Jeff Robinson - PF (COMMIT)

[ballyhoohoo]

3.5 points a game in high school? Sounds like a redshirt candidate.

A good comparison might be Matt Cassell, good enough, wrong place at the wrong time = your ass on the bench

[Mrs. Garrett]

Mack also made it clear that he wasn't using the available scholarships if the right player wasn't out there.

[Muskie]

Don't be frightened by his work in High school. Lawrence North is absolutely loaded with talent.

[GoMuskies]

Lawrence North is absolutely loaded with talent.

Are they better than Xavier?

[Muskie]

Here is a list of people who have played at his position at Lawrence North while Jeff has been there.

Dominique Ferguson,
Stephan Van Treese,
Ryan Taylor,
Michael Chandler
Justin Martin (note Martin was also playing the 3).

[Xman95]

Are they better than Xavier?

We're not looking for this kid to come in and start. He's a big, athletic PF that might be able to give us back-up minutes behind McLean. If Mack and Co. feel they can develop his game to the point he can contribute, he won't redshirt. And, honestly, I don't think they would have brought him in if they didn't think he could contribute this year. If he couldn't come in and help the team, they probably would have just held the scholarship.

[bobbiemcgee]

Yeah, but everyone was pointing to that as a major weakness. You don't fix the problem, just to redshirt the guy and have the problem again. Kind of like Reds fans wanting to trade a SP, now that there is finally some depth and stability in the rotation, you don't just trade a guy away and get back to where you started.

you mean like the D Brown redshirt?

[AviatorX]

you mean like the D Brown redshirt?

Except that if I remember correctly, expectations weren't as high for that team, and there were more than a few flaws. I think most would agree that the only glaring weakness for the 2009-2010 team is a backup PF/post player, throwing Robinson in the mix should shore up that weakness.

[bobbiemcgee]

Yeah, I like getting another guy who can pound the glass, hopefully. His Dad, being a former Indiana All-Star, should help get him motivated after the lousy senior academic yr.

[Masterofreality]

This is a type of kid, hopefully, that has been Xavier's forte over the years- if,IF he has the right mindset of hard-work ethic to get better. I'm thinking Jason Love, A-Train Williams, Brian Grant, David West stuff.

The question is the work ethic. If he comes in with the right work attitude, put him on the roster now. If he doesn't, red-shirt and see how he reacts.