IMO as the roster sits today it means we play Momcilovic at the 4. Clearly a more talented offensive player than Tre King. And I would hope Watson's offense gets better. He's a stud on D.
Disagree. But, we do have to spend most of our dollars to retain guys, so we are forced to be bargain shoppers. The high dollar guys are not in play for us. TJ has proven his ability to identify somewhat under the radar talent. If, big if, we land one of our remaining “4” targets you may change your mind. We recruit to need. Bigs were our #1 need. I think we have done well.
I think that may be possible, but that lineup has some defensive and rebounding problems. I think that might be a situational lineup. We need a 4 yet. If we do not get one, Chatfield at the 4 might be a strong possibility.
We're going to get another 4, but playing along, in that scenario, I think Milan moves to the 4, Watson backs him up, Curtis starts and Heise is our instant firepower off the bench (with Rock & Chatfield also coming off the bench), and Milan might also spend some time at the 3.
Heise will play more minutes than Paveletzke and is bigger, more athletic, and more experienced, a clear upgrade. Jackson is also a clear upgrade offensively in the middle. If we land Jefferson, he is also an upgrade athletically and offensively than Tre. We'll see how much Rock has progressed. Probably better than Ward offensively but lack of experience may make him a downgrade. But hey, guess what? We still have a spot left for an athletic big man and more players just started entering the portal.
Definitely, and if it's not a 4, like I mentioned earlier, we might slide Milan to the 4 with Watson backing him up, and grab a wing giving us a backcourt of Lipsey/Gilbert/Jones/Heise/newcomer and a front court of Momcilovic/Watson/Jackson/Rock/Chatfield. I think we're going to get Jefferson though. Seems perfect for what we need.
Agree, this is starting to look like a Prohm April, we all talk about which 4 of the top 5 transfers we get then it's Jeff Beverly and Hans Brase when reality hits.
What? I loved what BRE gave ISU but he was limited Jackson is already an upgrade at Center. ISU doesn't have the athleticism of Ward right now but he only played 17 minutes per game not unreplaceable. TJ has Rock who has NBA potential and Chattfeld to absorb those minutes behind Jackson until he's ready.
We don't know this yet. BRE developed into a really solid Big 12 player last year. I think you're underestimating his intangibles and how hard he will be to replace.
We can agree to disagree. I love Milan. Right now he is not a 4. I also think we will get a guy, who, in my opinion will start allowing MM to play his more natural position as a 3. I see Jones in the same role as this year / with situational small ball starts. Milan needs strength and must work on his rebounding. Data below / better than I thought.
Why are we always assuming the worst? Just take it at face value. He had to cancel and is working on setting a later date. This holier then thou mentality is nauseating.
Not underestimating BRE he was an efficient center from what I have seen from Jackson I believe that he can provide similar production day 1 and is likely to be a more consistent offensive threat. I agree that is a projection but the staff prioritizing getting Jackson right away gives me a lot of confidence in the addition.
Not being negative, but pretty presumptive to assume Jackson is an upgrade and Rock has NBA potential. I'm a little more reserved in my opinion at this point. That said, I trust TJ completely and we will have a very good team next year regardless.
