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Wow. Really nice pickup.

That's a great pickup. Great news for Ohio and the MAC.

Should be our starting PG next year. Will blend in nicely w/ the incoming freshman.

(01-02-2009 01:47 PM)Gooch Wrote: [ -> ]Should be our starting PG next year. Will blend in nicely w/ the incoming freshman.

=>My second love behind Miami is IU. Bassett is a shooter and decent PG. Home run for Ohio U. if he stays out of trouble.

Bassett's former AAU coach is Groce's stepbrother, and Bassett reportedly considers Groce to be like family, so this isn't surprising. Bassett was rumored to be one of the guys criticized by Eric Gordon for being into weed last year at IU, so I'm not thrilled with this move from a character perspective. Of course, he's never been arrested or formally suspended for drugs, so those are only rumors.

From a basketball perspective, Bassett is a nice talent, but doesn't really fill a position of great need. If Groce can free up one more scholarship for next year, and land another quality big, then Bassett might be the type of high impact talent that can take this squad to the next level. As current constructed, though, next year's team simply doesn't have enough depth in the front court to make serious noise, nationally.

This addition further bolsters Ohio's very talented backcourt for next season. He likely will miss a couple games early next season before fall quarter ends. This kid needs to come in and make an impact in the MAC. Ohio will need some on-court leadership need year as Tillman, Orr and Allen all will graduate after this season. Ohio will have 4 point guards on the roster, plus 2 shooting guards and 2 wing forwards. Ohio will have 3 power forwards and 2 centers coming back. Even if Bassett blows this chance, the freshmen guards coming in look to be above average by MAC standards. Groce could have Sayles or Nagtzaam depart due to injuries which may free up a scholarship for a JUCO big that could help Washington, KVK and Kealy on the frontline. Bassett brings proven scoring ability and outside shooting which Ohio needs.

2009-2010 projected Ohio starting lineup
pg Bassett jr
sg Coleman so
sf Freeman jr
pf Washington jr
c Kealy fr

bench
pg Cooper fr
pg Kinney fr
sg Dobbs so
sg Waters so
wf Horne fr
pf Sayles jr
c KVK sr
c Nagtzaam so

I'd project that Horne starts from Day 1 at the 3. Also, Sayles is a 3 not a 4, John. Other than that, I think your projection is pretty much spot on.

I think Horne will start as well. He's a 3 but could end up being a 4.

Freeman playing 20 plus minutes a game right now and at the very least will be the sixth man behind Coleman at the two or Horne. I would think Groce will need Freeman's experience since Keely will also be a freshmen and he will be forced to start at the 5 alongside Washington at the 4. KVK is a servicable MAC backup at best, but Keely is putting up 20 and 10 a nite against high quality competion in high school and lit up Kent State's top recruit the other nite. Its a nice problem to have having too many good young players. Sayles has shown some rebounding skills and appears to be a more inside type player from the video I saw last year against Northern Illinois. He isn't tall, but that doesn't matter as much in the MAC. I don't think Sayles is better than KVK, so that should be a clue as to how much he ever plays. I think Washington and Keely will be playing atleast 25 minutes each a game for us next year. KVK and Nagtzaam are your basic stiffs. KVK will have experience as a backup and should be a great asset backup for Washington and Keely. Nagtzaam is a young version KVK.

A prep school and 4 colleges in a 4 year span amid stories of drug use, heavy partying and not going to class...funny how the same people hyping up this great 'get' would be ripping others if he signed elsewhere.

Polish, he's never been arrested so he wouldn't qualify as a Can't recruit. As far as the stories, they're stories. Big deal. You never puffed or drank during college? You must have been a blast, brahmone.

Four colleges in four years? Only if you count the fact that he verballed to Mizzou before Snyder left, but never he never attended the school. IU for two years, then departed after last season's turmoil. Initially transferred to UAB to play for Mike Davis, before deciding to return to the Midwest to be closer to a sick relative.

I said in my first post that I wasn't a fan of this move from a character standpoint, so I think your inconsistency criticism is unfounded. Regardless, two things separate this move from one of Kent's: (1) Bassett has never been arrested, and (2) if he messes up in Athens, OU's strict punishment policy will hold him accountable (unlike Kent's one-game suspension policy for a DUI).

Speaking of inconsistency, though, I can't help but laugh that a Kent fan - reportedly stop six or seven on Dwain Williams' tour of D1 schools, and home to Tyree "verballed to four schools, and attened two separate Jucos" Evans - is criticizing Bassett's transfer record.

(01-03-2009 09:13 AM)BobcatFan Wrote: [ -> ]Four colleges in four years? Only if you count the fact that he verballed to Mizzou before Snyder left, but never he never attended the school. IU for two years, then departed after last season's turmoil. Initially transferred to UAB to play for Mike Davis, before deciding to return to the Midwest to be closer to a sick relative.

He has a problem with commitment, Missouri, Indiana, UAB and then leaving them for Ohio. Sick relative and closer to home? Umm yeah sure, sounds great at least, alot better than a kid that hasn't quite learned his lesson and grown up yet. And if he truly was going home, why not Indiana State then? He and a bunch of other kids that didn't go to class either also bolted UAB leaving them with only 6 kids. BTW, I'm not criticizing your new recruits transfer record, just offering back to you what Kent has seen with every recruit they get; your fan base has stooped to all time lows over some of the comments about a kid willing to pay his own way to be a part of the Kent State program. Had one of his former coaches at IU brought him into Kent State now you guys would be all over it ripping them again, and don't deny it. Considering that same coach didn't bring him says a little bit about this kid so enjoy your new recruit, I find the hyopcrites amusing. Now all of you high up on your perch that love to chuck rocks out of your glass houses can now try and spin this about Kent State, their coach, their recruits or whatever, when all it's about is you and your hypocritical ways...oh and if smoking up is what makes you cool and the life of the party I'd rather not be.

