I think there is a lot of hindsight in that first paragraph and don't believe redshirting Diante was an option.
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I think there is a lot of hindsight in that first paragraph and don't believe redshirting Diante was an option.
Chris Babb mentioned on a podcast this summer that it was talked about.
https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/off-the-record-podcast-chris-babb.219106/#post-5293798
I stand corrected and was wrong. Thanks for the info.
I think the staff really likes the two guards they're bringing in this class with Wigginton and McNeill. I'd be surprised if we brought it another freshman guard
I think he's going to be a very good college pg, but just based on needs I don't see it.
Could this be an Izzo-Morris situation? Imo as long as some of them can shoot you can't get enough good pgs so I wouldn't think it was wrong to try and get him (or any good high school guard that becomes available) but it makes more sense to go the transfer route.
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Wright has already noted that he is upset with Miller leaving Dayton. As CW posted back in Aug the staff ended their recruitment and the staff focused on other PG's for this class once it was clear that Mckinnley was close to announcing his commitment (ISU was the front runner IMO). The staff went all in on Wigginton and it paid off. I doubt their stance has changes since then.
Wish him the best but I don't think Ames will be an option for him if he does decide to go somewhere other than Dayton.
Likely staying out on the west coast but held a KU offer. Is Washington going to have enough guys to field a team next year?
We seem to be pretty strong with our 2017 backcourt. Not sure why so many people think we need another guard. We need athleticism and length at post and wing. I thought that was captain obvious but I guess not.
We have some nice guards in Jackson, Weiler-Babb, Long, Wigginton and McNeil- but is there 2-3 stud 3 point shooter in the group? If the coaching staff can say yes, then we don't need another guard this spring. If they have doubts, then I think we go after a 6'3"-6-5" SG/SF.
I agree completely. Right now we just don't have that long athletic gazelle type of player. There are teams like Oregon and South Carolina out there that seemingly have multiple long and athletic players, be nice to have one or two on our roster.
I think Lard is supposed to be that type of player. McNeill too at the guard position
We need both, and right now we're banking on unknowns. It's a risk issue. If you don't have great ball-handlers and guard play (pg play specifically) it doesn't really matter about the wing and post imo
We're going to be good at PG next year. Need a scoring wing and a post
Need known scorers. Period.
We need guys that can make and create. Imo ideally that comes from a grad transfer pg and a four. A scoring pg can always play off ball.
We need a big experienced scoring perimeter player and coaches have came out and said that. We have scoring guards in Jackson and Wigginton already we need a bigger scoring guard/wing