I think it would be great for the team IF it worked out. Would it be best for Adams? He looks like a special talent who can rival some of our best. With Briscoe, Adams would risk losing some of the time and spotlight in the beginning. It is only natural to consider your individual preferences I think that having Kevin Ollie gives us a better chance to work out having more than one great guard at a time. But it does seem at least somewhat risky. This is the situation that brought Boat to us.
Interesting scenario... Here's my thoughts:
Jalen transferred to Brewster Academy this upcoming year.
Brewster Academy has 4 major Division 1 signings @ guard. Jalen Adams (UConn), Donovan Mitchell (LVille), Justin Simon (Arizona & Summer Teammate of Adams) and David Crisp (Washington). All of them are looking to play PG in college. Plus Brewster has other guards. I don't think Jalen is afraid of competition at PG.
Briscoe had recently cut UConn, but re-added UConn back to his list after knowing UConn has Adams committed (along with adding KenSucky back too). I still think Briscoe is a St. John's or Seton Hall lean, but he's meeting with Ollie next week & has an official visit the week after. He must see something to re-add UConn back on. He played well this summer, but then had a foot injury.
I think players know Ollie will play 2 PGs together. Maybe one scores more, the other has more assists, but they know they will get their opportunity to make decisions on the court. That was one of the reasons Purvis wanted to transfer to UConn.
Malik Newman is scaring me lately... "Ollie doesn't return texts quick enough". Kentucky has connections with Drake, Jay-Z & has Pro combines. I can see where his priorities are....