Leave if he wants to:
Kyle Kuzma- should go to the NBA if he can get drafted in the first round. If he slips to the second round he should stay.
My guess is he will stay. This draft is stacked. If he goes next year he will be a top 20 draft pick. He will secure a larger guaranteed contract by going.
Larry needs to keep these players:
Devon Daniels- Was by far the best freshman other than Jakob that Larry has recruited.
I think he will stay. Larry still played him down the stretch of this season. Needs to work his way into a lock down defender. I think he could do it.
Sedrick Barefield- Improved a lot during the season. Also needs to improve his defense(a shocking trend about almost all his young players). Has a lot of talent just needs to be coached to work in this game.
He also should stay. He should start next year.
Jayce Johnson- One of the best coaching jobs of Larry this year. He improved from agame one to now immensely. His defense is better than Collettes and could start over Collette if he improves
I see him returning barring some crazy revelation.
Gabe Bealer- Another player who finally showed his potential two years after Larry recruited him. He is the poster boy for someone who could have transferred last year but stayed and worked through his faults and turned into one of our better defenders.
If the NCAA grants the extra year of eligibility he will be back.
David Collette- I have issues with Dave Collette. His defense is terrible. He can’t block a shot to save his life and doesn’t have a lot of grit. I also thought he was the worst officiated player I’ve ever seen in a Ute uniform. He’s gotten hit more times than any Ute player and consistently doesn’t get foul calls. He also is one of the best back to the basket players I’ve ever seen at the college level. He has all the moves there to be successful. Honestly I want to see him take Jayce under his wing and show him all those moves.
He is as close to a sure thing to return next season.
We would be fine if they transfer:
Jo Jo Zamora- The reason he leaves is because him and Barefield play the same position and have similar skillsets and Barefield as a sophomore is more polished than he was.
I think he stays and is a 6th man his senior season but he could leave.
Parker Van Dyke- His athleticism is not at a Pac 12 level. He can shoot with the best of them though. If Larry could land another top JC recruit I wouldn’t be surprised to see Parker transfer out.
Should Transfer
Jakub Jokl- He has potential to be a good player but needs to transfer to a JC for a year before he can be good. He needs playing time and someone at that level would be able to get him that but he isn’t going to get it at Utah unless he changes his game drastically.
Tyler Rawson-He is an MWC level player at best. He is not a Pac 12 player at all. He should get buried in the lineup next year with the incoming freshmen. I just don’t see him working out at this level. Larry shouldn’t have played him as much as he did this season.
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