Kolek planning to go pro
I'm not sure one can draw the conclusion that mid-major transfer equates to an expectation of disappointment. We've had solid contributors from transfers from the mid- and low-major ranks, and even the Big10 yielded a big disappointment. Solid Contributors:Reinhardt (UNLV - Mountain West)Carlino (Brigham-Young - WCC)Rowsey (UNC-Ashville -Big South)Koby (Utah State - Mountain West) Fischer (Indiana - Big 10)DisappointmentsPerez (Gardner-Webb - Big South)Chartouny (Fordham A-10)Morrow (Nebraska Big 10)Froling (SMU - American)There seems to be an underlying assumption on the board that we should discount Kolek for no other reason than he's from the A10.
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Why leave out:CrowderDJOJFBthey were all transfers...no?
I would take the Rick SLU program right now.
I know Reinhardt spent his freshman year at UNLV (back when UNLV was in a lot better shape than they are now) but he transferred to MU from USC. Just picking a nit, I agree with your overall point.
1. Equalizer's list was only players who played for Wojo (and all but Fischer were recruited by Wojo)2. They were junior college transfers which are comparable in some ways and not comparable in others3. They were all recruited over a decade ago. The transfer landscape has changed since then
Conversely, Carlino started out at UCLA but caught in the Ben Howland situation. before landing at BYU.
I am adding nothing to this topic other than I completely forgot that Jose Perez even existed.
I think the shot distribution will come down to who has the hot hand a lot of the time. This is likely the most score by committee team MU has had in a while. Think Morsell gets plenty of shots but Lewis will be the highest scorer. I'll speculate Lewis averages around 16.2ppg and 6.5 boards. Can't forget about Greg. Always been efficient and a good 3-point shooter. I could see him in the top 4 for scoring coming in around 10ppg. Lewis seems like the only surefire offensive stud as a big man but look for Joplin to make an immediate impact.Aside from Kolek who I agree will be the highest scoring guard, I believe one of the 1st year guys will be a wild card and make a solid impact. Hard to say who between the 3. My pick is Mitchell.Starting 5 on opening night:KolekElliottMorsellLewisKuath
OK, but UWW2MU was discussing transfers, not just WOJO transfers, but you point is well taken. The transfer landscape has changed significantly over the last 2 years so I guess we could leave most of Wojo's transfers out of the discussion as well if we want to nit pick. My point was those 3 transfers turned out to really good.
But then again, I saw Koby as kind of a bust. At least in the sense that he didn't live up to scoopers expectations in many ways.