I think this is all showing that guys that come from lower level programs might put up numbers on teams on a lower level with limited talent, but at this level they are just guys - Nutall, Wright, Odigie, Njie, even Michael Williams last year. They flash at times, but while they were stars at a lower level, they are just pieces of the puzzle here. Our transfers need to come from bigger programs not smaller.
Odigie is not good defensively. His positioning is awful, and we give up a ton of offensive rebounds when he plays a lot.
I get that we were in a bad situation with no Phelps (he clearly shouldn't have played against Houston), but the switch to go big was a mistake. Smith-Nutall-Williamson-Hylton-Odigie, there is nobody to score on offense. The offense had stepped forward because we had Smith and 0 at PG with two wing players attacking, Williamson at the 4 and the Hylton and Odigie splitting time at the 5. The 2 and 3 guards moving off of the ball is what generated the openings to shoot against Tulsa. Today, the team was really static. Just stick in 5 for Phelps and keep the same formation/rotation.
Anyway, with Nutall and Phelps and Williamson, we have three players that when they have significant athletic advantages, they can score and we will look fiine. When they go against players that have length that prevents them from getting to the basket, we just don't have enough shooters.