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NIL is ex-UConn controlled but also not tied to literally any other school's NIL so to each their own. I would think like most NIL collectives ours should be allowed to pay whomever plays for us so ink sponsor deals with them.
 
PNolanFan said:
Honestly, Pitino is definitely one of the top 10 coaches in the history of the sport, in my rankings i would have him top 5 and probably the greatest current coach in the whole sport. If I am some kid and he says come to saint johns and i will make you be better, i dont have enough playing time for you now but will do everything i can to get you to be the best player possible. Thats not a bad selling point
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boog204 said:
That and play for one of the best coaches ever and play half of your home games at MSG. As long as Pitino is there, they have a lot to sell.
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Yes, but I believe that the question was posed because we (boneyard collectively) do not appear to be able to offer playing time and therefore are on the outside looking in for players such as these two while St John's should be in a similar situation, yet appear to still be after these players.

I personally believe that part of it is that I could see Danny Hurley telling a recruit something similar to what PNolanfan proposed while I think Pitino would give the recruit reason to believe playing time would be a bit easier to achieve than it really would be.

I'm curious what the answer would be Nahiem Alleyne was asked if the opportunities he received at St John's were what Pitino led him to believe when convincing him to transfer there.
 
RuffRuff said:
What is the current policy on NIL with international players?
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Doesn't sound like it's as restrictive as it was before.

The money boom in college basketball is behind all of this. Some college teams can pay up to 10 times what European clubs offer. In the early days, international products like Goldin (and Purdue's Zach Edey) had to finagle ways to legally earn money off Name, Image and Likeness. Having the correct visa was vital and often hard to get.

With pay-for-play here to stay, the top talents from the international scene are flocking to the United States to cash in and follow the blueprint set by Jakucionis, Ivisic, Goldin and BYU's Egor Demin.

www.cbssports.com

Make way for the Euro Invasion: Why more international stars are choosing college basketball over the pros

Who is coming? Who is good? Why is this happening? Inside the international invasion coming to college basketball
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I think we know that Pitino would say anything truthful or not to get who or what he wants. He would tell his players even not to shake hands postgame. Anything to work up an edge he’s a scumbag. . Hurley is not like that but every bit the coach.
 


Well there goes another big guy. Not sure how good he is as he played for Samford this last year and they do list him as a forward and not a center but seems to have the size to play it. Maybe they see a Samson Johnson type of potential as he is a good shot blocker and Alley-oop guy.

 
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3rdbass said:
Well there goes our Sophmore. Interesting played for Standford and good size at 6'9".
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Samford, a Southern Conference private school in Alabama. Not “Standford”, nor ex-Pac 12 Stanford in Palo Alto.

Olayinka, Samford bio indicates he previously played 1 year each at a CC, Utah Tech, and Samford.
 
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Not sure I understand this one unless it’s just an athletic body to push people around in practice and get them used to physicality

Single digit minutes every game since mid Feb. Not sure if benched, or just couldn’t stay on the floor. Averaged 2.7 fouls in 10 minutes per game (1 foul every 4 minutes). For reference, Samson was every 6.6 minutes. Tarris was every 7.4 minutes

Vs high majors this year: 2 minutes and no stats against MSU, 7 minutes with 2 points/3 fouls against Arizona.
 
REB1094 said:
Not sure I understand this one unless it’s just an athletic body to push people around in practice and get them used to physicality

Single digit minutes every game since mid Feb. Not sure if benched, or just couldn’t stay on the floor. Averaged 2.7 fouls in 10 minutes per game (1 foul every 4 minutes). For reference, Samson was every 6.6 minutes. Tarris was every 7.4 minutes

Vs high majors this year: 2 minutes and no stats against MSU, 7 minutes with 2 points/3 fouls against Arizona.
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He’d be coming for the Singare role. End of the bench and if forced into action by injury or foul trouble, hope he can provide 5 fouls of competent defense. This role is not going to a big name transfer.
 
REB1094 said:
Not sure I understand this one unless it’s just an athletic body to push people around in practice and get them used to physicality

Single digit minutes every game since mid Feb. Not sure if benched, or just couldn’t stay on the floor. Averaged 2.7 fouls in 10 minutes per game (1 foul every 4 minutes). For reference, Samson was every 6.6 minutes. Tarris was every 7.4 minutes

Vs high majors this year: 2 minutes and no stats against MSU, 7 minutes with 2 points/3 fouls against Arizona.
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What exactly were you expecting? No established big is going to come here to play an uber emergency role. I’m certain our staff has told all of these late additions that we are set 1-10 and are looking for practice depth. We’re replacing Singare, not trying to get someone to be a major contributor. And even then, I’d expect us to go small with AK at the 5 before going to the 3rd center. For all of the “Singare is a secret weapon” idiocy, he literally played 87 minutes in two years.
 
REB1094 said:
Not sure I understand this one unless it’s just an athletic body to push people around in practice and get them used to physicality

Single digit minutes every game since mid Feb. Not sure if benched, or just couldn’t stay on the floor. Averaged 2.7 fouls in 10 minutes per game (1 foul every 4 minutes). For reference, Samson was every 6.6 minutes. Tarris was every 7.4 minutes

Vs high majors this year: 2 minutes and no stats against MSU, 7 minutes with 2 points/3 fouls against Arizona.
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Idk why people act like either you sign an end of bench guy at samford or you sign a big name transfer. Our 3rd string pg and pf at least started at their low major schools. I’d assume we could aim higher than this. Before I get attacked this isn’t a shot at the coaching staff.
 
boog204 said:
What exactly were you expecting? No established big is going to come here to play an uber emergency role. I’m certain our staff has told all of these late additions that we are set 1-10 and are looking for practice depth. We’re replacing Singare, not trying to get someone to be a major contributor. And even then, I’d expect us to go small with AK at the 5 before going to the 3rd center. For all of the “Singare is a secret weapon” idiocy, he literally played 87 minutes in two years.
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Ideal would be to land a big with some raw upside that can be developed. You can’t teach big. It’s the one position you might be able to sneak some undeveloped talent into.
 
