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Dood took 11 shots in 23 minutes a game

If he is expected to fill some rotation role, I’m guessing it’s the “go get shots for us when our offense sputters out” role, maybe?

this get doesn't seem very exciting.

i'm gonna reserve judgement. he's got a good looking stroke, can beat a man and get to the hoop, and we'll see if he can play good enough D. he's certainly athletic enouth to do it, we'll see about mental makeup. D and shooting are desperately needed, so this is a pretty good gamble IMO.

ousdahl wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:51 am Dood took 11 shots in 23 minutes a game

If he is expected to fill some rotation role, I’m guessing it’s the “go get shots for us when our offense sputters out” role, maybe?

Yes. He is a scorer with NBA upside due to length and athleticism. Decent ball handler. Makes bad decisions though when trying to do too much.

He's an upgrade from Elmarko and Jamari. At least for what type of players we need around DH and KJ, and probably HD next year.

Remy’s role wasn’t all that dissimilar

Cautiously optimistic on this one. He has some tools, but sounds like he had a stretch of the season last year, where he had a shooting slump, struggled with confidence and turnovers

Is he a decent defender? If not he might struggle to get minutes and earn selfs trust

KUTradition wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:47 am Remy’s role wasn’t all that dissimilar

And, at least there is an opportunity for us to have multiple years with RK. Even if he's not ready to set the world on fire next year, I think by his senior year he will have a good chance to be an all big "12" caliber player.

We don’t need all big 12 from him. Just don’t look like he ate a bag of paint chips before the game is what I ask.

randylahey wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:50 am Cautiously optimistic on this one. He has some tools, but sounds like he had a stretch of the season last year, where he had a shooting slump, struggled with confidence and turnovers

Is he a decent defender? If not he might struggle to get minutes and earn selfs trust

I think this might be traditionally called the sophomore slump.

reading more about this, it sure sounds like it could just be an issue of fit/environment at uf

KUTradition wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:02 am reading more about this, it sure sounds like it could just be an issue of fit/environment at uf

Well, self has a year of the wrong fit experience to have learned from.

hopefully we are not paying this kid much. if anything.

we have some cap space now that km is off the rolls. so we should be able to sign 1 or 2 big names in free agency.

MICHHAWK wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:26 am hopefully we are not paying this kid much. if anything.

we have some cap space now that km is off the rolls. so we should be able to sign 1 or 2 big names in free agency.

Why do you intentionally say things that are false? Do you think it’s clever?

with km off the roll$ we just freed up about 3/4 of a million dollar$. what i$ untrue about that.

That's probably true but we don't have a set cap space.

pdub wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:30 pm That's probably true but we don't have a set cap space.

“We” - even if it just means the program generally - are also not paying anything. The distinction matters. If and when all of this settles into a direct pay model, then I think fans will be more entitled to gripes about what players get.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:35 pm

pdub wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:30 pm That's probably true but we don't have a set cap space.

“We” - even if it just means the program generally - are also not paying anything. The distinction matters.

I mean...come on now...

pdub wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:38 pm

jfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:35 pm

pdub wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:30 pm That's probably true but we don't have a set cap space.

“We” - even if it just means the program generally - are also not paying anything. The distinction matters.

I mean...come on now...

The only cost to the program, at present, is that maybe some donors are declining interest in funding our fifteenth locker room renovation in the last 20 years. I understand you’re unhappy with the direction generally and I’m not arguing that point. But it’s just not truthful, in form or substance, to suggest that the program is paying anything more than it has been.

I think that will change, and that will generate a whole other series of conversations. But that’s not where things are at.

i suppose we could float the kid a gift card to the tattoo parlor or something. but past that. he ain't earned nothing from us.