RECRUITING: A few notes on 2018 PG Tyler Harris
- Thread starter ChrisMWilliams
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Starters: Lindell, Shayok, Lewis/Babb, Lard, Solomon
2018-2019 has a lot of promise with more of a blend of talented youth and experience. Shayok will end up being a huge addition. The difference between a good and great year may come down to one (or multiple) of our front court guys taking their game to the next level.
His future is as a guard unless he grows more. Now he many play a lot of 3 at ISU but I think he is going to play both spots a lot. You will also have Senior Babb who is really a guard and Shayok another wing/guard type player. My guess is you will have two of Shayok, Babb and Lewis starting.
People pay too much attention to who plays PG, SG, SF, PF and C. Just give me the 5 best dudes we have and put them on the court together.
One of our best teams had a 6'8 PF playing PG. If Wigginton is our best option at "PG" that's more than good enough for us. Having two playmakers on the floor together like Harris and Wigginton would just make everyone better.
One of our best teams had a 6'8 PF playing PG. If Wigginton is our best option at "PG" that's more than good enough for us. Having two playmakers on the floor together like Harris and Wigginton would just make everyone better.
I just don't see Lewis starting until JR year unless we play small. Wiggi, Shayok, Babb and Solomon will start.
This is unrelated but young is my pick for the player that will be bashed on here the most next year. He's Matt Thomas two years ago or Monte the first half of this year.
I give him a 50/50 shot to start THIS year, more than 75% next year. I'd consider starting him over Babb right now.
I don't think Lewis will play much 2 until he improves his ball handling. Prohm has called him a big wing which is pretty much synonymous with a SF.
That would be great if he was good enough to start over Babb but I think people are too low on Babb. It was obvious he was deferring to the seniors last season.
“I said (Tuesday) in practice when you talk about NBA potential, he may have the best NBA potential — when you’re just looking at straight NBA potential — on our roster,” Iowa State Coach Steve Prohm said. (Monte, Georges, Nader, Burton, Matt, Naz on roster)
Weiler-Babb’s length also lends him to be a bit of a chameleon on defense, blending into different defensive roles. Prohm believes he can guard any position one through four and said the sophomore can clean up a botched play or blown assignment with his natural ability.
“I’d love to have three guys like him,” Prohm said. “It’s not just a guy that can make shots and it’s not just a guy that can bounce. He can bounce it and he can shoot it. Late shot clock, he can rise over you and get a paint touch.”
Maybe. But until Babb shows me something more I think it is possible he passes Babb.
I think you're way off on this one. We've been heavily guard-oriented for the past few years that I don't think anyone is expecting huge numbers from Solo. If he can hold his own down low, get some cheap put-backs and collect some boards we'll all be pretty content with him. If any ISU fan gets upset at Solo for not being a double-double machine, they are just stupid. I think he'll get a fair share of them, but I'm not expecting us to change into a feed-the-post team next year.
Plus he doesn't strike me as the type of player that's going to keep shooting if he's not feeling it on a given night. He just doesn't fit the mold for being the CF "it's-all-your-fault" guy at all, IMO.
He's not guaranteeing playing time. He's guaranteeing a very attractive opportunity for playing time.
Any possible way to be negative as you can be. Spin, shape, and retro fit that pessimism of yours any way you feel necessary. We'll all continue to know that you're just here to take out your depression on your keyboard.
Your points are what everybody else has been saying, just with some additional steadfastness that it doesn't *automatically* mean a commitment is coming.
Thanks Captain Obvious.
