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Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar
Are you being sarcastic? I was pissed about the last-second switcheroo, but I don’t think missing on one freshman that they’d recruited for two weeks is going to kill the program’s momentum.
This team would likely be damn good if the season started today, and they still have three scholarships to give. Personally, I think this could end up being a blessing in disguise. It might force them to pivot to Kaluma or Grant Nelson, both of which have a good chance to be better than Mgbako next season, I think. It also might allow Marcus Adams to get a lot more minutes. Adams apparently thinks he’s a OAD. And he might even be right. He’s been killing it lately.
Mgbako will most likely have a decent but unspectacular freshman year and bail. Would’ve been a nice piece to have but not a necessity. Plus, there’s always the chance that he’s another Grimes. A guy who badly underperforms but is given a million opportunities due to his hype and potential.
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I’m certain he was being sarcastic.
We really just need another proven shooter and defensive big. Mgbako could have filled that role as the proven shooter, but he’s out.
Even if we just get the equivalent of like a Jalen Coleman Lands and a Jamari Traylor, that’s enough.
We’ve got a great rotation as it is. Self never really plays more than 8 deep anyway. I’d just like to see us have another guy to defend the post and rebound if Dickinson and/or Adams have foul trouble and one more guy who can make a couple 3’s in a tight game without being a liability on the court.
As it sits today, I’d guess this is our rotation:
Harris
Morris or Elmarko
Timberlake
KJ Adams
Dickinson
Marcus Adams
Morris or Elmarko
Chris Johnson or McDowell
KJ is the back up 5 when Marcus Adams plays the stretch 4.