Your point is fair but I’ll take you up on your challenge.
Jordy, I'd be happy to hear your views. But I don't see Kaluma as a roster-buster. He's a HS recruit -- way below Swider and JB on the experience/development curve.
All kids coming in as freshman are developing but where have you seen the offensive game is "developing" take? He's actually a pretty polished player overall offensively and can play inside out and has a good handle. He reminds me of James Harden (I'm not saying he's going to be James Harden people.)
I agree with your take. He can score at all three levels. His handle looks really good for a big guy. He and Benny would be a very difficult forward tandem for opposing teams to match up with. I see him listed at 205 lbs. He looks bigger than that to me. I would love to see a defensive back line of Frank, Benny and Arthur. Super athletic and long. We would look like Syracuse.
His 247 profile has a quick scouting report from 1/2020 that said his shooting is still in development.
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I dont disagree with you about him coming here with the forwards we have...but there is a difference. AK might be ok with getting minutes and just being here (not saying this is the case) but Quincy needs to showcase himself in a manner that we can't provide for the next level. Different situations.His 247 profile has a quick scouting report from 1/2020 that said his shooting is still in development.
Arthur Kaluma, Texas Longhorns, Small Forward
Arthur Kaluma is a Power Forward from Irving, TX.
I don't understand why he would be a lock here. He fills a need for another athletic wing but if Quincy didn't want to come back to compete with 3 other forwards (one being the coach's kid)... why would a top 50 kid want to do the same? We also have Kamari coming in the year after (if things go right).
The offseason is about talent development and accumulation. Get the talent here and let them compete and make eachother better. Duke brought in Barrett, Zion and Cam Reddish all in one class. If I am Kaluma, I am not worried about either Swider or Jimmy.His 247 profile has a quick scouting report from 1/2020 that said his shooting is still in development.
Arthur Kaluma, Texas Longhorns, Small Forward
Arthur Kaluma is a Power Forward from Irving, TX.
I don't understand why he would be a lock here. He fills a need for another athletic wing but if Quincy didn't want to come back to compete with 3 other forwards (one being the coach's kid)... why would a top 50 kid want to do the same? We also have Kamari coming in the year after (if things go right).
I would think they're in similar situations... top 50 kids aren't looking to come be depth on a college roster, they want to go to the league as quickly as possible. Especially with the new transfer rules in place, there's no reason to be stuck behind someone.
Kinda...still different. One isn't projected as a one and done and the other is 22 years old trying to get to the league. But I agree, it will be hard to convince any kid who wants significant minutes to come with the guys we already have.
Who's not excited about possibly adding Kaluma?
It’s in the questioning and bringing up Quincy. It’s like a preprogrammed Debbie downer syndrome.
There's been a lot of Debbie downer stuff on here lately but this isn't one of those times. Having a realistic outlook on our situation isn't being "weak" and I'm pretty sure almost everyone on here is excited that we are recruiting AK and would love to get him...but talking about where he fits and the possibility of him wanting to come vs maybe getting more playing time somewhere else isn't some controversial take. Its awesome we are trying and anytime we are trying there's a chance. Doesnt mean everyone needs to automatically think we have him in the bag. Thats the fun part about recruiting is all of the uncertainty and trying to guess what factors come into play with these kids decisions.
Think it's pretty normal to try and use common sense in determining if something is likely or not.
