He is better than Keita. Bigger, more mobile and more polished, has a 3.
Miro Little for Smith is not a bad trade either.
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I think you are right on Keta. I donāt think we have anyone who can replicate what Smith gave us and I doubt we have anyone on the roster who can give us what BC has given us. Having said that, the staff has some players to work with and he can hopefully find a couple more.
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I was referring to Littleās upside and remaining eligibility.
Given the ātradeā was forced, not a bad, certainly a defensible deal. Smith came to us this time last season looking just like Little.
Whether we could keep Little if he blossoms is a whole other question.
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Yep and Deivon didnāt exactly look like a world beater coming inā¦ respectable but not great stats, and his game showed flashes but a lot of inconsistency. Not sure if it was him, or the coaching or both - but needless to say he really blossomed.
Littleās upside looks great and he has a high ceiling. If he can take the same turn as Deivon, watch out.
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Iām late in checking into our new transfers.
Miro is 6-4, has a good looking 3, played for the Finnish national team. Heās spent time in NY where his dad is from, zero issue with English. Deivon was such an explosive athlete and 165 lbs, so itās not reasonable to make a comparison that way, but Miro definitely has upside with his size and a nice looking 3, looks like a solid athlete.
Ezra looks light years beyond where Keba developed. Double & triple moves, 3 game - both beyond the arc + āand-1ā varieties - aggressive with the ball, a multi-dimensional player.
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Comparisons before Utah:
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This was probably already posted, but if you want to feel better about what Little brings, hereās a long highlight reel from Europe:
Baylor Freshman PG Miro Little Has a Mature Game! FIBA World Cup Highlights w/ Finland (youtube.com)
The level of competition goes way up here, of course, but just from a skills standpoint, heās really pretty good.
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So what youāre essentially saying is, āA Little brings a lot.ā
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What Iām saying Is that a month ago it appeared all was lost. And Craig Smith has rebuilt a respectable nucleus that gives genuine ground for hope.
When things are fluid and rapidly changing, pivots for the worse and better can happen with dizzying speed.
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Mike Sharavjamts committed. Looks like another really solid addition.
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He looks to be another really good get for Smith.
That said, 3rd school in 3 years ā guess thatās becoming the norm these days.
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The days of seeing raw players develop their talents over several years and turn into seasoned veterans and be honored as graduating 4 year seniors at the last home game of the season are long gone.
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36.9% from 3-point range last seasonā¦ that will help. Hell, that number is practically on par with our team free throw percentage 
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Maybe
Maybe not. The system has to eliminate this free for all or it wonāt last. I understand that settlement will help. The programs will pay, enabling contracts, and there may be a cap. But Title IX looms large.
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Maybe itās structured as a profit sharing arrangement to get around Title IX.
The rationale or argument: The settlement provides for a profit sharing arrangement with the athletes. If the athletes help generate the profits, and have a contractual right to a share of them, their share of the profits belongs to them and itās outside of Title IX. The money doesnāt come from the universities. Itās like a joint venture.
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Hypothetical.
Suppose, after the dust settles, that Utah athletics lands in a space other than the P2, for lack of a better name. And, suppose that this space within which we land supports student athletes who are not at a playing level which attracts NIL or other accoutrements of like ilk. Further, suppose that these student athletes, while competing, improve and grow during their tenure in the program.
But the trick here is that we invest time and effort developing a player initially overlooked by other programs, they blossom into a star, then before their senior (or perhaps junior) year, another school comes in with a huge pile of NIL $$$$$$ trying to get them to leave.
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