Damn straight. I usually hate that guy's posts.
The ones that turn into All-NBA First Teamers? Sure. But when is the last time we got someone like a Jahlil Okafor, or Jabari Parker, or Julius Randal, or MKG, or Aaron Gordon, etc., etc. It just seems like we live in the 20-50 range, when the pedigree of the program suggests we could recruit effectively in the 1-20 range. But that would generally require a significant effort to recruit on a more national scale. That's my point, really. And I understand it ignores situations where we've been involved with top talents (Noel and Davis) only to have some backroom nonsense scuttle the recruitment. But you can't hit a home run if the bat stays on your shoulder.
Some doctor you must be. You can't even spell "tongue" right.
You need an ear, nose and throat for that. He's probably an internist.
What you're describing doesn't sound like a number 1 option to me. It sounds like a role player. I agree that Lydon has to be a threat from three and that he needs to expand his role, but if he is the guy we expect to have as our first option, I think we'll be in trouble.
I'll take your word on that. You probably know more about them than me. Is Thompson a good enough inside scorer that he could warrant significant minutes considering how much of a weakness inside scoring was?
I got the impression Chukwu was a defensive guy that is raw on offense. Are you hearing different? I think Roberson will be exactly what we saw at the end of this year, a great rebounder that has very little feel for offense. Even if Thompson wouldn't start it seems like he could get significant minutes when we needed inside scoring, since that was a weakness this year and nobody currently on the roster will fix that, and that would differentiate him from Moyer who it seems would be competing more with Lydon and Richardson. All of this is assuming that Moyer is more a perimeter guy while Thompson is more of a paint guy, so feel free to correct me if those assumptions are wrong.
Your evaluation of Chukwu is pretty spot on. However, I think he is just what the dr ordered for our zone. I think his rejections will spur our fast break. As for Roberson at the 4, I think he will improve some but we will also see lydon at the 4.
From everything I've read in this thread the last few minutes it sounds like Thompson isn't a possibility anymore so I suppose my line of thought doesn't matter, but I thought Thompson could have a shot to play a lot because he may have had a skillset that none of our current interior players have that addressed a significant weakness we're carrying into next year. Thanks for the feedback.
Best rhetorical question ever!
I agree. It's great when we can get a one and done caliber recruit, but many years I'll look at our Gbinije, Cooney, CJ Fair, Demetris Nichols, Kris Joseph, type of player and think " I'd rather have this kid leading our team than almost any Fr out there"
It likely coincided to Izzo taking over at Michigan State. Once he took over, Michigan kids started dreaming of playing for Michigan State.
