-Simons blossomed into one of the top 10 prep prospects in the country and committed to Louisville. But after the school became a target of the FBI's probe into college basketball corruption, Simons backed off his pledge and decided to turn professional instead.
The "One and Done...Done?" thread ended 3 days ago. I was going to reawaken it, but I see that it got distracted into politics. So we need a new debate about keeping a year of college mandatory. I'm in favor of it. A high school draftee needs to be big for his position, or else he'll be a long-term project. When we drafted Telfair, I was shocked because he was the smallest high schooler I'd ever seen drafted. Simons is 6-3 (slightly smaller than average for a PG, a shrimp for a SG) and weighed 181 (a diminutive Tom Thumb at either guard position) when last measured.
I don't see Ed Davis, Pat Connaughton or Bazz coming back...those positions will be filled...we'll field a different rotation next season...probably see a lot more Meyers and Pappa G next season off the bench
It’s more likely we use the TPE than signing someone with the MLE. The latter is the players choice
One can only hope that PA opems the pocket book up and buys a few half way decent second round picks to make up for this
all I said was it would be different next season...not better...and I should add that playing Meyers early he'd have a tiny window before the mid season trade dealine to build some trade value...Papa G is out there to use his fouls when Nurk or Zach are in foul trouble