There is no way Cronin thought all of these guys could become stars. 25% of them had zero basketball skills. There is no way he thought they could go from that to developing in to stars in 4 years
You can combat being a 6’5 power forward with long arms, elite athleticism and a strong wide frame. Charles Barkley was like 6’4 but had near 7 ft wingspan, and a wide frame.
Also... There are different kinds of athleticism. Having a elite 2nd jump helps guys who are short because they can make their second jump quicker.
Prince looks to have pretty athleticism. I think he ends up being really good
Starters not stars. But a guy has to be able to become a starter before he can become a star. I think Cronin thought every guy he recruited could become a starter and might become a star.
Brannen seems much more willing to recruit guys who look like career role players and backups. Guys who have little potential to become a starter and virtually no potential to develop into stars.
Jermaine Lawrence or Quadri Moore would be nice right now
Jermaine Lawrence or Quadri Moore would be nice right now
Why tho?
Maybe kelvin Gaines or biggie
Still nope. Feel free to keep trying tho
Not sure I would go with career role players. I think Vogt is probably an exception for depth at the 5. But it's late in 2019. I don't think Davenport is looked at as a career role player even if that's what he becomes. Grad transfers would not qualify as career role players IMO.
Outside of Vogt I am not seeing that just yet. And he is only a 2 year backup plan at worst.
Yeah I think Davenport develops into a solid starter and possibly a star. I'm thinking more of the guys we've been recruiting, but final judgement won't be until we actually start signing guys.
I'd say Vogt, Sorrola and Iorio are all career backup/role player types. Vogt could be an exception because he is from NKU and Sorolla because he is just a one year place-holder. But if we get Sorolla and Iorio it's starting to look like a trend. But who knows maybe we will get Coleman and another athletic guy and the trend looks completely different. Still early to really make judgements, but it's basketball dead season so I've got nothing better to do then look for trends in very small data sets.
One other thing to consider is the late grad transfer in the portal. Guys who finish up late who we don't even know about yet. There may not be as much competition for them with other teams filling out their roster already. We could see something nice land in our lap just because we were late to the game. I definitely want to hold at least one scholly to see what pops up. If nothing pops up we can use it in 2020.
I think we are at 8 roster spots now. Cumberland is 9 (please). Another Cumberland would be 10 (pretty please). A PG and a transfer C is 12.
JC is coming back this is coming from a very very very reliable source.
Why tho?
More freedom to be themselves with new coach. Both would start on next year team.
JC is coming back this is coming from a very very very reliable source.
A source you can’t identify? Can you hint? On the team, on staff, family, friend, etc?
A source you can’t identify? Can you hint? On the team, on staff, family, friend, etc?
JC is coming back this is coming from a very very very reliable source.