I'm not sure I get the O'Connor PG opposition here. While not coming in as a PG he beat out KD/JB/JQ for the spot, and while there were growing pains he was solid by the end of the year. He played 31 minutes against vcu in the championship game and turned it over only once, while being in a starting lineup where he was really the only one who could attack off the dribble. If he's our starter in the fall I won't be upset at all.
Would explain why Tony has only really targeted one in Mincy so far. O’Connor is solid. I just don’t love it, because I think we will need to speed the pace of the offense up a bit without a Haynes-like presence in the post. Having O’Connor at point does make it easier to switch 1-4 defensively though, if that’s the plan.
Agreed this very much looks like a roster built around attacking guards instead of a low post big. For that reason I wouldn’t be surprised to see Tony start both BOC and Mincy, then they alternate rest while keeping at least one on the floor in a rotation with Hill, Troutman, Long and Booker.
I definitely agree that he was much better in the tournament and in the NIT - however there were several games (and moments) where he had some key mistake that really came down to his experience at point guard. If available, it would be good to get someone to help.
Why would Skinn announce any starters in the off-season? Im sure O'Connor knows he will get good minutes if he plays well.
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That is why some of the best coaches in the business have retired.
Put up with it? They are as much part of the problem as anyone else. First, they are the ones bidding players away and/or pushing them out. Second they do the same thing. Wasn't it just reaffirmed to us loud and clear just weeks ago that the coaches, themselves, are always in the portal.
I'm not sure this is a realistic idea, but I would think at some point, schools might push for some kind of collective bargaining where they might be able to offer multi-year payments for those with more than 1 year of eligibility left (contingent on the student maintaining academic eligibility). Clearly, the pro leagues do a version of this. Schools could take out insurance against the player having a serious season or career-ending injury.
Or the current bigs he’d like are out of our price range and Tony is waiting for some asking prices to drop a little.
Also a huge double standard that coaches have to buy their way out of their contracts while players can change schools or decide to stop playing (ooh my ankle has an ouchie!) at any time with zero accountability or consequences.
What’s he supposed to do, tweet out a bunch of cartoon bears and say we’re building a team that’s Charmin soft? This really doesn’t mean anything.
Thanks for the translation! I'm sure that I wouldn't have figured out the "message" in the video otherwise.
