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Post by fan on Apr 29, 2023 9:56:40 GMT -5
The whole deal was put together to favor the "big guys"
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Post by motorcitysam on May 4, 2023 9:36:32 GMT -5
Hunter Dickinson announced his commitment to Kansas this morning, via a video on social media post that was part skit/part interview. This followed his long social media post yesterday in which he announced that he would be announcing today, and once again thanked U-M for all they had done for him. I've always been a "let the kids have their day" kind of guy, but some of these "Look At Me" attention seeking displays are getting to be a bit much. I miss the days when guys would just sit at a table with a bunch of caps in front of them and then put one on to let you know where they were going. As I've said before, it appears some players today like being recruited more than they like actually playing. Old man rant over.
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Post by motorcitysam on May 6, 2023 12:48:36 GMT -5
Boomerang transfers are getting more popular. The latest one I saw involves Ali Ali, a transfer from Akron. He spent three years with the Zips, raising his scoring average from 1 ppg as a freshman to 14 ppg as a junior. He hit the portal and spent the 2022-23 season at Butler. Scoring average fell by more than half, and he had the bad luck of joining Butler for their worst season in a long time. Akron did okay without him, going 22-11 and finishing 3rd in the MAC. Ali hit the portal after this past season, and decided to go back to Akron, where he was welcomed back.
First boomerang transfer I can remember seeing was a kid named Donnovan Kirk. He spent two years at Miami (one a medical redshirt year), then two years at DePaul before transferring back to Miami as a grad transfer for the 2013-14 season. Of course, it would have been hard to pull that kind of move off back before the one-time exception and grad transfers.
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Post by motorcitysam on May 11, 2023 9:04:22 GMT -5
Today is the deadline for players to enter the portal. Names will become public over the next few days as entries are processed and the deadline does not impact grad transfers.
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Post by motorcitysam on May 13, 2023 14:38:16 GMT -5
Drexel, Duke, Florida Atlantic, Jackson State, and Northern Iowa haven't lost any players through the portal.
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Post by larrytitan on May 13, 2023 14:42:27 GMT -5
And Detroit has only lost one. I don’t count Phillips as he left the team in December.
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Post by motorcitysam on May 13, 2023 14:45:14 GMT -5
And Detroit has only lost one. I don’t count Phillips as he left the team in December. Agreed. I'd be surprised if Phillips played college basketball again.
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Post by motorcitysam on May 19, 2023 13:17:45 GMT -5
Seth Towns, who made his college basketball debut back in November of 2016 as a member of the Harvard Crimson, announced he was transferring to Howard for the upcoming season. Towns was most recently an Ohio State Buckeye, appearing in 25 games and averaging 4 points. His freshman and sophomore years showed him at his best, as he was named Ivy League player of the year in 2017-18.
It was downhill from there. He missed his junior year with a knee injury, and while he hoped to return as a senior at Harvard, his recovery did not go well and he missed the 2019-20 season, too. He transferred to Ohio State in the spring of 2020 and played there in an injury impacted 2020-21. A back injury led to surgery in September 2021, and in September 2022, he announced he was stepping away from basketball for the 2022-23 season. He is now hoping to finish his career at Howard, in a season that starts seven years after he made his college debut. He'll be 26 when the season starts.
It's a shame. The young man seemed poised to have a great college career, but has been completely derailed by injuries.
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Post by Commissioner on May 19, 2023 19:31:49 GMT -5
Seth Towns, who made his college basketball debut back in November of 2016 as a member of the Harvard Crimson, announced he was transferring to Howard for the upcoming season. Towns was most recently an Ohio State Buckeye, appearing in 25 games and averaging 4 points. His freshman and sophomore years showed him at his best, as he was named Ivy League player of the year in 2017-18. It was downhill from there. He missed his junior year with a knee injury, and while he hoped to return as a senior at Harvard, his recovery did not go well and he missed the 2019-20 season, too. He transferred to Ohio State in the spring of 2020 and played there in an injury impacted 2020-21. A back injury led to surgery in September 2021, and in September 2022, he announced he was stepping away from basketball for the 2022-23 season. He is now hoping to finish his career at Howard, in a season that starts seven years after he made his college debut. He'll be 26 when the season starts. It's a shame. The young man seemed poised to have a great college career, but has been completely derailed by injuries. Ah, the old "8 to play 4" rule.
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Post by motorcitysam on Jul 13, 2023 10:55:50 GMT -5
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Post by larrytitan on Jul 13, 2023 15:47:32 GMT -5
St John’s?
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Post by ptctitan on Aug 18, 2023 16:32:44 GMT -5
Reality as the number of eligible players for a Covid year declined under 50%.
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Post by larrytitan on Aug 18, 2023 20:11:02 GMT -5
I reviewed a handful of pages on Verbal Commits re transfers. Approximately 75% of players in portal are committed to new schools. Something is amiss.
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Post by larrytitan on Aug 18, 2023 20:11:37 GMT -5
I reviewed a handful of pages on Verbal Commits re transfers. Approximately 75% of players in portal are committed to new schools. Something is amiss.
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Post by motorcitysam on Aug 18, 2023 20:32:14 GMT -5
I reviewed a handful of pages on Verbal Commits re transfers. Approximately 75% of players in portal are committed to new schools. Something is amiss. I think the 45% figure includes players who are sitting out after not getting a waiver, as well as players who went down to D2, D3, NAIA, and JUCO. And probably guys who just gave up and decided not to play.
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