whomever we hire- has a potential nightmare at PG to start with
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That's all I got.
I'm just amazed that Gray doesnt realize he can walk into a starting job that is his for 4 years if he comes to State.</p>
I'm just amazed that Gray doesnt realize he can walk into a starting job that is his for 4 years if he comes to State.</p>
I say let his *** go...he seems to be the type that can't make up his mind, therefore the type to transfer 1 or 2 years in....
Gray can he take Ludwick with him. Then the new coach can sign 2 PG that HE wants. I am excited to see Josh but if it means we get a great coach, Pollard, Moultrie and 2 new signees than so be it. I think Steele should practice his ball-handling from here till opening tip and we should give him a try at PG. He can shoot and he's strong, how bad could he be at PG?
And the highlight video Gene posted of him in the AL/MS game is pretty awesome. Made him look better than a 3*, or at least a 3* I'm glad to have on board.
I've read insinuationson here ever since the hospital stay that he was in trouble or gone. But never what the trouble was. Does anybody know?
C'mon, you didn't like the idea of Hood at PF (point forward), but you'll take Steele? He's awful when he has to dribble. I never saw Rodney look bad when he penetrated or brought the bull up court; he could be our best bet, and like I said before, he'd be impossible for opposing PG's to guard.DAWG61 said:
problems he'd create but Hood just isn't a strong enough ball handler. He always wants to drive left or look to pass after a fake shot attempt. You still have the matchup problems with him as a 2 instead of a 1. Hood plays as the 3 but he roamed the 3 point line the whole year like a SG. Maybe you are on to something because Hood doesn't seem to want to drive to the basket or bang down low for rebounds.
...and whomever suggested Jaylen Steele play the PG doesn't know anything about either Jaylen or his skills or lack thereof. He is a catch and shoot 2 guard with limited mobility and poor ball handling skills. Further, his defense is no where close to where an SEC 2 guard should be.Coach34 said:
Josh Gray may or may not be on the squad. He has not been released! It all depends on the coach we hire. If he sticks with us, pencil him in at the point. If not, we probably sign another PG, maybe from Juco.
Early in the year, Rodney was much more active off the dribble, either driving to the lane or taking the dribble and pulling up for a mid-range shot; that element of his game was pretty much nonexistent later in the year, where, as you point out, he pretty much roamed the 3-point line. Perhaps a new coach, with a more offensive minded scheme can take our players skills, like Rodney, and utilize them in a more effective manner. I still don't know where you are getting that he isn't a strong ball handler? You hardly ever saw him turn the ball over with a bad pass, or a bad dribble (unlike Jalen), and he was our primary handler when teams tried to full-court press us. I can recall several games where his cross-over dribble broke about a dozen ankles, allowing him a wide-open look.DAWG61 said:
PG-0
SG/G-5 Steele, Hood, Shaun Smith, Sword, Thomas
SF/PF-3 Moultrie, RJohnson, Zeidaks
C-2 Lewis, Ware
This makes 10 names WITH Moultrie and Shaun Smith coming back. If Gray is gone I don't see any reason Hardwick would come or that we even want him. The new coach has 3-5 open scholarships left to sign. One hopefully is Pollard. If somehow Gray, Hardwick, Pollard, Moultrie and Shaun Smith all play for MSU next year we will have 13 scholarship players. I think Moultrie and Shaun Smith will be back so my best guess is that the new coach has 3 more open spots to sign players. Pollard and 2 JUCO PG maybe to fill out the 13?
SG/G-5 Steele, Hood, Shaun Smith, Sword, Thomas
SF/PF-3 Moultrie, RJohnson, Zeidaks
C-2 Lewis, Ware
This makes 10 names WITH Moultrie and Shaun Smith coming back. If Gray is gone I don't see any reason Hardwick would come or that we even want him. The new coach has 3-5 open scholarships left to sign. One hopefully is Pollard. If somehow Gray, Hardwick, Pollard, Moultrie and Shaun Smith all play for MSU next year we will have 13 scholarship players. I think Moultrie and Shaun Smith will be back so my best guess is that the new coach has 3 more open spots to sign players. Pollard and 2 JUCO PG maybe to fill out the 13?
inside source close to Gray and that's just not the case at all. He was had a very good relationship with Stansbury and wanted to play for him at State. With our current vacancy, it has allowed some of the other staffs that he was pretty good with to come back into the picture. However, if we can manage to make a good hire, we could get him back. This will be highly unlikely, though, with the relationships he has built up with the other programs over the past few years. I know it's popular for fanbases to say they were cheated when they lose out on a recruit, but that's not the case here.
Bulldog Backer said:
and the point I was trying to make is I would rather see Jalen given a shot at PG over Hood but hopefully it doesn't come to either of them having to play PG. As of right now we have no PG for next year. Assuming we can't sign one before next year who do you think should play PG? Someone has to.