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A lot of Griffith and minimal, if any, Betsey. You may be right, Stix.
Slow start to the game but they’ve evened it up with UCF.
Slow start to the game but they’ve evened it up with UCF.
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boothmark77
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Listening to Wes at this tournament shows me more and more—he has no command presence whatsoever. He does however, seem like a very nice guy.
I would add Jizzle James and Josh Reed.
I really like Skillings Jr. but he has regressed since his freshman year.
Finally some portal news for the Bearcats.
Kerr Kriisa (Arizona/West Virginia/Kentucky) and Sincere Harris (Illinois/West Virginia) both commit for the 25/26 season.
Two players that probably won't move the needle towards becoming a NCAA tournament team next season but could both be solid role players if they're surrounded by the right top-of-the-roster guys.
Kerr Kriisa (Arizona/West Virginia/Kentucky) and Sincere Harris (Illinois/West Virginia) both commit for the 25/26 season.
Two players that probably won't move the needle towards becoming a NCAA tournament team next season but could both be solid role players if they're surrounded by the right top-of-the-roster guys.
Is Kerr Kriisa just CJ Frederick 2.0? Very similar back grounds and prone to the injury bug….
We needs some bigs…
I hope these two pick ups aren’t telling us that Jizzle and DayDay have one foot out the door already…
Orin Swift
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2 years ago these commits would have gotten me rabid. But your assessment is probably pretty accurate in their roles.
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He gone
There are definitely some glaring similarities between CJ and Kriisa.
CJ, at his best, was just a high volume spot shooter, while Kriisa also has some element of playmaking/facilitating to his game -albeit, it makes him much more turnover prone.
Current reports indicate that Jizzle and Day Day are both likely to return, but who knows what the whirlwind of these next few days could bring.
Bigs are definitely a huge priority for the roster.
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He's confirmed gone as of this morning. After this year...not really much of a loss tbh. Last year he seemed to be making leaps in the right direction, got hurt early this year and then fell off hard when he came back. He seems like he's still just getting by on athleticism rather than refined skill.
If James and Thomas return with the additions of Harris and Kriisa, the backcourt depth should be very solid. Wings and big men are huge question marks, though. They do have two 4-star recruits coming in including top 25, McDonald's All-American wing Shon Abaev who should probably start right away and be able to put up points. He's also the highest rated recruit to come here since Lance Stephenson. Page never really moved the needle, but getting Mitchell back would be huge and if McKinley can come back from injury and be the guy we think he can be, they might be okay. If not to both points, they need to attack the portal for about 2-3 bigs. Hopefully some with more offense to their games than Bandago.
Orin Swift
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Griffith did say he has the option to come back to UC, something neither Reed nor Skillings mentioned in their posts.
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Betsey, like Griffith, could return. I’ll be surprised if either do though.
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Same. I'd probably consider Betsey the more likely to return (as the pathway to a bigger role next season seems more likely to happen), but I'm not betting on it.
Dillon Mitchell entered the portal yesterday. In my opinion, he will get the biggest amount of money from all of the UC guys in the portal. Man, I hate this loss for UC. He needed to work on his jump shot, but his athleticism and ceiling are very high.
boothmark77
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At this point, I believe the hoops program may be in worse condition than football. Ugh.
Agreed. Super sad. At the beginning of this year, a lot of people were excited about the future of UC hoops. Now…not so much.
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Mitchell visiting St. John’s
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He would thrive at St. Johns
Man, I hope you are right. UC hasn't had a good big since.... Danny Fortson(more of a big forward) or Corrie Blount
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Bearcats land the 22nd ranked portal guy in UCF’s 7’2” 235lb center Moustapha Thiam. Averaged 10.6 points, 6.4 boards and 2.6 blocks as a freshman playing almost 29 minutes per game.