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Joe Tipton w/ Yates update

I’ll take Yates or Pierre, either one will do. Both have the size and athleticism and shooting we need.

I’m leaning toward Yates as my personal preference just because he played in the Big 10 and I am a bit of a P5 conference snob. I like guys that have proven they can play at the highest level. Plus Yates has three years left compared to two years for Pierre.

But I would be happy with either one.
 
Is JQ rated higher overall than Lendeborg?
No, JQ is around #6 overall on the 24/7 board. Hope he recovers well.

Oh and for all those who lacked patience and thought the sky was falling. We now have the #3 ranked portal class. Louisville still # 1 though, but we have a deeper overall roster. Louisville is like the reds signing 19 shortstops. They're gonna be playing four guard lineups.
 
If we sign Yates....

We are the preseason number 1 team in America.

That team would be absolutely FILTHY with talent AND depth.

Guards
Acaden Lewis
Jaland Lowe
Travis Perry
Jasper Johnson

Wings
Otega Oweh
Wesley Yates
Mo Diabate (3/4 tweener)
Kam Williams (3/4 tweener)
Collin Chandler

Bigs
Noah (think Pope envisions him as a stretch 4, hence his comment about wanting him to add 18-20 pounds)
JQ
Garrison
Moreno

The fact that Diabate and Williams could both also log minutes for us at the PF spot, and that JQ can play the 5 spot with his rim protection, gives us A LOT of flexibility and versatility.

Size, athleticism, shooting and DEFENSE. All would be addressed.

But you HAVE to land Yates to feel good about the shooting aspect.
 
Amazing. The coaching staff is putting in some serious work.
I'm not sure if we will be out on Alvaro now, hopefully not, but like others have said, we need 1 Yates/Pierre and we're ready to roll.
 
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Probably a little too early for Top 25 polls, but are we #1 if we add Yates or Pierre? No obvious weakness on the roster if we add another shooter.
As of right now Quaintence can't even play. He has to heal, then get into game condition, then be able to take contact, and then learn the sets.
 
Nope. We're garbage. We missed out on Dent and Lendenborg. Duh. We certainly were worried for a bit on these boards. 😂
I will admit I was concerned due to Pope being an unknown entity in recruiting with NIL and not much movement. Having said that I wasn’t part of the sinking ship committee that was prevalent on this board. I think Pope is a hell of a coach and he appears to be backing it up with great recruiting.
 
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