Agree with you on that wholly. The lack of bench last season was a recipe for disaster we were fortunate to navigate because of how well the big 3 played in conference and good luck with injuries.I think his point is that he wanted depth and not to have to play his starters mid 30s. If those players came back they would probably play in the high 20s low 30s and they would have been more efficient on offense and better rested on D.
He knows that he's not replacing Richmond. He was one of the very best players in the league and maybe the most valuable. And Davis is another player that will be very difficult to replace.
Bottom line he's hoping high quality quantity will replace the stars he lost.
Most teams are facing the same dynamic.All these teams with kids hired for perhaps just one year and now playing for money and the view is yeah sure it will all gel? Color me skeptical.
That’s what I said in the first line “All ….”Most teams are facing the same dynamic.
Schedule soft early because the stupid math formula people are caught up in rewards it.That's why for now I would rather he schedule soft early.
I wish he had said that he wanted to bring in players who could win not just compete and set a higher bar for the newcomers .
We live in wild times.Last yr had 3 returnees stars and we played like they just met for 15 games. Maybe this year we get together right away. A starter sucking it up next yr takes a seat. Last year they just kept on sucking. And we fought back like in the iowa game and didnt have any gas in the tank to finish. Dont think that will be a problem next yr.
Last year and the guys who left have nothing to do with next yr. I'm jonesing big time already. Happy days baby!!
THIS! So many times during the season even we spoke about the lack of media. Other programs post pregame pressers, what’s going on between games. We do so little it’s astounding.Just my opinion but I wish these interviews were streamed or recorded. Why are their zoom interviews being done by local reporters. Interviews should be done in person and should be able to be viewed by the public. Helps build excitement for the program. Need to start acting like we are a big time program. We don’t do a great job of embracing the media and sharing the outlook of the team throughout the year except for after a game. Every other big east program UCONN, Marquette, Creighton, Xavier to name a few have dedicated media days/podcasts in the offseason as well as during the year. The only time the fan base gets an update is from an article from the beat writers.
You have to love the fantasy aspect that players we haven't seen play will be better than players who have a proven track record.I like Wolf's comment about Wusu! Off the bench, with limited minutes=better production... Sight unseen but Gus the Bus will be the biggest surprise! Like Krutwig at Loyola a few years ago and Burns at NC State... Love the big bodies! I know that I get a lot of heat for saying that Kadary won't be missed at all but boy do we have talented guards! Sha will have them up and running! Kadary who? by X Mas!
It's funny how often we read players like Ike and TT are going to come in a start right away. Then it turns out that Gill and Mamu turn out to be the guys who step up. Let's just hope that people we have enough guys who are going to step up, but in the meantime not count on who those guys will be. We are very young and because of that there will be surprises for the better and worse. You can almost guarantee that.You have to love the fantasy aspect that players we haven't seen play will be better than players who have a proven track record.
Possible? Absolutely. Lots of things can happen. Will it happen? A year ago many thought that Sadraque Nganga was going to be the answer to a lot of our problems.