Acquisition board · who should we get?
Sorting by talent gives you a national ranking. Sorting by program fit gives you a different board, because it is read against Baylor MBB's system, roster needs and what this staff values.
| Player | Source | Talent | Program fit | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Boyd Combo Guard · 6'3" · Mid-major, 31 starts | portal | 88 · High-major | 94 · Built for us | Better for us than his ranking |
Isaiah Crane Big · 6'10" · Prep — national recruit | recruit | 85 · High-major | 90 · Fits | Better for us than his ranking |
Devon Hale Wing · 6'7" · High-major reserve, 9.2 MPG | portal | 91 · Top of the board | 86 · Fits | Ranked above his fit |
Andre Whitmore Guard · 6'1" · Portal — high-major starter | portal | 92 · Top of the board | 74 · Fits with work | Ranked above his fit |
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Highest talent grade on our board. Fit is real but narrower than it looks.
Not the highest-rated guard available. The best guard available for us.
Hale grades as the stronger player overall — bigger, more athletic, already switching 1-4 at high-major speed. Boyd projects as the better acquisition for this roster and this system. Your offense asks every guard to make a second read on a reversal and to attack a switch off two feet; Boyd has done that at volume, Hale has not done it at all. Your open role is 20-24% usage with connective passing, which matches Boyd's production and conflicts with Hale's stated expectation of on-ball reps.
Three inches, three years of eligibility, and the best individual defender on the board. If your priority shifts to a switch-everything defensive identity, Hale's fit rises sharply.
A guard who fills the #1 roster gap immediately and whose decision profile does not degrade against ball pressure — the specific failure mode that cost you four late-clock possessions per game.
Hale has no completed interview, no reference checks and 43 corner-three attempts. His 86 is built on a thinner evidence base than Boyd's 94 and could move either direction.
- ?Hale: coachability and communication preferences — no structured interview completed.
- ?Hale: passing under live pressure — insufficient film at meaningful usage.
- ?Boyd: how his AST:TO holds against high-major length, not just mid-major pressure.
- ?Both: analytics and film disagree on Hale's closeout discipline — film is more favorable than the numbers.
In production these gaps are what a player could resolve by completing a structured interview, scenario assessment or reference list
Player intelligence profile
Player-submitted profileMarcus Boyd
Not the highest-rated guard available. The best guard available for us.
Boyd's decision-making under ball pressure, defensive versatility and switch-attacking profile line up unusually well with a five-out system that reverses the ball twice and hunts mismatches. Two higher-rated guards on the board score better on raw talent and worse on every dimension our staff actually plays through.
0.98 PPP as the switch attacker — our most-run late-clock action.
Guarded positions 1-3 on 38% of possessions; we switch 1-4.
Produced at 22% usage; our open role sits at 20-24%.
Decision guard is our #1 gap with Whitfield out of eligibility.
Catch-and-shoot 3P rose 28% → 37% in two years; our priority-skill model fits.
Scenario interview: read the second defender correctly in 9 of 11 clips.
Two former coaches independently described same-possession correction response.
Rejects the screen, attacks the top shoulder of the switched big, finishes left.
Swings, relocates, re-attacks — exactly the rule set we teach.
Holds position on a post-up, walls up, no foul.
Scenario assessment (voluntary, player-submitted): correctly identified the help defender and second rotation in 9 of 11 film scenarios; missed both baseline-drift reads.
Turnover rate does not rise against pressure — 12.1% pressured vs. 12.6% unpressured.
Structured interview: describes correction as 'the fastest way to play more.' Two prior coaches referenced immediate in-game adjustment.
Vocal in the huddle, not a captain. Sets the defensive call in transition.
Self-reported 5 a.m. lift block; shot-chart progression supports it.
Prefers direct, blunt correction. Responds poorly to indirect coaching.
Wants a defined on-ball role with a stated shot floor, not a promised scoring average.
Play in a league where the ball moves; graduate with a business degree.
Illustrative — these assessments are not validated instruments
- !Has never played above mid-major pace and physicality
- !Free-throw rate is low for an on-ball creator (.21 FTr)
- !Competing offer from a program that will start him immediately
Switch-attacking value largely disappears in a non-switching, slow scheme.
Ball-movement decision profile is underused; not a shot creator at volume.
- Points / 40: 18.4
- AST : TO: 2.6
- Switch attack PPP: 0.98
- Catch & shoot 3P: 37.1%
- Def. FG% at rim allowed: 44%
- Minutes / game: 33.1