Walls was a role player at Samford and Radford last year (22 minutes/game). Unlikely a serious candidate to be a starter for us.czar_iv said:Heineken-Ashi said:Ag1188 said:The Marksman said:
Roster is looking excellent so far. I think we go for a backup PG, two wings(ideally one of which would be a really good 3pt shooter), and then hopefully get Hill back if his waiver is approved. That could give us the following rotation:
PG: Warren/Transfer
SG: Haggerty/Hill
SF: Transfer/Transfer
PF: Mgbako/Phillips
C: Clemence/Vinson
And then some combination of Walls, Mundey, Green, and/or Irving could come off the bench if Bucky wanted more than 10 players in his rotation.
PG Jalen Reese added too. I don't view Clemence as a starter (and definitely not Vinson), so I'd grab one or two more 6'10 guys. Guess we need Small-Forward too if we're thin there, but big guys especially needed.
Clemence can be our SF. And he would do great in that role.
Walls is 6'5 and shoots 40% from 3. He could play the 3.
G: Warren
G: Haggerty
SF: Walls
PF: Mgbako
C: Clemence / Irving/ Vinson
Do we have an official portal thread?
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We don't yet know if we're going to get a true big in the portal but as of now Phillips is going to be our starter at the 5 imo. The dude can fly and tries to swat everything.
Having more length on the perimeter should make post entry more difficult on the initiating guard, and I'll be curious what other adjustments we will make having more overall athleticism.
I don't think we'll necessarily look the same as this year. Also a full off-season in the S&C program should help bodily strength, although I think you're also talking about attitude.
I don't think we'll necessarily look the same as this year. Also a full off-season in the S&C program should help bodily strength, although I think you're also talking about attitude.
linkdude said:
Having more length on the perimeter should make post entry more difficult on the initiating guard, and I'll be curious what other adjustments we will make having more overall athleticism.
I don't think we'll necessarily look the same as this year. Also a full off-season in the S&C program should help bodily strength, although I think you're also talking about attitude.
A good summer in S&C is amazing for kids' confidence. You start feeling better about how you look and see sustained growth and that tends to carry over in a game. I really think Vinson is going to have a summer where we all look back and say, "Wow!"
Can still add two more?
Is the current roster listed anywhere?
Is the current roster listed anywhere?
traco said:
Can still add two more?
Is the current roster listed anywhere?
3 scholarships available.
Thanks.
In other news Nate Oats got extended to 2032.
I was glad to see that. I think it would be hard for Bucky not to consider that if it came up.
In other news Nate Oats got extended to 2032.
I was glad to see that. I think it would be hard for Bucky not to consider that if it came up.
Everyone lift your beverage of choice and spit on the ground in memory of those who have purchased stars and abandoned us this portal season.
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Am I the only one that thinks Clemence is a 3?
My starting 5 would be Haggerty, Warren, Mgbako, Clemence, Phillips, but Mgbako would likely be the wing player out of those forwards
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The extension means nothing, the key is always the buyout. In this case it drops to $0 after the 27-28 season, so 2 years minimum before that job opens uptraco said:
Thanks.
In other news Nate Oats got extended to 2032.
I was glad to see that. I think it would be hard for Bucky not to consider that if it came up.
LSU liked Reese.
Here's a comment from their site:
" It's kind of hilarious the lengths people are going to to act like this is ok. We are clearly missing.
I have no option but ride with Wade and hope..but we have a random 1 commit then no one else, then losing a stud FR PG who was last to enter the portal and said he was open to coming back, to TAMU. This is ****ty"
Here's a comment from their site:
" It's kind of hilarious the lengths people are going to to act like this is ok. We are clearly missing.
I have no option but ride with Wade and hope..but we have a random 1 commit then no one else, then losing a stud FR PG who was last to enter the portal and said he was open to coming back, to TAMU. This is ****ty"
traco said:
LSU liked Reese.
