sure, in retrospect now knowing we finished 8-22.
but going in and trying to win games, we had Dusan and AP (plus Soulis) as big forwards. there was no way to get even one of the freshmen forwards minutes, much less 10-15 each.
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but going in and trying to win games, we had Dusan and AP (plus Soulis) as big forwards. there was no way to get even one of the freshmen forwards minutes, much less 10-15 each.
97spiderfan
Bench player
Sure, we as fans didn't know how empty the minutes we were going to get from Dusan, AP, and Soulis, but damn well Mooney should have known that. And again if they couldn't beat out AP and Collin Tanner for minutes, that probably should be red flag as to their long term prospects. Mooney assures us they "could" be really really good though, so I guess we will see.
Mojo-Spider
Bench player
Have we ever had a red shirt freshman make a significant first playing year impact in the Mooney era?
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the way the season went, I'm sure Mooney wished he could have used them last spring.
but both JRob and McG chose the redshirt. it's a smart business decision for them. get paid NIL to go to class, lift and work on their game. still have 4 years left. come back better in your 2nd year. if they ever blow up, parlay that into a much bigger NIL either here or elsewhere. you can make much more in NIL then you can in the G-League and more than most make in Europe.
An expectation that freshmen UR signs are going to beat out upperclassman is overly optimistic. There is a big jump from high school ball to college and very few players are ready physically and mentally to make that jump. Players that can aren’t coming to UR to play.
Taking a year or two to mature, build strength, and understand the system seems reasonable to me. The problem is you have to have a pipeline and can’t constantly miss on recruits. The Spiders have not been able to land enough quality high school players and have been simply filling up the roster with long shots. Obviously I haven’t seen either of the 2 redshirts any more than anyone else has on the board, so I have nothing to go on but it is premature to determine that neither of them are improvements over the guys that played last year. The jury is still out on Collin Tanner as well. He got the opportunity to play last year and showed signs of improvement at the end of the season. We will see what he can bring this year. Having big contributions from Juniors and Seniors has typically been the formula for success for a mid-major program. The problem for Richmond has been that there haven’t been enough home grown Juniors and Seniors. The recruits have been leaving for lower level programs and the transfers have only been marginal successes (with a few exceptions).
the 15 man rosters and the NIL transfer market make tougher than ever for true freshmen to get time these days.
used to see clear openings for a good freshman. now in the spring you open your wallet and bring in a 22 year old to fill any holes. not many 18 year olds are beating out an experienced junior/senior transfer that you just paid a lot for.
used to see clear openings for a good freshman. now in the spring you open your wallet and bring in a 22 year old to fill any holes. not many 18 year olds are beating out an experienced junior/senior transfer that you just paid a lot for.
MrTbone
Walk-on
There’s actually no way to know this was the right move. Maybe they would’ve played 28 minutes total and wasted a year of eligibility. Or maybe one of them averages 12&7 and we go in with a well developed second year player.
It was a bad year so by that rationale it would’ve been a waste but we are going to struggle to win if we have to give guys a year of practice to learn our system.
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