Don't fool yourself just b/c AJB had injuries and didn't always seem to put it all together. You saw it when AJC went down. He could go for 25 any night he decided he wanted to. That's a massive loss.
Simply not true. His best scoring games this year were 22 (twice) and 20 (twice). So, either he wasn't capable of scoring 25 in a game or he simply never "decided he wanted to."
I think he meant he had the *ability to turn it on at will, he just didn't do it as frequently as we wanted - be it injuries, playing power forward or what have you.
He could get buckets.
However, like others have said - it's the easiest position to replace. It will be painful replacing your potential #1, but we've already added some pieces and Elliott seems ready to take a step-up. And on that note, he will not have to play the 4 man, which will be incredibly beneficial for our wings and guards.
I'm not excited about it - but I'm not as upset as I would've been had we not recruited 37 guards, Elliott's PT as a freshman, Pav's break out, and bringing in legit 4-5 men to actually play 4 and 5.
Lets not forget with AJB and Elmore out, we've got some open spots, who knows what else might land in our laps guard wise.
As far as losing your #1 guard usually goes, I don't feel the sky is falling - at all.
Last Edited: 4/13/2025 9:01:42 PM by M.D.W.S.T