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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 17:08:44 GMT -5
Tony Paul also tweeted: Oakland probably would love to have Corey Allen, but that won't be happening. Detroit Mercy will not release him to its chief rival. I may be in the minority, but I have nothing personal against Tony Paul. He's critical toward the program, but the program deserves at least some of it. In addition they have to be difficult to write about since they don't release any info (for example, the BA suspension, or a coaching search update. Even finding out how much a coach is being paid is like trying to solve the mystery of Bigfoot). However his tweet says absolutely nothing. Of course Oakland "probably" would love to have Allen - he's a good player that would be coveted by most mid major schools. Of course we won't release him to our biggest rival - most school's try to put minor restrictions on transfers - like to their top rivals or certain in conference teams. My reaction to the tweet was "No sh*t Sherlock"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 17:14:14 GMT -5
And now from Mr Paul:
Hearing Corey Allen was planning a visit to Georgia State this weekend. Former Detroit Mercy coach Ray McCallum on the staff.
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Post by motorcitysam on Apr 7, 2018 17:26:01 GMT -5
I imagine that Allen is considering a move like Bryn Forbes made when he left Cleveland State and joined Michigan State. He can shoot and I bet there is some high major out there looking to add some shooting to the roster.
The Georgia State thing makes sense, if he stays mid major. Atlanta is a cool City, it's a good program coming off an NCAA tournament appearance, and Corey often cited Coach Ray as the main reason he committed to Detroit.
EMU fans were talking up the idea of landing Allen, but I haven't heard anything indicating they were in the lead for him, or even pursuing him. On paper it makes sense, but as TTH said, the Eagles roster doesn't have a lot of room.
I agree with Scout on Tony Paul: I have nothing against him, but that Oakland tweet was pretty much meaningless. It's like he was just wanting to post something and had nothing really new to report.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2018 13:27:50 GMT -5
Confirmed to Georgia State
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Post by Commissioner on Apr 25, 2018 14:09:50 GMT -5
I wish we'd had a coach, at least giving us a chance to keep him. Good luck Corey.
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Post by Commissioner on Apr 25, 2018 14:20:25 GMT -5
He's gonna score 26 points a game down there.
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Post by motorcitysam on Apr 26, 2018 20:19:51 GMT -5
Confirmed to Georgia State I'm happy for Corey and I wish him the best. All of my interactions with him have been positive, and he appears to be a fine young man. His basketball ability speaks for itself. I also give him credit for not getting caught up in the "high major" mindset. I'm sure he had inquiries/interest from some major conference programs, but I think it made sense to go to a program where he knows he will be valued, where he has a relationship with someone on the staff, and where he probably won't be recruited over. Maybe this latest development will put to rest the idea that Coach Ray wasn't a factor in committing to Detroit, that it was really JJ Sr. who made it happen. As mentioned before, Corey said often after committing that Coach Ray was the main factor in his decision, and his move to Georgia State would seem to support that. In the final analysis, it appears we blew it big with Corey. His freshman year seemed to indicate a very bright future; I can only imagine where he would have ended up on the all time Titan stats lists. Best of luck to Corey and the GSU Panthers.
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Post by rbj on Apr 26, 2018 22:14:01 GMT -5
Confirmed to Georgia State I'm happy for Corey and I wish him the best. All of my interactions with him have been positive, and he appears to be a fine young man. His basketball ability speaks for itself. I also give him credit for not getting caught up in the "high major" mindset. I'm sure he had inquiries/interest from some major conference programs, but I think it made sense to go to a program where he knows he will be valued, where he has a relationship with someone on the staff, and where he probably won't be recruited over. Maybe this latest development will put to rest the idea that Coach Ray wasn't a factor in committing to Detroit, that it was really JJ Sr. who made it happen. As mentioned before, Corey said often after committing that Coach Ray was the main factor in his decision, and his move to Georgia State would seem to support that. In the final analysis, it appears we blew it big with Corey. His freshman year seemed to indicate a very bright future; I can only imagine where he would have ended up on the all time Titan stats lists. Best of luck to Corey and the GSU Panthers. I agree McSam, I thought the offense should've ran through Corey Allen last season. I always had a hunch he would end up at GSU.
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Post by Commissioner on Apr 26, 2018 23:24:24 GMT -5
Such a shame. Definitely offense should have run through Allen. I think on the other board Titans96 and a couple others were complete jerks with their comments re JJJ, but I do agree that the decision to play JJJ over Allen is a stunning indictment of both Bacari and JJ. (A shame because JJ is a good player with potential, too). BA had solid enough recruiting class last year and had potential for another this year with Nelson and Chatman, but I had no faith in his ability to do anything with the talent.
I really hate seeing Corey leave. As disappointing as about anything I can think of pertaining to the Titans in the past decade.
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Post by motorcitysam on Apr 28, 2018 15:50:18 GMT -5
I'm happy for Corey and I wish him the best. All of my interactions with him have been positive, and he appears to be a fine young man. His basketball ability speaks for itself. I also give him credit for not getting caught up in the "high major" mindset. I'm sure he had inquiries/interest from some major conference programs, but I think it made sense to go to a program where he knows he will be valued, where he has a relationship with someone on the staff, and where he probably won't be recruited over. Maybe this latest development will put to rest the idea that Coach Ray wasn't a factor in committing to Detroit, that it was really JJ Sr. who made it happen. As mentioned before, Corey said often after committing that Coach Ray was the main factor in his decision, and his move to Georgia State would seem to support that. In the final analysis, it appears we blew it big with Corey. His freshman year seemed to indicate a very bright future; I can only imagine where he would have ended up on the all time Titan stats lists. Best of luck to Corey and the GSU Panthers. I agree McSam, I thought the offense should've ran through Corey Allen last season. I always had a hunch he would end up at GSU. RBJ, I think you mentioned the GSU possibility shortly after the transfer was announced. Good call. I definitely agree that the offense should have run through Corey this past season. Instead, the staff seemed focused on ensuring that JJ Jr. and Chatman got the most opportunities to score. Worked out well individually for Chatman but didn't do much for team success.
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Post by Commissioner on Jun 22, 2018 13:51:21 GMT -5
Folks can see Corey Allen (& coach Ray) live this year when Georgia State plays at Dayton on December 16.
Well, actually no-- Corey will be sitting this year.
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Post by ptctitan on Nov 8, 2018 11:55:29 GMT -5
Corey Allen appears to have shrunk an inch in Georgia and gained 9 pounds. The GA St roster lists him at 6'2".
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Post by titanmac on Nov 8, 2018 19:57:16 GMT -5
hah! everyone around here is a comedian these days! 😊
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Post by ptctitan on Nov 15, 2019 22:07:37 GMT -5
Corey put up 20 tonight in a losing effort at Duke. 9-18 shooting.
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Post by Rogobob77 on Nov 18, 2019 21:17:23 GMT -5
Corey led Georgia St. with 21 points in a close loss at Georgetown yesterday. I caught a bit of the action on the televised broadcast and the former Titan looked tough as nails in taking the ball to the hoop on multiple occasions.
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