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2025 Transfer Portal, part 2

Dillon77 said:
Ah, thanks.
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Wouldn't be surprised if this is the next mini trend - players who have to wait for exams and grades before they can officially become grad transfers. The desirable spots may be slim, however if they are looking to get a specific grad degree somewhere and want a head start, then basketball could be secondary. Who knows, maybe I'm just reading into it.
 
BRS24 said:
Wouldn't be surprised if this is the next mini trend - players who have to wait for exams and grades before they can officially become grad transfers. The desirable spots may be slim, however if they are looking to get a specific grad degree somewhere and want a head start, then basketball could be secondary. Who knows, maybe I'm just reading into it.
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I'm biased, but Duke is a desirable spot. Five open slots available. We can offer a quality education, great weather, great uniforms and proximity to Cookout and it's Double Burgers, corn dog and chili cheese fries with a side of Chocolate Peanut Butter Walnut Milkshake at 3:30 am. Did I mention five spots available?
 
triaddukefan said:
I'm biased, but Duke is a desirable spot. Five open slots available. We can offer a quality education, great weather, great uniforms and proximity to Cookout and it's Double Burgers, corn dog and chili cheese fries with a side of Chocolate Peanut Butter Walnut Milkshake at 3:30 am. Did I mention five spots available?
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I cannot imagine the many different “messages” your stomach and abdomen send you after consuming this drink, especially that early in the morning.
 
triaddukefan said:
I'm biased, but Duke is a desirable spot. Five open slots available. We can offer a quality education, great weather, great uniforms and proximity to Cookout and it's Double Burgers, corn dog and chili cheese fries with a side of Chocolate Peanut Butter Walnut Milkshake at 3:30 am. Did I mention five spots available?
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Cheerwine float for the side.

The milkshake is for dessert.
 
@YoDore You feeling any better now?

FormerCTrez said:
I cannot imagine the many different “messages” your stomach and abdomen send you after consuming this drink, especially that early in the morning.
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1) I have never had a milkshake at 3:3O am, just pointing out that you could if you wanted to. 2:15 am is my cut off time for milkshakes :rolleyes:

2) History has shown that my stomach is lined with Kevlar. I have the stories to prove it. ;)
visitingcock said:
Cheerwine float for the side.

The milkshake is for dessert.
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No Cheerwine after 9pm, unless you work at night or are a night owl.
 
triaddukefan said:
I'm biased, but Duke is a desirable spot. Five open slots available. We can offer a quality education, great weather, great uniforms and proximity to Cookout and it's Double Burgers, corn dog and chili cheese fries with a side of Chocolate Peanut Butter Walnut Milkshake at 3:30 am. Did I mention five spots available?
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If I were a domer, I would crib your endorsement text and amend it just a wee little bit:

I'm biased, but Notre Dame is a desirable spot. Ten or twelve open spots available. We can offer a quality education, crappy weather, garish uniforms and proximity to … Hannah Hidalgo. Did I mention a dozen spots available?

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And… we have an Indiana Icon as our mascot.

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Sifaka said:
If I were a domer, I would crib your endorsement text and amend it just a wee little bit:

I'm biased, but Notre Dame is a desirable spot. Ten or twelve open spots available. We can offer a quality education, crappy weather, garish uniforms and proximity to … Hannah Hidalgo. Did I mention a dozen spots available?

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And… we have an Indiana Icon as our mascot.

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Totally offsides. This wasn't necessary.
 
triaddukefan said:
@YoDore You feeling any better now?
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Recovering nicely. I spent last evening learning about Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda and practicing how to pronounce her name. I got the first name down pat. The last name has the melodic ring of a beloved Disney character, but my southern tongue still gets a bit twisted trying to say it. I'll get there.

Did I read correctly that Duke has 10 players right now? Shea went a season with only eight a couple years ago, and, of course, they started dropping like flies. I remember one game when she started with only six and was down to five by the end. Most of the time it worked out OK, though.
 
YoDore said:
Recovering nicely. I spent last evening learning about Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda and practicing how to pronounce her name. I got the first name down pat. The last name has the melodic ring of a beloved Disney character, but my southern tongue still gets a bit twisted trying to say it. I'll get there.

Did I read correctly that Duke has 10 players right now? Shea went a season with only eight a couple years ago, and, of course, they started dropping like flies. I remember one game when she started with only six and was down to five by the end. Most of the time it worked out OK, though.
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My iPhone already auto-corrects to the right spelling of her name, lol.

This is a wonderful pickup for Shea and a perfect partner for Pierre. Next year looks very promising for Vandy.

And by the way, Vic would refer to her as ‘Jak’ in press conferences.
 
Bone Dog said:
And by the way, Vic would refer to her as ‘Jak’ in press conferences.
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Yeah, I watched and listened to some vids on her last night. It's almost inevitable to wind up with a nickname in sports. I did hear she prefers the full name most of the time because it was given to her by a tribal leader from her mother's home country, the Congo, and it has meaning to her. The first name is actually easy...pronounced jack-el-enga. Still, I'm sure she knows there is no disrespect meant when it is shortened.

