Transfer Portal

[WhereistheDove?]

When I saw ECU, my mind immediately jumped to Vance Jackson and I was preparing to be shocked that he'd be transferring to his 9th program for his 15th college season.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Villanova's shortest player is 6'3. You've got two guys under 6'. And no, I don't want to be Villanova. They're boring.

Collin Gillespie	2	SR	G	6-3	190	Warminster, PA	Archbishop Wood High School		15.6 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 3.3 Ast
Justin Moore	5	JR	G	6-4	210	Fort Washington, MD	Dematha HS		14.8 Pts, 4.8 Reb, 2.3 Ast
Jermaine Samuels	23	SR	F	6-7	230	Franklin, MA	Rivers School	45 (2017)	11.1 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Caleb Daniels	14	SR	G	6-4	210	New Orleans, LA	St. Augustine High School		10.2 Pts, 3.8 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Eric Dixon	43	JR	F	6-8	260	Willow Grove, PA	Abington HS	67 (2019)	9.1 Pts, 6.4 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Brandon Slater	3	SR	F	6-6	211	Centerville, VA	Paul VI HS	52 (2018)	8.3 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 1.6 Ast

Now do Duke, Kansas and UNC. UNC in particular is huge. I'm in on having skill all over, and flexible guys. But then they all need to be pretty good sized. Hawkins, Martin, Karaban, Floyd are the type of guys you need. Akok was before injury, maybe will be again.

You have a lot of reasonable takes so I'm stunned by this one.

Villanova is literally going to the Final Four this year. They won two championships in the last 6 years.

I don't care how "boring" they are, their system works.

You could argue it works because all of their guards are solidly built. But they aren't playing multiple bigs or guys who can't shoot. It's a winning style.

 

[aburks41]

I know we need a guard but if you're looking for the perfect 4, this is the guy

 

[the Q]

I know we need a guard but if you're looking for the perfect 4, this is the guy

Could use one of those too

 

[olehead]

Here’s the thing, roster construction has changed since those old days.

Pieces are interchangeable. Whatever a guy is listed on paper is irrelevant.

What we need is simple. 2 guys who can create their own shots, handle the ball and hit from 3 at a good clip.

1-4, it doesn’t matter.

If Cole comes back we still need 1 more.

Nailed it.

 

[BrysonDeMan]

assist/turnover ratio be damned .... i want this guy:

 

[BGesus4]

assist/turnover ratio be damned .... i want this guy: View attachment 74951

I wonder how the starters on that team feel about this dude getting all the love

 

[BrysonDeMan]

I wonder how the starters on that team feel about this dude getting all the love

they should start growing mustaches . . .

 

[aburks41]

Plenty of options Hurley....

 

[Chuck]

I wonder how the starters on that team feel about this dude getting all the love

First thing I thought of. My first thought was race, but I also think it's the mustache. I fully picture Edert as an extra in the next Starsky and Hutch movie (not that there will be a sequel).

Because St. Peters gets so little press outside their NCAA run, I couldn't tell if he grew the mustache as a "playoff mustache." If so, that was a totally fortuitous decision that certainly brought him some temporary fame, but now some money as well!

 

[navery12]

First thing I thought of. My first thought was race, but I also think it's the mustache. I fully picture Edert as an extra in the next Starsky and Hutch movie (not that there will be a sequel).

Because St. Peters gets so little press outside their NCAA run, I couldn't tell if he grew the mustache as a "playoff mustache." If so, that was a totally fortuitous decision that certainly brought him some temporary fame, but now some money as well!

It was slowly creeping in throughout the year, but this was him before the year

 

[MJ1]

First thing I thought of. My first thought was race, but I also think it's the mustache. I fully picture Edert as an extra in the next Starsky and Hutch movie (not that there will be a sequel).

Because St. Peters gets so little press outside their NCAA run, I couldn't tell if he grew the mustache as a "playoff mustache." If so, that was a totally fortuitous decision that certainly brought him some temporary fame, but now some money as well!

Not race, Buffalo Wild Wings signed a bunch of tournament players along with Edert. Trey Alexander of Creighton and James Akingo of Baylor to name a few.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

The real account this time. I know we recruited him out of HS and wouldn't hate us reaching out, but he was bad last year and can't shoot so not really a fit

I’m not interested. A fun guy to watch, but plays with wild abandon and not a good shooter.

 

[TRest]

 

[Greg]

So Larranaga can't recruit high school kids but does a good job with disenchanted college players.............can't help it, I never liked the guy.

Yeah. But you have to admit he is a great game coach/strategist. That being said how hard should it be to recruit an 18 year old male to spend four years at South Beach.

 

[Vuce]

He will probably end up at UMass since Martin landed there after he was fired at SC

 

[Pgh2Storrs]

McNeil would be perfect but I’m not sure where he fits in our rotation

 

[HuskyHawk]

He will probably end up at UMass since Martin landed there after he was fired at SC

Leave SEC school for UMass? I don’t think anybody likes Frank Martin that much. He’d be a great fit at UConn.

 

[Improviser]

With the portal and its immediate transferability, this goes to show that when a coach gets fired or is forced out, much of a team can just dissipate. And, commits to the fired coach then decommit. Not sure if the latter has happened yet with SC.

Can fulfill the adage of "be careful of what you wish for."

Then, it becomes a scramble to fill what was lost, from the portal.

College basketball chaos, circa 2022 and beyond.

 

[HuskyHawk]

With the portal and its immediate transferability, this goes to show that when a coach gets fired or is forced out, much of a team can just dissipate. And, commits to the fired coach then decommit. Not sure if the latter has happened yet with SC.

Can fulfill the adage of "be careful of what you wish for."

Then, it becomes a scramble to fill what was lost, from the portal.

College basketball chaos, circa 2022 and beyond.

Yeah the PF is supposedly ticketed for UMass. But they have 5 guys transferring. They aren’t all going to step down to go to UMass.

Carter would be nice for UConn, but he’s a Miami kid so you have to wonder If he’d go play there.

 

[Storrs South]

 

[aburks41]

Hurley finally woke up from his nap

 

[Huskyforlife]

This dude and a pg would be ideal.

 

[Storrs South]

Hurley finally woke up from his nap

With zero insider knowledge my guess was Hurley was waiting to see what Cole was going to do. No shot at landing a guy like Reeves if Cole comes back. Now they can at least make the pitch that the PT and shots are there for him, but obviously every school is on this kid so I am not getting my hopes up.

 

[AntG168]

Yes Please