After Markus graduates, MU will have McEwen, GE, Akanno, and now Symir. That will give MU to switch all ball screens without worrying about getting physically abused down low. All can handle the ball. All can play defense. Wojo will have the versatility to go guard heavy without worrying about a size issue.
20-21, with Joey and Bailey and Cain at forward. Now just need Ike to get healthy to back up Theo.
Agree. Admittedly, it's hard to tell by watching video, but, Symar looks like a dominant player, which translates to a winner.
The future keeps getting better, I really like the big guards and your take Tower.
Symir also has a 6'8" wingspan, will likely be able to smother most PGs on D
Quote from: tower912 on January 06, 2019, 03:28:41 PM
After Markus graduates, MU will have McEwen, GE, Akanno, and now Symir. That will give MU to switch all ball screens without worrying about getting physically abused down low. All can handle the ball. All can play defense. Wojo will have the versatility to go guard heavy without worrying about a size issue.
20-21, with Joey and Bailey and Cain at forward. Now just need Ike to get healthy to back up Theo.
But can any be half the scorer/stud that Markus is? If not can two match the production with better defensive output? Surely the scoring and outside shooting won't match
Markus is going to leave MU as the all time leading scorer. The team will be different, the focus will be different, bit it will be just fine. Lots of teams are successful without a single transcendent scorer.
I certainly like the increased length especially when comparing to last year's Rowsey/Howard lineup. But let's not try to over-analyze what this team will look like (and more importantly be good at) 2-3 years down the road, especially with multiple recruits yet to sign.
That said, the ability to switch the ball screen will certainly be a positive factor in our favor.
Quote from: tower912 on January 06, 2019, 03:28:41 PM
After Markus graduates, MU will have McEwen, GE, Akanno, and now Symir. That will give MU to switch all ball screens without worrying about getting physically abused down low. All can handle the ball. All can play defense. Wojo will have the versatility to go guard heavy without worrying about a size issue.
20-21, with Joey and Bailey and Cain at forward. Now just need Ike to get healthy to back up Theo.
After this year, I think it may be tough to understand whether a guy can handle the ball in the Big East until we've seen him do it. We didn't see enough from Greg last year to know where he's at, but what we did see wasn't overly impressive. Koby sure looks the part, and the younger guys seem promising, so I have high hopes. But we've seen how tough it can be for guys to adjust to the speed and length of high major hoops, so while I think you're right about defense, I'm not sold on the ballhandling part.
Quote from: skianth16 on January 07, 2019, 10:06:38 AM
After this year, I think it may be tough to understand whether a guy can handle the ball in the Big East until we've seen him do it. We didn't see enough from Greg last year to know where he's at, but what we did see wasn't overly impressive. Koby sure looks the part, and the younger guys seem promising, so I have high hopes. But we've seen how tough it can be for guys to adjust to the speed and length of high major hoops, so while I think you're right about defense, I'm not sold on the ballhandling part.
You do know Greg was playing last year with a broken thumb, right?
More important than tall guards......
Ellliot, McKewen, Akanno, and Symir have the make up as combo guards with a junk yard dog attitude.....
I love that we are going to tough physical take no prisoner defensive able guards.....
I think WOJO wants a bunch of WOJO's with height, athleticism, skill, and attitude....(at least more than what he had)
Quote from: BrewCity83 on January 07, 2019, 11:54:23 AM
You do know Greg was playing last year with a broken thumb, right?
It wasn't 100%, but it wasn't broken. Regardless, I still don't think we've seen anything from Greg to suggest that we want him running the point a lot. Obviously the injury played a role in that last year, but he was still cleared to play, so it's hard to say just how much his thumb impacted his ballhandling.
2022 recruit Devon'tes Cobbs is really good defender and a pogo stick, gotta offer him soon. Already holds offers from Florida and mississippi, hes from milwaukee originally supposed to attend New Berlin West but him and his brother transferred to Shadow Mountain (AZ) dominant HS team coached by Mike Bibby
Quote from: GoldenEagle323 on January 07, 2019, 08:32:20 PM
2022 recruit Devon'tes Cobbs is really good defender and a pogo stick, gotta offer him soon. Already holds offers from Florida and mississippi, hes from milwaukee originally supposed to attend New Berlin West but him and his brother transferred to Shadow Mountain (AZ) dominant HS team coached by Mike Bibby
Hopefully Stan is on the case soon. Sounds like exactly the kind of athletic kid we want. In the meantime we need to close the deal with Desmond.
Quote from: Herman Cain on January 07, 2019, 08:36:55 PM
Hopefully Stan is on the case soon. Sounds like exactly the kind of athletic kid we want. In the meantime we need to close the deal with Desmond.
Desmond is good friends with Cobbs
While it took a while for Wojo to get MU back to where it should be, I really like his recruiting and the trajectory of this program. Lots to look forward to, including the rest of this season...
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