clarkwgriswold

I think Aziz could have developed into a reasonable contributor. I don't think he was never going to be All-MAC but I could see him as a 20- 25 minute a night guy averaging 8-10 points and 5-6 rpg. He was also a possible solution to facing larger lineups as with development he could be on the floor more with Freeman. Who knows what goes through the head of a 21 year old kid from Senegal in a distant land where he's learning English as a second language. It seems like staying would be the most comfortable option but maybe there's a better choice for him out there somewhere. I hope he's not being sold a bill of goods.

Good call. I miss getting to know the kids through 4 years of watching them grow up in a program.

I'm a little surprised/disappointed that in nearly two pages of posts on Ali's departure no one has stated "good riddance" or "don't let the door hit you in the...." You're slipping gentlemen. LOL.

If Ali and his family think that going elsewhere is in his best interests so be it. It's no different really than someone taking what they perceive to be a better job. However, I think he's going to find that being a minor player playing 10 to 20 minutes on a p5 team isn't nearly as rewarding as being a major player on a competitive MAC team for a coach willing to overlook your flaws.

That post was much more mature than my rejected teenage boy like "I never really liked you anyway!" response.

This one pi$$e$ me off a little so I am not going to sugarcoat it. Here is a kid that was recruited by a single D1 school. That school allowed him to get on the court early and when he made obvious mistakes the head coach stood up and praised him to the press. He's now obviously been sold a bill of goods by hangers on and other programs and rather than stick by those who have stuck by him he is buying the the unwarranted perception that he's an NBA prospect. Let's be honest. NBA prospects dominate the MAC as freshman or sophomores, they don't enter their 4th year in a MAC program as a "nice" MAC player.

I love this Morehead quote from the above article- “Find another place to go where you won't be held to a standard and you don't do it the way you want it done or they can sit on the bench. There's really not much discussion to it and they've learned the difference between a suggestion and directive.”

It's being discussed in the Scholarship Chart thread.

I thought the kid showed promise but let's be frank. As a big man he didn't play on a team that was short on big men. Have to trust the staff's assessment on this one.

That clip also makes you love Jimond ivey.

Top-notch comments Captain. You can just sense that culture stuff when you listen to Groce talk about the kids locker room discussion after the UCLA loss. That tells me he is instilling a culture and sense of family that makes kids want to stay.

I sometimes zip through these or skip parts as they are just reviews of things I have already seen but this one definitely had some good info in it.

That;s what I expected. Unfortunately, the mid-majors have become the developmental leagues for the top programs.

I wonder how Miller will do at Xavier with a decreased player budget. Scumbag. I wonder if our man Dru has any chance at the CSU job. In today's world, I don't think organizations can have much flexibility in situations like Jans (unless they're trading for a top QB).

I love how Jay Bilas rants about how the refs are letting players get away with excessive contact yet Enrique gets whistled every time he breathes near an opponent.

Fantastic! Thanks for the update Mom. Congrats. We've been lamenting the Zips need for a stretch 4 and Kwan keeps coming to mind from his time here.

I'm confident that there's a community college near Kansas City, Missouri that can use a guy that shoots 36% from the field. He seemed like a nice kid when I heard him in a post-game interview. Who knows what goes on in the head of a 23 year old kid who's lost his ability to do what he does best. I want to be angry in that he appears to have bailed on the team but who knows what else may be going on in his life. Hopefully, it works out was well for him as it did the Zips.

When I was considering transfers out I didn't even think of Trimble as I already considered him long gone!

I love the half court trap stuff we saw late in the season that drove Carry and Sears mad. I think we'd see a lot more of it with a deeper squad. A lot of who sticks around will obviously depend on the post-season debriefing of the players. The coaches may see something in Wynn leading them to believe he has a future role or they may coax him out the door.

I have forgotten that Wynn used up his one opportunity to transfer without sitting when he came here. He is not likely to be at a point of being a graduate transfer.

It is certainly going to be an interesting off-season. Absent the staff bringing in a couple of shooters, I think we'll see more of X off of the ball next year with Clarke. Tribble, Tavari, etc. running the point. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see a starting five that does not include one or two of our late season starters. I could see a scenario where someone like a Tribble or Dawson returns to the bench. While it might seem like a step back for a player like that, those two have the right attitude to manage it and I think they could still play a lot of minutes and be effective and successful in that role. Having that experience and spark off of the bench would be nice. At this point we all know that Groce gets his best combinations on the floor, not his most individual talents. I am going to distribute a sign up sheet for all of us to volunteer to rebound for Enrique's 1000 per day 10-15 foot jumpers. If he can develop that shot it will open up his game and enable the Zips to more frequently get a second big on the floor. If there's an odd man out, I suspect it is Wynn. I appreciate his late season contributions but I can't imagine he's content with his place in the rotation. As previously mentioned, I wish we knew more about the freshman red-shirts. I liked what little I saw about Kalle. Those we can't fit into the Enrique rebounding schedule will be assigned to spotting for Kalle in the weight room.

X was a 4 to the extent that he could really pull down rebounds, at a rate of nearly 9 a game. He could also play down low when needed. Ali is a 3. He's never going to have the mass to play in the post if needed and his ball skills aren't those of a guard. I hope he develops a little more patience and anticipation as he matures as a player. Up to now he seems to make up his mind that he's going to try to score and there's no going back once he makes that decision. I wouldn't worry about anyone getting displaced by a solid transfer. You can't have enough good players.

He'd be a 7 footer in the MAC. As long he's not Khadim Gueye or Mark Kostelac he'd be fine.