Is Joey Delarosa any good? Who cares if Felix gets another year ? Not trying to be mean, he didn't play last year because he isn't good enough? Hopefully he took advantage And got credits. I have nothing against him. 2 guards need to be able to dribble and score .
Remember how much better paris horne got after his freshmen year? In no way was he a good shooter or ball handler as a freshmen but he could defend and compete athletically with anyone. He came back the next year and averaged over 14 points. Well felix gets an extra year and has some of the same characteristics as paris, not to mention was a better high school player, and you dont care weather of not he has two or three years left? It could be a HUGE difference.
This is idea of just replacing everyone who doesn't start off playing, and playing often right away is a Norm Roberts practice. It failed for him because you have no continuity, and no experience. It would be great to add players with the idea in mind that they'll stay 4 years. Sampson had other ideas. But for the majority, it makes sense to create a system where by year 3, if you're not a star, at least you can be a solid role player, and in some cases, that's better than a star.
Felix played, what 10 minutes last year? Give the kid a break. It seems to me that the plan was to redshirt him, and then something happened along the way, and that plan changed. He deserves to play college ball for 3 more years. One thing we do know about him: He needs work on his 3 point shooting. He needs to work on his handle, big time. Some things he does well: He can hit a mid range jumper, he hits free throws and on defense, he hustles, and doesn't back off when a bigger or stronger player is battling for position. That's something we could a hand in, seeing how we were one of the softest teams in the league last year.
Joey Delarosa hasn't shown anything at the D1 level that should any of us to believe that he'll help us now that he'll be playing at a more competitive level.