Brendan wenzell, a 6'6 wing is on a visit. Recently let out of his loi with utep. Texas and I state also pushing.
Brendan wenzell, a 6'6 wing is on a visit. Recently let out of his loi with utep. Texas and I state also pushing.
Rayquan Evans is off the board. Committed to FSU. Tajzmel Sherman is likely headed to WVU, if you put stock in the 247 crystal ball.
Full list of transfers (so far): https://verbalcommits.com/transfers/2019
631 names on that list.
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Article on Wenzel said he only had 1 visit left--so maybe that is a good sign he came here (unless it is an unofficial); Sherman was scheduled to be at UWV this past weekend.
Sounds like Sherman is most likely headed to Morgantown. He'll announce his decision on Wednesday afternoon.
Wenzel might be a nice piece as a shooter but I'm not sure he's a high impact guy as a freshman. Utah desperately needs someone who can make an impact next year at both the SG and PG positions.
Utah is currently scheduled to have seven freshmen next year and could end up with as many as nine depending on how the next few weeks play out, which is a recipe for another disappointing season and a bunch more transfers in the next year or two.
Utah's path to improvement and pushing for an NCAA bid in 2020 was: 1) keep the core, 2) get a solid JC or grad transfer SG (Sherman was the target) and 3) get a good grad transfer PG. If they can convince Jayce to stay it is still possible to hit those three objectives, but I am not very optimistic on any of them. It's very possible that we go 0/3 on those points.
Wenzel is the caliber of player you sign to fill a roster spot after you have lost out on your first 3 or 4 options. The kid has the skill to shoot in high school, but pretty much on a tryout. He replaces Pop, who was the same.
So why in the hell arent we going after toolson? shoots 46% from the 3 and was wac POY. We need shooting. How is Wenzel any better than toolson?
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To be fair, I would prefer that the final 2 scholarships go to 1) Jayce Johnson and 2) a grad transfer point or combo guard who can hold down the fort for a year while Rylan gets used to D1 ball. I see Toolson as strictly a 2 guard (who cant defend much).
Finally, I wouldn't be surprised if Wenzel has an "offer" and not an "Offer". Time will tell.
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Guarantee? Really? That's what has been discussed? The fact that our coaches engage in a discussion like that with a player is pretty awful. The fact they can't finesse that kind of a question from a young man they really need so that they get him is pathetic. This player was honorable mention All-American and we won't recruit him because of perceived expectations about playing time? The whole scene makes me want to vomit. Our coaches are weak. They're losers.
It's also an established fact that our coaches have terrible judgment in these situations.
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Didn't Kennth Ogbe tear it up for UVU as well? Toolson may be great, but I don't want to read too much into stats out of Orem.
Plus, all season long, we've complained about the superior athleticism of our Pac-12 opponents. Toolson does nothing to help us there, right? Maybe Larry is too greedy and wants a SG with shooting and athleticism. Maybe he'll end up with neither.
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I don't know. That's why I said we may end up with nothing. It looks more and more like Larry's future with us depends on one of the following things happening:
1. Rylan Jones is a stud from the start.
2. Both Gach makes a sophomore leap for the ages.
3. A transfer guard comes to save the day.
One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have.
--Albert Einstein
The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice.
--Richard Dawkins
Be kind to all, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
--Philo
On a serious note, adding Daniels should be a big help even if he can't recruit directly.
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One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have.
--Albert Einstein
The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice.
--Richard Dawkins
Be kind to all, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
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