I doubt TJ told him that, but I'm just being honest in how I'd see this guy fit into our team... Lol
If this guy ends up working into the starting 5 role, I'll admit I was wrong. And if he does do that, I think that'd be a good sign for us.
Robert Jones commits to ISU
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If this guy ends up working into the starting 5 role, I'll admit I was wrong. And if he does do that, I think that'd be a good sign for us.
There's 13 scholarship players. About 8 to 9 will contribute in games, possibly even just 7 once you get into meat of conference schedule. It's likely he won't be a game-changer on the court (most players aren't!), but that's not always needed or even preferred. Anyone who's looking for a bunch of transfers to be DeAndre Kane-type quick fixes for an 0-18 team are in la-la-land. The hope with Jones are probably some combination:
Also, not saying this kid is Freddie Gillespie, but Gillespie averaged 10 PPG/8 RPG in his sophomore year at a D3 school before transferring to Baylor and averaging 10 PPG/9 RPG/2 BPG as the starting center in 28 mins/gm last season on a top 5 team. Solely projecting a player's potential based on his stats at a previous school is short-sighted.
- Character kid with length who can be a good practice player, has potential to improve, and understands his role
- Helps build relationships/footing with his AAU program for future recruits
- Potentially help get another transfer or future transfers due to friendships/connections
Also, not saying this kid is Freddie Gillespie, but Gillespie averaged 10 PPG/8 RPG in his sophomore year at a D3 school before transferring to Baylor and averaging 10 PPG/9 RPG/2 BPG as the starting center in 28 mins/gm last season on a top 5 team. Solely projecting a player's potential based on his stats at a previous school is short-sighted.
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I guess you can go with the belief that bringing in players who only help the level of competition in practice is the path to success then. You didn’t mention any of the above in the post I responded to.
I don't have the time to quote every post you've made since the coaching search started but you are free to look back at them.
Tall and good rebounder. Could fill a role. Definitely not the flashiest pickup but may be a solid player and at worst is a big body. Next couple pickups will hopefully be a little higher caliber
Need him to be similar to how Baylor uses Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua and Flo Thamba. Don't need him to be a star
Okay fine. But what was considered dumb yesterday when questioning Cytwins why he doesn't want Mr. Jones...........
............is now spot on? Because......................here you go.
I mean if you don't think getting quality guys to help boost other guys is good for the team, or if you think every single guy is going to be starter material, I don't know what to tell you.. Also, as to what you were responding to, I think that TJ will be landing most likely 2 guys that you and others on here will find much better than this guy or Jazz.
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This is a great 3D chess move... As long as they get along.. Probably doesn't hurt
1. Check the recruits at his high school in the upcoming classes.
2. He's apparently a good student and our APR isn't in good shape.
2. He's apparently a good student and our APR isn't in good shape.
If this guy is a good culture fit then he's worth it in my opinion. If Campbell has taught us anything, it's that culture is what drives sustained success.
Closer to home? May feel better coaching will help him out? Who knows.
There were people loving on Hans Brase before he showed up, and others that thought Nader was a practice guy. Earlier comment about changes in scenery and coaching, chemistry, etc was spot on.
How about we hope he turns out to be Dustin Hogue 2.0? And if he turns out to "only" be Daniel Edoze 2.0 that's OK too.
TJ is playing Chess and we are used to checkers
With so many guys in the portal and more being added every day, I just absolutely don't get this move. Jaz has all the underlying analytics saying he can be a contributor at the P6 level and really came on strong late so while he may not be the flashiest name, there's reason to believe he can be a part of a winning team. But unless this like directly gets us one of his high school teammates, I can't say I get taking a player like this so quickly when there are so many moving parts this spring specifically.
Yeah for the record I'm not against it...guy wants to play for ISU, great. Just seems like most transfers are for more playing time.
If TJ has a plan for him in a role or just plans for roles in general that's a good sign.
