I hope you’re right, but the young man appears a bit too small to guard a 4, and not quite quick enough to guard the 3. Kind of the classic tweener who dominates in preseason games against smaller opponents, but struggles against high major competition. In his case, he had a nice preseason last year, and was crushed by Crowl in a game we should have won.
If he plays the 3, I think he has as much quickness as anyone we have there. He just doesn't have the height to guard a post like Crowl who has 4 inches on him.
The roster was retooled to address that problem. He shouldn't have to guard a guy like Crowl this year. When they go against teams like Wisconsin, Purdue, or Illinois that have a of big man in the middle Wilson should be more than capable of holding his own when Payne is in foul trouble or needs a break. He should be able to guard the 4 against most teams and the 5 against some.
Ben’s buyout is his singular collegiate basketball success.
When hired to be fired, buyouts are pretty important in negotiations. Strong arguments can be made that the sparse resume may not have justified that high of a buyout, however, for our guy. It will be absolutely necessary in the next round of hiring though, given the track record here.
Way too much $$$$ for a noob. Where’s the value proposition?
Perhaps, if we truly understood what Battle went through last year, then we all wouldn’t be so harsh on the young man. Ryan James referenced it on the 247 board but said things are better kept in private. His play was out of character if you look at his freshman, sophomore and junior years without something going on.
He just doesn't have the skills to play the 3. If we continue to roll out PFs at the wing, we're going to have a horrible season.
Supposedly, he had a bad attitude? That could be short hand for he wanted to go away for school.