I think his main question marks are his handles and his foot speed. You could see the dribbling issues anytime he tried to lead the fast break. There would inevitably be a really high dribble where he almost lost the ball, followed by the opposing coach screaming for a carry. In our halfcourt offense he was never able to have the speed to blow by his man, even when guarded by a bigger PF.
Why?
Right. I’ve rarely if ever looked at nba draft boards bc I don’t care for nba much, but maybe people look at drafts based on college guys they know, and possibly overlook foreign guys to fill draft spots. It’s not that hard to imagine 30 + guys with more current skills or even more importantly- visualized POTENTIAL- if you think of the kids coming out of Kentucky dook UConn Houston etc - plus really good guys on teams that didn’t even make the tourney. Again I think scouts can easily list 30 guys worldwide with their name in the draft with better current or potential all around nba skill fit than HI. And HI is one of my favorites on this heels team for what he brings and how he plays.
If I were Ingram I would go pro. He's coming off by far his most efficient season and it was efficient enough that some NBA teams will think he 3PT shot this season will translate to the NBA. I'm a little bearish on Ingram as a pro since he cannot dribble but he does enough things well where I think he'll make it. Not sure he'll stick around though. He isn't an explosive athlete, not overly twitchy or sudden either. And before anyone assumes his 3PT shot will translate to the NBA... Draymond Green shot 37% and 39% from 3 as a JR/SR, then became a career 31.8% 3PT shooter in the NBA with four seasons below 30%. IMO, Ingram has some regression potential from 3 next year at UNC. He only shot 31.5% from 3 in conference play, so more risk coming back IMO.
Personally don't think it's a gigantic loss depending on who we bring in. We needed to upgrade the bench and find some scoring from there. Might not be the time nor place to say that, but being gonest.
Mitchell isn't a post player. He is good at using his athleticism to get garbage buckets.
UConn's coach just got done saying he completely stopped worrying about defense and focused exclusively on offense to start this season. Of course it's easy to do that with Clingan in the paint.
Jamie Jaquez with worse handles.
I always thought this was Roy’s best teams. You weren’t going to out score him. Get some athletic stops at times and run everyone out of the gym. I miss those days, and all that talent.
Jackson and Powell are top 10 recruits. Cadeau was a top 10 recruit in 2024 before he reclassed. If we were to hypothetically add Aaron Bradshaw, he was ranked in the top 5 of the 2023 class. We could hypothetically see a team with Roy-esque talent next year.
And I guess that’s part of my point too. They need to stay a few years, which ain’t happening anymore.
Cadeau will be a 2nd year college player. Same with Bradshaw. I'd expect Powell to be a multi-year player. Jackson is the only one I'd feel comfortable predicting as a one and done.
Truth be told it’s time for RJ to move on…We ain’t beating the elite teams with 2 6 foot guards…It’s not going to happen…
I disagree. Being 6ft didn’t make RJ go 0-9… the backcourt was fine all year till that one off game
That’s what the Portal is for…Johnell Davis is someone Coach Davis should be reaching out to…6’4 SG FAU…The NCAA Title runs thru UCONN right now and I just don’t believe you can beat them with 2 guards that are 6ft…Have to get bigger at the 2 spot for sure…
RJ Davis would be the frontrunner for National Player of the Year if he returned since Edey and Knecht are gone. But you want to run him off for a guy who played poorly in his team's 1st round loss to Northwestern? Dude had 9 turnovers and shot 37% in a first round loss to fricking Northwestern.
Well if that’s the case and we are judging players on 1 game…RJ was 0-9 from 3 against Bama…Nobody wants to run RJ off..I just don’t believe you can win the Title with small guards…UNC has never won a Title with 2 guys 6 ft in the backcourt…
I agree. RJ isn't the kind of player who is going to carry you through multiple games against top teams. He could be a great piece but his numbers would likely be lower next year if the team is better overall, and his minutes at PG are killers against good teams.
That’s why out of all the guys that can come back I want Ingram back…Kid is a dog and a leader for this team…
Geez for the 200th time if Washington has to be a starter for this team next year, we are middle of the road fighting for our lives just to make the tournament.
Fanatics have very short memories. But, they're also the best coaches and gm's that just need a team or athletic director to hire them.
Total straw man argument. Do you think he’ll be much better next year?
See what @imajericho said above. I don’t know how anyone puts it more succinctly or definitively right.
