Without seeing both Tyson and Lanier beyond clips really hard to tell who is a better shot creator. I'll concede Lanier may be a better 1x1 player as he is a better athlete based on clips but will that turn into a quality shot? He was efficient last year to be sure and had a massive increase in production. Tyson is a fluid athlete and he can put the ball on the deck, pull up mid-range and isn't afraid to go to the rim. Extremely efficient as well for two years in a row. If teams play guards on him he can rise above them or post them up. They go big, he can drive. I think he has 3 level skills and is versatile. Lanier shot a much higher % of his shots from behind the 3 pt line than Tyson. 57% to 47%, so Tyson isn't exclusively a perimeter shooter which seems to be the perception about him, nor is Lanier a guy who attacks the rim all the time. At 6'7 and a decent lift on his jumper, and pretty quick release Tyson probably will have an easier time getting his shot off from the perimeter in the SEC in my opinion. Lanier (6'4) has a quick release but it is VERY low and kinda worries me a bit. Granted he had a handful of good games against high majors last year, so I may be overly concerned. Lanier was primary scorer at North Florida by far and I wonder how ball dominant he was. Does he need to ball in his hands to be at his best? The more often he has the ball in his hands means the less often it is in Zeigler's hands. I don't think that is an issue with Tyson. Tyson actually shot fewer shots per game than either Dia and Gillespie as they shared the scoring load. If he was primary scorer at Belmont he would have averaged over 20 per game easily, in a better conference. Can't dismiss Tyson would have 2 years left of eligibility as well and I think he has a big upside.Fair, but Mashack is more than capable starting @ the 3 while ZZ & Lanier run the primary guard positions... Lanier is a proven shot creator and can help Zeigler the way Vescovi had done... Tyson can't provide us what Lanier can. And Gainey coming off the bench to relieve ZZ & Lanier. I could see that working out... I honestly hope we get Lanier personally he is much more of an overall go-to guy who fills Vescovis absence...
And we all know Mashack can run positions 2-4 while Dubar gets 3-4 run while Cam Carr can play 2-3 but also potential help at the 4 with his 7'1" wingspan if he gets in on small ball lineups...... We are looking at a position-less team. I see far too many downplaying Boswell's potential at finding pt - I just go back to ZZ committing & my first thought was "redshirt." And we know Bishop can play D so we never know what can happen there....
If we can get 6'10" Igor + 6'4" Chaz Lanier & obviously tomorrows BM of 6'11" Felix Okpara - I don't care who else we get... That's a loaded squad...
If we get Tyson and Not Lanier - we have less ball-handlers and shot creators ...imo ...
therefore Igor - Okpara + Lanier my 3 wants without a doubt
He wouldn't play the 4 as much at UT. Why would Barnes sign Dubar (combo forward who probably leans more as a 4 than a 3), and be so aggressive trying to sign Milicic who is more of a 4 than a 5? That's alot of 4's, who will get minutes not even counting Phillips. Barnes wants Tyson as a 3 primarily in my opinion. Plus, we lost a ton of offense production last year that needs to be replaced. Tyson can definitely score at an efficient rate which he has proven over 2 years and he still has alot of upside.
