Add the freshmen and Johnson to Harris, Smith, and JCL, and that’s a huge influx of talented guys. And As good as any transfer class we’ve had, sans White
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One would think that a few TT players would be considering options at this point. Their goal must be complete roster turnover.
He might have a good case for a waiver. Hometown only 2 or so hours away from Ames.
Tech being after so many guys is odd to me. Beard brings in great recruiting classes. Seems he isn't afraid to run them off though. I don't pretend to know the ins and outs of their roster by any means, but it just seems odd.
I wonder if we’re gonna see a wave of grad transfers now that the semester is wrapping up and guys are done with school now.
I think they would compliment one another. Their games are much different. SoYo is more of a back to the basket type player, and Smith seems more comfortable facing the bracket and driving. Not sure who would start, but both would get plenty of minutes.
From what I heard, he entered the NBA portal to get evaluated. The scouts told him what he needed to improve on in order to make it in the league. Smith didn’t think he would get the opportunity to work on those things in Indiana’s system. That’s my understanding anyway.
It doesn't seem like a great long term strategy. I mean, the guys 11-13 on the roster are probably not going to make a difference in any given season, and continually forcing those kids out (in favor of other kids who will end up 11-13 on the roster) eventually will make guys wary of going there (and please don't tell me Duke, NC, etc does it, because TT will never be those programs).
Moreover, we’ve got 80 minutes for the 4 and 5, plus some 3 minutes. We have two returning players in the frontcourt, 4 total. There’s enough minutes available to mitigate overlap in roles. If we can increase our tempo by getting stops, you can get away with less threats too.
Our freshman and Johnson are all promising. A couple may be ready to start (Johnson and Dubar imo). But even our best recent freshman haven’t been at Smith’s level last year on Day1. Plus, I think he’ll take the NBA feedback to heart and be a much better player his senior year.
That’s too bad. I’d read he wants to be a pg. No better place than 3 hours south of his hometown. He’d pair great with smaller combos like Harris or Tre.
Saturday Midnight Update:
PG Jalen Coleman-Lands (GT): Cal, ISU, Michigan, NC State, USC
G Both Gach (T-2):
What Changed:
Added Both Gach who had/will have virtual visit with ISU. SG Makale Foreman (GT) commits to Cal, had ISU top 3 with Santa Clara.
PG Jalen Coleman-Lands (GT): Cal, ISU, Michigan, NC State, USC
G Both Gach (T-2):
What Changed:
Added Both Gach who had/will have virtual visit with ISU. SG Makale Foreman (GT) commits to Cal, had ISU top 3 with Santa Clara.
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Been refreshing cf all morning for a JC-L update. Patience... patience...
