Congrats to the coaches for landing this kid. So do we back off of the Chastain kid now?
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'16 IL SG Donovan Franklin (Transferred to Pittsburgh State)
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Daveinth
The Wade Level
NO NO NO . It is obvious this team needs changes and there is some dead weight on the roster that needs to move on bring in someone who may actually earn his scholarship.
I'm going with NB for our starting 3. The backup spot is for MVS to lose. It's a lot to ask for a first year player to step in big, but I hope he can.
I'm saying that, not knowing if Kessinger is a 3 or 4.
Southgrad07
The Renn Level
Highly doubt it. Chastain was offered after we started heavily recruiting Franklin. For all this talk of who plays the 3 we only have one guy who truly fits there and it's Franklin, so yes we should looking for more help there...knight and Kessinger can play there in certain spots I suppose, but that is not what they were brought in here to do. Anyone else playing there is laughable. Mvs or niels would foul out within minutes and wouldn't be able to drive on anyone.
I've always believed Kessinger would play the 4 in college.
Southgrad07
The Renn Level
Me too. Before the injury I thought natural 4 but could play some 3..post injury not as sure , but he's got a hell of a lot better shot at playing there over niels or mvs....
Anyways back to the original thread, we can discuss this elsewhere...Franklin looks to be EXACTLY what we needed..a wing with size and the ability to put the ball in the hole, and as a bonus we get him for 3 years and keep our st. Louis area connection going.
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I think NB is a possibility, but if we are short at the 3, we can play some 3-guard lineups. Maybe MVS will become lethal outside for us.
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That is what I'm hoping for too but how long will he wait for us to get rid of someone? AND who do we get rid of??
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I thought he would cut a couple, but he was quoted that everyone would be back.
Some dead weight is ok if you've got 9 guys that can play.
If we can get play at the 3 then we have everything we need. We played this season low on talent/experience on the front line, but the 4 and 5 are covered now. And a "full time" PG with a great A/TO ratio will help, I believe.
Some dead weight is ok if you've got 9 guys that can play.
If we can get play at the 3 then we have everything we need. We played this season low on talent/experience on the front line, but the 4 and 5 are covered now. And a "full time" PG with a great A/TO ratio will help, I believe.
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I heard just today that Lansing is going to submit a petition to the NCAA for an additional 4 year scholarship.
He cited that Brandon Burnett wasted a scholarship for 5 years.
Not sure if this will be successful but was worth a shot.
He cited that Brandon Burnett wasted a scholarship for 5 years.
Not sure if this will be successful but was worth a shot.
What exactly do you mean by that?
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I agree. What the heck!
Scholarships are annual. He could have cut him anytime.
That has to be a joke.
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It was a poor attempt at humor... At any rate I would guess someone is leaving this program.
We've offered kids recently and we have a couple more kids coming in for visits and we currently have 0 open scholarships after Franklin's commitment today. Read into that how you wish.
Can you tell us the visitors?
Sorry, I don't have the names, I've just been told they've visiting.
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Sycamore Proud
The Nicks Level
Good to hear thngs like that. Let's hope it works out for all invilved.
