Not sure why Trice is a head-scratcher to people. Pretty clear that we passed, or at least didn't push very hard. We were the only P5 school recruiting him for a good while, but just kept dragging him along. If we had to do it over, given the transfers/Kane situation, I'm guessing we would have taken him, but hindsight is 20-20.
Just to put a bow on it, I don't think missing out on Trice is a big loss given that the staff is taking a longer-term prospective on the rebuild. Trice was/is a borderline high-major prospect. He would have given us rebounding and another body on defense, but not much else.
Pretty much. Great athlete & rebounder, but not much skill & questionable fit. I think Trice would have been an alright player for us, but you take 4 years of Higgs over 2 years of Trice without question. Higgs also happens to also be a plus athlete around the same size with a way higher offensive ceiling. Higgs could be a sneaky-good pickup.