Heavy parting, what's the promblem Hammer. He transfered to the perfect school.
He will fit right in.

You're really stretching, Polish. He only decommitted from Mizzou after Snyder left, and only left IU after substantial coaching turmoil there as well. Fault a kid for that if you want, but that doesn't raise any major red flags for me. The UAB situation is a litle troubling, but by all indications Bassett left to return closer to home. Belittle his motivation if you wish, but there are plenty of reasons to pick Ohio over Indiana State for a transfer, starting with the fact that he considers our coach to be like family.

If Bassett gets into trouble, then you'll have every right to point it out. Until then, though, considering that he has a squeeky clean track record, his transfer really isn't comparable to the rap sheets Can't has compiled in recent years.

(01-03-2009 02:22 PM)BobcatFan Wrote: [ -> ]You're really stretching, Polish. He only decommitted from Mizzou after Snyder left, and only left IU after substantial coaching turmoil there as well. Fault a kid for that if you want, but that doesn't raise any major red flags for me. The UAB situation is a litle troubling, but by all indications Bassett left to return closer to home. Belittle his motivation if you wish, but there are plenty of reasons to pick Ohio over Indiana State for a transfer, starting with the fact that he considers our coach to be like family.

If Bassett gets into trouble, then you'll have every right to point it out. Until then, though, considering that he has a squeeky clean track record, his transfer really isn't comparable to the rap sheets Can't has compiled in recent years.

Funny that you say he left UAB to go home yet when it's pointed out he didn't and could have actually gone home to play for Indiana State now OUs coach is family. LOL! Mike Davis was like family too and that's why he went to UAB, we all see how that worked out. Maybe Indiana State's coach knows what kind of kid he is and decided his job security wasn't worth it. And he left IU after coaching turmoil? Now that itself is hilarious, did you ever think he was the cause of turmoil? Pretty bad when an interim coach cans somebody off a team he probably wasn't going to get coach anymore but at least he had some moral values and decided he'd rather lose than sellout and let the inmates run the asylum; the new coach oddly enough decided to uphold the sanctions as well, I guess he knew what sort of kid he had as well. And I'm not belittling his motivation at all, again this is all about you and your posse and how hypocritical you all can be. Had this kid followed Senderoff to Kent State you clowns would be ripping the move out of pure jealousy like every other one they make, but now he signs with OU and he has a "squeeky clean track record". That's priceless! Again, enjoy your new recruit, even more if he shows up or even suits up, just remember that next time you chuck rocks from that glass house.

Bassett caused the turmoil at IU? That's news to me, Kelvin Sampson, and the NCAA (which gave Rob Senderoff a show cause penalty for his role in that mess). Apparently in bizarro-Kent world, it's ok to hire assistants that were censured by the NCAA for their role in that mess, but not to take any of the kids left behind to deal with the fallout. As for why he was suspended, some have rumored it was for pot, others have rumored it was because Bassett stopped attending meetings and practices. Which is true? Your guess is as good as mine, but at this point that's all it is - guess work.

I don't ever remember reading a quote from Bassett that he considered Davis to be family. Regardless, you've never substantiated your claim that his sick family member is an excuse. But yet you are all too happy to assume that a craptastic Indiana State program turned Bassett down, when the mainstream media has reported that Bassett was choosing between Ohio or the Big East's DePaul.

And laugh all you want about the fact that Bassett has never been charged - let alone convicted - of any crimes, unlike a growing percentage of Can't roster. You may think it a trivial distinction, but those of us in the real world do not.

Polish Hammer, how many arrests is Singletary up to?

(01-03-2009 05:43 PM)BoobcatFan Wrote: [ -> ]Bassett caused the turmoil at IU? That's news to me, Kelvin Sampson, and the NCAA (which gave Rob Senderoff a show cause penalty for his role in that mess). Apparently in bizarro-Kent world, it's ok to hire assistants that were censured by the NCAA for their role in that mess, but not to take any of the kids left behind to deal with the fallout. As for why he was suspended, some have rumored it was for pot, others have rumored it was because Bassett stopped attending meetings and practices. Which is true? Your guess is as good as mine, but at this point that's all it is - guess work.

The Sampson scandal was only 1 piece, no surprise you'd have amnesia over the players being off the team for drugs, partying, not going to class/practice, refusing coaches orders, etc....even in your warped sense of reality the best case scenario of only refusing to go to meetings and practices makes this kid a swell fella and not the bad apple he appears.

(01-03-2009 05:43 PM)BoobcatFan Wrote: [ -> ]I don't ever remember reading a quote from Bassett that he considered Davis to be family. Regardless, you've never substantiated your claim that his sick family member is an excuse. But yet you are all too happy to assume that a craptastic Indiana State program turned Bassett down, when the mainstream media has reported that Bassett was choosing between Ohio or the Big East's DePaul.

http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/07/08/...ike-davis/

http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/01/03/...niversity/
Another writer who also sees right through the reason he must go home.

(01-03-2009 05:43 PM)BoobcatFan Wrote: [ -> ]And laugh all you want about the fact that Bassett has never been charged - let alone convicted - of any crimes, unlike a growing percentage of Can't roster. You may think it a trivial distinction, but those of us in the real world do not.

I'm not laughing how he hasn't yet been convicted, I'm laughing at you hypocrites who as usual make this all about everything but what it truly is about. It has nothing to do with Kent State, Chris Singletary or even Rob Senderoff, keep up the good work Boobcats!