Fans loved Big Rob last year, and Jackson is arguably better.
For anyone that wanted William Kyle III, have you looked at his stats this year? No thanks. 36% FT.
TJ's transfer portal hit rate
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For anyone that wanted William Kyle III, have you looked at his stats this year? No thanks. 36% FT.
BRE got better every year, especially in year 3 with Otz and Kyle Green. Jackson should take a step this off-season.
Going forward, I'd prefer a center with the traits of either an elite athlete/defender or a threat from 3. Or I win Powerball and buy a lottery pick at the 5 like Duke or Kansas
Going forward, I'd prefer a center with the traits of either an elite athlete/defender or a threat from 3. Or I win Powerball and buy a lottery pick at the 5 like Duke or Kansas
DJ is far better on offense than Big Rob ever was, it is not close.
BRE was a much more versatile defender though.
BRE was a much more versatile defender though.
Can’t say I’m jealous of KU’s 5 man. I think he’s a major reason they’re pretty average his 2 seasons. Jackson did steal his lunch money at Hilton, if you remember.
When Jackson shows up he is good but he’s super inconsistent. I think Jefferson has been pretty bullish, big fan of his game. Chatfield hustles hard but he has been mostly a liability in big 12 play. Gives up so many And-1 fouls, can’t really catch the ball in the lane and provides nothing offensively. Again do respect his hustle but he’s looking like a miss portal wise. Jackson has a ton of potential to be a dominant force though imo but hasn’t fully adjusted to big 12 play.
I'd say Jefferson and Jackson are among TJ's hits in the portal, but Heise and Chatfield are his first misses among transfers who were needed to play significant minutes.
Jackson I expect to be much improved next year. Possibly slimmed down and certainly improved post game
Nah, he's a tweener. I don't think he's strong/ big enough to play the 5 in the Big 12, nor does he shoot well enough or have the quickness to play the 4. Seems like stylistically he fits at a Big 10 school or maybe Big East or a half step down like the Atlantic 10 or the mountain west
I agree with this, for now. Heise should get a chance to redeem himself next season if he wants to come back. Not to mention at least a dozen or so games left this season. But who knows, if he can't get his head pulled out maybe he walks away at the end of the season.
Chatfield was a depth piece signing and I'm not sure that he hasn't lived up to that billing, but his play the last 5 or 6 games or so has him looking completely outmatched at this level. I think he was brought in to be an even poorer man's version of Big Rob, and give one more year of insulation to Rock, which he is doing, but probably at the cost of lowering what this teams ceiling could have been. I think the staff knew they needed to at least hit a single with him, and that maybe they could stretch into a 2- base hit, but right now it's looking like a ground out.
If I remember correctly, Tyrese Hunter had a big game against Wisconsin to get to the Sweet 16. I do agree with you- no Brockington all season would have been ugly.
I’m hesitant to re-eval until season’s end, but there’s a few names that have crept up on this list!
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Depends on what TJ had to pay Heise and Chatfield with the NIL funds available. They might have been bargains.
I think Heise and Chat are/have shown their worth. Mostly in the lunch pail toughness category. Heise offensive struggles were documented but he’s no longer a liability.
Chat had a few game stretches where we don’t win without his winning plays. Then a stretch where he seemed more of a liability. He’s back to providing quality minutes.
Can’t call either of them a miss.
Tyrese played terrible against Wisconsin.
He did hit 7 3’s in that first round game against LSU.
Crazy that team lost ONE non-conference game all year - to Miami. Underrated team, as it most definitely had some really good talent, was great work by TJ that first Portal season.
You are both responding to a post from Feb 6. A lot of posts like that one from that time.
Ancient history!
Both have been valuable and I'd say exactly what TJ was hoping for.
Will there be discussion on it's a good thing TJ has been doing a great job in the portal because his HS recruiting seems to be lagging?
Brockington wasn't that good in the NCAA tourny, but he got us there in the first place. Hunter won the LSU game for us. Kalscheur won the Wisconsin game. He had 22 of our 54 points. Hunter went 1-10 with 4pts. Brockington was 4-15 with 10pts, our 2nd leading scorer.
