You think the game plan would’ve been to have Jesse go 1on1 the whole time? Good grief. You know, you can have elite guards and a great center at the same time. See UConn, Gonzaga, and many many other teams.
I love Malik btw and I think he’s gonna have a huge season.
He would have wanted the ball too much. I’d rather have those possessions go to Judah and the other guards. As someone who’s seen the team practice I’m very satisfied with the roster we have.
I don’t think Bell is make or break for us. Taylor or Copeland could the guys there if he doesn’t perform.
Well, I love our guards and wings. I mean, Judah, JJ, Chance and Copeland is a really talented and athletic foursome that can play 1-3 positions. I’ve been pumped about them for awhile. Glad to hear the roster has looked good in practices.
I said Maui and the noncon schedule is gonna be a meatgrinder and a gauntlet. I wasn’t talking about the size or beef of the teams but the talent (but yes those are probably teams with some beef). Getting Jesse back would’ve made us more talented, period, end of story. Plus you cannot discount his experience. He would’ve been a fifth year player. Also, Jesse wasn’t really a “lane clogger.” His scoring ability in the lane made the pick and roll hard to defend, and now we actually have athletic guards who can drive and we would’ve been that much more dangerous on offense. It’s bizarre that anyone would disagree that it’s better to have an all conference center return. You don’t think UConn having Sanogo and Clingan on the team was a huge difference maker? It helped them go from a really good team to a national title team. Why were skilled centers so coveted in the portal? Having AO on the 2010 team made us almost unstoppable on offense because if we needed a bucket and Wes or Andy were covered, we could dump it into him and he could usually score or pass off if they double teamed him. That said, I still think we’re gonna be good this year.
Yeah, some fans thinking we didn't want Edwards is definitely a case of sour grapes. Edwards leaving for WVU was the one big downside to our excellent off-season.
Gotta want a guy who was proven and put up 14, 10, and 3 or whatever it was. You know what you’re getting and that he’ll produce.
And Pearl left a year early. Opened the door for Sherm. I think JAB was OK with how that worked out.
You can look at the What if” scenarios alll you want. Jesse made the decision to leave vice staying. He went for the grass is greener option instead of staying.
Yep, agreed.
Won’t matter if they don’t call plays for him or try to feed the post.
Think this will happen over time, maybe not this year but maybe next year. Gotta remember he's almost like a freshmen as he played limited minutes at FSU last year.
He’s not uber raw. He has a post move. There are no other frontcourt options. We can’t afford to underuse him. We need him now.
I don’t believe that’s ever going to be his role. He’s a defender.
