Honest question. Is Swider everything we expected?

[RoatanCuse]

I have no idea. Discuss.

 

[two3zone]

To me, yes, to a lot of people here, not close.

 

[cuseinseattle]

I thought Swider could hit the open shot and would get good looks.

 

[CuseCPT]

My old commander is a Nova grad, we trash talk each other about college hoops regularly. He didn’t say anything at all to me about the move. Nothing. That told me everything I needed to know.

 

[justgold315]

I thought he would be Alan Griffin or better. Nope

 

[MikeSU02]

I thought he would be Alan Griffin or better. Nope

He's playing more MPG than Griffin did, unfortunately.

 

[TinyManInside]

Swider is a little better than I expected based on what I saw of him at Nova.

 

[Manleymen]

He is a big liability on defense, so if he does not score no value to the team.

 

[two3zone]

He is a big liability on defense, so if he does not score no value to the team.

Even when he does score does it even out with his defense? I’m guessing no, so it’s a double black hole.

 

[IthacaMatt]

I have no idea. Discuss.

He's got room to be better. We haven't seen the best of him yet.

 

[jdubs30]

He hustles more than anyone else IMO

 

[pwong]

Cole is exactly what I expected him to be

 

[IthacaMatt]

He hustles more than anyone else IMO

His confidence will improve. I think next year, he could easily average 18 pts and 8 rebounds, shoot 38% from 3, close to 90% from the line. People can badmouth him, but those are Tom Gugliotta type of numbers.

 

[ssbriefcase]

I don't think he'll improve at all, he's at his ceiling. And yes, I expected him to be better for sure. I mean at least to hit open shots.

 

[PhatOrange]

Yes exactly what I expected him to be. A Villanova bench player

 

[Ghost]

I never understood the expectations.

I made this point before, and I'll make it again. If the player's basketball highlight reel videos start with the music they use in instructional videos on how to trim a bonsai tree - you should NOT have high expectations for the player.

 

[Orangello]

Shakey potatoes

 

[ar inj]

What I expected, unfortunately. He does hustle, but not a great athlete and he is just missing "it." Maybe if he stays he will find it.

 

[stuckinbig11]

I had no expectations, but I like him.

 

[Dinkyspond]

I think he is a much better rebounder than I imagined, does a good job on boards. is he our leading rebounder?

 

[Cusefan0307]

He’s redundant with Jimmy on the team. I think we would have been better off going with Benny and Keeping Braswell.

 

[CousCuse]

Whenever he drives to the basket or backs his guy down and gets stopped he looks to pass and when he can't find a guy to pas s it to he shoots, and makes them all. He needs to just shoot more when he gets near the paint, be more selfish.

 

[NorSyr66]

Kind of a mixed bag!! Not over athletic but sure hustles as good or better than the other starters. Grabbing few more rebounds than I expected. To me the big surprise was for a supposedly good 3 point shooter, he has very little height on his shot. At times it is nearly flat. An earlier point was very good. JB3 and Cole are too much alike. We needed one but not both

 

[UD1954]

Cole is what l thought he'd be...just not what most on this board wanted him to be. He'd still be at Nova if he was....

 

[realorange]

He’s redundant with Jimmy on the team. I think we would have been better off going with Benny and Keeping Braswell.

If Benny were ready for bigger minutes great. And I don't believe anyone chased Braswell out.