Jacob Toppin

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Upside is we would have someone else to continue the short-shorts tradition.

In all seriousness, he is an athletic wing who I think would fit well in the open style on both offense and defense. Good teams have at least a couple of players just like Toppin, even if they are "role" players.
 
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Upside is we would have someone else to continue the short-shorts tradition.

In all seriousness, he is an athletic wing who I think would fit well in the open style on both offense and defense. Good teams have at least a couple of players just like Toppin, even if they are "role" players.
The problem is there are going to be a whole bunch of "role" players.
 

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The problem is there are going to be a whole bunch of "role" players.


Xavier foster is a top 70 recruit, not a roll player, Some of the other freshman might not be roll players. Toppin seems like he has some upside. I would take him since we have 4 schollys available. I almost at this point would like to see us take a kid like this and red shirt him. I say next year is another throw away year at this point. Just load up on sit out guys and prepare for the year after. Kind of like Fred's first year. I think everyone would be pumped in 2 years if we did this type of a move.
 

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Xavier foster is a top 70 recruit, not a roll player, Some of the other freshman might not be roll players. Toppin seems like he has some upside. I would take him since we have 4 schollys available. I almost at this point would like to see us take a kid like this and red shirt him. I say next year is another throw away year at this point. Just load up on sit out guys and prepare for the year after. Kind of like Fred's first year. I think everyone would be pumped in 2 years if we did this type of a move.

Biggest message board thing that makes me laugh every time: roll player
 

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Xavier foster is a top 70 recruit, not a roll player, Some of the other freshman might not be roll players. Toppin seems like he has some upside. I would take him since we have 4 schollys available. I almost at this point would like to see us take a kid like this and red shirt him. I say next year is another throw away year at this point. Just load up on sit out guys and prepare for the year after. Kind of like Fred's first year. I think everyone would be pumped in 2 years if we did this type of a move.
Foster is a role player his first year.
 

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Xavier foster is a top 70 recruit, not a roll player, Some of the other freshman might not be roll players. Toppin seems like he has some upside. I would take him since we have 4 schollys available. I almost at this point would like to see us take a kid like this and red shirt him. I say next year is another throw away year at this point. Just load up on sit out guys and prepare for the year after. Kind of like Fred's first year. I think everyone would be pumped in 2 years if we did this type of a move.
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At 7ft and very athletic, I sure as heck hope that he is a roll player. Might need to lock down a good PG first.
 

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Xavier foster is a top 70 recruit, not a roll player, Some of the other freshman might not be roll players. Toppin seems like he has some upside. I would take him since we have 4 schollys available. I almost at this point would like to see us take a kid like this and red shirt him. I say next year is another throw away year at this point. Just load up on sit out guys and prepare for the year after. Kind of like Fred's first year. I think everyone would be pumped in 2 years if we did this type of a move.

Foster will be a role player next year based on basically everything we have heard, unless your expectations are vastly different.
 

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Xavier foster is a top 70 recruit, not a roll player, Some of the other freshman might not be roll players. Toppin seems like he has some upside. I would take him since we have 4 schollys available. I almost at this point would like to see us take a kid like this and red shirt him. I say next year is another throw away year at this point. Just load up on sit out guys and prepare for the year after. Kind of like Fred's first year. I think everyone would be pumped in 2 years if we did this type of a move.

He can’t run a roll off a pick? That’s most of the offense. DO NOT WANT!!!
 

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Foster is a role player his first year.

Could be true or XF could over perform like THT or THali and be more than that as a freshman. We know a player with his skill/size/petigree can do that.

Regardless he will be expected to be a contributor next year good or bad. The staff hasn't even sniffed adding another post to take minute from him and I don't think they will.
 

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Could be true or XF could over perform like THT or THali and be more than that as a freshman. We know a player with his skill/size/petigree can do that.

Regardless he will be expected to be a contributor next year good or bad. The staff hasn't even sniffed adding another post to take minute from him and I don't think they will.

Haliburton was a role player his Freshman year and I don't think THT overperformed. He was nearly a five star and just kept moving up as a prospect before getting to campus.
 
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