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Post by motorcitysam on May 30, 2016 12:43:07 GMT -5
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Post by larrytitan on May 30, 2016 19:43:53 GMT -5
Speaking of transfers, any update on rumored transfer of Cameron Chatman from U-M to Detroit. Perhaps it will be confirmed if/when Dad Canaan is hired as Assistant Coach.
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Post by motorcitysam on May 31, 2016 14:44:54 GMT -5
Speaking of transfers, any update on rumored transfer of Cameron Chatman from U-M to Detroit. Perhaps it will be confirmed if/when Dad Canaan is hired as Assistant Coach. Haven't heard any updates about this, but it would make sense on paper. Chatman never seemed to hit his stride at Michigan.
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Post by Commissioner on Jun 1, 2016 20:31:13 GMT -5
Ben Howland and Mississippi State pulled a coup last spring when top 15 recruit Malik Newman decided to stay in the state and join the Dogs. The only question seemed to be would Newman be "one and done." Instead, Newman had a solid but unspectacular freshman season ((11 ppg, 38% 3FG%), and now is transferring. Will visit Kansas.
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Post by motorcitysam on Jun 2, 2016 10:32:10 GMT -5
The number of transfers has led to a relatively new phenomenon: The transfer flip/flop de-commit. Javon Bess transferred as a sophomore from Michigan State April and chose Akron a few days ago. Looked like a solid pickup for Akron; I thought Bess was high major bound. Apparently he had second thoughts. He is "opening up his recruitment" again. Verbal Commits @verbalcommits 40m40 minutes ago Former Michigan State/Akron commit F Javon Bess is reopening his recruitment. (HT @zachfleer270) @jb_Bizzle verbalcommits.com/players/javon-bess … Javon Bess reportedly will end up at St. Louis. We'll see if this commitment sticks.
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Post by motorcitysam on Jun 2, 2016 10:34:52 GMT -5
Ben Howland and Mississippi State pulled a coup last spring when top 15 recruit Malik Newman decided to stay in the state and join the Dogs. The only question seemed to be would Newman be "one and done." Instead, Newman had a solid but unspectacular freshman season ((11 ppg, 38% 3FG%), and now is transferring. Will visit Kansas. Malik's dad made some strange comments after that news broke about the transfer. He said that Malik didn't trust Coach Howland and Coach Howland didn't trust Malik. I don't think he did his son any favors with that. Some of these kids (and their parents) enter college solely focused on playing one year and then being a high draft pick. When it doesn't work out that way, too many of them start looking for someone else to blame.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 8:38:03 GMT -5
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Post by larrytitan on Jun 8, 2016 9:25:26 GMT -5
Does this also mean that Dad is in as assistant coach?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 10:06:35 GMT -5
Does this also mean that Dad is in as assistant coach? Since the support staff (DOBO and a Grad Assistant) were named yesterday, it wouldn't surprise me if the assistant coaches were named today, or over the next few days if they stretch it out one at a time. The transfer announcement could foreshadow his dad being named as assistant - the timing is right - but Canaan Chatman as assistant never made sense to me. I guess we'll find out today or tomorrow
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Post by motorcitysam on Jun 8, 2016 10:50:33 GMT -5
These are tough questions. In one sense, why shouldn't athletes be able to transfer and play when and where they want? The NCAA's rules are blatantly paternalistic. But is paternalism all that bad all the time? The reason that transfers are required to sit a year is to prevent poaching, but also to make sure that students transfer for academic reasons. Everybody hates the NCAA's paternalism, except when they don't. The reasons for having the transfer redshirt year apply with equal force, I think, to the grad transfer rule. Sure, there are cases where a player wants to start pursuing a grad degree not available at his undergrad institution, but really? How often is that really the case with these grad transfers? And overt poaching is back in style. Soon good players at a mid-majors will demand that they be redshirted as a condition of signing--that way they'll have the possibility of an easy move to a high major for their final year. To a substantial extent, the question has almost become, should the NCAA just throw in the towel on the student-athlete stuff and treat itself as semi-pro league organized to feed the NBA and NFL? Or should it continue its efforts, often incomplete or contradictory, sometimes wrong-headed, spotty in enforcement, frequently pilloried by journalists, and hampered by the courts, to keep some vision of the concept of student-athlete? Nothing wrong with paternalism if it works for the greater good. :-) As we know, the big fallacy in the situation is that grad transfers take place for academic reasons. Most players aren't even trying to hide it anymore. They'll put out a tweet announcing their transfer, thank the coaches, teammates and fans ("I'll never forget my years here at Tech State"), and sometimes openly say they will be looking for the best place to continue their basketball career. Let's try this: The NCAA can continue to allow grad transfers, enforce a red shirt year like for other transfers, and give the student athlete an extra year of eligibility. If the transfer is academic related, as it is supposed to be, the student athlete should be glad to have two years to work towards completing their degree. If the receiving team really wants the student athlete, then they can spend two years of scholarship for one year of play for him. Such a provision would stop the comments that limiting grad transfers punishes students for academic achievement, and it will probably cut down on the poaching.
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Post by motorcitysam on Jul 1, 2016 13:25:44 GMT -5
Ben Howland and Mississippi State pulled a coup last spring when top 15 recruit Malik Newman decided to stay in the state and join the Dogs. The only question seemed to be would Newman be "one and done." Instead, Newman had a solid but unspectacular freshman season ((11 ppg, 38% 3FG%), and now is transferring. Will visit Kansas. Newman committed to Kansas, as expected. Just a hunch, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him test the NBA waters again next spring after his redshirt season. I bet he at least puts his name in and tries to get an invite to the combine. www.sny.tv/college-recruiting/news/malik-newman-to-kansas/187318708
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Post by motorcitysam on Jul 1, 2016 22:31:19 GMT -5
The funny thing about the transfer movement is how fans have come to see grad transfers and regular transfers as the "magic bullet" that will fix whatever is ailing you, even if the transfer didn't do much at his previous stop. Michigan fans are really excited about getting Charles Matthews, who barely played for Kentucky. Texas Tech fans are excited about getting Brandone Francis, a transfer from Florida State. Francis was a reshirt freshman for the Seminoles last year, after being ineligible as a freshman due to academics. He played his way to the end of the bench last season, and finished averaging two points per game, with shooting percentages of .202, .169, and .538. He's a SHOOTING guard. I would have been skeptical with him transferring to U of D, but some of the Red Raider fans are super happy about him.
It's not just fans who are over hyping transfers. Former UNLV forward Jordan Cornish transferred to Tulane and two "experts" referred to it as a "huge get" and a "really good get" for the Green Wave. Cornish is a 6-6 forward who averaged 6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game while shooting .354, .301, and .594. Again, he's a guy who I would not be excited about coming to Detroit, so why is he a huge get moving to the AAC after struggling mightily in the Mountain West?
The grad transfer hype is perhaps worse. "Hey, this 6-7 guy averaged six point and two blocks per game at Alabama State. He'll be a great rim protector at the high major level!"
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Post by motorcitysam on Jul 11, 2016 20:52:56 GMT -5
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Post by Commissioner on Jul 11, 2016 23:34:49 GMT -5
Whoa, I know who's the ACC favorite now!
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Post by larrytitan on Jul 12, 2016 10:54:53 GMT -5
He will be buried on the bench once again...only at a different school.
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