OK, second question

[Norm Peterson]

After you've rated the degree of urgency we faced to find someone this off-season at each position, I'm curious how you would rate our success on a zero-to-ten scale where zero means complete and utter failure and ten means we knocked it out of the park and scored a commit from a potential star.

 

Base this on what you know or feel confident of at this moment, mid-summer, when we really haven't seen these guys in action yet.

 

We can revisit this question when the season starts.

[Norm Peterson]

Reminder: Players we gained in the off-season:

 

PG  Ulis -- started 27/35 games for Iowa last season; role diminished to 16 min/game the last 5 games; averaged 6.1 ppg, 2.1 apg

SG  Williams -- averaged 13.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg last year at UNC-Charlotte; hovered around 40% beyond the arc last 2 seasons

PF Allick -- started all 34 games for Kenpom #66 UNM last year averaging 8.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg; career 28.7% 3-pt shooter

C Mast -- averaged 13.8 and 8.0 for Kenpom #90 Bradley last year while shooting 35.3% from beyond the arc

C Diop -- under-the-radar, athletic big man who chose us over Az State, Ol Miss and Pitt.

Edited August 1, 2023 by Norm Peterson

[TourneyBound]

PG  Ulis -- 4

SG  Williams --10

PF Allick -- 8

C Mast -- 9

C Diop -- 5

[Norm Peterson]

22 minutes ago, ConkintheCorner said:

PG  Ulis -- 4

SG  Williams --10

PF Allick -- 8

C Mast -- 9

C Diop -- 5

 

That's about where I am.

[Chuck Taylor]

Depends on how you look at it.

Our transfer class ranked 33rd on 247, but that was based more on who left than who we signed (we replaced mediocre players with decent players). Individually, our transfers had these rankings:

89 Mast

90 Williams

189 Ulis

NR Allick

 

I'm not sure how we "knocked it out of the park" on any of these. Mast was all-Valley, so that should translate to quality play but he's probably not an all-BIG caliber player. Williams was 2nd team C-USA, so ditto. Ulis lost his starting spot at Iowa. Allick is a good rebounder who essentially duplicates the role of Gary. I'd be shocked if Diop plays 5 minutes a game in conference. So as for "potential stars," I guess everyone qualifies for that but is anyone likely to achieve it? 

 

I'm not as negative on the season as it may seem. The soft non-con should have us confident entering BIG play, and we're always tough at home. The key to me is whether last year's chemistry can be repeated. Team chemistry was poor in Fred's first three years, and we don't know if last year was his doing, or if it was from last year's all-in senior class (Walker, Sam, Bando).

[Handy Johnson]

I’ll stick with what a wrote on the 1st portion of the thread. I’m SOLD on Ulis, Williams & Mast. Allick should be a Five & Diop an Eight. Think how surprisingly GOOD we were last year after Bando & Gary went down. I see no reason that trend can’t continue. 

[Handy Johnson]

As far as being “SOLD” on Ulis, I should’ve known better than to trust anything EAST of the Missouri River. 

[hhcscott]

1 hour ago, Handy Johnson said:

As far as being “SOLD” on Ulis, I should’ve known better than to trust anything EAST of the Missouri River. 

What are the odds?