Plenty of walk ons become valuable role players at top programs.
Define plenty.
My name is not Google. Wanna look it up? Have at it.
So if you make an absurd statement that "plenty" - a word meaning among other things "a large quantity" - of walkons have made an impact at "top programs" I have to use google to discover whether your absurd statement is not false, otherwise it's true. That's quite stupid, even for someone who routinely leaves a trail of stupid rogue waves in his wake.
For non stupids, the burden of proof for an assertion is on the person making the assertion. The burden is not on the person who disbelieves the assertion to prove the absurd statement is false. Prove your statement true, else it is false.
I can think of one walk on who's made a significant impact at St John's: Andre Stanley. SJU is allegedly a top program. Anecdotal evidence suggests you're talking out your ass. Therefore you are.
Duke, Louisville, Creighton and Providence have all recently had walk ons that eventually became contributors. It's a way for a coach to one, prove that he can developtalent, and it's a way to reward hard work, should there be any. Happy now?
I'd be interested to hear who those 4 players are
Tyler Clement from Creighton. Maye from NC. Barlow from Butler. There are others. Tim Henderson is the guy I'm thinking of from Louisville. Cameron Mills from Kentucky.
The point isn't that the team is screwed w out Holifield's 10 points this season. This team in year 3 has two players with 2 years of Big East experience. Who is the leader? Is there even one guy? Who sets the example in practice? Alivegovic? Come on guys, watch how I throw it directly to the other team's point guard. That's your senior.
I'll give you Alex Barlow, but you're desperately reaching with Tyler Clement, Tim Henderson, and even Cameron Mills. Clement and Henderson didn't much of anything, other than a game here or there, during their collegiate days. Cameron Mills played two decades ago.
Luke Maye isn't your ordinary walk-on. He's a unique case. He was a top 150 player coming out of high school. He really wanted to play for UNC, as he probably had the grades (an assumption) to get into UNC, so he decided to walk-on. You're not gonna see many cases where a top 150 ball player decides to walk-on to a school.
I liked Holifield, but think you're overall reaching here with this one. If Holifield gave us something as a senior, then fine. But, if we were actually counting on him to give us something, then shame on us and our coaching staff.