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SJUDave said:
No they aren't. Lefteris and Jaiden are SFs
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I have only seen Lefty referred to as a guard. I have seen Glover referred to as a guard and a wing. When he signed, RP referred to him as a backcourt player with size who can shoot.
 
To clarify, when I said Brea lscked size i didn't mean height … I meant was rebounding. He's not known as a tenacious rebounder… And I know Rick was all over Jordan this season… I mean all over for him to become a better rebounder… I'd defer to the staff that they see something in Brea that might make him become more competitive at that skill.
 
I don't understand the guard conversation. If you wind up with Wilcher, Joseph, Davis, Liotopolous, and Taylor you have 5 guards. Plus wings who can fill in to some extent at the position. Keeping Taylor and subtracting Joseph and Davis you need two guards, preferably a veteran true point guard and a scorer.
 
I understand you guys want to match new player vs. old player but I would seriously caution, that is not the way it works. Chemistry matters big time, commitment to the things that win as a team is what matters. Yes, you obviously need talent but the sum of the parts is what separates the wheat from the chaff, not this player is better than that player.
 
sju79# said:
To clarify, when I said Brea lscked size i didn't mean height … I meant was rebounding. He's not known as a tenacious rebounder… And I know Rick was all over Jordan this season… I mean all over for him to become a better rebounder… I'd defer to the staff that they see something in Brea that might make him become more competitive at that skill.
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That makes a little more sense but a 50% 3 point shooter doesn’t have to do much else to have a place on just about every team in the country. Must say never heard a poor rebounder referred to as lacking size. 😉😊
 
logen said:
I understand you guys want to match new player vs. old player but I would seriously caution, that is not the way it works. Chemistry matters big time, commitment to the things that win as a team is what matters. Yes, you obviously need talent but the sum of the parts is what separates the wheat from the chaff, not this player is better than that player.
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Completely agree - but until you see them on the court together for a while all you can do is project from current player profiles to incoming player profiles. No question that you can have a much better team with less talent if it's well-coached and cohesive. Just look at Seton Hall and Providence.
 
lawmanfan said:
Agree with Mugs and Mase.

If what you're doing is replacing Jenkins, Alleyne, Soriano and Dingle with Omoruyi, Joseph, Davis and Dubar then (penciling in a Ledlum return) you are overall a little better than last year ... UNLESS you get a big step up from Wilcher and Dunlap OR you get significant contributions from Glover and Liotopoulos OR Luis blows up into an all BE performer.

All of that is very possible but I would certainly be more optimistic with a proven scoring quantity added to that mix.

If you don't get Ledlum back then that's a hole to fill, especially with Traore departing. I don't see Ejafor on the floor at the same time as Omoruyi.

I wonder if the staff may get whipsawed a bit - would be hard to wait around on Clayton and lose players like Brea or Dubar. You obviously prefer Clayton or equivalent but there's the old "bird in the hand" to consider.

Or was that one of Monte's movies, I forget...
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Do you think Joseph and Davis’ production will replicate Dingle and Jenkins who combined for 46 points against UConn in the Big East tourney?
 
I wouldn't think so. And I also don't think Cliff outscores Joel on balance. But I'd much rather have Cliff for lots of other reasons, particularly, if he can stay out of foul trouble.
 
SJUDave said:
Clayton feels like way beyond wishful thinking honestly. It just doesn't make sense to me from his perspective/situation. If he were to come here why not last year with DJ in year 1 of Pitino. We know he had a pregnant gf who has since had the kid. So now that the kid will be basically 1 he'll come back to NY? It's the same situation as last year basically, so what changed that it's viable now as opposed to last year when being close to family was the priority? Doesn't really make sense to me. All signs point to him going pro if anything.

If I'm the staff of course I reach out and ask and gauge temperature, doesn't hurt.

Obviously I'd sign up for it in a heartbeat over literally anyone in the portal, including Cliff, that's how good I think Clayton is, especially paired with Sim. But I am absolutely not holding my breath and thus will hopefully be pleasantly surprised if it happens.
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Can't see him coming here. He opted to play in his home state, where he flourished, and he went to the Big Dance (which was a 7 seed and which lost to Colorado) by just 2 points).

Ta\king that into account, why would he want to go elsewhere -- for more money? If so, wouldn't Florida, a state school with a huge fan base have more than enough money to keep him if it wanted to?
 
Silly Donovan said:
I think that Glover even played some guard in HS, and Pitino likes big guards, especially ones who can shoot. I wouldn’t be so sure he won’t play some guard especially cause the SF position may be stacked.
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I get the feeling that Glover is a true wing who will not do a lot of ball handling and will be great on the run and with pull up jumpers. Lefty, on the other hand, I expect to be more comfortable handling/distributing, at least that is what scouting reports say. Time will tell.
 
SJUDave said:
Every player these days can play multiple positions. Lefty is 6'5 so is Jaiden if not closer to 6'6.
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Lil insider info lol.... dapped up Jaiden at the concessions at the Prov Halftime... and this is after an hour of R+W pregame / couple first half tall boys... so i was friendly lol... He might be 6'4 on a good day. Still a big kid,,,,
 
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