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Class of 2025 G Alex Wilkins (MA) Portal to Kentucky

Mingo would slide in front of Wilkins in terms of priority for UConn.

I guess my point is that if we have the money (which is a huge if), we can position ourselves to close it quickly.

UConn, Kentucky, etc aren’t prioritizing him right now. Alabama would probably be toughest competitor.
How many guards are we going to get, 4 or 5 shooting guards with maybe a degree of crossover at the 3, One or two point guards
 
Maybe Dual was pitched a “ be a star in your role” as a super 6th man / defensive stopper that will play 20-25 mpg between 1-3.

Yep, I think Dual will play starters minutes even if we grab a superstar point guard. He can easily fill in for the 1, 2, and 3. He looks taller than 6'5 to me, he's athletic, and his arms are really long.
 
Just my opinion but I feel like from reading the tea leaves that this is the guy we are probably targeting. I dont see Mingo being in play...guess we'll find out soon enough.
It's hard to say no to a top 10 player like Mingo, too good to turn down, but for the other guys, it's tough to take another guard who doesn't shoot well from outside
 
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Serious question…are the following members Cappy3, bnoro, Sherman20, and 721Comstock paid agitators?

Do you want me to get you a tiny violin? It is nothing but negativity, doom and gloom, downtroddeness. It’s difficult to read any string without coming across your posts that are the polar opposite of what the majority of the fan base is feeling. Your slant is old and tiring!

By the way did each of you get your little thank you note in the mail from the recent donation you made to the program?
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What do we like about Wilkins? I genuinely don't know. I don't watch a lot of Furman and see a 3-point % under 33% and close to 4 Turnovers/game.
 
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It's hard to say no to a top 10 player like Mingo, too good to turn down, but for the other guys, it's tough to take another guard who doesn't shoot well from outside
Honestly don't think Mingo has interest in coming here I get people are excited about him but I don't really think Syracuse will be involved
 
What do we like about Wilkins? I genuinely don't know. I don't watch a lot of Furman and see a 3-point % under 33% and close to 4 Turnovers/game.
Here’s some good info including advanced stats. Excellent assist rate, great on two point shots and getting to the free throw line. Turnovers were high but he had a crazy usage rate. His numbers were just as good, if not better, vs Quad 1 and 2 teams. 21 points and 4 assists vs UConn in the tournament including 4-8 from three. Lots to like.

 
The amount of shots he takes per game is concerning. Only one basketball and Kiyan Anthony plays on this team
 
After last year especially, I've come to really appreciate players who don't turn the ball over a ton. George did, and it was representative of his game (low basketball IQ). He went for the difficult pass at times because it looked good rather than being efficient. He didn't value the ball. Freeman did way too much as well but was at 2.5 per game. For him, it was more about playing soft.

This kid turns it over at nearly 4 a game (George was just over 3). While I don't know much about this kid, that is a major red flag to me. His assist to turnover was 1.2 last year. Again, I don't know this kids game very well but that's a difficult stat to get over for me.
 
After last year especially, I've come to really appreciate players who don't turn the ball over a ton. George did, and it was representative of his game (low basketball IQ). He went for the difficult pass at times because it looked good rather than being efficient. He didn't value the ball. Freeman did way too much as well but was at 2.5 per game. For him, it was more about playing soft.

This kid turns it over at nearly 4 a game (George was just over 3). While I don't know much about this kid, that is a major red flag to me. His assist to turnover was 1.2 last year. Again, I don't know this kids game very well but that's a difficult stat to get over for me.
Basically there's the turnovers and then he's really really good at everything else
 
Basically there's the turnovers and then he's really really good at everything else
Yeah, but is that worth it? George killed us at times with careless play. This kid turns the ball over almost one more a game than Nait. I'm not saying I'm completely opposed to having him but man, that's a tough stat to swallow.
 
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Yeah, but is that worth it? George killed us at times with carless play. This kid turns the ball over almost one more a game than Nait. I'm not saying I'm completely opposed to having him but man, that's a tough stat to swallow.
Agreed it is a tough stat. He is a freshman who was expected to do a ton for furman. Slightly reduced role w/ more experience hopefully that number improves a bit. And secondly he'd be the most skilled scorer on this roster and probably within the last couple years overall
 
Yeah, but is that worth it? George killed us at times with carless play. This kid turns the ball over almost one more a game than Nait. I'm not saying I'm completely opposed to having him but man, that's a tough stat to swallow.
He had a 35% usage rate which is like 99th percentile, that's naturally going to drag efficiency numbers down and turnover numbers up. He also had a 35% assist rate which is also near the tops in the entire country. Basically what I'm trying to get at is if you can bring his usage down a bit he's going to be a really really good player
 
Braylon Mullins is rumored to be returning to UConn. I’d keep an eye out here.
Not sure that's necessarily the case but I hope so. There hasn't been anything linking him to SU since Dual committed, we really don't know if they are even involved here anymore. Again I hope you're right but we're just kind of hoping here more than anything
 

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