Incorrect, there are way more than a dozen starting quality guards in the portal. Going by the EvanMiya transfer rankings there are currently 51 guards (PG or SG) rated higher than Gaffney and that list continues to grow. There's no scenario we're ending up with a worse guard than Gaffney
all 50 are starting quality? we need two starting quality Gs that 100% need to be better than gaff. but i'm talking about also landing a third G that is a better backup CG than gaff would be. if so, i'm glad you're so confident we are landing 3 of the top 50 available Gs! let's see what happens.
Don't put words in my mouth. I said I'm confident we'll land 1
You're forgetting that in addition to any public announcements by Cole and Martin about leaving, and end of season statements from Hurley about the team, there are separate conversations between Hurley and the players.
ok then you misunderstood what i was saying. i know we need two starting quality Gs that 100% need to be better than gaff. but i'm talking about also landing a third G that is a better backup CG than gaff would be...also take the aggression down a notch please.
Yeah I just don't agree with the whole premise. Gaffney wasn't sticking around to be a 5th guard coming off the bench. If we add 2 starting guards that still leaves Hawkins and Floyd getting minutes at the 2 ahead of him
fine. assuming we land two starting Gs, what kind of players are you expecting will fill the 3rd and 4th schollys with so little PT available?
Ones who don't expect to play very much. Probably a wing who can shoot a bit and then a developmental guy like Floyd was this year
I’d love Gaines as a perfect compliment to Pack. But I don’t think we have any prior connection to him.
Do you really believe Gaffney would have transferred if Hurley was promising him a starting spot? This staff’s strength has been recruiting. Have faith they have a plan and aren’t doing this blind.
The source could be Hurley and that doesn’t mean this kid reciprocates that interest.
If he’s all big 12 why is he leaving
woahhhh i never said anything about him being our starter where did you get that? i have no idea what hurley said to him, besides stating publicly that he wanted him back. which, if you believe, means he did promise him a role. idk how big of a role gaff is looking for or would have accepted. i'm just saying i don't foresee us landing a 3rd transfer G, in addition to the two starting Gs we need, that is better than him. so i would have preferred he stayed.
So he leaves to play for another new coach and team?
You judge Akinjo?
it's such a tired narrative. dislike a kid if he actually does objectively bad things, fine. dislike a kid because he did what was best for him, and only got himself into better and better situations, and it just comes off so poorly
Or think of it in a different way.
And I am assuming the staff has a plan in place for next season and Gaffney wasn’t a part of it. He regressed so much this season that by the end he was unplayable. It’s surprising to me that you are not confident this staff can’t recruit someone better. I highly doubt that Hurley was blind sided by either decision this week. My guess is it was discussed that a transfer would be mutually beneficial.
Yup.
Exactly. You would've preferred he stayed for what could potentially be no more than 10 mins off the bench. Gaffney choose to leave to seek better opportunity. Hurley can want him to stay with a specific role in my while simultaneously knowing that he can't control it Gaffney wants to leave.
If the cry babies at the next level getting paid tens of millions to play a game can demand trades on a whim, I don’t see why it’s a problem an 18 year old unpaid college student shouldn’t have the right to find a better situation for themselves without a penalty.
Forcing guys to stay because they are unhappy with their playing time is not great for team culture…