RuffRuff said:
Ideal would be to land a big with some raw upside that can be developed. You can’t teach big. It’s the one position you might be able to sneak some undeveloped talent into.
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I’m not disagreeing. That would be ideal. But it’s getting old with these last two additions and now this visit where people are seemingly complaining we’re not bringing in top talent. It makes no sense for a player and Moore literally said we’d be bringing guys pretty much so we can hold a full scrimmage.
 
boog204 said:
I’m not disagreeing. That would be ideal. But it’s getting old with these last two additions and now this visit where people are seemingly complaining we’re not bringing in top talent. It makes no sense for a player and Moore literally said we’d be bringing guys pretty much so we can hold a full scrimmage.
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I listened to Moore's interview a while ago. I don't think his points were that we were only bringing in practice players. They were just not going to bring in high NIL players that would be perceived as over recruitment of the current assumed starters and regular rotation players. It obviously didn't preclude players that could earn some playing time though the competition will be fierce for that.

As for adding a big, he did say they were looking more for a developmental one. I'm hoping that's the case but one that's developed enough to give us five or so minutes if needed when our bigs are in foul trouble, or could play a backup role if one of them is side lined due to injury.

The two positions that are most problematic when you don't have enough depth are the 1 and 5. There's always a need to have guards who can handle fierce pressure and bigs who can hold their own defending the paint and rebounding.

The one problem I see with adding a developmental big, is they're likely to transfer after year one or two if they're not getting much or any playing time, knowing they're probably going to be recruited over. I think the trends are going to be, or are already here, where developmental bigs are moving around the first two to three seasons at mid-major programs or lower end high majors, before latching on to solid minutes at some high major program.

There's good and bad with the NIL era. Not sure what changes will reduce the bad. It's our new reality.
 
DogMania said:
I listened to Moore's interview a while ago. I don't think his points were that we were only bringing in practice players. They were just not going to bring in high NIL players that would be perceived as over recruitment of the current assumed starters and regular rotation players. It obviously didn't preclude players that could earn some playing time though the competition will be fierce for that.

As for adding a big, he did say they were looking more for a developmental one. I'm hoping that's the case but one that's developed enough to give us five or so minutes if needed when our bigs are in foul trouble, or could play a backup role if one of them is side lined due to injury.

The two positions that are most problematic when you don't have enough depth are the 1 and 5. There's always a need to have guards who can handle fierce pressure and bigs who can hold their own defending the paint and rebounding.

The one problem I see with adding a developmental big, is they're likely to transfer after year one or two if they're not getting much or any playing time, knowing they're probably going to be recruited over. I think the trends are going to be, or are already here, where developmental bigs are moving around the first two to three seasons at mid-major programs or lower end high majors, before latching on to solid minutes at some high major program.

There's good and bad with the NIL era. Not sure what changes will reduce the bad. It's our new reality.
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Part of our reputation is as a place where a developmental big with upside can work on their game for a year or two against the best and then hit the portal. Win-win - the player gets better and we get a low cost practice/break glass player who is not a complete stiff. It's one facet of Hurley's overall team-building strategy and up to the staff to find the guys with the necessary athleticism and upside to maximize the tactic. And if we happen to uncover a gem that can play for us, so much the better.
 
Horatio said:
Solid and he’s a sophomore. Athletic.
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After Olayinka played in 3 seasons (post-worst of Covid years), 1 each with a CC, Utah Tech, and Samford, he’s likely to be at least a junior. ESPN stats/ bio indicate he played in 31 games with Utah Tech, and 32 with Samford.
 
Horatio said:
Almost June and people still want 4-5 star third stringers. Beautiful.
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Koroma is a versatile forward who played pretty well against high major competition. Millender made 50 threes on 43.5%. Jacob Ross is obvious because of Jayden. We didn't get Zeigler but he's a tough scrappy guard (6 RPG at 6'4). In our worst case scenario/break glass in case of emergency situations, these make sense as solid 3rd string options

Olayinka averaged a foul every 4 minutes in the SoCon (10 MPG). It doesn't really matter because it's 3rd string and like someone mentioned above, Alex would flex to the 5 before this roster spot made it in the game. But this one doesn't really feel the same as the other practice guys/3rd stringers we got

But I'll trust the staff on this one. A big body is a big body at the end of the day
 
REB1094 said:
Koroma is a versatile forward who played pretty well against high major competition. Millender made 50 threes on 43.5%. Jacob Ross is obvious because of Jayden. We didn't get Zeigler but he's a tough scrappy guard (6 RPG at 6'4). In our worst case scenario/break glass in case of emergency situations, these make sense as solid 3rd string options

Olayinka averaged a foul every 4 minutes in the SoCon (10 MPG). It doesn't really matter because it's 3rd string and like someone mentioned above, Alex would flex to the 5 before this roster spot made it in the game. But this one doesn't really feel the same as the other practice guys/3rd stringers we got

But I'll trust the staff on this one. A big body is a big body at the end of the day
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This dude would be a Youssouf replacement. Skinny but very athletic and would have 2 years of eligibility. He’d be our 14th man. It’s obvious the coaching staffing doesn’t want to deal with dudes sulking at the end of the bench and is only bringing in guys who understand the assignment.
 
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