My guess is that earlier speculation here is correct: that site scrolls message boards for content then posts the scuttlebutt as its own. Yesterday one person mentioned that he wondered if it was admissions related and suddenly that’s what this particular Twitter account is running with.
I agree, but Domask looked a lot like that too. It all depends on what he learns to do with it. If he is a multi-year guy, he may end up paying big dividends later.
Tomi’s 3pt% may have also dropped due to injury/illnesses.
It's certainly possible.
Hmm I'm not under the impression that anyone is seeing him as a primary option next year. You mentioned Boswell and Tomi, and then the expectation as of now is that we will get a high-impact SG/wing transfer, and also possibly Sarr, or maybe even Riley? (Still unlikely). Even if you only get 1 of those and start Ty on the wing, that would put Mirk as the "4th option", as you say - with Ty being the 5th in that scenario, I guess.
That's good to see and there have been other similar rankings that show we're a top 10 revenue bball program and we run a surplus of $14M per year - but I also think we don't seem to have nearly the same budget as the others in the top 10 (with the possible exception of Syracuse) when it comes to NIL money. That may be a function of the top donors at other schools are more aggressive than our donors (which is likely the case) and the school itself can't use it's own revenue to contribute to NIL so the revenue to your program has nothing to do with NIL unfortunately so we're punching under our weight in that regard. In fact with the new revenue sharing that will be capped to the same amount per school, which will hurt us and help the big east schools
Hopefully one of these guys Kaminsky's us to a FF then.
If you go from the beginning of the season through the first MSU game (last game before he went out due to mono) his 3pt% was 35.4%. This includes all the cupcake opponents at the beginning of the season. If you want to be extra generous and take out the MSU game, assuming he was playing through illness, then its 37%.
As someone who saw most of Domask's games during his entire collegiate career, this comparison strikes me as closer than almost all of the others I've seen regarding potential recruits. That's mainly because of that step-back shot inside 10 feet, his passing ability and his ability to shoot from the arc. That step-back is almost impossible to block, but it's also a tough shot. I understand I am looking at select video cuts where he never missed, but his form looks pretty consistent. Ben got into the paint a lot more the final few weeks of the season...but had a hard time converting that shot. If what I'm seeing is valid regarding the step-back and his passing, I'm buying the Domask comp on the offensive side of the ball. And that would be good.
That's not necessarily a bad thing. Of the #1 seeds in this year's tourney, only Florida was top 100 in tempo*, at #57, and Houston clocked in near the bottom at #359. What's interesting is BU hasn't been very consistent in tempo in his tenure. This year we were #17 in tempo, which is by far the fastest pace he's had the team play at. In 2019-2020 we were #288. In a lot of other years we've been in the 50-100 range.
You forgot to mention Will Riley’s glorious return.
I think he is almost certainly a multi-year player. He's not tall or athletic enough to be an NBA lottery type. He is only 18. I suspect he may get the "Tomi" treatment from NCAA, due to his playing in the ABA and come in as a sophomore, but in this day and age 3 years of eligibility is like an eternity.
Sorry I should have clarified. I am more concerned about foot speed. We had no one that could blow by their defender 1 on 1 (Kylan on occasion)…and don’t get me started on our defense and staying in front of of our man.
Still a long way to go to fill out the roster but I agree with you in that right now our roster seems similar to a Bo Ryan Wisconsin team. The good news is those teams were fairly successful and were a tough matchup. Based on our overall team speed, I wonder if we're going to be playing at a much slower pace than in previous years. Transition may be an issue for us
I am both an Illinois and a Michigan grad. Assuming even partially true, issue could be less about admissions and more about what will or won't transfer, which if he cares anything about academics could be important. Happens all the time in football...
I genuinely hope we slow our tempo down by a wide margin compared to the last few teams we have had.
Thanks! I wouldnt be surprised to see Mirkovic around 35% then. I’ll take that from a PF that can pass and score in other ways. He may be the Humrichous we were all looking for.
I’m not saying he is Jokic, but guys with “old man game” can still be successful. I kind of feel like Domask had a little old man game to what he did.
It also could be that the recruit doesn't like the credit situation when they transfer. It's not a question USUALLY of getting in, it's what credits can you bring with you. If there is any interest in academics that can be a big barrier. Again this could all be a rumor as well...
Wanna bet?
