Guys what beast is saying is this, why start Ellison at the 1 just to bench Mussini? If you are gonna give Ellison a chance to run the point shouldn't Mussini get the chance to play sg? And I agree with him completely
I find it funny that people are worrying that Ponds may be to small to play the 2 in the BE but that Mussini will become drastically better there???
I havnt seen the posts that say Ponds will be too small but I also havent read the 100 posts in the mullin thread. I think you are undervaluing Mussini and placing Ponds ahead of him prematurely, and nobody was as high on Ponds as early as I was. I think Ponds will be the better player but not necessarily day one of his freshmen year. I think your making too big a deal out of ponds make or breaking Mullin from the get go. In the end I dont think it will matter because all three of the small guards will get more than enough playing time and they will prove who deserves what.
I look at Ponds like we were supposed to look at Harkless. -Gateway to getting the best NY kids. Not saying he has to be Erick Barkley or even Deangelo Harrison as a frosh, but if we are to win some games he has to be better than Mussini.
Guys get better, some get way better, some stay the same, some get worse. There really is no blue print for how this plays out. I think he can def be a productive player, but of the 3 other frosh he has the lowest ceiling of how good he could possibly be. Not to say that any of them will be better than him just talking potential.
My prediction for Mussini is this: no matter who is on the roster, if he gets 20 minutes a game he will be a double digit scorer the rest of his career here. I think his quick trigger and combo skill set (don't want to get into this another hundred times) works well as 6th man type, but I would not be shocked or disappointed if he is one of our 5 best players next year and subsequently starts at the beginning of the season.
I look at slice, matt, and mullin as our gateway to NYC kids. Yes Ponds having a good career here will absolutely help and I am sure that will be the case, regardless of how much or how little Mussini improves.