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Marillac2 said:
Everyone does. They didn’t get enough looks.
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Perhaps, but neither demonstrated the ability to consistently knock down the open three, no less create threes for themselves. I’m hoping Dunlap will improve with more experience, but his struggles were not just a result of a lack of open looks.
 
redmen4life said:
not to throw off topic too much, but i think getting more games at CA will help with 3s. those are our home rims, and to your point, guys will have months of summer work outs at CA. more games at CA has plenty of advantages.
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I'm looking for less games at CA not more. A few "cupcakes" and maybe DePaul and/or Butler. Hoping for at least 10 games at MSG (8 BE and a couple of other competitve games). If necessary play Hofstra and DePaul at UBS (wouldn't mind no games at UBS).
 
Boo Harvey said:
Perhaps, but neither demonstrated the ability to consistently knock down the open three, no less create threes for themselves. I’m hoping Dunlap will improve with more experience, but his struggles were not just a result of a lack of open looks.
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Well, nobody was given consistently open looks, so there is good reason for that.
 
Because it is relevant to Mitchell and really anyone we get, a good point guard gets good shots for guys. That doesn’t mean he makes bad shooters good shooters. Mitchell is not going to become a good shooter because Smith and Richmond are good passers. Will get a couple easy buckets because of them.
 
Silly Donovan said:
That’s what I find so bizarre. Coach P has emphasized the three point shot before it gained the popularity it has today. Yet in his portal recruitment, that aspect of the game was not prioritized? Since I can’t believe that his offensive emphasis has changed, he either was unable to get anyone who could shoot a three at a decent percentage, or believes he can develop the players he currently has into three point marksmen.
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Who would you have preferred?.......Koby Brea or Kadary Richmond?
I think Richmond brings a lot more to the table hike Brea is mostly just a 3 point shooter.
Pitino can develop the shooting abilities of Richmond, Dunlap, Wilcher and Luis.
It would be nice to get a PF to rebound and shoot and maybe we may have to wait until the end of May for the last piece of the puzzle.
 
Rocket said:
Who would you have preferred?.......Koby Brea or Kadary Richmond?
I think Richmond brings a lot more to the table hike Brea is mostly just a 3 point shooter.
Pitino can develop the shooting abilities of Richmond, Dunlap, Wilcher and Luis.
It would be nice to get a PF to rebound and shoot and maybe we may have to wait until the end of May for the last piece of the puzzle.
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So Pitino “developed “ Donovan Mitchell but what chose to ignore Silva? Silva actually got worse every year.
 
Larry Wright said:
Dunlap took contested free throws?
Even with lack of any reliable shooters on roster I still want Mitchell though.

See what I did there?
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He took 12 free throws man. What are we doing?

My guy Jacob Meyer was shooting 40% from line in late January and ended up 67% for the year and closed the year making 29 of 30.

If our biggest problem is Brady Dunlap’s shooting, then we made the final four.
 
Rocket said:
Who would you have preferred?.......Koby Brea or Kadary Richmond?
I think Richmond brings a lot more to the table hike Brea is mostly just a 3 point shooter.
Pitino can develop the shooting abilities of Richmond, Dunlap, Wilcher and Luis.
It would be nice to get a PF to rebound and shoot and maybe we may have to wait until the end of May for the last piece of the puzzle.
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First off, I unlike others, don’t like Brea. But it has nothing to do with my post at all. It’s not a matter of what I preferred, and yes I’m happy we got Richmond. My point was that Pitino seemed to stray, in his portal recruiting, from an offensive scheme he has always prioritized, that being the three point game. I wasn’t saying it was good or bad, it just wasn’t the Pitino I’ve watched coach over the years.

So to me, going after a player who is a notoriously poor outside shooter like Mitchel is unusual. Again not saying it’s a poor get at all.
 
Marillac2 said:
He took 12 free throws man. What are we doing?

My guy Jacob Meyer was shooting 40% from line in late January and ended up 67% for the year and closed the year making 29 of 30.

If our biggest problem is Brady Dunlap’s shooting, then we made the final four.
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No
When people say we need a guy who can stretch the floor, many on here keep saying we have Dunlap. Think Dunlap will be 9th or 10th man so he will neither be answer or cause of shooting problem.

At this point no one out there is someone that will solve the very real shooting problem we will have and Mitchell,I feel best player available so hope he picks us.
 
Larry Wright said:
No
When people say we need a guy who can stretch the floor, many on here keep saying we have Dunlap. Think Dunlap will be 9th or 10th man so he will neither be answer or cause of shooting problem.

At this point no one out there is someone that will solve the very real shooting problem we will have and Mitchell,I feel best player available so hope he picks us.
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This is crazy and getting the thread mangled. And for that, I’m out.
 
Howie71 said:
Michael Jordan's clone enters portal.

"Only 32.7 from three for career. Need someone to stretch the floor."
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Percentages were much lower back than as 3 ball wasn’t prioritized. Like comparing passing stats in football to previous eras or strikeouts home runs and batting averages in baseball to years gone by. Games change.
 
redmannorth said:
Not as a freshman or sophomore , he was an excellent athlete who improved all 4 years. A luxury that will rarely exist today.
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As a freshman and sophomore, he was a contributor even though his stats were lower than the final 2 years. He definitely got better and better, but he started half the games as a freshman and all his games his last 3 years (maybe missed 1 or 2, not sure). He played on teams that had upperclassman leadership, so his stats were a little low, but he still scored 6-7 points a game each of those first few years. I definitely think the time of the 4 year players moving up the chairs each year are gone, gone, goodbye.
 
The 1 bright spot of this sju portal thread is even no matter how many side threads get spun off this thread is steamrolling to 350 pages for Sir Eric whether we get a last recruit this week or not

Somewhere he is shedding a tear of joy and Pryor to Arkansas and maybe Mitchell to us maybe even 375 if Mitchell takes a week or 2 to commit
 
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