Here's the actual answer, not the fable you've created.
That's BU. You know you gotta read between the lines. He's not gonna sell out on other guys in an interview. The fact that the sound "RJ" passed his vocal cords, pharynx, tongue, teeth, and lips first is all you need to know.
This is quite a pivot and has nothing to do with your original post about Nance being just a decent defender defender and decent rebounder who wouldn’t be an important get. If you want to go down that route, that still doesn’t change the fact Nance makes this team better even with a potential reduction in RJ’s minutes. It is the coaches job to make the roster as talented as possible. RJ indeed does have a very high ceiling and may become a star, but that still has to be proven on the court. Right now he is firmly behind TSJ, Mayer and possibly Coleman in the pecking order. He certainly would be behind Nance as well because everyone listed has more experience and production at this level. That wouldn’t be a bad thing at all for this team, quite the opposite.
No it's, and, or Butz about it. Of the two options we have heard about, he would give us better defense and rebounding. Butz he is not going to provide much offense other than an occasional dunk.
BU would definitely use 1 of 2 remaining open spots for Nance, so I doubt the staff is giving up. It's interesting how quiet Pete is in going about his business. I expect it will be like Malachi Smith ... nothing ... and then boom.
You did that on purpose.
I have a feeling he is giving Northwestern the opportunity to come up with some meaningful NIL.
Hawk listed on roster as 225# for what that’s worth. The last pics I’ve seen look like he has added some muscle. Know he can’t play the same type of defense as Kofi but believe there will be a different scheme. Also worth noting that Dain has a 7’8” wingspan vs Kofi’s 7’4” so he should be a equivalent rim protector. Edey and Dickinson are primary problems but they also don’t play 40 mins. Feel more comfortable adding a backup defensive center but have no idea how the staff feels.
I don't think that's how BU will roll. Nance is only a decent defender and rebounder. He could be an important get if we used him the right way. Coach BU will have one more guy that is not the quickest -- to use in place of our already loaded team. That's a mine field he can travel. Just make certain guys like RJ , esp, and TSJ/Mayer/Ty get their same mins. You add some dimensions when Nance is in there, and you take away some when he's in there as well.
I think that to win a national championship next season we need another big besides just Dain. While there few Kofis we should know what issues a bigger guy can cause.NC , Zags, and others have bigs that will cause Dain issues let alone a 225lb Hawk.
Are you saying we have guards like them and that that played together with a big as long as them?. Also to you remember Sean May? He isn't that big even. We need a physical big. I feel our team is a top 15 team but a true big close to Kofi would be a huge issue for anyone 225lbs. We need another true big guy besides Dain.
Hawk surely qualifies. I thought we want to win it all and learn from experience. As good as Augie was May and the officials killed us. We need even a role player at the 5.
May didn't have to be that big. He had three zebras to protect him.
