Jameer Nelson, Jr. is transferring to Delaware from GW. I don't think he's anything like his dad, but it could still be a big pickup for them.

GW isn't really a powerhouse... I would be more worried about Georgetown or the kid from UNC transferring. Remember the kid from Towson who wrecked havoc on the league? Also... I feel soo old haha

(03-22-2021 08:47 AM)dan10 Wrote:  Shooters are not the problem. We need more movement to create shots on offense. Mate driving some is promising. We need more of that. TJ has shown flashes of doing just that as well. We need threats that go beyond being 1 dimensional. Someone who can shoot, and drive. I think we are in good shape as long as the roster doesnt get shaken up from the portal. I think Walton and Washington are for sure gone. I struggle with seeing Butler return, but I think that is much more possible than Walton returning. We need another big man. Amari is a great start but we need someone who can play the 5 or play the 4 as a stretch (meaning they have to be able to shoot some)

Agree with this. Hoping Amari can bulk up a bit this off-season, maybe we can snag a transfer big and we also need to find the heir to Cam.

what's tadas up to? any chance he can contribute? i probably know the answer to that question. he's a big who could potentially shoot and that's probably what spiker was projecting when he brought him in.

(03-24-2021 07:18 AM)hiroshimacarp Wrote:  what's tadas up to? any chance he can contribute? i probably know the answer to that question. he's a big who could potentially shoot and that's probably what spiker was projecting when he brought him in.

I think he is graduating. He was a Senior.

oh well. nevermind. i've lost track of how old most of these guys are.

I guess technically Tadas can come back if he wants to, but he's likely going to graduate and he's just going to sit on the bench as a graduate student. I guess if he still wants to play he could transfer, maybe even transfer down to DII. I first saw him play in that charity exhibition game against Villanova at Villanova's old gym 4 years ago. I saw him nailing 3 point shots as a tall guy and I thought he would be a decent player for Drexel. But I noticed that as Drexel's overall talent increased over the past 4 years, his playing time decreased significantly.

Since DFL asked about whether Hannah Nihill is returning, it was mentioned in the Inquirer article that she's weighing her decision. I'm sure that it's more than just a basketball decision for her.

(03-23-2021 07:47 PM)J.B. Wrote:  Jameer Nelson, Jr. is transferring to Delaware from GW. I don't think he's anything like his dad, but it could still be a big pickup for them.

Interesting story there - he was going to attend his father’s alma mater, but backed out when they kicked Martelli to the curb.

(03-23-2021 09:54 PM)DrachenFire Wrote:  

(03-22-2021 08:47 AM)dan10 Wrote:  Shooters are not the problem. We need more movement to create shots on offense. Mate driving some is promising. We need more of that. TJ has shown flashes of doing just that as well. We need threats that go beyond being 1 dimensional. Someone who can shoot, and drive. I think we are in good shape as long as the roster doesnt get shaken up from the portal. I think Walton and Washington are for sure gone. I struggle with seeing Butler return, but I think that is much more possible than Walton returning. We need another big man. Amari is a great start but we need someone who can play the 5 or play the 4 as a stretch (meaning they have to be able to shoot some)

Agree with this. Hoping Amari can bulk up a bit this off-season, maybe we can snag a transfer big and we also need to find the heir to Cam.

Do we though? Xavier looks the part as he progressed late this season. I think that is less of a concern than before, but still need to look for a 2nd PG anyhow behind bell

(03-24-2021 02:05 PM)dan10 Wrote:  

(03-23-2021 09:54 PM)DrachenFire Wrote:  

(03-22-2021 08:47 AM)dan10 Wrote:  Shooters are not the problem. We need more movement to create shots on offense. Mate driving some is promising. We need more of that. TJ has shown flashes of doing just that as well. We need threats that go beyond being 1 dimensional. Someone who can shoot, and drive. I think we are in good shape as long as the roster doesnt get shaken up from the portal. I think Walton and Washington are for sure gone. I struggle with seeing Butler return, but I think that is much more possible than Walton returning. We need another big man. Amari is a great start but we need someone who can play the 5 or play the 4 as a stretch (meaning they have to be able to shoot some)

Agree with this. Hoping Amari can bulk up a bit this off-season, maybe we can snag a transfer big and we also need to find the heir to Cam.

