2020 Recruiting

[sleeperpick]

Duquesne just beat out TCU, St John's, Georgetown, New Mexico and Washington St for a 6 foot 8 big man freshman...... f**kING DUQUESNE

 

[FreeGunston12]

Now that Kier is out, I say bring on Otis III!

 

[tblack33]

Now that Kier is out, I say bring on Otis III!

Just watched some Otis III video this morning, and you know who he reminds me of? A taller Deandre Abram. Not super polished now, but maybe there’s some potential there? He’s at least tall and athletic, two things you can’t teach.

 

[FreeGunston12]

Just watched some Otis III video this morning, and you know who he reminds me of? A taller Deandre Abram. Not super polished now, but maybe there’s some potential there? He’s at least tall and athletic, two things you can’t teach.

Thats interesting, considering he's listed as shorter than Abram. But I like the comparison. He definitely would bring some more athleticism to the team.

But I do think he'd be a good addition to this class. For those saying Daddy isn't ready, it would at least give him some competition for backup minutes at the 3. Its the only position I could see us adding a player at other than the 5.

 

[p8triotfan4life]

Otis Frazier III or Cam Bryant. either or make sense.

 

[tblack33]

Thats interesting, considering he's listed as shorter than Abram. But I like the comparison. He definitely would bring some more athleticism to the team.

But I do think he'd be a good addition to this class. For those saying Daddy isn't ready, it would at least give him some competition for backup minutes at the 3. Its the only position I could see us adding a player at other than the 5.

Fair, got that one wrong, for some reason I remembered Deandre being like 6-4. Just looked up and saw I was wrong. Guess he's a shorter Deandre then.

 

[mkaufman1]

Otis Frazier III or Cam Bryant. either or make sense.

Cam Bryant committed to Georgia Southern last night.

 

[sleeperpick]

Cam Bryant committed to Georgia Southern last night.

make sure you add Prestigious Georgia Southern with remarkable facilities and $$ when you speak on their name. They have an unfair advantage to recruiting because of $$ spent and facilities.... oh wait

I don't think Bryant was that good so I am not upset.... Go try and get the Monmouth kid or one of the bigs available that could play immediately not another project freshman

 

[mkaufman1]

make sure you add Prestigious Georgia Southern with remarkable facilities and $$ when you speak on their name. They have an unfair advantage to recruiting because of $$ spent and facilities.... oh wait

I don't think Bryant was that good so I am not upset.... Go try and get the Monmouth kid or one of the bigs available that could play immediately not another project freshman

Dude we don't even know how interested Mason was in Bryant or vice versa, unless you do. If you do, it doesn't have to be for public consumption. Its all good, lol.

Just go get a transfer to help the program in my opinion. Grad transfer, regular transfer whatever. Don't hold it, and don't use it on an under the radar freshman.

I don't know of any bigs still available, all the top ones are gone obviously other than Silva. I'd gladly take Salnave even if he is something Mason has a lot of, in my opinion.

 

[tblack33]

Dude we don't even know how interested Mason was in Bryant or vice versa, unless you do. If you do, it doesn't have to be for public consumption. Its all good, lol.

Just go get a transfer to help the program in my opinion. Grad transfer, regular transfer whatever. Don't hold it, and don't use it on an under the radar freshman.

I don't know of any bigs still available, all the top ones are gone obviously other than Silva. I'd gladly take Salnave even if he is something Mason has a lot of, in my opinion.

Given how injuries have gone for us the last few years, I think we need a warm body who is proven to play at the D1 level at any position. Obviously I think we have glaring needs to eat up minutes at the 3 and 5, but honestly I'd take any transfer at this point who has proven they can be serviceable at this level so that we are ready when the injuries start to roll in.

 

[gmujim92]

Given how injuries have gone for us the last few years, I think we need a warm body who is proven to play at the D1 level at any position. Obviously I think we have glaring needs to eat up minutes at the 3 and 5, but honestly I'd take any transfer at this point who has proven they can be serviceable at this level so that we are ready when the injuries start to roll in.

Miller is the 3. Don’t think we have a “glaring need” there.

 

[tblack33]

Miller is the 3. Don’t think we have a “glaring need” there.

Who backs him up though? Boyd splits time between the 2-3, but outside of that we have no other SF.

 

[gmujim92]

Who backs him up though? Boyd splits time between the 2-3, but outside of that we have no other SF.

You answered your own question. Barring injury or foul trouble, we have Miller-Greene-Boyd splitting most of the 80 minutes at the 2 and 3. That’s a pretty strong trio.

 

[tblack33]

You answered your own question. Barring injury or foul trouble, we have Miller-Greene-Boyd splitting most of the 80 minutes at the 2 and 3. That’s a pretty strong trio.

It is a solid trio, the only problem being having 3 good options for 2 positions doesn't necessarily equal depth. If one of those guys goes down, the other two suddenly have to play 40 minutes a game because we don't have anyone else who is big/quick enough to play the 3.

 

[gmujim92]

It is a solid trio, the only problem being having 3 good options for 2 positions doesn't necessarily equal depth. If one of those guys goes down, the other two suddenly have to play 40 minutes a game because we don't have anyone else who is big/quick enough to play the 3.

The reality is with a 13-man roster nobody has that much depth at any one position. We have a bunch of young wing players and if we have injuries, they’ll have to step up and play backup minutes just like they would for any other program.

 

[gmutom]

You answered your own question. Barring injury or foul trouble, we have Miller-Greene-Boyd splitting most of the 80 minutes at the 2 and 3. That’s a pretty strong trio.

Hartwell can also play the 2 when Xavier is running the point, and Kolek also has an opportunity to earn a a few minutes a game in that 2/3 rotation if he doesn't redshirt.

 

[sleeperpick]

The reality is with a 13-man roster nobody has that much depth at any one position. We have a bunch of young wing players and if we have injuries, they’ll have to step up and play backup minutes just like they would for any other program.

Jim you better remember you say this when god forbid Greene for instance gets hurt, we suck and then you blame injuries for why we suck. We just can’t keep having it both ways. We need a quality 3 or 5 that can play mins today to prevent these issues. Unless Daddy does a 180 this summer and becomes college ball ready or kolek grows another 2-3 inches and is ready to go right away.

 

[gmujim92]

Jim you better remember you say this when god forbid Greene for instance gets hurt, we suck and then you blame injuries for why we suck. We just can’t keep having it both ways. We need a quality 3 or 5 that can play mins today to prevent these issues. Unless Daddy does a 180 this summer and becomes college ball ready or kolek grows another 2-3 inches and is ready to go right away.

I’m not saying I want to sit on the last scholarship, but a 3-man rotation at the 2/3 spots with two seniors and a junior is about as good as you’re going to get these days.

Imagine being a transfer looking to play right away and the head coach from George Mason comes along and says he wants you to be part of that rotation. Unless you have no other options, that’s not exactly an enticing pitch.

 

[gmutom]

Jim you better remember you say this when god forbid Greene for instance gets hurt...

With Greene it's not just about injury. It's very possible he just went through a rough stretch personally, but let's not forget that he and Paulsen butted heads down the stretch that led to Javon being benched. Hopefully, it was a blip that is behind him, but it's another situation entirely if he and Paulsen aren't on the same page next season.

 

[GMUgemini]

I’d be a lot more concerned about our forwards. Our guards are XJ, Hartwell, Greene, Boyd, Miller that’s five players we know can compete. At the 4 and 5 you’ve got AJ and question marks.