Never saw the kid play a minute at Louisville but I would still think he'd play major minutes here given our frontcourt sitch.
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No thanks. 2 years in, he couldn't get more than 5-7 minutes playing time. Just another kid who looked big and athletic but can't play. Dante Taylor II
Wow would we LOVE to have Dante Taylor. Have you seen who we've had at the 5....since he left really
McGhee just basically outplayed him and he was never fully healthy, but Dante Taylor would be best 5 we’ve had since Adams/Zanna. Easily. He wasn’t bad.
Yeah, he ended up being “not as good as a five star” but that doesn’t mean he was bad. He was pretty good when he was on the court, and would have been better if he was able to stay on the court longer.
Yep. He wasnt as good as we hoped but he was a solid ACC Center. Would love to have a guy as good as him again.
He was pretty mediocre, I am not sure what you guys were watching.
He was an outstanding offensive rebounder, a good energy guy and a reasonably efficient scorer on low volume, exactly what you want in a rotational big. He didn't live up to the McD's AA type, but anyone who was plugged into recruiting knew he wasn't going to. The injuries didn't help either. Still a solid player and not someone I understand looking at in a negative light.
Mediocre would be a significant upgrade to our current situation at the 5!
Apparently he's battled health issues (injuries and illness). Have no clue what his upside is, but he's a big body who was coveted. We could use a Dante Taylor for 15 minutes a game. If he can dunk that's a plus.
Louisville basketball player Aidan Igiehon transferring
A former four-star prospect, Aidan Igiehon averaged just 1.4 points and 1.4 rebounds in 18 games as a Cardinal.
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new had a good relationship with him. I would look at him. He has a ton of potential. I mean 6-10 like 245. He has nba body. I would go after him
Mediocre this last decade would be so awesome when we've had
Randall
ANO
Maia
Nix
Uchebo
Brown
Chukwuka
Haughton
Nwankwo
etc
I almost reported this post as being obscene.
That was a really weak AA class for bigs outside of DeMarcus Cousins.
That class is actually somewhat representative of this current Fr class as evidenced by those teams who feed off of the one and dones, either struggled to make the NCAA tourney or didn't make it at all.
Yea which is why I dont know why Kentucky and Duke rely so heavily on 1 and Dones. If I were them, I'd get 2 Top 5/10 kids every year but the rest of my class would be in that 25-50 range.....kids that are going to stay 2, 3, 4 years. Basically I'd try to be a higher-end Villanova.
I’m sure coach k- with all those wins , championships , and gold medals-
Values your advice
I dont know. They missed 2 of the last 8 NCAATs and lost in the 2nd Round in another. This is Kentucky we are talking about. Sure they've made deep runs the other years and as Pitt fans, we'd love to have this success but again, this is Kentucky. They shouldn't be missing the NCAAT entirely 25% of the time.
Yeah but most of those were before he loaded up with 1 and dones. He may have had one or so on the team, but not like now.
If you have the opportunity to take 5 of the top 15 kids in a class - you’re not telling 2 or 3 of them -
You’re great - but you’re too good a player - we want someone worse who will stay longer
I think you have to because that 3rd Year junior who was ranked 52 is a better college basketball player than a 1 and done ranked 11th.
The flaw in your argument is assuming that the #52 guy won't develop enough to make it to the NBA after 1-2 years. Lots of those guys do. That's why you take the best guys you can and not turn down a great player for a really good player that you think you'll get 2 more years out of.
I know. I understand. It just seems to be that many of these kids are obviously not ready, and there are no upper classman of say the Laettner, Hurley, Hill ilk to supplement and support them,
Especially now with this ridiculous reclassification things, look at Will Jeffress. In 3 years he maybe the best Pitt player we have seen over the past 2 decades, but right now he was so young and raw, he had little impact. Alot of these guys just aren't ready and all their FR years are is essentially a place holder until they are eligible for the NBA draft.
Right but if you take enough of them, you'll always have good upperclassmen sprinkled in with 1 and done stars.
If I'm Duke or UK, here is my class every year (assuming 5 player class)
2
8
28
45
56
The first 2 leave early. 2 of the next 3 stay at least 2 years. 1 probably stays all 4.
Let me know when you have any responsibility for recruiting or administrating anything .
you always hire/recruit the most talented people you can - and work on replacing them if they leave .
you don’t hire someone who would just because they may not leave
Do you think Pitt shouldn’t have recruited him- to be a frosh next year ?
I’m guessing no- you get him on campus as soon as you can so you have an extra year of college level training to develop him than high school and aau ball
Not to mentioning getting him signed prior to his possibly blowing up his senior year and losing him to a big time blue blood!
Yeah
This whole discussion is silly -
Because you want the talent you can get -
And there is no way to know if a kid is one and done or 4 year player
Case in point - would dejuan Blair and Justin Champaigie fit into the “3-4 year range based on recruiting rankings right ?
Both will likely be two year players
there is no magic formula
These teams cant continue to build an entire around 4-5 1 and dones. That's too many. 2 is more than enough and then go the higher-end Nova route.
If jay Wright could land the same kids that k and calipari - he absolutely would take them
As usual - you’re detached from reality
No. You read an awful lot into my posts. I am just saying right now he is not ready. And when you get two or three of those guys in a class that you are banking on replacing the one and dones from the year prior, you are going to have problems. I am not saying don't do it, that it is stupid, but I am saying it also poses its own risks and issues and some of the blue bloods are seeing this.
Yep, and he'd be in the same boat with some great teams and some average to below average teams being too heavily reliant on 1 and dones.
Nobody knows who’s ready to contribute or not immediately
The odds are better with those nba ready talents
Recruiting lower kids doesn’t mean they won’t leave .
We have 3 transfers from non - 1 and done and a potential nba departure from a sophomore .
I don't know, it worked for me. My wife is still with me after 36 years. I'm glad I turned down all those supermodels.
Dante Taylor's knees kept him from being the player Pitt thought they were getting, but to say he couldn't play is nonsense.