Do we though? Xavier looks the part as he progressed late this season. I think that is less of a concern than before, but still need to look for a 2nd PG anyhow behind bell

Atleast for next 2 years Juric we have 3 pgs

Juric needs to be an emergency defensive guy only. He really shouldnt see regular minutes, IMO

Hofstra sub forward Kevin Schutte is graduate transferring away. He averaged 1.7 points and 2.7 rebounds in 8.5 minutes. He averaged 0.3191 rebounds per minute, which was slightly higher than Isaac Kante's 0.3174 and Butler's 0.3189. One time I checked and the only CAA player with more rebounds and more rebounds per minute than Schutte was Dylan Painter. Schutte played 476 minutes in three seasons.

(03-24-2021 09:01 PM)dan10 Wrote:  Juric needs to be an emergency defensive guy only. He really shouldnt see regular minutes, IMO

Seems to be a lot of hate on Coletrane and Juric. Towson's Demetrius Mims, Jr. transferred today. He was 3 star recruit

Not hate at all. I have not said a word about Coletrane. He is a 3 point specialist and we didnt get to see how he progressed this season. Unfortunately as a result his minutes are going to be tough to come by with how Mate and Bell came along. With the opportunity really small, I just cant see him hanging around. Everyone wants to play.

Juric is just too small for this league. His energy is great. His spark he can bring is great. His defense is great (compared to the rest on our team). But his size is a problem. It eliminates him as an option on offense (beyond FT shooting). His decision making with the ball at times is also suspect. So I think he has a place still, but its limited to when we need a spark of energy or key defensive stop against a guard that is under 6'3". Or end of the game put the best FT shooters out there to seal it. He is good at FT's in the clutch

(03-24-2021 02:05 PM)dan10 Wrote:  

(03-23-2021 09:54 PM)DrachenFire Wrote:  

(03-22-2021 08:47 AM)dan10 Wrote:  Shooters are not the problem. We need more movement to create shots on offense. Mate driving some is promising. We need more of that. TJ has shown flashes of doing just that as well. We need threats that go beyond being 1 dimensional. Someone who can shoot, and drive. I think we are in good shape as long as the roster doesnt get shaken up from the portal. I think Walton and Washington are for sure gone. I struggle with seeing Butler return, but I think that is much more possible than Walton returning. We need another big man. Amari is a great start but we need someone who can play the 5 or play the 4 as a stretch (meaning they have to be able to shoot some)

Agree with this. Hoping Amari can bulk up a bit this off-season, maybe we can snag a transfer big and we also need to find the heir to Cam.

Do we though? Xavier looks the part as he progressed late this season. I think that is less of a concern than before, but still need to look for a 2nd PG anyhow behind bell

Did Bell run point at all and I just wasn't paying close enough attention to notice it? If so, then yeah, we'd just need to bring in a backup to replace Juric.

maybe we're seeing the evolution of what spiker can recruit. started with lee who was athletic and could score but way undersized. moved to jurich who is a bit bigger but still undersized. now we have bell who i think has all league potential.

When it comes to point guard, Chuka Mekkam is still around as well. While he didn't play this year and wasn't really even seen with the team, he is still on the team roster. If you look at his twitter, he is still retweeting stuff about the team. It remains to be seen if we'll ever see him in a Dragon uniform, but it seems like he's still a possibility.

I think there is plenty of opportunity here for Coletrane especially if Walton doesn't return. He was one of the best three-point shooters in the CAA a year ago, it seems like he can find minutes especially if Walton's minutes are available.

Chuka looks like he's the same class as Cam and Juric, though with how jumbled "class" is at the moment due to Covid I don't know if that's still the case.

(03-25-2021 11:59 AM)DrachenFire Wrote:  Chuka looks like he's the same class as Cam and Juric, though with how jumbled "class" is at the moment due to Covid I don't know if that's still the case.

The way I understand it, nothing should have changed in terms of this class because of this season - it didn't count as a year of eligibility so everyone should be where they were coming into this year. I suppose the exception is if you graduated you can be a grad transfer. Although with the looming NCAA rule change, that is probably only important if you already transferred. I think another thing is that players in their last year of eligibility won't count against the 13 scholarship limit for the 21-22 season. So we could have 15 scholarships next if Zach and Tadas stay around. This only applies to your guys though; for example if we signed Luke Loewe he would count against the scholarship cap whereas he wouldn't if he stayed at W&M.

It appears that Winthrop's coach, Pat Kelsey, will be named new HC at CoC. Kelsey had 8 straight 18+ win seasons at Winthrop, 4 regular season Big South titles, 3 BS tournament championships, and 2 NCAA Tournament appearances.