Quote from Bruce after the game. Look, it’s not all on Bruce that Aden was supposed to be a shooter and is struggling right now but small guards and poor shooting has been a theme for a bit now. And some of it is elite guards are in high demand and we simply won’t get them most of the time bc they will go to Kansas or Duke. But I hope Brice does change it up some and either recruit bigger guards from high school or target some shooters in the portal. The caveat is that they have to be willing to play defense and some won’t come bc of that either. But smaller guards that don’t shoot well has been a limiting factor. Elite guard play is a premium and it’s not easy. And it’s not like we have been bad and it hasn’t worked with small guards. But it took an elite shooter and PG that played with Bruce for 3 or 4 years and a hot team in 2019. But it has limited us during big games and the tournament. Especially when we had Jabari and Kessler.
If Bruce wants to continue to recruit the smaller guards then I will support it bc it’s taken AU basketball to a level we haven’t been to before but I think it’s fair to say it is a limiting factor more times than not when it matters the most.
If Bruce wants to continue to recruit the smaller guards then I will support it bc it’s taken AU basketball to a level we haven’t been to before but I think it’s fair to say it is a limiting factor more times than not when it matters the most.
