This is also what confuses me the most about not going all out for a PG since losing RayJ. It just seems like an unnecessary gamble that BU doesn’t need to take. If he went and got a PG, any serviceable PG at this point, and we did poorly it’s disappointing, sure. But it still appears like he tried to fill the gap after missing out on RayJ. Maybe the seat gets warm, but that’s it.
With his current approach, it’s all on him. If he refuses to go after PGs after RayJ and we stink next year, his seat is wayyyy hotter. Maybe it’s the stubbornness. Who knows. But if I’m in a similar spot and care about keeping my job, I’m doing the logical thing and getting a PG - if anything, just to take the pressure off myself.
With passage of time since the RayJ saga, I think standing pat on the roster/pg position makes more sense.
I agree that an All-BIG caliber PG drastically increases the ceiling for next years team and RayJ is that kind of player. If you can get a player like RayJ you do it 100 times out of 100 and you don’t worry about hurt feelings/transfers etc and you figure out the 2024/25 team later.
But absent a real needle mover, that is someone who is capable of being a top 5ish level PG in the BIG, I don’t think it’s worth potentially kneecapping the program to take someone. You cut into Ty’s minutes, potentially stunt his development and maybe he gets fed up and transfers. Same issue with Sencire and DGL. All of a sudden you’re back on the transfer PG carousel next offseason.
Of course 2 frosh PGs who played over 20 mpg both transferred last year so who knows what will happen next off season. But would the addition of a Touissant or similar player take us from a likely tournament team/top6-7ish seed to a legit BIG title/final 4 contender? No. MulCahey, even on the big assumption you could get him to transfer in conference? Maybe but probably not.
Trent and DaMonte were guys with 4 years invested in your program, one of which was all BIG caliber, and they helped you win a title. You bring those guys back 100 times out of 100 and worry about what the freshmen do later.
Terrance and Mayer were all BIG players and we wouldn’t have made the tournament without them. You bring them in 100 times out of 100z
Joe Touissant or a similar level middle of the pack PG? Don’t think he moves the needle enough to go all in for one year at the expense of future years. JMO.