Class of 2023 PG Jalen Cox (CA) Portal from Colgate (Interest)

[007]

We certainly have more defense and I’d bet $$$$ to donuts more intuitive players.

Absolutely agree

 

[orangefog]

Big part of that is balance on the floor. Having a true big man you can feed the post opens the offense up both for shooters and guys that like to attack the rim.

Absolutely, I can't wait to see the finished roster and then the product on the floor. Red had no offense. It was so boring and predictable. I am hopeful we see something creative.

 

[CuseMan4]

Yeah I put zero stock in lists like this. Doesn't seem like we're involved at all

Yup. Initial contact only. Have njt been linked since. Doesn’t mean we haven’t been doing any work behind the scenes (I have not heard anything that we have)

But if we were going just by initial contact. Kentucky would have signed the whole transfer portal and no one else would have enough players to play. Bold strategy by Kentucky that has been an epic failure so far lol

 

[Orangezoo]

Yup. Initial contact only. Have njt been linked since. Doesn’t mean we haven’t been doing any work behind the scenes (I have not heard anything that we have)

But if we were going just by initial contact. Kentucky would have signed the whole transfer portal and no one else would have enough players to play. Bold strategy by Kentucky that has been an epic failure so far lol

Very curious to see when a name or two surfaces now that C is locked down and chasing a PG is all that’s left outside Folefac.

 

[granthath9]

Very curious to see when a name or two surfaces now that C is locked down and chasing a PG is all that’s left outside Folefac.

Hopefully an experienced point guard. Feel like that’s really all that’s missing now. + Folefac of course.

 

[cuseattle]

Folefac can hit it too. I think we have more shooting than we think. We certainly have more defense and I’d bet $$$$ to donuts more intuitive players.

I bet we get significantly more points in transition.

 

[bnoro]

Folefac can hit it too. I think we have more shooting than we think. We certainly have more defense and I’d bet $$$$ to donuts more intuitive players.

???

He was 6/16 from 3 last year. I wouldn't include him in a list of shooters. Far too small of a sample size to give him a green light.

 

[Cusefan0307]

McAllister still had Cox as an option as of this morning in his free article.

 

[721Comstock]

McAllister still had Cox as an option as of this morning in his free article.

Well - technically any player in the portal who hasn’t yet committed to another program is an “option”.

Related: I’ve got an option to date Ana de Armas.

 

[Orangezoo]

McAllister still had Cox as an option as of this morning in his free article.

Right - agents are still smart enough to not let kids jump too soon and we now have a much more attractive roster to plug into than we did when he first visited.

 

[jr4750]

The thing I like most about about Jalen is his scoring. I believe in the Hurley method of bringing in as much offense as possible. I also agree our defense with what we have, should be adequate to above average.

 

[orangepassion]

Right - agents are still smart enough to not let kids jump too soon and we now have a much more attractive roster to plug into than we did when he first visited.

He visited?

 

[Orangezoo]

He visited?

It was rumored much earlier on that he did. Not sure it was confirmed though. Given he’s so close it makes sense.

 

[Orangezoo]

The thing I like most about about Jalen is his scoring. I believe in the Hurley method of bringing in as much offense as possible. I also agree our defense with what we have, should be adequate to above average.

TS is 59.5 pct as well. A very efficient player with a 31 pct assist rate too. Being a Patriot league star he’s still a starting level player at a P5 but not without other talented pieces to play with which is exactly the situation now.

 

[sufan59]

The thing I like most about about Jalen is his scoring. I believe in the Hurley method of bringing in as much offense as possible. I also agree our defense with what we have, should be adequate to above average.

I think Hurley also realized early his shortcomings in that he is a defensive guy first, so he finds value in getting guys that are further along offensively in general and can develop offensive guys into good defenders as well. Now, he is just getting balanced players in all facets generally, but that happens when you prove yourself and have the resources to compete in those battles for the balanced players in all facets. I think for GMAC, they are trying to find value and guys that have elite parts of there games and if they have inefficiency, it's areas they have expertise in fixing and helping that player develop and get better at.