Wilkins just committed to UK. Let's get him from the portal next season.
Committed to Kentucy
This is where I'm at, I think it would be nice but I'm just not sure how we sell that guy on minutes. I don't think it's ideal that we're playing Ross and Landrew for some minutes as the backup 4, but it also might be the only path to them getting the minutes they need
Ross is hardly a PF. Maybe some spot minutes but we get really small with him st the 4. Rather have Ross stay at the 3. Stewart was definitely bugger and stronger than Ross . I really want a bigger 4 who is athletic to be honest. I hate we ate playing small ball when we meet huge teams with bigger guys at 3-5 over us. Maybe that is just the way we have to compete as we don't have the money to get a huge front line like Michigan, Duke and Arizonia had this past year.
Wilkins was never coming here to be a back up. That dream of him coming here was gone when Demary said he was coming back.
i think for the vast majority of matchups this works. I’m scared of what we throw at the Bryce Hopkins, Mirkovic, etc. types. Maybe you’re just sending doubles and managing foul trouble between Ross/Landrew as the backup but that’s a really hard matchup for either. Stew saved our butts in a bunch of those situations.
When we signed Koroma last year, I was happy because I thought he could play the 4 or the 5 in a pinch. Obviously we didn't play him at the 4 because we had depth and he would have been a sieve offensively, but he could obviously defend both positions.
I'd say us and Illinois. They returned their entire 3-5 and picked up Vaaks. I think right now they're PG is a frosh, but are in on the kid from Wisconsin. Michigan returns either of their bigs, they'll be right up there.
I don’t even think we need a significant player. I think we need someone capable of playing D against those guys. Their offensive ability is of less importance to me.
It sounds like whatever we paid Khamenia we were not willing to pay Reibe. There is no doubt He will get whatever his Agent is asking for.
Stewart ans Karaban were bigger. Ross is juat not a 4 in any sense. He is a backup 3. Good thing if he does play there hopefully it is 5-8 minutes at most. Can you imagine Michigan's front court from this year with their 4 against Ross. It would of been automatic buckets inside for him all game long. Even Karaban who is bigger and longer had issues with him.
Yeah with thr players we have coming back and landrew I'm happy with the offense. Need someone to help Hines inside now. I think a versatile big who can play the 4 or 5 as a backup to both would be ideal.
For most matchups, Ross can get minutes at the four. We’re going to play way more big wings at the 4 than guys that are going to post up and play back to the basket. We just have to have a plan for those few that will.
100% this is not 2010. 1 inch doesn’t disqualify a guy from being playable at the 4. He’s long, athletic, and extremely active. He would be a challenge for bigger 4’s on offense and would be far from a defensive liability vs 90% of NCAA teams.
Hopefully we can bring in someone for exactly that. A dream world is someone with Stewart's talent level, worst case I think we can definitely bring in a Koroma/Millender type who can use up some fouls
So we're looking for someone with a time machine?
The defensive negatives of Ross?
What we really need is someone who excels at tipping Cayden Boozer outlet passes!!!
