i like Bobby Miles’ comment – “They could have got through it, but hey, they made their choice to go on with life. ”

i’m guessing, Gib will need to temper the “you could play right away” part of ‘first-year’ recruiting — ALL the New Guys coming in will be a year behind in system … and system counts for a lot;

i was impressed that Gib allowed Salter onto the court right after returning from injury (similar with Dominic Brumfield) because he knows that speeds their overall growth as players ( i guess it also raises some of their own expectations; and Salter couldn’t even tell he was only hurting the team, both on the court (so far) then more so, by leaving)…

MV7,

The plans right now for Miah are for a similar situation next year. He will be devoted to the football team again during its season, then switch over to basketball when the season is over. And yes, Miah realizes he’s possibly in line for a starting job at slot.

Playing Time is something you EARN … there is UNLIMITED PRACTICE Time which allows you to get good enough to Earn Your Coaches’ and Teammates’ respect … all due respect and gentlemanship aside, when Salter chose to try to put on dribbling exhibitions instead of looking for his teammates giving up two turnovers in the process during his debut, he was already starting to show HIS colors; Basketball IS The Ultimate TEAM Sport … Talent Counts, Skills Count, but Team-Work (Defense, Passing, Unselfishness…) Wins … and he never got to even practice enough to learn some of Gib’s Best Lessons to take with him …

Just my opinion, but i think it’s sad that between sitting out, (maybe) learning a new system, etc. it’s likely to be A LOT longer before Salter (or Jordan) get much more PT… where they ‘coulda been’ potential starters with an injury or two or a senior (Hiram) graduating AND knowing the system well enough to Earn That PT…….

ON The Other Hand (it’s still early and our other Freshmen seem to be doing well), this WAS part of why the previous coaching regime limited freshman recruits — we won’t really see the homesickness effects until after the current crop comes back the second time (when they go home they’re reminded of what they’re missing — girlfriends, family, driving, etc.)

DOES Any one have an update on how our other two departee’s are doing?
[That’s Dwain Williams and Jeremy Lay…]