Followed by "he didn't really fit our system anyway." In fact, some posters have already jumped to that one.I see we crossed from the "We are getting all the players we want!" phase to the "Where's the playing time for all these players? (Insert name) will be looking to transfer out!" phase.
Classic. I think the next phase is "Recruiting is fluid." Do I have that right?
That's the tough thing. He plays tentative because he knows he will be benched with some of the terrible mistakes he has been making, which it turn makes him make terrible mistakes that get him benched.
He’s going to do great things for us.
Certainly not in the Kofi style but maybe in the Baylor style. Just tough to see him defensively against Dickinson or Edey types. OSU has been pretty successful with smaller centers but with BBV type not Hawk type.
Boswell is reclassing?
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Speaking of Dain, is he now practicing with the team? If so, any reports? Any 'elite' comments from BU?
Podz?? Ty is not a guard...This
With no additional roster changes (besides Kofi leaving), I’d see a top 8/9 of:
1 - Belo
2 - Ty
3 - RJ
4 - Grandy
5 - Danj
Bench
1. Hawkins
2. Goode
3. Epps/Harris (whoever coach trusts more after practices)
4. Split of Payne/BBV
Chances for player to slide out of a major role would be grandy IMO only if just by being outperformed by someone more naturally skilled really growing and excelling, which would be a good problem to have.
Would Kofi come back another year? If so, next years team has some serious potential.
Interesting. I’d be open for him to play the 1-4, so hard to list as just a guard, you’re right. But his D, rebounding, and effort are going to find a place on the floor somewhere with Belo and RJ it seems like.
Don't be surprised to see Ty bringing the ball up the court...Underrated ball handler. Also big time transfer guard option on the table right now as well.
I know I’ve seen discussion on David Jones from DePaul, and I did like him as a prospect and would be happy if we could get him. But Freeman-Liberty is DePaul’s leading scorer at 20+ per game. Any interest there? If I am understanding the covid rules correctly he could have a 5th year of eligibility if he wanted it, correct?
Well if he gets social security before Jalen Coleman Lands, he may see no sense in playing ball anymore.
Do you mean you didn't know? I thought it was common knowledge! /s
Still has MBA work to do after this year, correct?
Does this potential transfer have any ties to the Illini (be it related to a former player, recruited previously by this staff, plays in the B1G, ...)?
Don’t mention any names, but could you spell the name very slowly?
Hunter Dickinson? He is Kofi's child and we once recruited him pretty hard....
Maybe backward, just to obscure the real answer a bit.
Also I hear he's been told he needs to work on his PG skills to have a chance in the league.
TBF Dickinson killed it in the Purdue game. Might have made himself some money there.
I agree. He's a 3/4 with really good handles. The thing is, at this point, he hasn't shown scoring ability beyond mid-range (at best). So he's probably not going to be a true guard any time soon. But we'll list him as a Guard if he wants, since that seems to be our policy.
I didn't think I needed a "/s" tag on my post but maybe I did?
Sign me up...
