How I see it:
Just "Q"
Would love one more deep at the 4/5 spot!
Seems like almost every highly-regard IL High school player ends up at a prep school out of state.
Freshmen are a little different, but still, yeah.
For the record, his team doesn't even play in the second division of the Adriatic League, they only play in the local Slovenian league, so that's at a relatively low level, albeit an older experienced pro.
I believe the argument with him is that he came back and played through injury which limited him during his freshman year, and I believe I've read that everybody has been losing those cases. No question he played too much and too late for a medical redshirt by the normal rules.
Michigan state is better than UConn, imo.
Yeah, but Barnes has earned trust that he will get guys in the right position.
Ignoring that the idea is the staff will see Brown play this summer and consider a Euro based on it...Who do you think is taking that spot before then?
If you want names, the truth is I don’t know. I’m too ignorant, and anybody who isn’t on the staff likely is as well.
Brad also said it’s invaluable to have everyone here for the summer for multiple reasons yet here we are with said player missing. Why? What are we waiting on?
My bet would be this likely doesn’t happen. Brad’s main focus is to have everybody here for the summer.
So you're posting we need a 9th over and over yet acknowledge the staff is aware of the market and our roster?
Competition levels are pretty awful if you watch the games. Prep schools definitely better tune-up for college ball.
But besides Yaxel on pure offense those other guys just played as better versions of their game. It’s not like morez went from scoring 20 a game and same with Mara. They were underutilized players.
I think we need to let this ship sail. He's an undersized 4 who has no jump shot for B1G speed/closeouts. And unless Andrej drastically improves his perimeter shot we'll struggle to play them concurrently ala the issue with Andrej/Kylan combo this year (post-the fracture).
Yeah, he’s not going to find a lot of resistance continuing in Central Illinois. The prep circuit will consistently put him against high major talent. The B1G will be less of a shock.
It’s also going to be tough to replicate what Yaxel gave them defensively, which was IMO, really the difference maker for them last year.
Story is that Mr. Duke offered Princeton a ton of dough, on condition that they rename the school after him. They said no, so he built his own university, matching the style and several of the buildings (complete with soft concrete so it would age faster).
Patience grasshopper
