(03-22-2020 08:36 AM)NJDuke97 Wrote: (03-22-2020 07:58 AM)jmufbs Wrote: (03-21-2020 11:14 PM)JMUNation Wrote: Banks in the portal. Wilson and Lewis next maybe Parker too.
Could be a lot of turnover on this roster.
Nation - you have a source close to the team ? or is this speculation on Wilson Lewis and Parker.
JMU Nation you said I was misinformed in the coaching thread with regard to Oppenheimer. I guess I'm just not sure of the tone behind your posts on this subject. You may have information but what are you saying (if anything besides giving us a heads up)?
Are you saying JMU shouldn't have fired Rowe because these transfers were coming? Are you saying that we should hired a new coach quicker than we did (even with the circumstances)? Are you saying that we would have a better chance of retaining the players if we hired someone else? Or are you suggesting that keeping Oppenheimer on staff would help or even naming him head coach mid season or now would help?
As folks have said this group is coming off a 2-16 record in conference. I think they are good kids with some ability so I'd like to see them stay- the younger guys I am more interested in because we haven't seen them as much and they have more time to develop.
Maybe you know this- are any setup to be grad transfers- that is more for my curiosity on where I would see them having options. Banks's announcement didn't say grad transfer immediately eligible so I'm guessing that he isn't. You tell me Wilson, Banks, or Lewis have the credits to be a grad transfer then there may be a market for those guys with a high major- if it's sit one play one I just don't see a high major or even a quality mid major spending 2 years on 1 season.
I am not going to air dirty laundry on a message board. My comments have nothing to do with Rowe or the new coach. You are looking too deep into my post. I heard guys are leaving but not why. Banks is the first to actually enter the portal.
I would be surprised no shocked if Oppenheimer is retained. He is close to Lewis. Lewis has been rumored to be transferring for years now. He has pretty much held Lou hostage each season. I am fine if he leaves. As DD said, bring is guys who want to play at JMU. Everyone on this team needs a dose of reality and a slice of humble pie. They are the last place team in the league yet some think they a too talented to play here? Mind boggling.
There isn’t one player on this roster that is irreplaceable. Do they have talent? Yes. Could they be part of a winning team? Yes. Should coach B be on blended knee begging them to stay? 2-16.
Coach B should be bringing in his own staff. The coaches were part of 2-16 as well. Oppenheimer is not a hot commodity but I can understand why Lewis would want him retained given the closeness of their relationship. It doesn’t take a genius to connect the dots.
This is now Coach B’s team. Who stays and who goes really doesn’t matter. Had Lou won the CAA and advanced in the tournament then was hired away to a P5, then I would be worried about the talent leaving. This team was 2-16. Has been in the play-in game all three years the Juniors played at JMU. I am not concerned about a mass exit. I am concerned about who Coach B brings in and if they can actually play the game because the team we have now sucks. Their record shows they suck and anyone who is concerned about whether they stay or go doesn’t know much about basketball.
We have nice men on the team and Lou is a nice guy. This isn’t personal. I wish all of these men the best. I have met their parents too. Good folks. If they want to stay and Coach B wants to keep them, then I hope they can figure it out. It would be a great turnaround story.