IMO we have plenty of PG's in Jackson, Wigginton and Weiler-Babb. We need shooting guards with length - they can get their shots even while closely and provide a taller defender for opposing shooters to shoot over.
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IMO we have plenty of PG's in Jackson, Wigginton and Weiler-Babb. We need shooting guards with length - they can get their shots even while closely and provide a taller defender for opposing shooters to shoot over.
Exactly....we have some really good guards. We are not going to have a Monte Morris so people will have to get over that. I can see another good 6'6" aggressive combo like Lewis but at the end of the day we need depth at the post. We need two large board crashing rim protectors. I do not want to see another year getting our asses kicked at the rim especially post conference during tournament play.
What is your opinion on Lewis next year? Can he fill some of the scoring from the wing position?
Yeah he can but still need to add some experience at the position IMO
Between him, Babb, Wigginton, Jackson, etc we have a lot of guys that can play the 2 or 3. That's a luxury need. We THINK we have guys that can play pg.
Until a PG is pursued this spring and I highly doubt that happens, the staff is fine with the projected PGs next season based on CSP's latest comments. The "We THINK" crowd may only include you.
Prohm won't know either until next year. Hopefully this spring is better for him than last year's!
This isn't hard to figure out. As far as scoring goes:
Morris is replaced by Wigginton. Likely lose 1-4 ppg
Mitrou-Long is replaced by Jackson. Likely lose 1-4 ppg
Thomas is replaced by ________. Need to replace 12 ppg
Burton is replaced by _________. Need to replace 14 ppg
Young is replaced by Young with increased usage. Likely gain 4-6 ppg.
Obviously this isn't a perfect formula as we could be better defensively, guys will have new roles, but you can get a sense of what we need to replace if we're going to get back to the tournament. Juiston would be a nice replacement for Burton. I'm hoping for a high-level grad transfer 2/3 that can get buckets, plain and simple. Then add the best available player from JUCO (maybe Edwards) or another grad transfer. I'm looking forward to next season, but it's hard to imagine a team losing that much production will be safely in the tournament.
Morris is replaced by Wigginton. Likely lose 1-4 ppg
Mitrou-Long is replaced by Jackson. Likely lose 1-4 ppg
Thomas is replaced by ________. Need to replace 12 ppg
Burton is replaced by _________. Need to replace 14 ppg
Young is replaced by Young with increased usage. Likely gain 4-6 ppg.
Obviously this isn't a perfect formula as we could be better defensively, guys will have new roles, but you can get a sense of what we need to replace if we're going to get back to the tournament. Juiston would be a nice replacement for Burton. I'm hoping for a high-level grad transfer 2/3 that can get buckets, plain and simple. Then add the best available player from JUCO (maybe Edwards) or another grad transfer. I'm looking forward to next season, but it's hard to imagine a team losing that much production will be safely in the tournament.
I'll be very happy if Wigginton scores only 1-4 ppg less than Morris
Disagree. We have seen DJ play the pg position and do it well. We have also seen hi shoot well from the off guard position. While I am not about copying Kansas, having Mason and Graham both play the point is what we have the flexibility to do with Monte and Naz, or even with DJ when he subbed in. At times, Monte played off the ball. Wiggington may have played off ball in HS some, but if he wants to get to the NBA he will likely need to do it as a PG. When Monte came back, DJ almost didn't come here. While I am all for great ball handlers, I like the idea of another taller 2-3 that can defend multiple positions and score from the wing.
I do, however, place an even higher priority on rebounding/scoring big. Clone me an Ejim or Hogue and I would be a happy camper. I know, you say Captain Obvious as everyone would take the Big 12 player of the year, but I am even talking about Ejim as a sophomore or junior.
Agreed. Asking Wiggington to score 12-15ppg next year is asking a lot.
Charlie Moore, 5'11" 160, was rated #55 in 2016 by Rivals and scored 12.2 ppg this past season at Cal.
Lindell, 6'1 185, is #31 according to the same service at essentially the same position.
I picked Moore because we recruited him a little so most who follow this stuff would be familiar with him.
That kind of output, considering what we have coming back, isn't crazy.
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It is a lot to ask but he's more of a natural scorer than Monte, so it's possible.
It's extremely unlikely that he will be even remotely close to Monte in A/TO but I could see him scoring a lot.
Halstead had an article on this:
https://iowastate.247sports.com/Art...ll-point-guard-and-Iowa-State-si-51877703/Amp
Our offense is going to have some serious growing pains as Jackson and Wigginton learn the score/pg balance
I guess I'm a lot more bullish on what Wigginton is going to average next year than others.
I expect him to be our leading scorer or at least pretty damn close to it. It wouldn't shock me to see him close to 15 PPG with a couple 20+ point outbursts next year. He's going to have the ball in his hands a lot.
I expect him to be our leading scorer or at least pretty damn close to it. It wouldn't shock me to see him close to 15 PPG with a couple 20+ point outbursts next year. He's going to have the ball in his hands a lot.
Good article. One I hadn't seen. Interesting that Moore was highlighted due to usage. Was the same premise I used when putting together the comp. I expect Wigginton will have a usage rate in a similar range.
Usage helps, but that's not always a good thing.
If he has that high of usage I actually hope Babb's improved enough to handle some of mundane parts of the pg duties.
Me too. He's got a lot of things going for him. Opportunity, college ready body, lots of experience against great talent, and coach Prohm who has made things work with freshman guards in the past.
