True, but all of our big guys will be young and who knows what they will be able to contribute. My guess is we will have very guard heavy lineups next year.
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True, but all of our big guys will be young and who knows what they will be able to contribute. My guess is we will have very guard heavy lineups next year.
I'd rather have Naz next year to be completely honest. That's assuming Matt can continue his play and Burton will be solid for us
I think we'll be fine, I love 3sus but he definitely hasn't been 100% this season and it showed. We went 9-0 with one of our key contributors limited all the while getting Cooke back to game speed and Burton becoming eligible.
This may take a little off Final 4 aspirations but we'll still content for the Big 12 crown and be a 6 or better seed in tourney.
This may take a little off Final 4 aspirations but we'll still content for the Big 12 crown and be a 6 or better seed in tourney.
What if he knew he was going to go for the medical redshirt and just decided to tough it out a few games until Burton got back? Or maybe he wanted to give it a try knowing he may not be able to do it so he should try while he could still call it quits and get the medical redshirt? We really don't know, it's all speculation
No he ended up playing less than 30% of the games and I don't see any way he won't get a medical redshirt. I know the NCAA is the NCAA but this is pretty cut and dry
Albeit not official I'm sure the staff and others in the administration knew what # of games to cap at to keep a redshirt as an option. Gamble? Yes, just not a very big gamble.
Thank you. Good post. (even though I think you've had to post this 2 or 3 times already
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It all makes sense that this happened now. Naz, Prohm, and the doctors had to have discussed this. The doctors probably said that Naz wouldn't make his hips worse by playing on them, so Naz and Prohm decided to give it ago, because he could go 9 games and still get a medical redshirt.
After the last game, he was at the medical redshirt decision point, and - like we've all seen - Naz just isn't Naz so far this year, so he made the call to hang it up and come back next year.
There was really no downside to him playing the first 9 games, especially with the team lacking Burton. Naz is a true team player.
Yup, and I know if Naz felt he could continue to compete he would. I am sure his hips are really bothering hiim
Naz will be so important to next year's team from a leadership standpoint alone
Who is saying we still can't have a great run? This is the one position we actually could afford to lose someone.
Also who knows if we'd even get a grad transfer?
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No downside at all. You're right. If it works, we have more depth. If not, he got us to this point, and now Burton is a little more crucial than before, but that's all right.
This will work out for everyone, and that's pretty nice.
Yes we can but wouldn't you want to go 8 deep instead of 7? If we don't get a grad transfer then sign a HS recruit.
So are we mad at Naz because he is hurt and we can't get another Big for next year? Like you would rather him just leave? One question: ARE YOU ******* CRAZY?!?!
At this point you're probably better off assuming Monte is gone (and no this doesn't need to turn into a Monte leaving or staying debate). That leaves you with Matt and Cooke as proven players and you have to assume Jackson is going to be solid for us. We have depth at guard next year but I think you're underestimating what Naz would provide from being the face of the team next year.
Think about it, who is the leader of the team next year if Naz isn't here?
Yeah the way he's playing so far this year he'd be crazy not to leave. Couldn't tell ya.
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