Here's a comment from their site:
" It's kind of hilarious the lengths people are going to to act like this is ok. We are clearly missing.
I have no option but ride with Wade and hope..but we have a random 1 commit then no one else, then losing a stud FR PG who was last to enter the portal and said he was open to coming back, to TAMU. This is ****ty"
If it makes corndog angry, I think it's fantastic
You're not but he can play the 4 or even 5 role in a pinch . especially if he upgrades his lower body strength in the offseason. He did it this yr at times but we were of course obviously small so he had to.
I'm not suggesting he's ever going to be a starting 5 on a team that competes for titles but against some teams there could be advantages to playing him as a 5 because he can force teams to chase him outside the paint because he can shoot the 3. Opens things up inside for the rest of the team.
I'm not suggesting he's ever going to be a starting 5 on a team that competes for titles but against some teams there could be advantages to playing him as a 5 because he can force teams to chase him outside the paint because he can shoot the 3. Opens things up inside for the rest of the team.
halfastros81 said:
You're not but he can play the 4 or even 5 role in a pinch . especially if he upgrades his lower body strength in the offseason. He did it this yr at times but we were of course obviously small so he had to.
I'm not suggesting he's ever going to be a starting 5 on a team that competes for titles but against some teams there could be advantages to playing him as a 5 because he can force teams to chase him outside the paint because he can shoot the 3. Opens things up inside for the rest of the team.
He can do it against undersized teams or bad teams in the non-con, but against top level teams he just isn't a guy I want out there at the 5 unless we're desperate. The idea of him adding weight or getting stronger has come up a lot on the boards, but he's going into his 5th year in a college strength program. If he hasn't previously added that weight/strength I'm not sure why he suddenly would now.
I am really excited about the potential Clemence brings to the table next year with the strides he made this past season, but to me he is pretty clearly a 3/4, rather than a 4/5.
Anybody heard of this guy before?
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What rule allows him to enter two days after cutoff, coaching change?
he probably entered on Tuesday or before, it just wasn't reported until today.
The school has to do aome paperwork or something before its public
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So, if I am understanding this 5/5 proposal from the ncaa to allow five years of eligibility starting now…some players, like say…Rylan Griffen will gain a year of eligibility back.
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JJxvi said:
So, if I am understanding this 5/5 proposal from the ncaa to allow five years of eligibility starting now…some players, like say…Rylan Griffen will gain a year of eligibility back.
Yep. Coaches like Will Wade are waiting on that and counting on it to build their rosters.
JJxvi said:
So, if I am understanding this 5/5 proposal from the ncaa to allow five years of eligibility starting now…some players, like say…Rylan Griffen will gain a year of eligibility back.
Seems to me the logical thing would be to say next year's freshman class and onward will get 5/5, no waivers, no exceptions, etc and go from there. But of course they're going to make it immediate and it'll be a total mess.
The reason Clemence' lower body strength could be a offseason priority is to optimize both his and the team's full potential. We saw him get pushed around inside in SEC play and imo it played a role in his tendency to get into foul trouble . What I saw no small number of times was he committed a foul while trying to recover from getting pushed backwards, particularly on defense . If he had the leg strength to hold his ground some of those fouls don't happen.
The other thing is he was asked to play as a big (4/5 )on last year's team on numerous occasions and that perhaps was because we were so small. Maybe that's not the plan going forward altho I suspect it will be from time to time . I don't know that he was ever asked to do that at Kansas so maybe his strength wasn't as big of a priority there as it may be here.
I'm not saying he needs to become a squat champion , just needs some incremental strength.
The other thing is he was asked to play as a big (4/5 )on last year's team on numerous occasions and that perhaps was because we were so small. Maybe that's not the plan going forward altho I suspect it will be from time to time . I don't know that he was ever asked to do that at Kansas so maybe his strength wasn't as big of a priority there as it may be here.
I'm not saying he needs to become a squat champion , just needs some incremental strength.
