Thu Apr 09, 2015 9:47 am
section221jay wrote:Yeah yeah....I get that it was in the valley. And I get that nobody could ever go from the valley to the big East and have success or even get better. Surely that's never been done.
Fortunately CU is already dominant on the boards and giving up untimely offensive rebounds didn't Ever hurt the Jays this year.
Sarcasm aside...CU just lost a 6'7" forward. A 6'7" forward that was a 4 star recruit and had offers from tons of p5 schools...in other words you can't just turn your nose up at this lowly MVC player. That he ended up there was a fluke.
Not sure about the comparison to Hegner. Hegner has an extra year of development on him. And I wasn't suggesting a trade for hegner. Effectively it would be a trade for LG3. And I'd say that would be a serious upgrade.
his offer list out of HS was truly legit -- Indiana, Minnesota, St. Johns, Missouri, Oklahoma, Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, etc. He was a high major player who went to the valley due to his family ties to Bradley.
We liked Cunningham and he's a good player, but there's no reason for us to get into recruiting him to transfer now. Now that we have Huff, Hegner, Harrell, Gilmore, and Martin K on the roster we really don't need another 4/3 type.
There's a reason all of our work lately has been with recruiting guards and not one forward or big.
Thu Apr 09, 2015 9:57 am
section221jay wrote:Yeah yeah....I get that it was in the valley. And I get that nobody could ever go from the valley to the big East and have success or even get better. Surely that's never been done.
Fortunately CU is already dominant on the boards and giving up untimely offensive rebounds didn't Ever hurt the Jays this year.
Sarcasm aside...CU just lost a 6'7" forward. A 6'7" forward that was a 4 star recruit and had offers from tons of p5 schools...in other words you can't just turn your nose up at this lowly MVC player. That he ended up there was a fluke.
Not sure about the comparison to Hegner. Hegner has an extra year of development on him. And I wasn't suggesting a trade for hegner. Effectively it would be a trade for LG3. And I'd say that would be a serious upgrade.
Thu Apr 09, 2015 10:21 am
Thu Apr 09, 2015 10:53 am
R Jay wrote:For Martin, the reasons aren't so obvious. First, though I've only seen a bit of his game (thanks to Bluejay Banter), he can score in a lot of ways. From 3, cutting to the rim, pulling up, etc. Second, he is also very athletic. For a 6'8 guy he moves really well and has serious hops. Third, he's older. He's not your typical freshmen in that he's played high level ball in Europe against better competition than high schoolers. .
Thu Apr 09, 2015 10:59 am
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Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:59 am
section221jay wrote:More or less playing devil's advocate here. It's not like the staff cares what I think.
Next year CU will have 2 centers, 5 forwards and 5 guards on the roster...pending the addition of 1 more player to fill out the roster.
So what are the assumptions about guys redshirting?
At forward Harrell, Huff, Hegner and Hansen are all going to play (just realized the letter H plays a prominent role at the position). That's assuming they are all coming back. So do we assume martin will play or is he a candidate to RS? But man...Hegner is the only one who has actually played and showed anything against Big East competition. Huff, I believe, will show just fine. We honestly don't know about Harrell. Hansen...I know nobody likes to speak less than glowingly of current players but I'm not sure he's BE material. I think it's more than just a hunch that Cunningham can play the forward spot at the P5 level.
At guard Watson is the presumed starter with Stewart not redshirting behind him...there's really no chance of him RS right? Zierden is a huge question mark. Milliken is obviously someone that will be counted on big time. What about Thomas RSing?
I don't know. I feel pretty good about a starting 5 next year but beyond that I think there are serious question marks at all positions. So, immediate help...at guard OR forward...would be great and I understand Cunningham doesn't provide that. So if we're CU only takes one guy then one that can play asap is best. But if they are interested in 2 guys, replacing LG wouldn't be a bad idea IMO.
I'll feel better when you guys post comments about how Martin is looking awesome in summer league.
Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:06 pm
section221jay wrote:And yes I realize Hansen may be a center to most..which I think strengthens the argument for serious need at forward both short and long term
Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:18 pm