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Post by orangedw on Apr 10, 2024 19:58:13 GMT -5
Dude I like the hire. I don’t like the PG. I watched 3 of his game films and was not all that impressed. I’ll throw a hypothetical out: Say we could get Mack but not have enough money for Davis or a similar level forward too. Or we could get Leffew and Davis. If that was the case(no idea if it is, just throwing it out there), who would you rather have? Leffew and Davis or Mack and a lesser forward?
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Post by djcon57 on Apr 10, 2024 20:08:41 GMT -5
Dude I like the hire. I don’t like the PG. I watched 3 of his game films and was not all that impressed. I’ll throw a hypothetical out: Say we could get Mack but not have enough money for Davis or a similar level forward too. Or we could get Leffew and Davis. If that was the case(no idea if it is, just throwing it out there), who would you rather have? Leffew and Davis or Mack and a lesser forward? We need/needed the best PG available that we can get because we don't have a valid option B. I just don't trust JJ after this year. I'm hoping for the best still with him as slashing SG that can hit some shots, but as a creator, we saw NOTHING. If the staff thinks Mack is better, then it should be Mack and best F we could get for the $. If they think Leffew is better, him. That's my take.
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Post by orangedw on Apr 10, 2024 20:15:32 GMT -5
I’ll throw a hypothetical out: Say we could get Mack but not have enough money for Davis or a similar level forward too. Or we could get Leffew and Davis. If that was the case(no idea if it is, just throwing it out there), who would you rather have? Leffew and Davis or Mack and a lesser forward? We need/needed the best PG available that we can get because we don't have a valid option B. I just don't trust JJ after this year. I'm hoping for the best still with him as slashing SG that can hit some shots, but as a creator, we saw NOTHING. If the staff thinks Mack is better, then it should be Mack and best F we could get for the $. If they think Leffew is better, him. That's my take. I hear you and I could go with that line of thinking too if the gap between Mack and Leffew proves to be significant. However if the difference between Mack and Leffew is fairly small, I might think differently. I think a forward who can play both the 3 and 4 is a big need. I wish Reynolds would hit the portal.
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Post by alsacs on Apr 10, 2024 20:29:34 GMT -5
I like the new assistant hire but our roster is going to be bubble at best next year. We are upgrading a couple of pieces. I just wish Bell/Starling along with Mintz were upgraded. Bell and Starling are not all-around players and their D is subpar. None of these guys coming in appear to be plus defenders. Defense wins in college basketball. Houston, UConn the good teams lockdown their opponents while having shotmakers.
We appear to just be trying to score. Which atleast will be more Fun to watch but when we play teams that give effort defensively we will struggle. We aren’t going to be like Alabama which is an offense first team as well but they have better talent.
I can’t say it enough Starling and Bell together I don’t see 30MPG players at solid top 25 teams.
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Post by JazzNC on Apr 10, 2024 20:36:56 GMT -5
Dude I like the hire. I don’t like the PG. I watched 3 of his game films and was not all that impressed. I’ll throw a hypothetical out: Say we could get Mack but not have enough money for Davis or a similar level forward too. Or we could get Leffew and Davis. If that was the case(no idea if it is, just throwing it out there), who would you rather have? Leffew and Davis or Mack and a lesser forward? That’s a tough call. I’m not sure. I think PG is the most important position. If Leffew is not ready for P5 basketball we’re screwed. In all honesty, I wish we could’ve had Mack and Davis, and if we were a big boy program we could.
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Post by orangedw on Apr 10, 2024 20:41:29 GMT -5
I like the new assistant hire but our roster is going to be bubble at best next year. We are upgrading a couple of pieces. I just wish Bell/Starling along with Mintz were upgraded. Bell and Starling are not all-around players and their D is subpar. None of these guys coming in appear to be plus defenders. Defense wins in college basketball. Houston, UConn the good teams lockdown their opponents while having shotmakers. We appear to just be trying to score. Which atleast will be more Fun to watch but when we play teams that give effort defensively we will struggle. We aren’t going to be like Alabama which is an offense first team as well but they have better talent. Remains to be seen if they’ve got another level in them. Like…when Andy Rautins was a sophomore, I thought Mookie Jones would pass him. Never dreamed he’d be as good as he ended up being. But then there’s guys who don’t really improve much. We’ll see what happens with them. If they don’t improve much, I agree - probably looking at bubble. If they make a solid leap, we could be good though.
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Post by cusefan0307 on Apr 11, 2024 9:03:47 GMT -5
The season rests upon how much JJ and Bell improve. If they are more like the first 2 years of their career then we probably are doomed anyway.
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Post by hofceluck on Apr 12, 2024 11:04:58 GMT -5
The takes on this guy are absolutely unhinged.
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Post by hofceluck on Apr 12, 2024 12:51:56 GMT -5
Captain Tuttle coming in with the truth, so that’s how you know how bad is gotten
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Post by JazzNC on Apr 12, 2024 13:17:04 GMT -5
The takes on this guy are absolutely unhinged. I’m ok with this hire IF he can help us install a new system. That said, you just don’t hire a player’s coach and then swing and miss on the player. I like Englestad better than Leffew but from a visual standpoint we gotta land Leffew or Red looks like a complete fool.
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Post by hofceluck on Apr 12, 2024 13:30:41 GMT -5
The takes on this guy are absolutely unhinged. I’m ok with this hire IF he can help us install a new system. That said, you just don’t hire a player’s coach and then swing and miss on the player. I like Englestad better than Leffew but from a visual standpoint we gotta land Leffew or Red looks like a complete fool. Eh. In moment yes. Even if we get Leffew he’s a one year rent. Englestads gonna be here longer term. What if Leffew doesn’t come but Englestad makes a top 25 defense?
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Post by JazzNC on Apr 12, 2024 13:40:35 GMT -5
I’m ok with this hire IF he can help us install a new system. That said, you just don’t hire a player’s coach and then swing and miss on the player. I like Englestad better than Leffew but from a visual standpoint we gotta land Leffew or Red looks like a complete fool. Eh. In moment yes. Even if we get Leffew he’s a one year rent. Englestads gonna be here longer term. What if Leffew doesn’t come but Englestad makes a top 25 defense? Then Red will be vindicated. I actually like the hire. But I do believe that Red will look like a complete fool if Leffew doesn’t come. Bad look IMO.
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Post by JazzNC on Apr 20, 2024 14:43:34 GMT -5
We get MSM head coach Englestad and Kentucky hires Jason Hart? WTF? Did we even reach out???
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