(03-19-2021 01:13 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 01:05 PM)doss2 Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 12:48 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 12:44 PM)doss2 Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 11:34 AM)bcat1997 Wrote:  New commit...Bryson Spell to Cincy...stop the bleeding

Wow we beat on basketball power houses Elon, ODU, GW and VT.

For what it's worth vt is in the tournament.

Of course I am watching them as I type. A 15 seed. They are up 3.

You're really struggling to read seeds i guess. That's the second one you've missed today.

(03-19-2021 01:47 PM)TheShoeFits Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 01:13 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 01:05 PM)doss2 Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 12:48 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 12:44 PM)doss2 Wrote:  Wow we beat on basketball power houses Elon, ODU, GW and VT.

For what it's worth vt is in the tournament.

Of course I am watching them as I type. A 15 seed. They are up 3.

You're really struggling to read seeds i guess. That's the second one you've missed today.

I want to say Arizona State offered as well but don't quote me on that.

(03-19-2021 01:51 PM)bearcatdp Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 01:47 PM)TheShoeFits Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 01:13 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 01:05 PM)doss2 Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 12:48 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  For what it's worth vt is in the tournament.

Of course I am watching them as I type. A 15 seed. They are up 3.

You're really struggling to read seeds i guess. That's the second one you've missed today.

I want to say Arizona State offered as well but don't quote me on that.

I read the same. Not sure where I saw it though. Regardless, looks like a guy with good offensive skills, height and work ethic that will need to get in the weight room and on the practice floor. A good start to the class.

(03-19-2021 12:00 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(03-18-2021 10:43 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(03-18-2021 10:16 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  I’m sure he’ll be just the bees knees here.

Good coaching is often a lot about finding roles for guys that they can succeed at. Seems to me you wanted a Kunkel type guy for UC who might make the difference between winning and losing a few times during the season with his shooting (including 83.5% on FTs). This guy seems like he could be a nice fit for that role.

I wanted Kunkel in the role Mason Madsen ended up filling eventually. So I guess that worked out ok...except Madsen is already gone.

I didn’t want him as a starter.

This kid from the So Con will come here and start. It will be awesome.

(03-19-2021 03:31 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well I guess UC is just going to sweep this debacle under the rug and act like it never happened.

I think some sort of explanation is owed. Instead, I guess all we're going to get is HEY LOOK! WE GOT A COMMIT !!!

(03-19-2021 02:01 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 12:00 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(03-18-2021 10:43 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(03-18-2021 10:16 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  I’m sure he’ll be just the bees knees here.

Good coaching is often a lot about finding roles for guys that they can succeed at. Seems to me you wanted a Kunkel type guy for UC who might make the difference between winning and losing a few times during the season with his shooting (including 83.5% on FTs). This guy seems like he could be a nice fit for that role.

I wanted Kunkel in the role Mason Madsen ended up filling eventually. So I guess that worked out ok...except Madsen is already gone.

I didn’t want him as a starter.

This kid from the So Con will come here and start. It will be awesome.

Seems like you are working extra hard to knock him. I see him very similar to a Kunkel or yes Mason Madson. We'll have to see who else we get and most importantly how he plays to see if he's a starter or not. But I don't think anybody is calling him an instant cornerstone or anything, instead he seems like a guy who can fulfill an important role on this team just like guys like Kunkel and Mason. Indications are he's a hard worker and his experience might help give us some of the leadership we seem to have struggled with this year.

(03-19-2021 06:44 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 02:01 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 12:00 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(03-18-2021 10:43 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(03-18-2021 10:16 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  I’m sure he’ll be just the bees knees here.

Good coaching is often a lot about finding roles for guys that they can succeed at. Seems to me you wanted a Kunkel type guy for UC who might make the difference between winning and losing a few times during the season with his shooting (including 83.5% on FTs). This guy seems like he could be a nice fit for that role.

I wanted Kunkel in the role Mason Madsen ended up filling eventually. So I guess that worked out ok...except Madsen is already gone.

I didn’t want him as a starter.

This kid from the So Con will come here and start. It will be awesome.

Seems like you are working extra hard to knock him. I see him very similar to a Kunkel or yes Mason Madson. We'll have to see who else we get and most importantly how he plays to see if he's a starter or not. But I don't think anybody is calling him an instant cornerstone or anything, instead he seems like a guy who can fulfill an important role on this team just like guys like Kunkel and Mason. Indications are he's a hard worker and his experience might help give us some of the leadership we seem to have struggled with this year.

Who? Brannen? He does a lot of the heavy lifting on that himself.

Or the skinny volume shooting kid from a bad So Con team as another one year rent a player?

(03-19-2021 03:58 PM)dsquare Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 03:31 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well I guess UC is just going to sweep this debacle under the rug and act like it never happened.

