A junior college player who can rebound be he 6-6 or 6-10. A great shooter be he 6-0 or 6-6. An athletic JC swing player who is a lock down defender. If we can get three good players don't save one. No projects needed, the two we gambled on last year are enough. Woodward I'm not sold on yet.But he may be the wing we need. Anim sure is playing well. It worries me he is head and shoulders a better high school player than Johnson. The only reservation I have is he another Joe Coleman?
How much sense does it make to add a JuCO guy or a grad transfer next year? Is next year looking like the Gophers are a player or two away? Seems like it'd be better to have a high-schooler who will develop and still be around in 2 or 3 years.
Even if we aren't a player or two away it makes sense to go after a JUCO and/or grad transfer with a couple of our 3 open scholarships just class balance wise. Right now for next year our scholarship situation looks like SR-2, JR-1, SO-3, FR-4. The other big positive especially with the grad transfer is you can get a guy who can help for a year and then still have that scholarship available for the 2016 class.How much sense does it make to add a JuCO guy or a grad transfer next year? Is next year looking like the Gophers are a player or two away? Seems like it'd be better to have a high-schooler who will develop and still be around in 2 or 3 years.
Even if we aren't a player or two away it makes sense to go after a JUCO and/or grad transfer with a couple of our 3 open scholarships just class balance wise. Right now for next year our scholarship situation looks like SR-2, JR-1, SO-3, FR-4. The other big positive especially with the grad transfer is you can get a guy who can help for a year and then still have that scholarship available for the 2016 class.
Even if we aren't a player or two away it makes sense to go after a JUCO and/or grad transfer with a couple of our 3 open scholarships just class balance wise. Right now for next year our scholarship situation looks like SR-2, JR-1, SO-3, FR-4. The other big positive especially with the grad transfer is you can get a guy who can help for a year and then still have that scholarship available for the 2016 class.
Grad transfers tend to go to good teams, not bottom feeders. We will not be getting a good grad transfer this off season.
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Sounds to me like they need the one person no1 wants to talk about
But to my knowledge he's still eligible, and enrolled
Already saw act one of that play. But if the coaches want to take that risk.....
Pitino said he was going to treat the schollys like gold. If the person, who shall be unnamed, is the final scholly and a one year solution and the only option and they feel good about it then go for it.
In the game Meyers went off, he shot 18-43. 8-24 behind the arc. 11-16 on free throws. 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 turnovers, 1 block and 1 steal. 5 overtime game.
I'm more with walk on and earn it
Still hoping that Pitino pulls a rabbit out of his hat and lands a stud or three with the remaining scholies. It might calm some of the restless natives if next year has some added hopefulness.
Here's a list of all the JC transfers since Bobby Jackson.
Carlos Morris
DeAndre Mathieu
Andre Ingram
Trevor Mbakwe
Julian Welch
Devron Bostick
Paul Carter
Limar Wilson
Engen Nurumbi
Vincent Grier
J'son Stamper
Travarus Bennett
Kerwin Fleming
Jerry Holman
Kevin Clark
Bobby Jackson
How many had a huge impact in their first year?
Define huge. A lot of them had an impact. Grier and Matheui, Mbakwe were perhaps the team's best players their first year in. Jackson was close to being the best player at the end of his first year. Holman, Clark, Morris, Stamper, Fleming and even Welch were starters. So perhaps 10 of 15 became starters meaning they were better options than what the coach had.
Define huge. A lot of them had an impact. Grier and Matheui, Mbakwe were perhaps the team's best players their first year in. Jackson was close to being the best player at the end of his first year. Holman, Clark, Morris, Stamper, Fleming and even Welch were starters. So perhaps 10 of 15 became starters meaning they were better options than what the coach had.
Pretty much would be my order also. Huge? Probably would be along the lines of what those three brought to the team, particularly Trevor. Since the team desperately needs someone of that ilk on the court. (Keeping my fingers crossed.)
I thought Grier came from UNC Charlotte