+1, not here to bag on Babu, but he is a serviceable guard on the worst team in the Big XII
BASKETBALL RECRUITING: Former MSU G Korie Lucious to visit this weekend
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+1, not here to bag on Babu, but he is a serviceable guard on the worst team in the Big XII
I wouldn't call it good depth. Unless things go horribly wrong for Fred, Bubu should be recruited over every year. We don't need bodies for the sake of having bodies. We need top level talent. The talent gap between us and the top of the B12 is huge, we need to take chances on some guys to close the gap.
Larry Drew II from UNC is on the market too. Would have to sit a year and would be eligible to play for a year.
North Carolina Tar Heels' Larry Drew II leaves team, source says - ESPN
North Carolina Tar Heels' Larry Drew II leaves team, source says - ESPN
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No. No, no. Larry Drew is really not good. He shouldn't be playing in a BCS level conference at all.
I'm simply playing devils advocate here. I honesty wouldn't expect Bubu to leave as he would lose a year of eligibility unless he went the D2 route. However, he is not a bad backup at all, not great, but not bad. This year has shown as much as any how important depth is.
This is kind of what I hope they do if we go with him, unless someone has already expressed interest in leaving (Railey is the only who who I could imagine would at this point). I dont want this program to set the presidence that thy will dump people if something better comes along...
That's because in basketball, a star player or two can be enough to take a team to the Final 4. Also, true freshman are often able to compete physically in basketball. In football a true freshman having an All-American season is extremely rare. In basketball its commonplace.
I'm sure Fred is under a lot of pressure to make us relevent right now, not in 5 years. Plus his NBA connections are at their strongest just as he leaves the league, making it easier to attract players that want to have a shot at the NBA.
That being said, as I posted earlier, I'd be happy to have him as long as it doesn't require pulling an existing scholarship offer from a high school kid.
Ignore the stats all you want, he's never shot better than 37% from the field in a season, and his shooting percentage went from 37% as a freshman, to 34% as a sophomore, to 31% this season.
I have no problem taking transfers, especially ones like Allen who we needed situationally and who actually WAS a final four starter. My problem isn't with Lucious per se, my problem is that we're tying up a scholarship on somebody who IMO isn't good enough to deserve it.
Keep in mind Michigan State guys usually have lower offensive stats than other teams around the nation because of their depth and offensive philosophy. I'm not sure that would explain the shooting percentage though.
I'm thinking the guy just needs a change of scenery and we certainly can't be above taking fliers on these kind of guys. The way I look at it is we can either take a 2 year flier on Korie Lucious or risk giving it to a high school guy who doesn't pan out at all and ties a scholarship up for four years. Our HS recruiting has not been up to Big 12 Standards the last few years.
The key for 12-13 will be Royce White sticking around.
It's not all about the shooting stats when it comes to PG's. Lucious has a better A/TO ratio than DG this year. I'll take that anyday of the week.
I haven't seen UNC much this season so forgive me. Thought i'd throw it in here before someone started a thread.
The days of "rebuilding" a program are long gone. Coaches are now expected to win now and often. With kids always looking for better opportunities, I think you have to get the best kid now. Even if he only has one year left. There aren't a lot of kids that are studs that play all 4 years. Most of the time only role players stay for 4. I like what CFH is doing by getting all the talent he can and let the rest play itself out.
Question: What was the last recruiting class that all stayed in school and played all 4 years (or 5 with a red shirt)? I have no idea, but would be interesting to know.
Question: What was the last recruiting class that all stayed in school and played all 4 years (or 5 with a red shirt)? I have no idea, but would be interesting to know.
