Big East lands 6 of top 100 recruits for next year

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Re: Big East lands 6 of top 100 recruits for next year

Postby chicagojayfan » Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:20 am

R Jay wrote:
Westbrook#36 wrote:So does Mac red shirt Patton next year or just sit him on the deep bench and play him 3 minutes a game? :)

Hey now. Believe me when I say that Creighton fans are both perplexed and upset by Mac's decision to not redshirt Leon and to then not play him for serious minutes.
As for Patton, he weighs only around 190-200 pounds, really light for a 6'11 center. He's probably going to have to put on at least 30 pounds to matchup to Big East centers. That doesn't mean he's going to redshirt next year, though. He runs the floor well, blocks and alters a ton of shots, and is a good screener and passer. His jump shot is still a work in progress. I think it could go either way next year. Also, keep in mind that Zach Hanson and Geoff Groselle should return next year at the 5 (though Geoff graduated and is going to start working on his MBA, so there's no guarantee he will return).


Good points. The interesting thing for Patton is that his development in the past year has been pretty astounding and he gained a good bit of weight and strength just between the end of his junior year and the beginning of the AAU season, so it's possible that he'll be substantially bigger and stronger by the time he starts the summer next year. As you note, he has some skills that he can bring to the floor even now, though, and most teams don't have 2 or 3 big bruisers at center, so playing him against a lot of teams off the bench might be feasible. It depends on how healthy Groselle is and on how much he and Hanson develop. If they are capable of playing 40 minutes combined at a high level and Patton is still skinny, it might make sense to give him the redshirt season and put him on the program Hegner was to add 25 lbs and retool his jumper.
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