Joe Toussaint?
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I think it is much easier to find role players than stars. 1-2 great players can carry an otherwise unremarkable team pretty far.
Not sure I understand the bolded part, pretty sure they play different positions.
Fran does tend to lay it on thick with the hyperbolic praise for his players, so we'll have to take a wait and see attitude as far as what CJF brings to the court this year, but like you, I'm fairly optimistic he will replace what we lost in Moss departing. I've also heard that Nunge has made great strides in his game and that towards the end of last season he was a dominant force in practices/scrimmages. If most of this praise is true it could be a really fun season ahead.
I agree. Maybe he meant CJ and Weezy or Evelyn? PMac is a small forward. He and Wieskamp will hold down that position.
There are a lot of questions about Moss. And none of the answers make any sense.
Bohannon, as good as he is, has never consistently dished the rock like that. Hopefully JoeT can do that in-game.
I believe it was his dad that was pissing and moaning about him wanting a larger role. I have no clue why he ended up at Kansas.
One possibility is that the guards on Kansas' roster don't do very well what Isaiah does well (long-range shooting). On the Hawk roster it may be that Frederick is also a good long-range shooter & may do some other things pretty well that were not viewed as Isaiah's strengths last year.
Pretty sure it's about getting the attention of NBA scouts. Isaiah wasn't going to be the #1 guy at Iowa no matter how much certain people (probably his dad) thought he deserved to be. Might as well try his luck as a role player at a big-time program like Kansas. It's not going to work, though.
I think it has more to do with Weiskamp playing more at the 2 if Pmac is getting minutes at the 3.
He initially didn't. After they lost Grimes he did.
Kansas had next to no shooting. He fits a need and can be a solid role player for a blue blood.
I really hope Moss was feeling heat from Fredrick. I've been excited about CJ's potential since following his Sr season in HS. Not only did he lead his team to the State Championship, but he stepped up his game throughout the playoffs. Even though Moss had as much potential as anyone on the team last year, he wasn't a gamer. He never figured out how to bring out his best when the team needed it.
IMO the group of guards we have now is by far the best since Fran took over. Bakari and Joe T. bring athleticism we haven't had consistently, CJ, Bohannon, and Joe W. are outstanding shooters, and Connor has BBall IQ, and a toughness some of our teams have lacked. .
Interesting observations. It must be said that for JoeT and CJ this is all enticing potential, and for Bakari, JB, and now Connor, it’s conditional on their health.
But agree that the potential is there for a good guard court.
Currently, with JB and Connor hobbled, and Bakari not arriving until August, JoeT seems to have more opportunity to make some summer strides going into the fall. Looking forward to seeing the fruits of his labors.
Connor is back playing this week. Bakari should be on campus in a week or 2.
Talked to a friend of Cordell who said CJF and Joe T have been balling in summer workouts. His quote “ FRedrick is the truth”
I just hope he can defend. We need scoring power with J-Bo and Cook out . . . but damn it would be nice to have a guard who can do both.
Bakari is in town now. But Joe T has had a head start. Being that he has been in town since early June.
With Connor healthy and playing now. There should be some great battles going on in practice.
With Connor healthy and playing now. There should be some great battles going on in practice.
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