Talent, size, and positions are great, but we need to find a dawg in the portal. I feel like we're missing that one dawg that can make me feel good about next year.
Dawg by committee?
Dawg by committee?
Not sure MM's recognition rules allow that…GrayMatter said:
Talent, size, and positions are great, but we need to find a dawg in the portal. I feel like we're missing that one dawg that can make me feel good about next year.
Dawg by committee?
greg.w.h said:Not sure MM's recognition rules allow that…GrayMatter said:
Talent, size, and positions are great, but we need to find a dawg in the portal. I feel like we're missing that one dawg that can make me feel good about next year.
Dawg by committee?
I think the dawg might end up being Mack.
Topher17 said:JJxvi said:
So, if I am understanding this 5/5 proposal from the ncaa to allow five years of eligibility starting now…some players, like say…Rylan Griffen will gain a year of eligibility back.
Seems to me the logical thing would be to say next year's freshman class and onward will get 5/5, no waivers, no exceptions, etc and go from there. But of course they're going to make it immediate and it'll be a total mess.
I'd also like to see some severe restrictions on the foreign players. I'm making this up off the top of my head, but something like "you only have eligibility up to age 23" and "you can't have played at the top level in any of the top tier leagues (probably 10-15 leagues)". That would still allow the kids that are in the euro pipeline, but not yet truly playing pro ball (however we want to define that), to have eligibility.
The age eligibility is already part of it, the idea is you have a five-year window starting with your high school graduation or 19th birthday.
Within that window, you can play all five seasons, but no redshirts, no waivers, no exceptions.
I don't think they'd have much luck on the professional thing though. I think the cleanest way for this thing to not get killed in court is to just let professionals join, but the age restriction would cut down on how many of them are eligible.
Within that window, you can play all five seasons, but no redshirts, no waivers, no exceptions.
I don't think they'd have much luck on the professional thing though. I think the cleanest way for this thing to not get killed in court is to just let professionals join, but the age restriction would cut down on how many of them are eligible.
I think the age part is a huge piece of it. I don't know anything about the legalities, but if they can get that to hold up in court, then I think we're headed the right direction.
Curious if they'll lean just on age and say someone like Bediako could come back in his 5 year window, or if you'd be passing on your eligibility by staying in the draft if you were previously in school and thus voluntarily cutting your eligibility short.
Curious if they'll lean just on age and say someone like Bediako could come back in his 5 year window, or if you'd be passing on your eligibility by staying in the draft if you were previously in school and thus voluntarily cutting your eligibility short.
Poor Mark Farris.
GrayMatter said:
Talent, size, and positions are great, but we need to find a dawg in the portal. I feel like we're missing that one dawg that can make me feel good about next year.
Dawg by committee?
Cade Phillips is a high end athlete who prides himself on rebounding, defense, energy, and blocking shots.
He's going to get a lot of AGee (Andy/Agee) Dawg award mentions next season assuming we can keep him healthy.
That's one thing the NCAA has always been clear about and has routinely been successful with in court, once you have eligibility, if you forfeit it, you can't get it back.
BasketballCoach2015 said:greg.w.h said:GrayMatter said:
Talent, size, and positions are great, but we need to find a dawg in the portal. I feel like we're missing that one dawg that can make me feel good about next year.
Dawg by committee?
Not sure MM's recognition rules allow that…
I think the dawg might end up being Mack.
WE can have multiple dawgs, but I'm not seeing an Agee on the roster.
You consistently rejected dawg by committee in your threads. I don't deny you recognized different players as dawgs through the season.Method Man said:BasketballCoach2015 said:greg.w.h said:GrayMatter said:
Talent, size, and positions are great, but we need to find a dawg in the portal. I feel like we're missing that one dawg that can make me feel good about next year.
Dawg by committee?
Not sure MM's recognition rules allow that…
I think the dawg might end up being Mack.
WE can have multiple dawgs, but I'm not seeing an Agee on the roster.
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