I think this is the aspect of kicking Wally off that has not been discussed. Wojo must be pretty darn sure that he can sign one or both of the guys coming in next week. Otherwise if MU goes into next year with the roster as it currently stands and a wasted 1 year scholarship this will have been a very bad decision. Wally would have provided at least someone to guard a #4 and some rebounding. Why not interview and evaluate both these recruits, get a quiet verbal from one or both and then "have the talk with Wally" the day after you have a quiet verbal in hand. It's not like doing it this way is going to make it any less obvious what the motivation is. I hope our coach isn't getting a little over confident in his recruiting abilities.
He's confident. And you know what? Kalif cleared his dance card. Think of it. 'Son, we've freed up a scholarship for YOU. Now get your arse on a plane, take a campus tour, and sign the damn LOI. Got it? Good.'
Oh, and there's at least one back-up plan (Gill) if that doesn't work out. Probably others too.