Slow that roll a little bit, what I said about Withers was not aimed at your comment, it was aimed at the many OTHERS that have tried to suggest he could be a 3, he simply is not. I don't even want him spelling the 3 for brief stints, fine to have to switch off on 3s in play, better than say Nance switching off to guard a 3 but still kid is a 4 all the way. I see him a bit like Hicks with a jump shot, if that helps frame what I am saying. Ingram is to me the perfect fit because he has the size and weight to play the 4 but his position is at the 3 AND he is a big time defender to boot!I never said Withers was a three -- in fact I specifically said he was best suited to the four. I said he can spell the three: e.g., if we get Ingram / Cleveland I think they start at the four, but can slide down to the three when Withers checks in. Hence Withers can sub in for our 3-4-5 spots.
I disagree that Hubert intends to start Withers. That may be the backup plan but we are recruiting Ingram and Cleveland, who are also best suited to the 4 (neither is a great shooter nor perimeter defender). If we miss on our targets, then yes Withers starts. I'll be pretty concerned in that scenario though.
Yes according to TOS. Working on setting up a visit. I think it's Ingram as the top 4 starter target with Cleveland as the backup plan -- we likely won't take both. Withers is the starter if we miss on everybody, but it's unlikely. There are more options being considered beyond those two as well.
Was it you or someone else that was concerned about Cleveland being a wing at 6'4"? Who ever it was needs to realize the kid is 6'7" and 200lbs, pretty darn good size for a wing. I will disagree with you when you say Ingram and Cleveland are being looked at as 4s, they aren't, they are 3s, being recruited to cover the 3 spot, not the 2 and not the 4. Ingram could play the 4 in a pinch because he has that 6'8" has 235lbs frame (he seems to me to play like a guy that may be 6'7-8" but seems to play shorter, I would really like to know what his reach is but strikes me as no more than average for his height, could be less), Cleveland just is not a 4, not that we would need him to be, just saying he isn't a 4 (I would see him more as a 2 than a 4).
As far as Withers not being a starter, gonna have to agree to disagree on that one, I very clearly see him as our starting 4 at this point and as I said, only guy that can change my thoughts on that is Jalen, from what I see today. I see Withers as Hicks with a much better jump shot out past the 3pt line, would you not love a guy like that?
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