Phil Johnson- We have to upgrade...
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Our guard play is what makes the offense look so stagnant. College game is all about the guard play and that's UTEP's glaring weakness. Floyd can't miss on PG this year or expect the same results next year
I expect at least 2 new signings to go along with the 4 already.
I might be wrong, but we had a scholarship to give. We lose 3 seniors. Lew Stallworth is gone. That's 5 available. Plus, I can see Hooper Vint leaving as a grad student. That's 6. Hopefully Winn, Touchet, and Flaggert return. But if Johnson is saying we need to upgrade our guards, what does that say about Touchet?
Paul Thomas is a legit 4 star player. Great rebounder, defender, long. The other 3 are 2 star guys that I am not sure about. Lee Moore gets to the line alot, good but not great perimeter shooter. 29 three pointers in 33 games. Romine is rated as a low major prospect that needs to improve his strength. McSwiggan is a huge unknown because his film is against a low level of competition.
I might be wrong, but we had a scholarship to give. We lose 3 seniors. Lew Stallworth is gone. That's 5 available. Plus, I can see Hooper Vint leaving as a grad student. That's 6. Hopefully Winn, Touchet, and Flaggert return. But if Johnson is saying we need to upgrade our guards, what does that say about Touchet?
Paul Thomas is a legit 4 star player. Great rebounder, defender, long. The other 3 are 2 star guys that I am not sure about. Lee Moore gets to the line alot, good but not great perimeter shooter. 29 three pointers in 33 games. Romine is rated as a low major prospect that needs to improve his strength. McSwiggan is a huge unknown because his film is against a low level of competition.
UTEP hasn't had a true PG since Jacques Streeter, and he graduated three years ago. While Streeter wasn't much of an scoring threat, he was a good distributor. That type of PG would have made a world of difference on this year's team. It amazes me the coaching staff hasn't clued into the fact how important a floor general truly is to the overall team's success. I know it was a huge blow losing Hamilton, whom I think CTF envisioned being that floor leader, but even that was two seasons ago. I hope and pray finding that PG is priority one.
You are right he probably had hamilton penciled in there, but don't forget we also lost Moore last year who was a pretty good pg in my opinion!
With him this year it would've been a lot different I think....but woulda coulda shoulda
With him this year it would've been a lot different I think....but woulda coulda shoulda
