Oh yeah, there is a learning curve and I'd agree that I'd rather have Carrington or Henley than Thiam. It's really hard to tell how good/bad Thiam was last year because our wings were so much better this year. Henley is losing minutes to Samuels and he isn't half the player that EJ Stephens, Loewe or Sutherlin were. I think Thiam, even the FR version of him, probably gets run on our current team.
My point was also that is how bad of a spot we are in at the wing. Even Thiam, a guy who struggled a ton in the Big 10, would likely be one of our better wings. It was less of a kudos to him and more of a condemnation of where we are.
But I agree with you that I'd rather have Carrington or Henley and I hope they can take a big step up next year. I do think they'll need some serious help from the portal to not put too much on their plate.