JJ Mandaquit has committed to AZ for the 2026/27 season.
According to Evan Miya, JJ Mandaquit's offensive rating would have been #9 on Arizona's most recent roster between Evan Nelson and Sidi Gueye.
He's a distributor, not a scorer.
Quote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on April 13, 2026, 02:23:23 PMHe's a distributor, not a scorer.
Evan Miya's Bayesian Performance Rating (BPR) model for offensive rating in college basketball does include assists and turn over ratio, not just scoring numbers.
Quote from: Cactus🌵Cat on April 13, 2026, 03:48:10 PMQuote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on April 13, 2026, 02:23:23 PMHe's a distributor, not a scorer.
Evan Miya's Bayesian Performance Rating (BPR) model for offensive rating in college basketball does include assists and turn over ratio, not just scoring numbers.
I don't understand anything you
just said, but I'll take your word for it.
Quote from: Cactus🌵Cat on April 13, 2026, 02:17:45 PMJJ Mandaquit has committed to AZ for the 2026/27 season.
According to Evan Miya, JJ Mandaquit's offensive rating would have been #9 on Arizona's most recent roster between Evan Nelson and Sidi Gueye.
Quote from: Cactus🌵Cat on April 13, 2026, 02:17:45 PMJJ Mandaquit has committed to AZ for the 2026/27 season.
According to Evan Miya, JJ Mandaquit's offensive rating would have been #9 on Arizona's most recent roster between Evan Nelson and Sidi Gueye.
Tommy really capitalized on the U19 Team.
This is a very underrated Commit.
We have needed a real PG for a long time. Not a full Combo Guard.
Bradley did his Job and earned his flowers.
The New Era is here.
If people follow my general commentary, they would probably not expect me to be this accepting of JJ (and Dixon too).
But I do think Tommy is getting "his type of guys".
The only question is can he keep them?
Bradley stayed... that was critical.
We need these guys to stay.
Having two PGs with different abilities adds to our overall ability to adjust to the situations we will find ourselves in. I would say we may have PG 1a and PG 1b rather than a bench guy. Then we also have Holt who can also handle the ball if needed. CTL is a brilliant coach.
Nothing against jj, but I was hoping for an elite starting pg. My preference was zoom there, i like dixon but liked him better as a 6 man.
Quote from: Jdmarti on April 15, 2026, 08:59:18 AMNothing against jj, but I was hoping for an elite starting pg. My preference was zoom there, i like dixon but liked him better as a 6 man.
TJ was no 5 star transfer, but one hell of a PG here.
Quote from: Jdmarti on April 15, 2026, 08:59:18 AMNothing against jj, but I was hoping for an elite starting pg. My preference was zoom there, i like dixon but liked him better as a 6 man.
I believe some of the top tier free agents might not be so willing to "fit in" to the scheme of the program because of the status/pricetag they come in with.
I would rather Lloyd go for fit over quality.
Dixon/Mandaquit will be more impactful than whomever you deemed the top free agent PG to be.
#BearDown
You may be right mvpreed2
After having jaden Bradley here for 3 years, I wish we had found a really good replacement, I just fill there will be drop off at pg. Next year
I hope i am wrong, I will say it seemed dixon made unc was better with dixon starting.
We will miss jadan Bradley ability to get to the basket, freethrow line.
It is not surprising to me how many are seemingly underwhelmed by JJ The Man when they are all so far up Noah Fifita's mediocre ass. I believe JJ will be good for Arizona. I think he will be loyal to Lloyd too.
Be very happy that Tommy is doing his best to assemble as many of his U19 Avengers as he can. If Daniel Jacobsen was in the Portal I bet he would be landing him too. That's not the only Avenger left either.
We will see what happens.
I am sure the whole starting "7" will test the draft waters at minimum, but maybe only 2 outright declare.
Again, if I am Koa Peat, I am not declaring. My family is wealthy. I am already rich enough to retire, I can come back to Arizona for 3-5 Million with the Boosters paying for any Injuries/Career Ender policies up to ~35-50 Million which would represent basically a #1 Overall Pick Contract + Extra hot sauce so that there is absolutely nothing to fear in returning.
As opposed to being drafted 25th by the Nuggets and getting buried behind Jokic and Zeke Nnaji for 1.8 million a year which is pathetic money when NIL is present.
Quote from: Jdmarti on April 15, 2026, 08:14:46 PMYou may be right mvpreed2
After having jaden Bradley here for 3 years, I wish we had found a really good replacement, I just fill there will be drop off at pg. Next year
I hope i am wrong, I will say it seemed dixon made unc was better with dixon starting.
We will miss jadan Bradley ability to get to the basket, freethrow line.
I get your point, and it is logical.
I will encourage you to think of it as a 2/1 replacement.
Dixon is going to be the height/shooter that we lost in Dell'Orso, but I believe he will play PG.
Mandaquit is going to be the true PG to distribute and create open looks the way some of us wished Bradley did more.
I believe the shot diet for the PG spot will go down, but the assists will go up, and the open looks for the 2-4 will go
WAY up!
#BearDown