Being reported that like half of the CMU team is in the portal now, including Bass, Zarzuela and others, in addition to Miller.

(03-14-2023 06:43 AM)eastisbest Wrote:  

(03-13-2023 09:36 PM)Basketball Jones Wrote:  

(03-13-2023 04:45 PM)Somersetco Wrote:  Don’t know what some of you are thinking….this is the MAC we’re talking about! The bottom 8 teams in the conference had a combined record of
53 -91. That is what we built our 17 game win streak on. We lost to Kent twice, Ball, U of M Kansas City, East Carolina, and Marshall. If I’m right, none of these teams are in any major post season tournaments. This is not any freak….it happens every year and other higher ranking schools definitely take this into consideration when looking for a new coach. A lot is made about Dennis. He is a very good MAC player and I’m glad we have him. He did transfer down from a better conference and I wonder if had he stayed at Boise, would we be seeing the same stats. The same can be said about Sincere Carey and Xavier Castaneda. Both from higher ranked conferences .A-10 and the American. Plus, K hasn’t taken a school to the dance in 20 years! He might be a good MAC coach but that is about it!

If you believe the reports, RayJ Dennis is more than just a "very good' MAC Player who several Power 5 Teams in need of a Point Guard would love to have transfer to their programs. And to downplay Sincere Carry and Xavier Castaneda for transferring down to the MAC from The A10 and ACC respectively does not make sense to me. All they've done is lead Kent (this season) and Akron (last season) to The Big Dance. Your telling me that just because a Mark Sears plays in the MAC, he couldn't play at a Power 5 School and be a big factor. Tell that to Alabama this season!

I mentioned on another board: B10 guards and ball movement looks relatively indecisive compared to top MAC teams. K's players aren't generally holding the ball wondering what to do with it, once past Soph. year. Moss and Farmer are darn near complete already. That's a selling point.

Same question every sport: how to evaluate coaching MAC talent against MAC talent and how that will translate to the stronger conference.

The only question with K has been can he develop THE MAC talent to win THE MAC game. Not yet. In the B10 he's going to dance regardless. Nothing relies on having THE talent or winning THE game.

Their hiring committees are going to look at why he didn't win THE game and determine if that red lines him. They're going to determine can he recruit at the level needed to compete. Same as most are saying here, they're going to look can he recruit and develop power forwards and posts, not once every 6 years, but every year.

Looking forward to seeing Dennis and Carry perform this week against "Big 10" Point Guards per their Tournament games against Michigan and Indiana.

(03-14-2023 08:27 AM)Basketball Jones Wrote:  

(03-14-2023 06:43 AM)eastisbest Wrote:  

(03-13-2023 09:36 PM)Basketball Jones Wrote:  

(03-13-2023 04:45 PM)Somersetco Wrote:  Don’t know what some of you are thinking….this is the MAC we’re talking about! The bottom 8 teams in the conference had a combined record of
53 -91. That is what we built our 17 game win streak on. We lost to Kent twice, Ball, U of M Kansas City, East Carolina, and Marshall. If I’m right, none of these teams are in any major post season tournaments. This is not any freak….it happens every year and other higher ranking schools definitely take this into consideration when looking for a new coach. A lot is made about Dennis. He is a very good MAC player and I’m glad we have him. He did transfer down from a better conference and I wonder if had he stayed at Boise, would we be seeing the same stats. The same can be said about Sincere Carey and Xavier Castaneda. Both from higher ranked conferences .A-10 and the American. Plus, K hasn’t taken a school to the dance in 20 years! He might be a good MAC coach but that is about it!

If you believe the reports, RayJ Dennis is more than just a "very good' MAC Player who several Power 5 Teams in need of a Point Guard would love to have transfer to their programs. And to downplay Sincere Carry and Xavier Castaneda for transferring down to the MAC from The A10 and ACC respectively does not make sense to me. All they've done is lead Kent (this season) and Akron (last season) to The Big Dance. Your telling me that just because a Mark Sears plays in the MAC, he couldn't play at a Power 5 School and be a big factor. Tell that to Alabama this season!

I mentioned on another board: B10 guards and ball movement looks relatively indecisive compared to top MAC teams. K's players aren't generally holding the ball wondering what to do with it, once past Soph. year. Moss and Farmer are darn near complete already. That's a selling point.

Same question every sport: how to evaluate coaching MAC talent against MAC talent and how that will translate to the stronger conference.

The only question with K has been can he develop THE MAC talent to win THE MAC game. Not yet. In the B10 he's going to dance regardless. Nothing relies on having THE talent or winning THE game.

Their hiring committees are going to look at why he didn't win THE game and determine if that red lines him. They're going to determine can he recruit at the level needed to compete. Same as most are saying here, they're going to look can he recruit and develop power forwards and posts, not once every 6 years, but every year.

Looking forward to seeing Dennis and Carry perform this week against "Big 10" Point Guards per their Tournament games against Michigan and Indiana.

And if they are competitive, is it enough to overcome what is perceived to be disadvantages in the post. Both B10 centers are outside capable and inside very capable but both B10 teams also lost inexplicably to what would seem to be lower talented teams. I've talked to and read quite a few IU fans that are very tentative. They don't expect Kent to be a push-over. I think they're being realistic.

This monster they created is not sustainable IMO. It's going to destroy conferences like the MAC eventually

(03-14-2023 10:31 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  This monster they created is not sustainable IMO. It's going to destroy conferences like the MAC eventually

And the crazy thing is — I’d much rather watch a game with top half mac teams than big 10 or name your p5 conference. Big 10 basketball is a snooze fest. Just seems like a terrible brand of basketball. Like some of the offenses are operating in wet cement.

