Watching the game I see EW does a lot of standing around the 3 point line still.

ElDuque wrote:

God bless Eric! Happy to see him do so well. Happy for Brandon Wade at Michigan, too.

Great! Let's just accept what we are, a AAA team for the big colleges. Awesome!
 

Last edited by Tejas_Duke (3/29/2021 12:43 pm)

Williams was not impressive; looked lost on offense; still very limited to taking shots that are set up by teammates.  Eric can’t get his own shot.  He scored 2 points in 29 minutes; did get 6 rebounds; but clearly is not someone the coach wants shooting the ball.  I saw him calling for the ball often; but rarely getting it.  I can’t imagine he is happy; even with all the Nike perks from playing for “The Main Office” team of Nike Corporate!  He is a bit player; with tight restrictions on shooting.  Bottom line; he could leave Oregon after the season and not be missed. 
Think of his transfer as someone on “TheOffice” from Scranton getting transferred to Corporate in NYC and getting lost in the shuffle!  Little fish in a big pond! 
I reflect on Norm Nixon; a guy who did play in the NBA commenting that playing at Duquesne helped to make him a complete player; because he did so many different things to help the team.  If you play at a bigger school you play for powerful coaches they tell you your role on the team; and don’t dare step out of that role.  It is very limiting for a player that has aspirations of playing professionally. 
I think Williams is experiencing that right now.  You get the glory of playing for Corporate Nike; but is it really benefitting him in growing as a player?

Last edited by levon1975 (3/29/2021 10:39 pm)

Got to let these things go at this point. I'm just so impressed that this current coaching staff is reaching out to so many under the radar players who could fill so many voids and needs at this point. The Gunn signing (dude looks like a stud), the Tre Williams signing, the Spears signing. These guys are doing their due diligence. Embrace it at this point and forget the past already.  Get a couple more needs and we are dancing next year. No doubt in my mind. All positive.

CLK wrote:

Ray I agree, but in my opinion the quality of this recruiting class and our ability to move up, rest on the quality of next two recruits (grad transfer PG and F mentioned by Vukovan). We absolutely need players who can put up big scoring numbers (high percentage shooters) who can also drive the ball and dish.

Based on positions we are recruiting at I would not be surprised to see three more recruits.

Good points CLK. Austin Butler from Latrobe who averaged 16 pts 8 plus rebounds at Holy Cross would definitely fill one of those needs. The guy is a warrior.

 

Last edited by Rayrich (3/29/2021 7:56 pm)