Congrats To the guy that should have been the ROY. RockChalk
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@wrwlumpy I agree!
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Good for DG! I’m really happy for him. A good all-around dude.
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@tis4tim good all-around dude with plenty of cash!!! Coming back for his senior year seems to be working out quite well for him. Maybe Och will have a similar fate?
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@Oldmanhawk said in Congrats To the guy that should have been the ROY. RockChalk:
@tis4tim good all-around dude with plenty of cash!!! Coming back for his senior year seems to be working out quite well for him. Maybe Och will have a similar fate?
If you return for your senior year, it has to be with a specific purpose. In Devonte’s case, it was to demonstrate that he could run the PG regularly and be productive. He did that and left no doubt that he could be (at worst) a backup PG in the NBA to run the second unit. Obviously, he has developed into more than that, but he showed his senior year what his floor was.
For Agbaji, he has to show that he is, at worst, a 3 and D wing. That means shooting above 38% from three and guarding the other team’s best perimeter player every night. If he isn’t committed to doing those two things, coming back serves no purpose for him.
If his shooting hasn’t improved, he would have been better served to leave. He shot a career best 37.7% from three last season, but that’s not good enough given the difference between the college and NBA lines.
And he has to ask to guard the other team’s best guy every night because he has to show he can do that night in and night out. I realize it may be in KU’s best interest to have him a bit more rested on offense, but that does Ochai no good because he will not be a first, second or third option in the pros. He has to guard the best guy and show he can bottle them up. If he doesn’t get to do that, or can’t do that, he should have left, because his evaluation won’t change.
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@justanotherfan I agree. I think he is betting on himself to do just that
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Got paid!!!
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That is great news, indeed! Good fit for him, and still relatively close to home. I’m sure that he would like to stay down south. Wish that Frank and Svi could find a good home.
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Svi was offered a contract as a restricted free agent, He turned the offer down, they recinded the offer - so somebody else wants to pay him with more money or more minutes. Whatever, he seems happy to have turned down the offer.
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@wrwlumpy hmmm?
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@wrwlumpy said in Congrats To the guy that should have been the ROY. RockChalk:
Svi was offered a contract as a restricted free agent, He turned the offer down, they recinded the offer - so somebody else wants to pay him with more money or more minutes. Whatever, he seems happy to have turned down the offer.
If true, not very wise in my opinion. Who is his agent?
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More $ and more minutes; not Devontae $, but he’s set for life.
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So happy for those guys! Now, Frank!
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I was excited for him until I saw he will be paid in bitcoin. (preseason joke)
