He absolutely does not look like he belongs in the Big East, that is he problem. This has nothing to do with Mullin’s firing. Earlington was a huge reach as was Roberts, but at least Roberts is a bit taller and an excellent athlete. Earlington’s got limited athleticism, not a shooter and not big enough to be a banger down low. He’s got no real position. I’m all for the kid if he can show something but I don’t expect it. I’ve heard he’s a very hard worker so we shall see. I’d love him to prove me wrong. Maybe he will turn into Sean Evans. I would never chase him off the team. I just don’t know where he belongs on the roster at this point. He can help with CMA using a lot of depth though.
I respectfully disagree. In the minutes I saw Earlington he looked physically able to play inside and he showed me skills that I didn’t know he had. It was a big mistake on Mullin’s part to not coach him up to play inside.
The point is, we should all want him, Roberts and Williams back because we need to develop kids into better players in order to have a program.
I could give a shit that freshman stink. That should be something we expect and accept. As far as I’m concerned none of us are able to predict what a player will become after one freshman season, and any kid who leaves (without exception) hurts the program.