jute2003 wrote:I think Wahl is an All Big10 level player with better offensive players around him. He is good enough at everything to be really valuable and he's a tough sob. He was just horribly miscast as a main option this year and forced way too much at the rim.DingleJerry wrote:jute2003 wrote:I think Gard will get next year to show he can adapt with the new environment. If he fails, he's out.
I can't see chucky or essegian leaving but maybe I guess. I think Wahl and a couple of the bench guys will be gone either via graduation or transfer.
Don't want this to come off as a pure Wahl bash. And I get that he's a competent starter level player. But he was so rough this year and having two bigss/nonshooters is likely the cause for the such a bad offense and product to watch. I wouldn't mind him going as long as the replacement '4' can shoot. Hopefully they can then ditch the double post offense of this year and get back to ball movement and 4 out. But as Kerb has pointed out, its not something we've done to try and recruit over. And in general with how blah our recruiting is to bank on getting someone better, bird in the hand so to speak. I suppose a factor unknown to us would be how much his ankle injury affected him this year. But, to me that should have nothing to do with how his shooting regressed (he'd shown signs of improvement in years prior and this year crashed).
If you could get a shooting 4 and Wahl is cool going for 6th man of the year as the backup to both 4/5 you'd be onto something. But no way he does that, I suppose maybe if he's in a certain degree program here and wants that extra year for a masters or something.
That's also how I feel about Chucky and why I'm generally so defensive of him.
If they had a wing that could slash and score or a big man that actually can help him on pick 'n pop, he's a great 3 and D PG that doesn't turn it over a ton. When he's option 1A with Wahl being 1B on your offense, neither can shoulder the load.
