You don't want Asuma to be your main threat from the perimeter, but he is a good enough shooter to play in a lineup where Durkin and Crocker-Johnson are at 3/4.
As opposed to Ben's philosophy of having a bunch of 6'1" guys that couldn't shoot, dribble, or pass.
Starting is way overrated. It's not about who starts but who finishes. The Warriors finish.
Yep, might as well start with reserves then pull them within the first 4 mins. Won't change anything right? Wondering why more don't do this
I think Houston and SDSU have shown everyone what’s possible without a 7 footer. Just need guys that are beefy and dogs that go after every ball. 6’4” to 6’8” and can all shoot, dribble and rebound can work.
get your point for sure
It’s probably harder to find and get those 6’4” point guards.
It's reasonable to expect Asuma's jump shot will improve. It's already pretty decent, and I like his quick release. That dude is a pro prospect.
Big off season for him going from his freshman to his sophomore year. Got a good sense for what he needs to work on this past season, now will be on him to up his game and take the next step.
I was thinking we would see more than 1 CSU player so far
Not sure we'd want anyone other than Evans and Crocker-Johnson. The rest of the contributors on that team are all graduating and ineligible. If we don't get Evans that would suck.
That certainly would have been the case had they not replaced Nacho in house.
It has to be awkward for both the coaches and the players when one assistant stays. Normal people would experience some twinge of guilt poaching guys from a former assistant. I'm not sure who is in the portal from CSU other than Evans, which is the one I would really like to see come here. The longer he doesn't commit, the less likely he comes here, I suspect.
Hope for the best; mentally prepare for the worst. Evans is a hot commodity, so he'll have plenty of suitors. Nobody gets everything they want for Christmas--even a guy's former coach--but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need. I assume his visit is still planned for later this week. I still like our chances, as I haven't heard a whole lot else about him considering and visiting other places.
I am a little surprised neither of the MN guys on their roster decided to come with him but it is entirely possible that he didn't offer them the opportunity to as well.
As a freshman, Evans played 8 minutes per game and shot 32% from 3PT and 68% FT...in the MWC.
Fuckin right
Great album!
And great album cover!
Or they don’t want to part with their Rocky Mountain high, their education choices, or even their girl friend. Sometimes there is more than just basketball.
The money factor I think reduces the importance of the other factors. That vaults to the top of the list.
Our program has to become such a positive experience that it begins to become a tie breaker when it comes to money. If you have a player that can get 500k more elsewhere, you are going to lose the player- period.
I think the Rocky Mountain high is legal here now though
If it were only that easy. Managing a basketball game is incredibly challenging with so many moving parts. All I know is the winning teams play their warriors down the stretch whether they started or not.Yep, might as well start with reserves then pull them within the first 4 mins. Won't change anything right? Wondering why more don't do this
Plenty of time perhaps but there are not plenty of bigs who can be considered "decent or better" listed as uncommitted in the portal right now. I look at the portal every day, often multiple times per day, and I'd estimate that there aren't more than 8 uncommitted centers who are worth taking. There might be a somewhat larger figure for uncommitted power forwards but even they aren't plentiful. There is still time for more big men to enter the portal and that could help.