(04-19-2020 01:45 PM)cleveland Wrote:  

(04-19-2020 12:16 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(04-18-2020 12:55 PM)Big Red Wrote:  

(04-17-2020 08:09 PM)cleveland Wrote:  

(04-17-2020 03:48 PM)Big Red Wrote:  New MAC transfer:

Justyn Hamilton - Transferring to Kent State from Temple - Junior - 6'10" - PF - 2.7* recruit from Independence HS (Charlotte, NC) - Hamilton has played 3 seasons at Temple as a "some times" starter. As a junior, Hamilton started 14 of 23 games averaging 10.5 minutes and 3.3 ppg/1.9 rpg shooting 47% from the field (16.7% 3PT - 1 of 6) and 52.2% FT. To the best of my knowledge, Hamilton will have to sit out a season and then will have 1 season remaining in 2021-22. Hamilton isn't much. His numbers this year were slightly down from last year but he's never been a big contributor. Seems his biggest asset is being a tall body in the paint. He's not overly big and strong, but he is kinda tall.

Also...(late edit):

Tayler Mattos - Transferring to New Hampshire from Bowling Green - Junior - 6’11” - C - 2* from Kearsarge HS (Sutton, NH) - played 31 games (30 starts) as a sophomore averaging 15.5 minutes and 4.9 ppg/5.1 rpg. Mattos is from New Hampshire and went to high school there, so I suppose good for him to land at a D-1 school close to home. I can't imagine there was a ton of interest in him for any other reason than he's 6'11".

GREAT JOB ON THESE, RED ...

But I would not underestimate the loss or arrival of the last two players. Being 6-10 in the MAC or any mid-major conference with proven college experience does not come down the pike every day.

BG will miss it and Kent will be glad to have it. On the surface Toledo might appear light in the post next season, but Edu-Maranka-Kamaga??? is likely a better trio than most teams will have in the MAC and two of those guys are 6-10. Maranka might not be a 'starter' in the MAC, but I would guess he's a better post backup than at least 8-9 other teams have in the MAC.

Look at BG. Sierra was probably one of the top backup post players in the MAC last season at 6-6, ... and now he's gone, along with Mattos. Don't underestimate decent size because very few teams have it, either as a starter or a backup.

Those are valid points. Neither James nor McCarty were especially tall for a center (6'9" and 6'8") but when paired together, they often controlled the paint and rim area. It helped that both of them had size to go along with their height. They were both good defenders and worked hard too.

Size you can often see on a guy but that other stuff is hard to tell when you can't watch them play. For a guy like Hamilton, I have my doubts. He never was much of a rebounder at Temple even when he was on the floor. But who knows. Maybe MAC play vs the AAC will help him.

All of our games are nationally televised. He stinks.

Based on numbers, you are almost definitely right.

But to prove my point, two years ago Buffalo started a kid (can't remember his name) almost identical is size and stature to Hamilton and IIR about the same numbers including minutes. That UB team not only won the MAC and MAC Tournament, but was also nationally-ranked for 3/4s of the season.

Just checked: Montrell McCrea, 16 minutes, 5 points, 3 reb per game.