Did not know his coaches brother is on the Creighton staff definetly a plus for them. I think no matter who comes Kaleb will be playing the 5 a lot, which I'm good with. I will have to check out McLeod don't know much about him. Vanover would be nice, but don't you think he will pick a team that will give him a lot of minutes. Do you think he would get the minutes here.
I personally think he would. He played 25 mins a game last year. I can see him playing that again here, a little more or even a tad less. He was gassed a lot last year so having Kalib move from the 4 to 5 to spell him would keep him fresh later in games. Just my opinion.
Makes sense for sure! It's just so many things that have to happen lol. I believe Nelson will stay in the draft. If not, then Arkansas lmao they get everyone in the portal
I looked up McLeod. I think he would be a good fit here. He definetly needs a new place and I believe he would have the motivation to prove himself here. Not a surefire player yet, but taking a chance on him might prove a good fit
Yessir. Didn't even know it was tweeted out. They beat me to breaking it lol
Your assessment on his abilities is spot on. However, CKK and staff want him as a starter along with Kalib, but a starter that doesnt play 28+ mins. Start and play until the media timeout and come back in later in the half to spell Kalib at the 5.
A starter? I thought with Kalib at the 5 and all the wings we have the only starter position open is a PG. Wouldn't a potential starting center cause Kalib to bolt?
Did he already graduate? Or with all these numerous changes is he allowed to transfer a second time without having to sit?
Will confirm everything later today, but just from the centers that we have offered in the past week, it was understood that Kalib would have started at the 4, but would mostly slot in at the 5. That's why I broke down Diallo's minutes the way I did above.
Out of curiosity, why did Diallo play less than 20 minutes per game, after he started many games for SJSU?
Good question. Thinking San Jose would go with a smaller faster line up and he played his role when it came down to getting rebounds and shot blocking. Just a thought
He's probably graduating in a couple of weeks but wouldn't be surprised if he isn't/hasn't and is still given a waiver
Not too surprised. Just didn't seem locked in with the possibility of playing in Vegas.
Nowadays, starting doesn't mean playing a bulk of the minutes. He wasn't in their closing lineup which is what players are seeking now. Doesn't matter if you start, as long as you get the crunch time minutes, you're happy. He started, got rebounds, blocks, filled the lane and that's that.
I'm okay with this pick up. It would have been great to get some of the centers mentioned to transfer here, but Realistically it just was not happening. He seems to be more aggressive than David Mouka. His rebounding stats and points a little better then David's. If he can crash the boards hard for rebounds next year I will be happy with that. All in all our front court is a lot better than last year and if Cottrell is healthy enough to get minutes that will be a bonus too.
So by offer, do they believe hes coming here, or is that another name theyre just trying to cover bases with to fill deficiencies in roster?
Not sure what the staff believes but we have offered him. I'm sure the staff would take his commitment right now if he were to accept the offer.
I truly think all of this is a worst case scenario playing out in the staffs mind. If Cottrell was a guarantee, then we wouldn't even be tripping about any centers but he's not, so here we are.
I would like to see this pickup. Extend his time to 30 minutes and he's averaging a double-double.
And surrounding him with NBA talent in Hill and the Boones certainly won't hurt...
I was hoping he would be A Rebel. Just hope he makes a visit here before he chooses
Houston got a PG from Baylor early in the portal period.
I didn’t know that, oops. Now I’m getting excited. Lobbybuu’s other thread just made me even more excited.
And maybe Deivon heard that were going with Dedan and that is why taking a visit to Utah today. Just wishing
Details coming soon once everything is settled!
Antwon Jackson from Arkansas State? He’s from Vegas so that’s where I’m getting the chemistry aspect. He definitely would be a depth piece.
