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Jalen Gaffney Transferring

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CTFAN4LIFE said:
Disagree - in today's portal world, I think flexibility is more valuable than filling space on the end of the bench.
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While this is true, that flexibility does not carry over into the season. If the options are an empty spot on the bench on November 15 that cannot be filled or a player who at least serves as injury insurance, I'd rather have a player.

I agree at this point he should not be a target and the coaches should target transfers/incoming freshmen. But if the circumstances work out where there's a spot and he's willing to accept a role as the 10th/11th guy on the depth chart, that'd better than having no one.
 
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CL82 said:
Would’ve been happy to have him if he had not decided to go into the portal. You enter the portal, you takes your chances.
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Fair take. Not sure why but I feel bad he’s getting no public interest
 
UofCT said:
Fair take. Not sure why but I feel bad he’s getting no public interest
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The reason a guy enters the portal to me dictates if I’d take them back.

I have a real low interest in bringing back someone who left due to being unhappy with his role, then comes back when he realizes he doesn’t have a role anywhere else.
 
I don’t expect it to happen, but if a guy’s teammates will accept him back, I have no problem with a player exiting the portal and returning.

As for roster construction, I don’t mind an open spot for a mid-year addition. If a team ends up needing production from that 13th spot, it’s likely something has gone rather wrong with the season.
 
NJHoops said:
I don’t expect it to happen, but if a guy’s teammates will accept him back, I have no problem with a player exiting the portal and returning.

As for roster construction, I don’t mind an open spot for a mid-year addition. If a team ends up needing production from that 13th spot, it’s likely something has gone rather wrong with the season.
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agreed. we need 1 more rotation piece (castle?), 2 bench players (diarra/gaff? and?) and 1 open scholly for a midyear reclass RS
 
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NJHoops said:
I don’t expect it to happen, but if a guy’s teammates will accept him back, I have no problem with a player exiting the portal and returning.

As for roster construction, I don’t mind an open spot for a mid-year addition. If a team ends up needing production from that 13th spot, it’s likely something has gone rather wrong with the season.
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Interesting, which sounds like you anticipate the team feeling 12 roster spots initially.
 
Fishy said:
Yeah, that was a tough one.

2011-2012 was not one of JC’s better efforts - he wasn’t healthy, the team had talent, but never really meshed particularly well and for some reason, Roscoe seemed to take the brunt of it. He was much better than Olander, but ended up splitting the position with him.
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True about Jim Calhoun’s health that season and the NCAA related suspensions for Jim Calhoun and Ryan Boatright hurt the usual upward trajectory of a Calhoun team when combined with the health absences.
 
Florida Atlantic was a surprisingly decent team last year in the C-USA, finishing 19-15 with a #129 KP rating.

In terms of fit, I kinda like it. There's not a ton of PT available, especially since they return two 29+ mpg guards, led by incoming junior Alijah Martin (13.9p, 5.3r, 40 3p%) who is a physical 6'2 210 bucket attacker. Frankie Vision did a profile on him a few weeks ago...would like to catch one of his games on TV next season. They also return starting PG Bryan Greenlee, who was originally playing at Minnesota.

One player who is likely leaving if senior guard Michael Forrest, who played 31 mpg last year and averaged 13.2p, 3a. If Gaffney joins FAU, he won't have the pressure to take over that spot, per se, but he will be a valuable member of the backcourt without needing to be "the man".

Considering their solid season last year, their improving recruiting (incoming freshman Brenan Lorient is their top rated recruit ever) and their retention of some of their best players, FAU was on my radar anyways, but adding Gaffney will definitely tune me in to a few of their games.
 
Hey Adrien! said:
Florida Atlantic was a surprisingly decent team last year in the C-USA, finishing 19-15 with a #129 KP rating.

In terms of fit, I kinda like it. There's not a ton of PT available, especially since they return two 29+ mpg guards, led by incoming junior Alijah Martin (13.9p, 5.3r, 40 3p%) who is a physical 6'2 210 bucket attacker. Frankie Vision did a profile on him a few weeks ago...would like to catch one of his games on TV next season. They also return starting PG Bryan Greenlee, who was originally playing at Minnesota.

One player who is likely leaving if senior guard Michael Forrest, who played 31 mpg last year and averaged 13.2p, 3a. If Gaffney joins FAU, he won't have the pressure to take over that spot, per se, but he will be a valuable member of the backcourt without needing to be "the man".

Considering their solid season last year, their improving recruiting (incoming freshman Brenan Lorient is their top rated recruit ever) and their retention of some of their best players, FAU was on my radar anyways, but adding Gaffney will definitely tune me in to a few of their games.
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If I was a 21 year old male college student I’d sign up to go to Boca Raton. Easy decision.
 
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Storrs South said:
Not a commitment (at least not yet) but glad to see he likely will get to continue his college career and finish his degree. Looks like FAU has lots of options already at PG but minimal experience at CG so he should get good run at 2 which better fits his skill set.

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Is that account supposed to be funny? I find it cringeworthy that people think it’s actually called University of UConn lol…
 
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Storrs South said:
Not a commitment (at least not yet) but glad to see he likely will get to continue his college career and finish his degree. Looks like FAU has lots of options already at PG but minimal experience at CG so he should get good run at 2 which better fits his skill set.

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Does anyone know if he graduated? Because, if he didn’t, trading a UConn diploma for Florida Atlantic is a really bad move. He should be past thinking he has a pro career ahead. Some of these kids need better advice.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Does anyone know if he graduated? Because, if he didn’t, trading a UConn diploma for Florida Atlantic is a really bad move. He should be past thinking he has a pro career ahead. Some of these kids need better advice.
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Carwash coworker's sister says he's not going to FAU...
 
uconnfan68 said:
My lasting memory of Roscoe was the 3/4 court heave with around 11 seconds left. I wax still sorry he left.
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I may be crazy, but I have a memory of him doing that again, albeit with a little less time, but still an unnecessary heave. Anyone else remember this?
 
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