Yea, if not to start the season, Mag should be back in December. Instead of people using recent examples like quinnerly, many are using outdated recovery timetables
True, but its also true that usually someone develops. Look at 2 seasons ago compared to last season. In my opinion Mag took a big step forward from his sophmore year to his junior year. Conversely, Miller showed promise (at least defensively) in his freshman year but didn't seem to make any progress as a sophmore. Mag went from 12 minutes per game to 25 minutes per game, 3 ppg to 8 ppg, etc. in a year. There were positive reports in preseason camp, but I don't anyone knew that was coming when the 2021-22 season ended. Yeah, there's no guarantee that Chol or Woolfolk make that jump, but there not no reason to believe that. The goal is to develop players and there is evidence that the staff is able to do that, at least with some players.
I feel a lot more confident about Wolf at this point, he played some meaningful minutes and showed a fair amount of promise along with some rough edges. Chol hasn’t shown us anything yet, looked like he didn’t belong once the season started. I hope he has a jump, but until he shows something I don’t see how anyone can count him to do anything yet.
Myles was overweight and out of shape, we didn’t even see him. When we finally did he looked like a player. Chol didn’t look like a player last year. I am sure he will improve, but until I see that he can contribute, I wouldn’t count on him.
I agree with you. I expect nothing at all from Chol and I hope I’m wrong.
I'm saying that we really don't know. It's not reasonable to have expectations regarding what he will do. Neither is it reasonable to expect that he is not going to contribute significantly.
I am not saying he won’t, I am just saying I won’t expect him to until I see some evidence he can play at this level.
Mag started most of last season at the 4. Hyatt also started several games at the 4 as well and he’s 6’6” 220. The last few games of the year we were starting four guards and Cliff.
Agree Hyatt starts. Said previously when more depth expected, and still now say that Chol won’t play much. Didn’t show any potential in limited action. Also a weak offer list.
Yeah idk anything...I tend to look at unknowns and think positively about the outcome. But I think he was actually supposed to be a senior in highschool as opposed to on a college basketball team. He reclassified from 2023 and came a year early if I'm not mistaken.
The offer list isn't too relevant since he reclassified late and committed to us. With his size, length, and 3 point shooting, he would have gotten more offers if he stayed in class of '23
In the 19 total minutes Chol played last year you saw enough to say he has no potential?
Eh I don’t know. I think it’s reasonable to default to a slightly upgraded version of what we saw last season albeit a limited data set. It’s not close to 50 / 50 that a kid who failed to impress and redshirted will come in and make major noise.
Not no potential - just not that likely he’ll go from where he was on the depth chart to contributing significant meaningful minutes. Could happen - but not likely.
"Hasn't shown anything "
My impression was that he was brought in as more than a practice body, but as someone the staff had good hopes for. If that is not correct, then I'm mistaken.
Correct. Just my opinion but based on 45 plus years of following college basketball. He’s a raw project and will not ever contribute much here, IMO.
He also came in late, where most freshman come in by July, he did not get here until the beginning of September. Which put him even further behind.
I don’t see it as obsessing, and he is not the 13th man on the roster. We only have 10 at this point, and he could fill a need at the 4 spot, with Mag coming off an injury and Hyatt being inconsistent.
Why not obsess? NBA finals are over. What else you gonna do for a basketball fix? Watch the WNBA? 🤮🤮🤮
Point:Noah, (JMike)
I think this is close to what we will see, but with Chol as a three in very limited action. He is not an inside player.
