(10-15-2020 05:00 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(10-15-2020 04:21 PM)Jerry Weaver Wrote:  

(10-13-2020 06:04 PM)emu steve Wrote:  Note:
https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/...75520?s=09

I like the idea, not so much for EMU but the athletes. Few, if any guys in the MAC are headed to the NBA and this is their last year of playing organized basketball. They deserve the chance to finish their careers in a setting approximating the on they signed up for.

Seven seniors on the roster will cause quite a logjam and oversupply with incoming recruits in 2021-22. It's likely a guy like Spottsville or for that matter Morgan, Groce or Montero could really drop down on the rotation. They should be grad transfers by then and thus eligible to find a better opportunity on an immediate basis.

Remember that scholarships aren't guaranteed and the 'rule of thumb' is that the student-athlete gets an opportunity to get his degree. If he gets his degree and doesn't fit into the coaches' plans, then he may not be offered his final year (e.g., '5 to play 4').

Steve that is my point. My guess is that a Darion Spottsville finds himself without a true role this season and this extension will allow him an opportunity to finish his career elsewhere the next season. Perhaps closer to home in California.