So true - you'd like to think that the overseas trip they took would have received some news...alas, it was largely ignored. From what I read, Grant Newell seemed like the star - his own coach at the IMG Academy (FL) where he spent a prep year after his time at Whitney Young-Chicago labeled the kid a "project." If he can be a player early, it will be big.
Despite my skepticism for Mark Fox and his offensive scheme, I will absolutely keep an open mind on this roster. Alajiki and Anyanwu got much less run on the international trip, so we'll see...my shares in the "Sam Alajiki Breakout 2022 Star" IPO may be on the decline, unfortunately, but if the Bears are competitive, it's all good.
Fox lit up when he talked about Newell, and did say he had the best summer. I am worried Fox stubbornly sticks to a high-low attack with Lars, and does not try more of a wing-oriented attack-and-kick style with all the length this team has from the wings and guards.
It's entirely possible that Fox just plays the hand he's dealt. That he'd have loved to start running on day one, but just didn't have the players (anyone remember the previous coach, what's-his-name, leaving the cupboard bare)? Maybe, just maybe, these guys are at a level where he can finally open things up.
Agreed - especially now with Askew and Clayton in the mix. Clayton gives them experience, and Askew gives them a quality of player the roster hasn't seen since 2016.
Talk of basketball makes me even more pessimistic about athletics than 5 minutes ago before this crossed my mind.
literally same
Imagine how we’re gonna feel when Mark Fox’s beleaguered Men’s basketball team outperforms Wilcox’s football squad…sigh.
Dark times indeed.
Fox is still dropping that we're in a "rebuild". This is year 4.
Baffling, really. Competent programs are ready to take off in year 4.
We’ll see. No doubt COVID’s to blame.
It's a little weird that these guys have to get up there and have these interviews in their uniforms.
Great article BP!! Nice work.
Thank you Jimmy. There are literally 10's of us who will follow the program this year. 10's of us!
So true - you'd like to think that the overseas trip they took would have received some news...alas, it was largely ignored. From what I read, Grant Newell seemed like the star - his own coach at the IMG Academy (FL) where he spent a prep year after his time at Whitney Young-Chicago labeled the kid a "project." If he can be a player early, it will be big.
Despite my skepticism for Mark Fox and his offensive scheme, I will absolutely keep an open mind on this roster. Alajiki and Anyanwu got much less run on the international trip, so we'll see...my shares in the "Sam Alajiki Breakout 2022 Star" IPO may be on the decline, unfortunately, but if the Bears are competitive, it's all good.
Fox lit up when he talked about Newell, and did say he had the best summer. I am worried Fox stubbornly sticks to a high-low attack with Lars, and does not try more of a wing-oriented attack-and-kick style with all the length this team has from the wings and guards.
It's entirely possible that Fox just plays the hand he's dealt. That he'd have loved to start running on day one, but just didn't have the players (anyone remember the previous coach, what's-his-name, leaving the cupboard bare)? Maybe, just maybe, these guys are at a level where he can finally open things up.
Agreed - especially now with Askew and Clayton in the mix. Clayton gives them experience, and Askew gives them a quality of player the roster hasn't seen since 2016.