Oso planning to go pro
First, it's great we have a coach in demand. Second, it's great he loves it here. Third, a coach has to listen to what is being offered. Fourth, next call to Scholl.
Maybe it is good that UCONN won the Natty.Clear target on who you need to beat to get to the top.
As much as the Wojo years sucked, we definitely got Shaka at the right time as opposed to the #donedeal time
And we are slipping further behind them. They beat us 3 times this year and there should be concern that the gap is increasing.
And for those worried about the Big East moving forward, two premier coaches in the league said not interested.
I wonder if Rocky still has doubts that Shaka’s the guy?
They beat us twice without arguably the best PG this University has ever seen. We played them in the Title game without Kolek too. We were in the Final 12 teams in March Madness, they were Number 1. The gap isn't that large.
And we don't have that PG coming back and lost our main rebounder. The gap is growing. Quit looking through your blue and gold glasses.
Our All-American PG is leaving. Most of his duties will be taken over by Kam Jones, who I expect to be an All-American by this time next year. Which means we need one of Chase, Zaide, Tre, or a freshman to step up into his role, and so on down the line. Same with Oso, we will need Gold to move from rotation big to starter (as Oso had to from sophomore to junior years) and need someone to show up as a viable backup big. Which means Amadou or Caedin will need to become what Oso or Ben were when they were sophomores.I understand trepidation because we are counting on guys we haven't seen do it yet. Just like we hadn't seen Justin be a leading scorer, Tyler be an All-American, Oso be all-conference, or Kam and Stevie be what they were. This system relies on early player evaluation and development in the system. As long as it works, we'll be fine. If it doesn't, then this discussion will become more pertinent.
I'm sure if I look back into 2022 there's plenty of posts of you bittching about how we're phucked because skinny little Oso is our center now.Growth and development is the name of the game. We have a real head coach at the helm. Where abouts do you live? I love fishing, so I'll pull up and fish in the river you will cry all Summer.
“The gap is growing” Based on what exactly?