No disrespect to Mac or Mulcahy, but they ain't Strickland... Not as good.
No disrespect to Mac or Mulcahy, but they ain't Strickland... Not as good.
I'll disagree on this one. Strickland's handles equally well with his left or right hand , is faster and is a better shooter.
You know what we deserve...We deserve to get Mulcahy next year and have the two battle it out for 3 years to show us who right...would be great theater!!
Mulcahy is very good. He is rated in the TOP 150 in the class of 2019. Strickland is also good but is not rated in the TOP 150. I have seen Mulcahy play 6 different times and he is very impressive. I just hope now that Corey returns and that he and Geo can man the pg position this coming season. If Corey leaves than we definitely need someone to back up Geo.
My opinion:
- Maybe Strickland felt his game and that of Geo are very similar and knew that Geo should and will have the leverage.
- More importantly, I think Wisconsin recruited Strickland sooner and probably harder and hence he felt loyalty towards Wisconsin which if so, I respect. Hopefully that same karma holds for us with Mulcahy.
Regardless, onto Plan B as we're not going to win every recruiting battle.
- Maybe Strickland felt his game and that of Geo are very similar and knew that Geo should and will have the leverage.
- More importantly, I think Wisconsin recruited Strickland sooner and probably harder and hence he felt loyalty towards Wisconsin which if so, I respect. Hopefully that same karma holds for us with Mulcahy.
Regardless, onto Plan B as we're not going to win every recruiting battle.
Strickland and Geo are very different players from the tapes I saw of Strickland
These are opinions, so "without a doubt" does not apply until they go head to head and compete on the court.
I like PG's that are are fast, handle equally as well with both hands and can shoot. I think Strickland is better in those 3 areas. I really like Mulcahy, but, think Strickland can do more with the ball in his hands...again, an opinion.
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Who we sign in the next two months will determine if we are on a upward trajectory. I don't see it, yet.
Disagree. You need plays line Tai to have the depth to be an NCAA tourney team.
Moreover, if Corey leaves what does that mean for next year? Likely another 3 win big regular season. When does that hurt pikes ability to recruit. Need to strike when iron is hot.
Actually...I’ll argue the next 8 months
We have 4 ships to fill for the combo of class of 2018 and 2019
These four players, along with Baker, KIss Doucoure. Mathis, Harper, and Johnson will be the nucleus of coach P’s 5th team...really at a time that, if we haven’t danced yet in year 3 and 4, will really be looking for it.
This is a big offseason for us
That's 2019. He is not the only PG being targeted in 2019. 2019 commits are about 5-7 months away. We will know more based on who visits in the spring/summer and who the staff follows during the Summer evaluation periods. Isaiah Wong from PA, Dawes from Elizabeth. Both ranked higher than Mulcahy. There should be plenty of options over the summer.
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If we land a grad transfer and corey comes back We’ll be a dangerous team
The last time I felt like this was when McClung decommitted. Pikiell quickly turned that into Shaq Carter. Hoping Pikiell can work some similar magic here.
Are you crazy? Dangerous team, please. Again let's get out of last place to start.
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We’ll be a middle of the pack team and a team that can legitimately beat any team on our schedule imo
If we land a grad transfer that can actually play and Corey comes back and turns into Steph Curry, we'll be a dangerous team. FIFY.
Strickland and Mulcahy are not in same category as player...neither is an explosive leaper or considered a great shooter....but it's hard to imagine that a player that just got his 1st real Power 5 looks about a month ago in Strickland, somehow jumps to being better than Mulcahy who has at last count, almost 10-12 schools offering him a ship.....latest being GA Tech.....
That doesn't mean Strickland won't be a good player but there's literally no advantage he holds at 6'2" without being an explosive athlete, over a 6'5" kid that sees the floor and plays with the same BBIQ...
No one knew who Strickland was 6 weeks ago, suddenly he's a huge loss....plenty of guards have been on the radar for months, Strickland is the first to get a longer look that turned into.a visit.
That doesn't mean Strickland won't be a good player but there's literally no advantage he holds at 6'2" without being an explosive athlete, over a 6'5" kid that sees the floor and plays with the same BBIQ...
No one knew who Strickland was 6 weeks ago, suddenly he's a huge loss....plenty of guards have been on the radar for months, Strickland is the first to get a longer look that turned into.a visit.
Until proven otherwise your comment has merit.The sad reality is that recruits that have power conference offers usually pick a school that has shown prior success versus taking a chance on a rebuild process.
I'm 66 years old and don't understand why the decision of some 18 year old kid from Florida who can dribble and shoot a basketball could have put such a damper on my day. Combined with a stock market that was once up big but ended down about 350 points with a NASDAQ that tanked and Tuesday was one horrible , awful , no good sucky day in Rutgers Nation.
Georgia Tech already beat us out for point guard Jose Alvarado. He played very well as a freshman this past season until he got injured. The team struggled without him.
Its called spin to divert attention from wanting Strickland to now its not a big loss.
I also think people underestimate a local kid wanting to go away to school. There is a good and bad to Mulcahy going to so many of our games. After driving many times to games there is nothing new and exciting.......and now add this weather.
Yes you might.
1. It could terminate your amateur status
2. It could eventually cause you legal problems
3. You'd live the next 5-10 years worrying about whether the illegal thing you did would be found out
It is very short sighted. Hopefully examples are made out of the kids who illegally accepted the money.
If Mulcahy gets a nova offer, I could see him going there. He has not shown any allegiance to any school.
We will be dissapointed if we put hopes in Mulcahy.
The pressure is on for Pikiell now. I trust he can get a decent player, but hopefully he doesn't gamble too much. The situation with Sanders makes it that much more confusing for Pikiell. It doesn't help him by any means.
We will be dissapointed if we put hopes in Mulcahy.
The pressure is on for Pikiell now. I trust he can get a decent player, but hopefully he doesn't gamble too much. The situation with Sanders makes it that much more confusing for Pikiell. It doesn't help him by any means.
I was joking, but yes, you are correct. I wonder if these kids suffer any of these things.
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