At least until November.
Watching the PTL games
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At least until November.
DP5555
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Yeah in April. Nice try though. Listen to the podcast please.
Like Dean said, they make it pretty clear what the plan is. It will be PG by platoon this year and then Connor will come in and be the guy. You seem to think that's going to be a catastrophe. I, and clearly many others, think they will be just fine. We'll find out who was correct in awhile. I think that pretty much sums up the entire discussion.
How did our PG situation change since April?
deanvogs
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I don't really get the whole doom and gloom thing. Fran has taken the program from the lowest of lows, to 3 straight NCAA's, two consecutive 3rd place B1G finishes. Basically 80's and 90's level success. He has earned my trust, I think the talent level is high on this squad, and going to get even better over the next three years with Conner, Weiscamp, and Patrick. I'm pretty sure Fran is gonna do just fine over the next 3-5 years.
DP5555
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It hasn't changed, but clearly their minds have. They know more about the situation.
DP5555
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I have zero concern. I trust Fran to make it work. He brought the program back from the dead. He'll figure it out.
They're wrong just as much as their right. In April we needed a PG badly and now we're going to be just fine. Makes no sense to me
deanvogs
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Why did we "need a PG badly" in April? Just curios, as when Fran had a million more options available he decided to offer and accept commitments from Kreiner, Cook, Pemsl, and Bohannon. Fran was good with those players then knowing that CW and Bohannon would be the PG next year.
You might think we desperately need a traditional PG, but obviously Fran feels differently.
That's what Mark said, you know the guy that knows more about the situation than us
But it has changed. Bohannon turned out to be better than people thought he would be and it got out that Williams is fine at point.
In April, all these guys thought just like 5656 still does. They have since changed their minds due to more info.
deanvogs
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Listen, I have concerns about the Pg position as well. I'm just saying I'm not going to throw the baby out with the bath water and declare what we have currently (CW & Bohannon) are a failure after 1 PTL game.
Exactly. If Fran was saying we need one badly in April I would be nervous about it. The thought was sound in April. It's not in July. Besides, everyone was beating the same obvious drum back then. It was easy to say we lose 2 point guards so we need one. Everyone has backed off now.
I wish we had someone better at all 5 positions.
This isn't a dyer situation where the one guy who could play point left the team last minute. Fran has known the situation for an entire year. He tried to improve it (just like every coach tries to improve every position every year) but he chose not to bring one in. If we were in huge trouble at point, he would have searched until he found someone to fill it as best they could. He found Daily instead and signed him right away. That tells me one of 2 things. Fran is comfortable with the point guard situation this year, or Fran is a complete idiot.
How did Bohannon and Williams get better from April? Does the Register go to their summer workouts or something
deanvogs
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I would assume that every player D1 P5 player has improved since April. Why do you think they haven't improved? In 95% of the cases all of these players continue to develop while on the program.
lightning1
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LMFAO!
That still doesn't make sense why they said in April we needed a PG and now we don't. It's not like they were assuming CW and Bohannon weren't going to improve at all in the off season
Because we lost both our point guards so it was the easy, lazy thing to say. Everyone in the media just threw it out like they were reading it off a piece of paper. After more insight, they changed their minds. Why do you think they changed their minds? Do you think Fran bullied them into talking sunshine?
Which is fair. My concerns have nothing to do with a meaningless PTL game though
