Yeah for sure. I feel like the real chance is super low 😂 but he’d be a great fit. Paint has regretted not recruiting him (wasn’t room) back when he was in HS. He’s a dog that is tough as nails and if he’s willing to just do the dirty work and not care about scoring, he’d make a huge impact (all hypothetical since we have no clue if he actually has received a waiver for eligibility).
You have to remember Spike! He came over from Michigan after having a really good tournament when they made the Final Four. He didn't really contribute a whole lot but was a decent piece off the bench.
The same way a football player can play the last 4 games of the season and still redshirt. Which will probably be his case against the NCAA. Why have separate rules. Football players don't have to worry about when they play, just can't play more than 4.
What would the reason be to stay at northwestern?
I think it will need to be something local.... Cookie not cookies... its a feeling .... 3 cookie action is too rich. Collins coached player in a Painter system.... hmmmmmm not bought in on that.
I look at the player and what he's shown on the floor. Dont' care about his system. A hard worker fits in any system. A fiery competitor that's known mostly losing and is arguably "tougher" than anyone we have now. Sign me up. Yeh give me a creator too, but this is a true boiler of a guy that defends, rebounds and plays tough. In some ways he's another Mason type guy. We don't have a surplus of that.
I agree with all of this. He'd be perfect on this team. But, a big but, he's got foot issues. He was shelved because he reinjured his foot. He's a physical guy and foot injuries can be tricky. Let someone else pay to see if he's healed up. As @northsays above, it doesn't look like he got his waiver anyway.
We would get murdered with Braden and Fletch as the only ball handlers. It would be Penn State all over again Groundhog Day over and over again.
Murdered? Whaaa. He was NUs PG and best wing defender. He’d be great at the 3.
I feel like maybe you didn’t watch many NW games this year.
He’s absolutely not staying at Northwestern. He’s done with college ball.
I had one in 2020. I can remember the pounding hearing it like a sub sonar, but in no pain. Doc said when I came to that I didn't bleed much and my mind starting wondering if my heart was going bad. Shared with my daughter when she used to work and she said blood goes everywhere...said it has squirted over the curtain on to her papers and that gave me a perspective. Not in pain, but it slowed me down...
