'17 Kansas Transfer PF Carlton Bragg

[jacobkdoyle]

Interesting. That actually piques my interest too. Having Brooks man the post and having great height with a stretch 4 or just a very tall 3 would be new. Going 6'11, 6'10, 6'6, 6'5 would be an interesting look.

Bragg is not a 3.

 

[cincyguy13]

Averaged 11.9 rebounds/40 minutes. More than anyone on our team this year. He'd be a great compliment to Brooks for 2 years imo. He can and will defend 4s.

Are you saying he isnt soft? I also said I'd want him. Just because I think someone plays soft, doesn't mean they can't be good. Kyle is pretty good.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Are you saying he isnt soft? I also said I'd want him. Just because I think someone plays soft, doesn't mean they can't be good. Kyle is pretty good.

I think saying he is soft and wants to be a 3 is a mischaracterization. He's not Eric Hicks, but he will rebound and finish down low, and he will guard big guys.

 

[M64W]

Why is there so much time spent on a player that will end up at X ?

 

[cincyguy13]

Why is there so much time spent on a player that will end up at X ?

The offseason

 

[cincyguy13]

In my eyes, he's plays soft. I also said he plays more like a 3. Could be a face up 4 (whatever). I don't think he likes the post very much. Which is fine, just have to play a different style. A style that a lot of teams play. I agree not everyone can be hicks or Kenyon, but a couple of you guys were talking like he would come in and turn into that. My point was He probably will not

 

[coachpipe]

Why is there so much time spent on a player that will end up at X ?

We will see how smart the kid actually is

 

[NKY Bearcat]

Why is there so much time spent on a player that will end up at X ?

Such a great outlook!

 

[mdchick]

Bragg is not a 3.

Absolutely agree not a chance he plays any 3. But he is a lot like Clark where he can get extend the offense with the 3 ball. And he can rebound the ball.

I think a misconception with big men is if they rely on the outside shot that means they are soft, but on the defensive side of the ball he rebounds like a true big man. There is not a better big man we could possibly get as a transfer, I can not stress enough how huge this would be for our 2019 season.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Absolutely agree not a chance he plays any 3. But he is a lot like Clark where he can get extend the offense with the 3 ball. And he can rebound the ball.

I think a misconception with big men is if they rely on the outside shot that means they are soft, but on the defensive side of the ball he rebounds like a true big man. There is not a better big man we could possibly get as a transfer, I can not stress enough how huge this would be for our 2019 season.

Good post. Agreed.

 

[cincyguy13]

Don't think one person said he would play the 3. I said he plays more like a 3.

 

[cincyguy13]

Don't think one person said he would play the 3. I said he plays more like a 3.

We all agree he will not play the 3

 

[jacobkdoyle]

We all agree he will not play the 3

I'm saying he doesn't play like a 3, or really even try to.

But yeah, we all know where he fits. Just a matter of if you like his game/potential or not. I personally trust that Cronin would get the most out of him, and I think it'd be great for him to play alongside a true C like Brooks.

 

[GarradJ21]

San Diego State's Forward just announced he is transferring to Arizona State. You would think that would knock their school off of Bragg's list. I bet it's down to Cincinnati, X, Illinois, and NC St.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

San Diego State's Forward just announced he is transferring to Arizona State. You would think that would knock their school off of Bragg's list. I bet it's down to Cincinnati, X, Illinois, and NC St.

I can't imagine a guy wanting to go from Kansas to a rebuild situation with a new coach. Illinois and NC State both seem to be that.

 

[mdchick]

I can't imagine a guy wanting to go from Kansas to a rebuild situation with a new coach. Illinois and NC State both seem to be that.

I'm with you I think it's between us and X, idk if X can promise him the playing time he would get here, if he came here there would be about a 95% chance he would be a starting power forward on a top 25 team.

 

[Miller193]

I'm with you I think it's between us and X, idk if X can promise him the playing time he would get here, if he came here there would be about a 95% chance he would be a starting power forward on a top 25 team.

U.c and x will have plenty of minutes to offer him. Both schools lose big men to graduation after next year.

 

[AZ BEARCAT]

U.c and x will have plenty of minutes to offer him. Both schools lose big men to graduation after next year.

Unless UC declines him I do not think he will pick X with their recent track record.

 

[GarradJ21]

He will visit ASU on May 1st and 2nd.

Hopefully it rains for the first time in Arizona this weekend!

 

[#BearcatNation]

He will visit ASU on May 1st and 2nd.

Hopefully it rains for the first time in Arizona this weekend!

Rothstein also stated UC, Illinois, and NC State are still in the mix. His original tweet a week or two ago had those schools + Xavier, but today, he did not. Wonder if X is out of the running.