Although he may have been sick during the CBI, G Williams is officially in the portal. I assume he had a brutally honest exit interview. I wish him the best.
I would argue that the missing piece the last few years has been a 6’4-6’7 athletic freak that can shoot. I absolutely support the staff trying to identify this player (we might have it with Tyler Thompson or if Nap can improve). Regardless, looking for that player isn’t the problem, we just haven’t had luck finding one that can be consistently productive. Other Big Sky schools have, for example, Saint Thomas, Battle, Coward, Kyman, Steel Venters, Goracke, Saterfield, McLaughlin, Hamoda all fit that mold albeit with different skill sets.There is a huge blind spot in Montana’s game plan that leads them to believe they need a 6’4 195lb starter to be successful.
The staff saw Williams from summer workouts through practices up until the first game and their analysis was he gives them the best chance to win (over guys, namely Vazquez that was beginning his 5th season with the program).
The same thing with Martin, Jr. He comes in from a 2nd division JC program and starts right off the bat. He was a below average BSC player that shot 34.2% from the field his first year. It was worse than that before he was finally removed from the starting lineup.
It’s not a mandatory requirement that you try to match up defensively. Because the other team also needs to match up with you. Martin’s 2 years at Montana he had a significant negative net rating which is another way of saying Montana was almost always outscored by the other team when he was on the court.
The Moody/Whitney/Vasquez perimeter was far more effective than any perimeter combo that included Martin, but yet for some reason he wanted Martin playing a lot of minutes.
They are probably hyper focused on 6’4 195lb players in the portal as we speak.
Your point is well taken. Yes, if you can get those guys you get them. But Martin and Williams aren’t those guys or even close (I would quibble with a couple of names).I would argue that the missing piece the last few years has been a 6’4-6’7 athletic freak that can shoot. I absolutely support the staff trying to identify this player (we might have it with Tyler Thompson or if Nap can improve). Regardless, looking for that player isn’t the problem, we just haven’t had luck finding one that can be consistently productive. Other Big Sky schools have, for example, Saint Thomas, Battle, Coward, Kyman, Steel Venters, Goracke, Saterfield, McLaughlin, Hamoda all fit that mold albeit with different skill sets.
Rollie Worster is listed at 6'4" 204lbs lolThere is a huge blind spot in Montana’s game plan that leads them to believe they need a 6’4 195lb starter to be successful.
The staff saw Williams from summer workouts through practices up until the first game and their analysis was he gives them the best chance to win (over guys, namely Vazquez that was beginning his 5th season with the program).
The same thing with Martin, Jr. He comes in from a 2nd division JC program and starts right off the bat. He was a below average BSC player that shot 34.2% from the field his first year. It was worse than that before he was finally removed from the starting lineup.
It’s not a mandatory requirement that you try to match up defensively. Because the other team also needs to match up with you. Martin’s 2 years at Montana he had a significant negative net rating which is another way of saying Montana was almost always outscored by the other team when he was on the court.
The Moody/Whitney/Vasquez perimeter was far more effective than any perimeter combo that included Martin, but yet for some reason he wanted Martin playing a lot of minutes.
They are probably hyper focused on 6’4 195lb players in the portal as we speak.
Lol. No problem with this. He is an all-BSC caliber talent.Rollie Worster is listed at 6'4" 204lbs lol