EJ Farmer in Portal per Kyle Rowland

And Verbal Commits

https://twitter.com/kylerowland/status/1...o7_7KbOJQA


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Kooper Jacobi in transfer portal

https://twitter.com/kylerowland/status/1...o7_7KbOJQA


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(03-16-2023 03:27 PM)indianasniff Wrote:  Kooper Jacobi in transfer portal

https://twitter.com/kylerowland/status/1...o7_7KbOJQA


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Sad to see, but welcome to the world.

(03-16-2023 05:52 PM)DetroitRocket Wrote:  

(03-16-2023 03:27 PM)indianasniff Wrote:  Kooper Jacobi in transfer portal

https://twitter.com/kylerowland/status/1...o7_7KbOJQA


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Sad to see, but welcome to the world.

I recall when Kaufman-Renn (Purdue) went down with injury in high school, Jacobi more than adequately filled the void. I have to believe he has DI capability SOMEONE good can use. If you can replace the guy that replaces Edey, you're no slouch. I can't believe how bad Evansville has gotten. If we don't, they must need someone like Jacobi.

I wonder if TK would be interested in BGSU Rashawn Agee 6-7, 215, muscle bound forward who is in the transfer portal.

(03-14-2023 10:31 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  This monster they created is not sustainable IMO. It's going to destroy conferences like the MAC eventually

Since coaches can come and go as they see fit, simply buyout contract and jump to a new program at any time, I don't care if players have the same ability - as they should

Agree, but I do wonder how much NIL money is out there compared to football ?

(03-17-2023 02:42 PM)Springboromark Wrote:  Agree, but I do wonder how much NIL money is out there compared to football ?

Probably depends on the school, but football in general likely has more financial draw to donors over the course of the whole country.

(03-17-2023 12:54 PM)Springboromark Wrote:  I wonder if TK would be interested in BGSU Rashawn Agee 6-7, 215, muscle bound forward who is in the transfer portal.

He shouldn't be...kid does not play very smart ball at all...not sure if any of that was on Huger though.

Also, the new BG coach could bring him back as well...that happens from time to time.

(03-20-2023 06:42 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(03-17-2023 12:54 PM)Springboromark Wrote:  I wonder if TK would be interested in BGSU Rashawn Agee 6-7, 215, muscle bound forward who is in the transfer portal.

He shouldn't be...kid does not play very smart ball at all...not sure if any of that was on Huger though.

Also, the new BG coach could bring him back as well...that happens from time to time.

Wouldn’t want him except as an 8-12 minute guy giving our 7 footer a breather.

BTW, Congrats to the Falcons, the last team in the MAC still playing. Nice win tonight.

(03-20-2023 11:56 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(03-20-2023 06:42 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(03-17-2023 12:54 PM)Springboromark Wrote:  I wonder if TK would be interested in BGSU Rashawn Agee 6-7, 215, muscle bound forward who is in the transfer portal.

He shouldn't be...kid does not play very smart ball at all...not sure if any of that was on Huger though.

Also, the new BG coach could bring him back as well...that happens from time to time.

Wouldn’t want him except as an 8-12 minute guy giving our 7 footer a breather.

BTW, Congrats to the Falcons, the last team in the MAC still playing. Nice win tonight.

Thanks, it was a perfect opponent for BG. A team full of short non-athletic guards. Teams with quickness, a low-post presence, and height give BG the most trouble. Unfortunately, Memphis has height and quick guards. They don't seem to get a lot out of the post, but they'll have a few inches on their defenders. Hopefully Hampton can be close to 100% by game-time. Either way, should be one of the best crowds ever in the Stroh!

Don’t think he is in the portal but can you imagine….????

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(03-21-2023 10:53 AM)indianasniff Wrote:  Don’t think he is in the portal but can you imagine….????

https://fanbuzz.com/college-basketball/c...tid=tejx2t

Hoban in the SJJ game played a 6'8" near 300lb Freshman that shot and made a three.

Saw on Verbal commits this morning that 6-11 Freshman Donavan Short is transferring from Green Bay as they just named a new Head Coach after losing 20+ games this past season. While I don’t know the backstory of why he played very little his Freshman Season, Toledo did offer him in High School where he averaged 23ppg. and was ranked the 8th Best Player in the State of Wisconsin his Senior Season.

Couple other names to keep an eye on.

Deshawndre Washington is a versatile 6-7 guy from Chicago who has a connection to Dante Maddox. Really good passer and ballhandler who mostly plays pg but can be kinda positionless. 2 years to play. Interesting history-didn't really get recruited out of HS, went to a D2 juco and starred, transferred to Milner's old juco and led them to the D1 juco national title, followed his HC to New Mex St but if you haven't heard their season was cancelled mid-year after a fight, murder, hazings...HC fired. He wasn't named in any of the incidents and seems like a good kid who has improved greatly. With Wilson coming in and Dennis back for his sr year it might not fit the program's plan to bring him in unless he's good w some point forward type role. Really good player.

Jaylen Wells is a D2 all-american who wasn't really recruited out of HS, got 10 and 5 his freshman yr and blew up w 23 and 8 (43% from three and 86% from the line) as a soph. His growth and improvement fits our player dev approach. West coast kid, so maybe not, but TK has gone after D2 portal guys and Wells is one of the best this yr. About Shumate's size and build but more guard like with the ball in his hands-athletic.

Haven't come across any public rumors or posts about any guys we are after or any of the UT guys who've entered the portal. but UT is pretty low key about their recruiting. Portal is loaded, so no excuse not to find some good players.