I've watched a ton of Domask since he was a freshman and he was there end of the shot clock bailout guy so he took too many step back and off the dribble 3s but he can shoot. Wouldn't be surprised to see him shoot 40+% from 3.
This. We will be a SIGNIFICANTLY better shooting team.
You can't base that soley on rankings. Hell I remember Kendall Gill was the lowest rated of the group and how did that turn out? 5th over all in the draft as I recall. Players also continue to grow and improve at different rates. Once they arrive all playing time will be earned. Not long ago Skyy, Epps, and Podz who got better are examples. Also others like in Gill's case when he surpassed other good players once he arrived.C'mon, man. Butler is a 3-star. Obviously, no threat to Mikey's potential playing time.
C'mon, man. Butler is a 3-star. Obviously, no threat to Mikey's potential playing time.
I believe he's visiting Ole Miss this weekend.
To add to this point, ‘replacing’ RJ with Ty actually would have very slightly increased our percentage last year (about a half a percentage point) as RJ had 91 attempts (11% of team total) while Ty only took one shot from beyond the arc, despite RJ shooting 26% ‘better than’ Ty.
50/50 as in mom likes us but dad doesn't or something similar?
I don’t think one outlier from 40 years ago has a lot of relevance when it comes to modern day recruiting/rankings.
Insiders, where are we on this one?
Ok, so some modern examples Steph Curry 3 star, Lillard was a 2 star, Frank Kaminsky, Trey Burke 3 star, Jimmy Butler 2 star, Paul George was outside the top 200, Oladipo was a 3 star, and there are many more that made the league and others were and are certainly were great college players. I used Gill as an example since I knew him. That said I trust the guys with million dollar contracts more than rivals or 247. These top coaches want to keep thier jobs and aren't concerned with these websites rankings. This still happens today. Also with not many players from overseas are listed and they are a ton of guys overseas that make an impact in college hoops not listed.
FWIW, Add Jase Butler and Mikey Lewis to '24 class and would be currently top five based on the class calculator on 247.com. I know it isn't a "done deal" being already committed and signed, but the signs all seem pretty positive. Either way, we have been recruiting much better as of late as compared to the last coaching staff. Would love to land some consensus 5* guys, but I think that we are going to be fine. There are bunches of teams that have the right pieces rather than the biggest names, who do very well. On the flip side, the Dukes, UNCs, Kansas', and Kentuckys constantly have a plethora of 5* talent and they often under-achieve.
It is a shame that RJ didn't work out. He seemed to have all the tools. IMHO, he seemed to lack any kind of mental fortitude. He struck me as kind of soft and whiney when things weren't going his way.
Kevin Turner was a significantly under-rated player that we took to get Bryant Notree. Kevin turned out to be the better college player.
Offensive players like RJ build confidence on the defensive end. He never understood that.
Well adding an 87 percent FT shooter in Domask certainly should help calm my end of game nerves if we can get him the ball when teams are gonna hack to send our guys to the FT line. He also has shot it better than most of guys last year did.
I think a lot of us are assuming Domask will help a lot (He did not play in Spain), and we've seen enough of Goode to know he is capable of shooting a lot better than he did on that trip.
these 4 have won 10 of the last 25 championships. that plethora of 5* talent won't get a win every year but this is hardly underachieving in a grander scheme.
There is always a player that for some reason grabs my attention more than other players. And I find myself emotionally invested in their play from night to night. RJ was that player for me. I wish him well, and wish he were still on our team.
