I said 3 years ago we should have axed him. That said, this is a problem everywhere right now except for about 5-10 programs. Kids just won’t stay anywhere anymore.
Yes, I completely agree that kids transferring out at high rates is an issue programs are dealing with across the country - it’s not just a UCF problem. When guys like Young, Suggs, Edwards, Freeman, Thioune, etc. announced they were moving on at the conclusion of last season, it wasn’t surprising/concerning whatsoever.
I would guess…
I didn’t forget Tyler Hendricks. That’s why I wrote “a lot of inexperience behind them”. As in, Tyler has never played a minute of college basketball. He redshirted last year.
Yep...the 2 guys who transferred to Memphis (one who played for us the year before and the other who decommitted last year) averaged 8 and 2 points respectively. And Memphis didn't even play in the postseason (they turned down the NIT) so they got no exposure. It was pretty much a wasted year for both. Johnny has a lot of starting positions open this year so let's hope that, with the B12 and its exposure, we'll get some takers who can ball.
Yes, a lot of overreactions last Spring, including myself! J. Walton was not great at Memphis, Horton had a rough year off the bench for Texas, Padegimas played only 7.8 minutes per game at Dayton, and J. Hart was basically a walk-on for Kentucky (played nine TOTAL minutes all season, made one three-point field goal).
definitely! the KEY is a few BIGS that have consistent scoring ability
Sylla's also returning and at 6'11" he's got the length, now he needs to develop the strength (20 lbs of muscle) to play down low. He was satisfied just chuckin' it up this year but he can't do that next year and start. We also have Tyler Hendricks and a couple of other underclassmen potentially coming back. Let's see if any of them realizes that, at their size, the key to winning at this level is the ability to shoot the rock and play D. Maybe one or more of them will get serious and work their butts off to get there. Beyond that we will definitely need more and better bigs.
I could care less that Cincinnati has national championships because of Oscar Robertson over sixty years ago. By that logic, is San Fransisco a powerhouse UCF should feel inferior towards because of Bill Russell?Lot's of the same noobz who continue to put their UCFoot in their mouth prior to the season and actual games being played.
Real UCFans are hoping for continued progression. And ignore these unrealistic ideas being top of the conference where half the teams are in the Top 25, and legencies of deep tournament runs and NCs.
Cincy is 9th all time in NCs. And we UCFinished tied to them. Let those UCFacts sink in.
#UCFacts
Well, here's the initial Transfer Portal activity. 4 UCF players are entering.
I guess Avery and Langford figured they could get more playing time somewhere else. Of the two, Avery has better skills but Langford was the better team player and tougher. Combine the two and you'd have a starter. Individually you don't. Walker leaving is disappointing with all the hand holding that UCF did with him the past few years. If healthy, he'd be a starter here. With these 3 leaving, Johnny's got a lot of work to do.....
Yeah, Langford was confounding to me this past season. You’re talking about a kid who started nearly 60 games and played roughly 30 MPG over three seasons in the ACC (at Boston College). You would think that kind of experience alone would have kept him on the court a lot more often this year..
Now Avery entering the portal hurts UCF a bit here. You can definitely make the argument he should have been playing a little more this past season than he was. Sure, he was very inconsistent from game-to-game, but his minutes/role were inconsistent as well (to be fair).