I agree she is an important pickup for Shea. She fills a need after the loss of Leilani Kapinus, Jane Nwaba and Jordyn Oliver, not to mention guard Iyana Moore. She'll play a lot.
 
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YoDore said:
Yeah, I watched and listened to some vids on her last night. It's almost inevitable to wind up with a nickname in sports. I did hear she prefers the full name most of the time because it was given to her by a tribal leader from her mother's home country, the Congo, and it has meaning to her. The first name is actually easy...pronounced jack-el-enga. Still, I'm sure she knows there is no disrespect meant when it is shortened.

I agree she is an important pickup for Shea. She fills a need after the loss of Leilani Kapinus, Jane Nwaba and Jordyn Oliver, not to mention guard Iyana Moore. She'll play a lot.
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And Vandy will fit her very well. As you say, she’ll get a lot of playing time. And her skill set will suit Shea’s style of play. She’s a quick, mobile big kid who can put the ball on the floor and drive the lane.

In a way I’m disappointed for Texas, who got a great pair of freshmen a couple years ago in her and Amina Muhammad and now have lost both of them.
 
YoDore said:
Recovering nicely. I spent last evening learning about Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda and practicing how to pronounce her name. I got the first name down pat. The last name has the melodic ring of a beloved Disney character, but my southern tongue still gets a bit twisted trying to say it. I'll get there.

Did I read correctly that Duke has 10 players right now? Shea went a season with only eight a couple years ago, and, of course, they started dropping like flies. I remember one game when she started with only six and was down to five by the end. Most of the time it worked out OK, though.
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Duke made it to the sweet 16 with 10 in the 2023-2024 season. You definitely need good luck with the injury bug with that number….but Lawson has done it before.
 
CAbballfan2 said:
Duke made it to the sweet 16 with 10 in the 2023-2024 season. You definitely need good luck with the injury bug with that number….but Lawson has done it before.
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Or do you just need a phenomenal performance team?
 
Duke isn’t the only team in the triangle with just 10 - Wes Moore’s Wolfpack now officially are up to 10 with the signing of Samuels. A huge addition for the mere fact the Pack can now run 5 on 5 scrimmages in practice!

In all seriousness it seems like a solid pick up and came out of left field with no buzz about it whatsoever. State had publicly been linked to maybe 6 or 7 others who all came for visits before choosing other schools.

Based off info ive found online and the scouting reports on BY, I’d expect Samuels to find a role pretty early. State is in dire need of help at the 3 and 4. I’d anticipate her to compete with rising Sophomore Devyn Quigley for starting minutes at the 3. Hopefully brings floor spacing, athleticism and ideally rebounding and defense too, but we’ll see.

State needs to add another piece at the 4 IMO, a physical rebounding defensive minded type.
 



Fills our quota of a at least one California native on the roster. :cool:

Now she can enjoy BBQ sandwiches, chili cheese fries and peanut butter fudge cheesecake milkshakes at 2:30am.... Bet you can't get that in Malibu.
 
Back awhile WBBTakeover said :

Overpaying for players is not "making a big splash". Miami and UVA are bottom half of the ACC teams for a reason (poor coaching, first and foremost)--the players they bought don't move the needle (aren't demonstrably better than the talent they lost, if they are better). Most people here can't name Miami's major acquisitions--because they're not coming from major programs (SMU, UF, and Quinnipiac are not major programs).

Sorry I've been out of commission for a bit so I'm playing catch up. Some things I'd like to point out:

1)There's no evidence to my knowledge that any of these players were "bought".

2)The coaching at Miami wasn't great - I felt they should have won another 5 or 6 games last season which would have made them about a 20-win team and put them on the bubble. Having said that, Z. Spearman, K. Oldacre, Lattimore all hit the portal along with several experienced valuable guards. Additionally, very few coaches have done "great" their first year coaching a P4/P5 program coming from a smaller conference.

3) I'm sure many on here could name several of Miami's acquisitions without any trouble. Stating UF and SMU are not major programs is not a strong argument. I'm sure the people on here could cite many of examples of great players who played for mediocre programs. That's the good side of the portal as it gives those players a chance to showcase their talents at a better program. I'm not saying Miami is a "great" program at the moment but certainly better than those two who accounted for two of their wins last season.
More to the point if a player is a starter on a P4/P5 conference team and plays against other starters at the same level and performs better than most I would consider them a good/better player even if their team is not so good. Isn't that what happened with UCONN picking up Serah Williams from a lousy Wisconsin team through the portal? I might agree with that argument regarding their guard/wing transfers since although they were very good players for their respective teams they are from smaller conferences and don't have much experience going against top tier P4/P5 guards.

4) The Miami coach has learned a lot from season one coaching at the P4/P5 level. That's why she went out and signed 4 Top-100 ranked players in the 2025 class. It's also why she didn't make the same mistake from last year of getting transfers from top flight programs (Michigan and Notre Dame) who weren't starters. Her portal pickups this year were nearly all starters for their previous school and her post player duo is possibly the best post tandem they've ever had.
 
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