2022 Recruiting/Transfer Class
- Thread starter LanningIsBakersDaddy
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I’m not sure we’re mentioned with anybody in the portal right now are we? I think there’s a good chance we roll with what we currently have.
Wonder if Jacob Grandison is a possibility.
Here is Torvik's latest projection, now including stats
We simply cannot ask Gabe to be 13/game and expect to compete for a tournament birth. That is asking him to significantly improving in year 5.
Without adding another scoring threat this summer. I think we need Eli King to come in and give us more than what Tre Jackson gave us last year. Williams doesn't need to score like Hunter did. But NEEDS to play great defense and facilitate with a high A/TO ratio.
Williams
Gabe
Holmes
Jaz
Osun
I expect another top 10 defense.
Biggest jump for this team will likely be in the front court. Jaz, King (2nd semester), Osun, and Ward is a big upgrade to Jaz, Conditt, and Jones. Especially at the 5.
Either the King or Lipsey are being very undervalued or we need to get desperate for a combo/scoring guard who can shoot at over 35% from 3 with volume.
We simply cannot ask Gabe to be 13/game and expect to compete for a tournament birth. That is asking him to significantly improving in year 5.
Without adding another scoring threat this summer. I think we need Eli King to come in and give us more than what Tre Jackson gave us last year. Williams doesn't need to score like Hunter did. But NEEDS to play great defense and facilitate with a high A/TO ratio.
Williams
Gabe
Holmes
Jaz
Osun
I expect another top 10 defense.
Biggest jump for this team will likely be in the front court. Jaz, King (2nd semester), Osun, and Ward is a big upgrade to Jaz, Conditt, and Jones. Especially at the 5.
Either the King or Lipsey are being very undervalued or we need to get desperate for a combo/scoring guard who can shoot at over 35% from 3 with volume.
I’d like to see Lipsey get a shot at it.
It's really just having him revert to his shooting percentages from his Fr/So years. I think it's more possible than most that - if he can get in the right headspace - Gabe can be a 35% 3pt shooter and 13+ppg scorer on this team.
If he does we're in the tourney for sure
That's what wrong with those computer generated projections. They aren't able to factor in common sense. Lipsey should absolutely get first shot at the backup PG minutes.
I don’t see why Gabe can’t score 13. He averaged almost 10 last year and really found his game in the tourney. He probably doesn’t have to average 13 for us to be successful but it’s not a huge jump.
Because he’s a 6th year senior and there’s a huge cloud of “he is what he is” to think there’s further room for improvement.
Two more made shots per game if he plays inside the arc doesn’t seem like a stretch.
But don't the numbers say that is going to take 6 or 7 more shots taken to accomplish
If you decrees the threes and increase the twos at a higher percentage who knows.
He's a fifth year senior, and a mere regression to his career average plus a slight bump in his usage rate would easily get him into the 13-15 ppg range. I'm not saying it's going to happen, but it wouldn't require him to become an entirely new player (like Brockington did in the "alpha" role last year) to get to that range - just a regression to his career averages.
the absolutely huge puzzle for the coaching staff to figure out this offseason is what they are going to do for an offense - I hope it's an offense built around an active, good passing, big man (Osun) and a strategy to get him the ball in places where the other team needs to double every time.
Yeah, he'll need a wavier for being almost a month past the cutoff
Gabe can do it. Just needs to be primarily from mid-range and driving the lane.
Green would have been a great get. But our roster is better than last season. IMO we go eight deep with Williams, Holmes, Kalscheur, Grill, Kunc, King, Ward and Osunniyi. All guys who have started during their extensive college careers. I don't see a big role for Robert Jones- but will give us hustle and defense in the minutes he plays.
Sure we could use a shooter, but IMO it's not critical to bring on an elite talent like Green We will be just fine if we sign a solid designated 3 point shooter to pair with Grill.
If any of the freshman can contribute, that's upside IMO. They don't have to be great, just fill needed roles (aka Lipsey as backup PG who can run the offense have have solid A/T rate).
Sure we could use a shooter, but IMO it's not critical to bring on an elite talent like Green We will be just fine if we sign a solid designated 3 point shooter to pair with Grill.
If any of the freshman can contribute, that's upside IMO. They don't have to be great, just fill needed roles (aka Lipsey as backup PG who can run the offense have have solid A/T rate).
That'd be, 'top of the key', right?
I'm kidding. Yes, TJ will have to find a new offensive game plan, and when he does, put plenty of variability in it. We will soon find out how good of an X and O coach he is.
And part of that variability in the offense, would be to work the offense through Osun, 'at the top of the key' (just don't do it all the time like last year with George). He (Osun, Tre King, even Hason) will also have the green light to drive and shoot with more frequency than George. I hope.
