Cats offer 2019 point guard
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I get your point from the other threads that you can never have enough good players. It makes sense and you always have great insight.
BUT - at Northwestern, the PG/Lead Guard position is like our Quarterback. Meaning, once the staff has settled on someone (often as a Freshman) then the backups simply don't see meaningful minutes. From what I recall (and I could be misremembering) Collins seemed to suggest that Lathon was the guy and would be given the keys i.e. B-Mac. If that's the case, then I think it's a fair question to ask how a highly-rated player at the same position would fit in. If we were Duke and had a ton of turnover to the NBA, then it's not that big of a deal. But at NU, our best players stay 4 (or in Esch's case a decade). Perhaps as a long-suffering NU fan, I'm just not used to "depth."
BUT - at Northwestern, the PG/Lead Guard position is like our Quarterback. Meaning, once the staff has settled on someone (often as a Freshman) then the backups simply don't see meaningful minutes. From what I recall (and I could be misremembering) Collins seemed to suggest that Lathon was the guy and would be given the keys i.e. B-Mac. If that's the case, then I think it's a fair question to ask how a highly-rated player at the same position would fit in. If we were Duke and had a ton of turnover to the NBA, then it's not that big of a deal. But at NU, our best players stay 4 (or in Esch's case a decade). Perhaps as a long-suffering NU fan, I'm just not used to "depth."
my hope is that the next class recruited is better than anyone previous signed. thats how programs get better
Lots and lots o' guards. Lots of guys 6-6 and shorter.
I know it's awfully, awfully early in the recruiting season, but I hope the summer will present us with another 6-8 guy or two to go with Stewart, Okoro or Days (Fingers crossed that the Cats get one).
I'm not sure the ticket to improvement weighs 200 lbs at the 4.
I know it's awfully, awfully early in the recruiting season, but I hope the summer will present us with another 6-8 guy or two to go with Stewart, Okoro or Days (Fingers crossed that the Cats get one).
I'm not sure the ticket to improvement weighs 200 lbs at the 4.
I think that has been out of necessity, not necessarily what is desired. NU would love to have the depth to not have to start over every four years at that position I'd have to think.
This is really easy. Depth is good, lack of depth is bad. My other B10 team had a dominant post player that averaged about 20 minutes a game (Nick Ward) and a really good two guard that came off the bench (McQuaid), and a Michigan Mr. Basketball that's coming in next year to back up Cassius Winston, who himself played less than 30 minutes a game last season. There's no reason to think that the 36 minutes a game tradition of BMac or Juice Thompson has to hold with the new crop of players, and every reason to hope that it doesn't have to. Bring 'em in and bring 'em on!