(01-18-2021 07:44 PM)anti-zip Wrote: (01-16-2021 09:17 PM)cleveland Wrote: (01-16-2021 08:51 PM)GoKsuFlashes! Wrote: nice win! :)
the team looked really good - clicking on all cylinders 
ohio U announcer Russ Eisenstein said we had great energy & gelled - i agree!
this team is talented. they play hard & they play with intensity. we have size. we have great court awareness. we are a great offensive rebounding team. we have players who can knock-down the 3.
re. RAMS game .. packers o-line was the difference. rodgers had all day. not having a healthy aaron donald hurt the rams. packers defense stepped-it up when they had to.
back to the flashes: tough stretch of games coming-up. playing teams tied or ahead of them in the standings. akron OT win today vs toledo: wow!
question: schedule says we play at akron on sat, feb 6th. we already played at akron. soooo we play them twice away this year, interesting. 
that player we got from Duquesne (transfer) wow! seems to be super awesome pt guard, but we already have a super awesome pt guard. hmmm
a good sports week for sure:
2 ksu men's basketball wins 
joel is out
Guessing that Akron game will either be switched to Kent, or replaced w/another team -- probably the first.
As for the 2 PG ... looks like the perfect pickup. A proven starter who seems like a mini Porrini at both ends of the court. W/his injury issues (knees) I don't see why the two can't co-exist at the position, shy of ego problems. Santiago has been a pure blessing this season and Kent would be struggling bigtime without him ... but ... find me one other DI team in the country with a starting PG that doesn't average double figures ... particularly on a winning team.
This is a 21-22 problem, - if it's a problem at all - not one for now.
One comment on the 2 PG thing...under Sendy we've run 2 PG lineups a ton. Avery and Zabo, Avery and Williams are the two combos that immediately come to mind. It makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Your backup PG is the second guy you trust running the offense, so he's probably worth having in your top 5 in minutes and thus spends a lot of time on the court with your lead pg.
I'm not thinking "will we be able to play two pgs together next year?". I'm thinking can we play 3? Because right now we are very much a 2 PG team. Santiago and Jacobs are 2nd and 4th on the team in minutes, they're tied for the team lead in assists with 35, and have nearly identical turnovers (18 and 19). If both of those two, Nuga, and Carry all stick around for next year we're going to have a logjam of playmaking guards... Which is certainly not a bad thing. Of course, I believe anyone can transfer and be immediately eligible, so nothing is a sure thing.
Then there's Sullinger too.
Here's the deal ... Santiago and Carry have different strengths while Nuga and Jacobs have different strengths. With the majority of college teams playing 3-guard lineups for extended periods I don't think there will be much problem getting all four 25-min a game. Of those 4 Santiago and Jacobs seems to bend more toward being specialists; Santiago as easily the best 3-point shooter in the bunch and Jacobs as a defensive stopper, although Carry is supposed to be strong on that end as well. Santiago and Carry are strong assist guys as well. Nuga is a strong rebounder. Lots of variety in that bunch
As for Sullinger, indeed all the freshmen, in a perfect world they would all redshirt although that is easier said than done. However, Sullinger should definitely see advantage to it and the 6-10 kid as well, especially if Kent brings in a juco big to replace KB. Rollins, the 6-6 wing, is a big unknown to me who may be able to push for minutes especially if he can score, but may also be better served with a redshirt if he's not getting at least 8-10 minutes a game.
Like most teams, with the extra year of eligibility Kent should be deep and experienced next season if the bulk of their seniors (DP, Nuga, Beck) return and there are no more transfers.
Also ... anybody else noticing 6-4 Hernandez is solidly in the rotation as a redshirt freshman. He hasn't made much of an offensive impact, yet, but clearly Kent coaches have no issues with him on the court. Put him in that backcourt/wing mix as well for next season. Lots to think about for sure ...
Finally ... in the purest sense, Kent has had only one team that I've seen over the last 20 years with two - true - point guards. Huffman and Mitchell. Kent may have had a lot of guys (Booman, Zabo, Brewer, Rod Sherman, others) who could give you solid minutes at the point but 2 TRUE point guards ???? Mitchell and Huffman are it.
