Our coaches seem to think he is worth our last open scholarship. Hurley and his coaching staff are just relentless and never stop working.
Anyone has his stats from his tenure at WV?
If he did that, he wouldn't have a schollie for this guy.We saw how valuable depth was last year, especially for opponent game-planning, so why not try reasonably hard to bring someone else in?
Mostly because any guy that comes in will likely take minutes from guys near the bottom of the roster. We don’t have big minutes to offer and we have a lot of young players who need experience. Could be that Hurley sees what we have as serviceable with higher upside than potential transfers.Question for my own understanding: Since Hurley has gone on record as saying that they were probably going to "eat" the last open scholarship heading into this season, is there any benefit to that? If you're a coach, I don't know why you wouldn't want to get an extra body on campus, if for no other reason than adding a scout team player.
We saw how valuable depth was last year, especially for opponent game-planning, so why not try reasonably hard to bring someone else in? But maybe I'm missing something.
It just leads to more roster turnover, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's a tradeoff and not one that everyone sees value in. You have to weigh the options of whether bringing in a big man who is going to be 3rd or 4th on the depth chart and may make some current players unhappy is worth the depth in case of injuries.Question for my own understanding: Since Hurley has gone on record as saying that they were probably going to "eat" the last open scholarship heading into this season, is there any benefit to that? If you're a coach, I don't know why you wouldn't want to get an extra body on campus, if for no other reason than adding a scout team player.
We saw how valuable depth was last year, especially for opponent game-planning, so why not try reasonably hard to bring someone else in? But maybe I'm missing something.
It leaves room to add a reclass in January. My initial thought on the interest was the staff doesn’t have great confidence in Johnson and Singare being effective at the backup 5.Question for my own understanding: Since Hurley has gone on record as saying that they were probably going to "eat" the last open scholarship heading into this season, is there any benefit to that? If you're a coach, I don't know why you wouldn't want to get an extra body on campus, if for no other reason than adding a scout team player.
We saw how valuable depth was last year, especially for opponent game-planning, so why not try reasonably hard to bring someone else in? But maybe I'm missing something.
Would take a unique mindset and mature player to be ok with occupying the 13th spot on a team
What happens to Singare?? I see Samson as getting backup minutes at the 4/5 with Singare earning some PT through practice/scrimmages productivity. If you're saying DH already knows neither will perform as advertised.. And Okonkwo(or someone like him) is a necessary piece to complete the roster.. DH/staff pride themselves on skill development.. I expect Samson/Singare to benefit from that and be productive in the roles they earn.This guy would be our backup center, not the 13th guy.
What happens to Singare?? I see Samson as getting backup minutes at the 4/5 with Singare earning some PT through practice/scrimmages productivity.
Who said anything about rebuilding?? You reload and move on .. Players always earn minutes.. There are other Bigs in portal who are still available and can play.. Why isn't UConn interested in them?? They want the ball and what to be a featured player.. That role doesn't work with our roster as its constructed.The only thing that matters is what the coaching staff sees in practice. Next year is not a rebuilding season, we have a legit shot to win two in a row, this is a time to be aggressive and go for it. Players will need to earn minutes.
Who said anything about rebuilding?? You reload and move on .. Players always earn minutes.. There are other Bigs in portal who are still available and can play.. Why isn't UConn interested in them?? They want the ball and what to be a featured player.. That role doesn't work with our roster as its constructed.
I am optimistic about next year and expect us to be successful based on the development of our younger guys supporting our veterans. With or without Okonkwo
I'm sorry but leaving a scholarship open when we have a chance to improve the team is dumb. Pitino is going after player #16 and you seem worried about hurt feelings. I'm glad you are not the coach.