalent about chick peas. They don't add anything but they don't bother me, either; they're just kind of there.
Nice article. They are very high on Newton. They have him as the 6th best player available, including uncommitted hs players. So, 3rd best transfer available and the best overall pg (second best guard). The blurb says he has a very real shot at being an NBA player.Ranking the best available college basketball transfers, high school recruits
The transfer portal will soon overflow with names but the coaching carousel has created some interesting high school recruit options.
19. Jahmir Young | 6-1 guard | senior | Charlotte
Young has been an absolute killer, outstanding guard in Conference USA now for three years, a three-time all-league selection including back-to-back first team appearances. The smooth lefty can play both on or off ball, and generally makes good decisions while keeping control of the ball. He averaged a robust 19.6 points, six rebounds and four assists per game this year for Charlotte, and was the catalyst for everything they did. He’s versatile in that they’d run the occasional post-up for him, they’d back-cut him to get him open looks at the rim (where he has a terrific inside-hand finish), and they’d run him off of off-ball screening actions to get him loose for free — and that’s before we even get to the typical scoring guard arsenal that comes off of ball screens. He has great touch from the interior and from the line, but can get a bit wild on the move from behind the 3-point arc and needs to clean that up. There are also some defensive concerns here that he’ll have to work through at the point of attack. He’s a bit reminiscent of now-former Connecticut guard R.J. Cole. Cole made first-team All-Big East this past season as Connecticut’s lead, but did so shooting just 40 percent from the field and 33 percent from 3. He also plays better defense than Young. Basically, we’re projecting Young as a high-major starter, but maybe not quite an all-league guy.
