They both hurt, but yes, we could be so far away from being good that it doesn’t matter this year.
Shakur Juiston on njcaatv.com tonight
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Wouldn’t really make much difference imo and we might not have Shayok, Jacobsen, and possibly Harris waiting in the wings right now.
Michael Porter hasn't done anything at the D1 level either, would you rather have him than Talley? Juiston would be starting right now, most likely the entire season. We literally have one post player right now.
Haven’t even played a game and let the “I miss Edozie” games begin! Woooo gonna be a fun season!
Who other than Solomon do we have? I guess you could call Talley somewhat of a post. Brase and Lard aren't playing right now. We have one guy that I would consider a true post that is currently eligible and healthy enough to play. That's a fact. We'll be fine once Brase and Lard return.
I agree Mcneil probably wont be a big loss. I think Juiston was, for this season at least. We probably would have him instead of Brase or Beverly.
I think Juiston AND one of Brown/Alstork/Egor would have moved the needle enough to project us the right side of the bubble and more like a 6th place finish instead of 8th/9th in the Big 12. And I do think one of those big shooting guards would have been a more critical add than Juiston.
Mcneill really hurts in that it would of been a good time to have a freshmen combo guard to develop. He had nice upside with his athleticism and ball handling. I view Haliburton as a somewhat similar get to Mcneill. Mcneill may even be a little more college ready right away (although I'd take Haliburton as the higher ceiling player) but we'll see how much strength Tyrese can add in the next 12 months. Although there likely won't be a ton of need for Haliburton with a guard core of Wigginton, Shayok, Babb, Lewis, and THT.
Mcneill really hurts in that it would of been a good time to have a freshmen combo guard to develop. He had nice upside with his athleticism and ball handling. I view Haliburton as a somewhat similar get to Mcneill. Mcneill may even be a little more college ready right away (although I'd take Haliburton as the higher ceiling player) but we'll see how much strength Tyrese can add in the next 12 months. Although there likely won't be a ton of need for Haliburton with a guard core of Wigginton, Shayok, Babb, Lewis, and THT.
Why miss Edozie when you can have a shorter, less athletic version in Jeff Beverly!
Remember that UNLV guy that came on and said how good UNLV was going to be this year? That was funny.
Despite having yet another 1-and-done player on their roster. It's gotta be hard for them to be this consistently mediocre.
What's crazy is their one and done, McCoy, and Juiston were as good, or I would say better, than expected. And they still will miss the tournament. That takes an impressive coaching job.
McCoy avging 17pts 10rebs 2blks
Juiston 15pts 10rebs
McCoy avging 17pts 10rebs 2blks
Juiston 15pts 10rebs
Yet nobody has to watch it on TV. Kind of a win-win for UNLV.
Get to miss the tourney with these high level recruits and nobody knows it....
I think I've reached the conclusion that part of their lack of success on the floor, and a large part of the fact that they continue to get high level recruits, is that their main focus is to let their school be used as a showcase for players rather than to develop a winning program.
Juiston has a nice 2 pt FG percentage at 63+%, but the 48% FT percentage is brutal...as is only getting to the line to attempt 76 FT's...less than 3 attempts per game.
I would be glad to not shoot many free throws if I only shot 48% from the line.
Azubuike for KU 78% fg and 43% ft at 3 per game.
I would take either player for Iowa St, every year.