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05-13-2021, 11:15 PM | #112 |
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Why ignore the Koval stats against better competition while at Central Arkansas? Pick a lane and stay with it.
In 30 days Wes has done a 'B' or so job with the roster, and by all accounts done an 'A' job in everything else. Reaching out to former players, trying to inject energy and pushing for 3pt contest at a midnight madness, etc. Mick walked into a dumpster fire, and Wes is only walking into less of a scolding one. If anything, Wes is almost on even ground, he's recruiting in the AAC. We all know the phenomenal job Mick did to pull us to a relevancy and then success, it took years. We can't ignore Wes starting this job weeks later than we all wanted from a recruiting stand point. All the time we kept complaining about the indecision and Cunningham, is not Miller's fault. No one here is in the know enough to know enough about the roster make up, but there's no reason to not trust Wes for now. We had 4 players, and now this team I hope can compete. I don't expect big things this year, and hope for much bigger in year 2-3. Only time will tell. |
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I expected McMillan or Miller to commit with Wes hiring. Huge gamble if he doesn’t have in state connections. We have 3 top 100 players coming out Cincinnati coming up, Darryn Peterson who first ever offer was X, should be top 5 if not best in his class.
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05-13-2021, 11:38 PM | #114 | |
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05-14-2021, 12:43 AM | #115 | |
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We got one player who has already been a top 50 starter (Newman), a player who seems primed to develop into one (Oby), and a good experienced role player (Koval). All three of those guys are elite in one area, which is the type of player Houston has been bringing in the last several years. Isaiah Miller and Keith Williams decided to go pro, I don't think you can blame Wes for that. We could still get KD Johnson or another upgrade. There are 75+ p6 programs going after top transfers. I doubt there are hundreds of players better than the trio we got. We didn't do as well as some major programs, but it's still a solid transfer class. |
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05-14-2021, 07:47 AM | #116 | |
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Wes made pretty clear his goals and he knows he has to do well here to keep a job or to get a better job. If we can get an impact wing scorer go to type I will have to trust the rest of his thought process was fairly deliberate. Patience! |
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05-14-2021, 08:13 AM | #117 | |
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I am just clarifying. Because if you need to spin the information to make a point then maybe the point isn't as strong as you think. I have been impressed with what Miller has done (will do) with coaching and staff period. It's a better staff than the last two coaches probably by a long shot. We all want the best recruits we can get of course so I am still looking for a big get but I will also give the guy the benefit of the doubt on how he decided to fill and build the roster. Some of the intangibles he is looking for don't exist in all players. We will have to wait and see if the value of those intangibles are worth more than skirting them to get a more skilled player. |
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05-14-2021, 08:57 AM | #118 |
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One note about Newman and transferring to a 'small fish' in UNCG. He is literally from the heart of Greensboro, hometown. He talked in that hour long interview others had posted about how special home is to him and how much he missed and loved Greensboro. So let's not pretend that didn't played a major role in a decision to leave Clemson for it.
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Miller took 4 kids from UNCG (Koval, McGinnis, Hensley and Newman). 3 of them were already on the roster and the other was already commited (Newman). Mike Roberts was a UNCG assistant was he not? He was there from 2011-2019 and was the Assistant Head Coach. His last job at Indiana wasn't even as a coach it was an adminstrative role. He was the assistant AD. I don't think I was being dishonest at all with using the word ties. He took 4 kids with ties to UNCG, and he took 3 coaches with ties to UNCG. None of this is any way untrue. In fact, I was careful to use the word "ties" for the very reasons you just described. Tell me if this statement is true or not: 4 players that were going to be on UNCG roster in '21 are now going to be on UC's roster in '21. The only reason I used North Carolina as a whole was to include the recent Wake transfer (Aguama) They're all connected to the state of North Carolina. PS I won't comment any further about whether this is the right move or not. I've made my opinions known.
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