Murphy's tweets are like CNS's PCs; he's always saying something meaningful.
That's not how Preston Murphy works with how he tweets out information. He's not gonna say no to players like that. He always use GIF or meme or quick clips to send messages to the Bama fans. The message tend to lend toward of where they're not adding anymore players ... That's how I looked at it.
It could also mean we already know who else we are adding and we aren't on the market looking anymore. Just waiting for the ink to dry so to speak. Who knows though really...
Or it could just be talking about being done in the portal, and we're looking at some europros. Unless Philon shocks everyone and withdraws from draft, I just don't see us being able to go without adding another guard. I've been wrong before, but I hesitate to read it as we're done when we only have 1 scholarship guard.
This sounds more probable to me. If we all see a need for another guard, I'm sure the staff knows it too.
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Samuels is a 6”6 wing with a 6’10 wingspan I don’t think he is a guard. He might be able to handle the ball some but he also isn’t the quickest guys as he slightly stocky build. I don’t think you want him trying to defend the real quick guards in the SEC. Every year under Oates we have had at least 5 actual guards on the roster that saw lot of minutes.
I tend to agree about Samuels. And unless they're expanding Murphy's role, I can't see how going this route doesn't put us in a bind in some way. I clearly think these roster moves imply we're getting away from frequently "playing small" going forward.
I can see where y'all coming from with this, but I think everyone probably gonna need to step outside the box for a minute. If you get a chance, go check out Duke's roster. Nobody is below 6"4" and they have a guard who's 6"8" who plays guard.
If they don't add a ball handler then I bet we get pressed a whole bunch next season.
I don't see people focusing on that. I see people asking questions about the need for an additional ball handler. They may say PG, but generally their implication has been someone to handle the ball.
For me, it's not about who can handle the ball bringing it up the court in most situations, but who can do it against tough pressure. Trelly, for instance, could bring the ball up court in a lot of situations last year but we didn't want him doing it against traps. Every year, Oats has featured a primary ball handler in our offense. Generally, the same guy can stand outside the arc with the clock winding down who can slash to the basket without the ball being taken away from him or pull up for a 3.
