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I would argue Ty showcasing that he can handle the ball, distribute well, and make his teammates better would be significantly more impactful for his professional upside than throwing him out on the wing where he is essentially a slasher, non-shooter and offensive rebound merchant FWIW I don’t...

I don’t disagree. Just laying out why you take a player like Reeves regardless of need if he is available. TSJ/Reeves would be one of the most dynamic wing duos in the country IMO.

Multiple wings that shot 40% from 3 on 6 attempts per game in the SEC? That’s why

Yes, he still holds a scholarship

I’m sorry, I would take Yuri because we need an experienced PG but to try to spin it as a better fit than RayJ is just crazy. It’s not really that close. I’d have Yuri as like the 3rd or 4th option of guys they could look at still. However TSJ/Coleman/Yuri or TSJ/Yuri/Reeves could still make...

Like the 2 that played a bunch and stuck around this year?? Or Adam Miller after starting every game as a freshman??

Actually makes more sense if TSJ stays, imo I will take that as another good sign

Last year we specifically chose NOT to add a veteran guard because of the fear of what it would do to our freshmen guards… and they still left While I agree there are some exceptions you really can’t think about multiple years in the future now. Just not really a thing

He can absolutely be Grandison-like with a little more on the ball skill. The 22/23 team sure could have used that

Every school cheated in the past. Except maybe Northwestern

Whitmore was outside of the top 100 when we offered and ended up as a bonafide 5*, potential lottery pick and Amani’s best offer was like Penn State before we offered. He ended the summer with offers from Auburn, Oregon, WVU, Maryland, probably more I’m forgetting. I’d classify them both as...

Dude is gonna be an absolute blast to watch at Nova this year, before he goes in the lottery next spring. That was a Chester/Brad early-eval special. And we hit on another East Coast early-eval this year with Amani. Talent evaluation at another level with this staff.

Ears perked up for this one

Not really sure where you’re getting that from at all, he scored 18 ppg in the EYBL (best AAU circuit in the country) this summer and shot 37% from 3. If I’m going to knit pick even more he’s listed as 6’1 165, and Purdue didn’t stop pursuing him. He decommitted because Purdue’s NIL (or lack...

Pretty sure he had a pretty serious series of foot injuries and missed a lot of time, not dissimilar to Clark