Early Season Thoughts

Yeah there were some that have said JUCO kids dont deserve one.

You'd have to go back quite a ways to find one who did.
I'm no fan of jucos but thankfully it seems Lon finally struck juco gold. I'm impressed with Williams so far. Very athletic. Plays under control. Finishes well. Has a smooth outside shot. Hustles. Defends. Rebounds. Seems to be easing right into his role. Fills all the squares. Very pleased so far.
 
You'd have to go back quite a ways to find one who did.
I'm no fan of jucos but thankfully it seems Lon finally struck juco gold. I'm impressed with Williams so far. Very athletic. Plays under control. Finishes well. Has a smooth outside shot. Hustles. Defends. Rebounds. Seems to be easing right into his role. Fills all the squares. Very pleased so far.

We've had a few JUCOs over the past decade who have made "positive contributions" such as Sam Grooms, but to find the last one who came in and became an "impact" player, you have to go back to the 2004 recruiting class. That year, we pulled in both Taj Gray and Terrell Everett, two key members of the last time we won the Big XII (in 2005). After those two, the best JUCO player was probably Michael Neal a couple classes later, but he was more "solid" than anything else.
 
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