(11-26-2019 12:23 PM)anti-zip Wrote: I agree Pippen is likely gone. I thought the OSU coach talking to him for a while in the handshake line was interesting. Verbal offer? Lol.
I also agree with enjoy him while he's here. I want what's best for him and his chances of a career after college. So whatever decision he makes I hope whoever coaches him next year properly manages his knees.
Frankly, I think Kent has done pretty well by its big guys over the years and would think a player like Pippen would see the value in staying put over departing.
That said ... this is a different era and ego seems to have more of an influence over the mind.
I think if coaches can show Pippen he will have the kind of inside help next season he had with De La Rosa, he could really blossom.
He's starting to take the ball to the basket from the perimeter, which really should add to his arsenal for next season. If Pippen could embrace a jhook inside, that would complete the package.
Of course, the big boys will tell him all of that as well to get him on campus, but without the guarantee he has built in at KSU.
The biggest thing is Kent getting a few more bigs on campus, ready to play --- with Pippen or without. While I see the value in both Bennett and Bainbridge, they are both a looooong way from being productive top tier starters in the MAC.