I think some sort of explanation is owed. Instead, I guess all we're going to get is HEY LOOK! WE GOT A COMMIT !!!

Justin Williams explains it pretty well. Not sure what needs to be explained. As you watch the throngs of players entering the portal it's all over college bball. Coaches all over the country are lamenting this entire portal situation. Disconnect, communication, et. al. This stuff is tame compared to the Huggins era believe me. It used to be when a guy committed he wasn't looking to the next deal if he's not a star from day one and the coach was important. If a guy was entertaining leaving it was much, much more tricky proposition as he was almost always sitting out a year, and there were 4 year kids at a lot of schools. College bball teams now are a one year proposition and hit the reset if this isn't resolved after this Covid year.

(03-19-2021 07:30 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Oh, just stop.

(03-20-2021 12:21 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 03:58 PM)dsquare Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 03:31 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well I guess UC is just going to sweep this debacle under the rug and act like it never happened.

I think some sort of explanation is owed. Instead, I guess all we're going to get is HEY LOOK! WE GOT A COMMIT !!!

Justin Williams explains it pretty well. Not sure what needs to be explained. As you watch the throngs of players entering the portal it's all over college bball. Coaches all over the country are lamenting this entire portal situation. Disconnect, communication, et. al. This stuff is tame compared to the Huggins era believe me. It used to be when a guy committed he wasn't looking to the next deal if he's not a star from day one and the coach was important. If a guy was entertaining leaving it was much, much more tricky proposition as he was almost always sitting out a year, and there were 4 year kids at a lot of schools. College bball teams now are a one year proposition and hit the reset if this isn't resolved after this Covid year.

Well, maybe why the majority of our team doesn't want to be here anymore, for starters.

Look, I don't care what happens at Perv St or South Florida. We have a program that guys should want to play for.

If we've got a coach that drives away players (most of which weren't all that great to start), then maybe we need a new coach.

(03-20-2021 02:25 PM)Billy_Bearcat Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 07:30 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Oh, just stop.

Gotta stick up for Hawk here. You’ve been a extra grumpy Gus lately. Understandably so, but still more prickish than usual.

(03-20-2021 03:26 PM)dsquare Wrote:  

(03-20-2021 12:21 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 03:58 PM)dsquare Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 03:31 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well I guess UC is just going to sweep this debacle under the rug and act like it never happened.

I think some sort of explanation is owed. Instead, I guess all we're going to get is HEY LOOK! WE GOT A COMMIT !!!

Justin Williams explains it pretty well. Not sure what needs to be explained. As you watch the throngs of players entering the portal it's all over college bball. Coaches all over the country are lamenting this entire portal situation. Disconnect, communication, et. al. This stuff is tame compared to the Huggins era believe me. It used to be when a guy committed he wasn't looking to the next deal if he's not a star from day one and the coach was important. If a guy was entertaining leaving it was much, much more tricky proposition as he was almost always sitting out a year, and there were 4 year kids at a lot of schools. College bball teams now are a one year proposition and hit the reset if this isn't resolved after this Covid year.

Well, maybe why the majority of our team doesn't want to be here anymore, for starters.

Look, I don't care what happens at Perv St or South Florida. We have a program that guys should want to play for.

If we've got a coach that drives away players (most of which weren't all that great to start), then maybe we need a new coach.

There's another good article today on the Athletic about it with David Dejulius. I'd encourage folks to read it if they can get it. Ultimately the expectations of guys, the quarantine and the ease with which guys can get a new start all factor into it, and whether you got 10, 6, 4 or whatever the combination in large part is based on expectations and circumstances. Most of these guys were not going to be starters next year, and counting Diarra is kind of bogus as he's just not good enough to play at this level and he's got a kid and he's in year 4. It's his best move. Clearly the quarantine did not help to bond new guys for obvious reasons as it has in the past which a lot of the former players alluded to. It doesn't help with this Covid going on to have a lot of new guys for obvious reasons. At the end of the day, guys are hunting being "the man" in most cases, and quite a few of these guys are not likely to be that in year 2 so it's off to different venues, or maybe not playing at all. Time will tell. Right now they don't even know what the protocol will be for this summer let alone next season. Like i've said multiple times, this is petty stuff compared to the Huggins days for those who have knowledge there.

The article for those who get it:

https://theathletic.com/2466105/2021/03/20/david-dejulius-speaks-out-on-his-support-for-coach-john-brannen-commitment-to-cincinnati-basketball/?source=user_shared_article

(03-20-2021 03:46 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(03-20-2021 02:25 PM)Billy_Bearcat Wrote:  

(03-19-2021 07:30 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Oh, just stop.

Gotta stick up for Hawk here. You’ve been a extra grumpy Gus lately. Understandably so, but still more prickish than usual.

Watch it or I’ll post those pictures of you with the Buckeye necklace and that bald weepy creepy buckeye fan.