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Posted on 4/20/23 at 12:16 pm to CCTider
Posted on 4/20/23 at 12:16 pm to CCTider
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People keep saying that it's not worth a scholarship on a project. But I think that's dumb. Being able to develop a player within your system is advantageous. And freshmen won't win you rings. Otherwise Kentucky would have a shitload under Cal. There's also 13 scholarships. Most teams play 7-8 guys. What are you gonna do with the other 4 or 5?
I'm not going to say that we should never take a project, but I think spending more than one scholarship on a project is probably a mistake. It's not just the fact that you can find immediate contributors easily in the portal, but just as much the fact that if a player doesn't play their first year, they're one of the most popular defects during the portal season. You aren't really given the time to develop a project in today's portal world.
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Most teams play 7-8 guys. What are you gonna do with the other 4 or 5?
Most rotations aren't really set until later in the season. Certain players will not live up to the expectations and others may get hurt, so it's extremely helpful to have more players than you need that are ready to contribute. One reason that we were so good last year, was the fact that we could afford to switch rotations based on matchups and how players are performing at the time.
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Posted on 4/20/23 at 12:18 pm to CCTider
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People keep saying that it's not worth a scholarship on a project. But I think that's dumb. Being able to develop a player within your system is advantageous. And freshmen won't win you rings. Otherwise Kentucky would have a shitload under Cal. There's also 13 scholarships. Most teams play 7-8 guys. What are you gonna do with the other 4 or 5?
Watch 3 or more of them hit the portal? That's just the reality of CBB these days. If you have freshmen at the end of your bench odds are you won't have them back as sophomores. If you have sophomores at the end of your bench you will definitely not have them back as juniors. Player development is advantageous, but at this level most of that development is really just polishing up a few rough spots in a kid's game. The days of a raw athlete being developed into a well rounded basketball player over 3-4 years at one P-6 program are long gone.
Posted on 4/20/23 at 12:25 pm to CCTider
JD just was surrounded with better pieces CC.
You saw it in the summer league games.
Didn't surprise me at all.
You saw it in the summer league games.
Didn't surprise me at all.
Posted on 4/20/23 at 12:27 pm to CrimsonFever
YESSIR!!! C'mon down Aaron Estrada!!
Posted on 4/20/23 at 12:52 pm to Joka2kold
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On-Campus games, as part of the Emerald Coast Classic.
- Mercer at Alabama
- SE Louisiana at Santa Clara
- Tennessee State at Oregon
- Western Michigan at Ohio State
This post was edited on 4/20/23 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 4/20/23 at 2:58 pm to Joka2kold
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JD just was surrounded with better pieces CC.
You saw it in the summer league games.
Didn't surprise me at all.
It was more than just better pieces. Because he often just looked lost and confused on the court. He's probably learned more about basketball strategy in the last couple of years than his entire life combined. The last year was the first time he's ever really played quality opponents. He kind of got screwed because of covid messing up AAU basketball. Which is probably the only quality competition he'd probably ever played. His increase in assists makes me think the game has slowed down for him. Though I would love to know how many turnovers per game he had.
Posted on 4/20/23 at 4:44 pm to CCTider
Jesse McCulloch to Michigan St.
Posted on 4/20/23 at 7:47 pm to CCTider
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Dedan Thomas, one of the top point guards in the 2024 class, tells me he’s received an offer from Alabama.
Posted on 4/20/23 at 10:11 pm to Chadaristic
Wrightsell
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Posted on 4/20/23 at 11:17 pm to Alabama_Fan
Isn't Oats supposed to be 6'4"? If so, Wrightsell (listed at 6'3") actually appears to be a fraction of an inch taller than him. That's nice, at any rate.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 5:27 am to Alabama_Fan
Hope we can land him & Estrada soon!
Posted on 4/21/23 at 7:32 am to Joka2kold
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NEWS: 2024 four-star point guard Labaron Philon has decommitted from Auburn.
Philon, one of the nation’s leading scorers this past HS season (34.7 PPG), is a top-40 recruit nationally and the No. 1 player in Alabama.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 7:48 am to Chadaristic
That didn't take long. Wonder what the story is there. You don't see flips very often in basketball recruiting.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 7:49 am to Chadaristic
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Michigan, Syracuse, and Alabama will be in this weekend for prime target and Top-25 junior Donnie Freeman, he told @Stockrisers. Has taken visits to both Syracuse and Alabama. Very talented prospect. All three schools high on Freeman, obviously.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 7:50 am to Robot Santa
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That didn't take long. Wonder what the story is there. You don't see flips very often in basketball recruiting.
Wes Flanigan going to Ole Miss.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 7:53 am to Chadaristic
Presumably that'll be Philon's destination too then?
Posted on 4/21/23 at 7:54 am to Robot Santa
That's what Auburn fans think.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 8:00 am to CCTider
Too bad. Missing on Philon and Pate really hurts considering we are going to need 3+ guards for the 24-25 season. Maybe we can pull a rabbit out of the hat with Fland. There's always the portal too obviously.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 8:27 am to Bama3714
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Isn't Oats supposed to be 6'4"?
Depending on shoes (and hair), I'd say he's closer to 6'3", or maybe just a smidge shorter.
For reference, here he is with Jaden Bradley, Shack, and JD, all of whom are listed as 6'3":
Posted on 4/21/23 at 9:06 am to paperwasp
Nick Nurse and the Raptors just parted ways. Looks like we know who our 3rd assistant will be now.
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