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RE: Blazer Victory Podcast ($): UAB Basketball Recruiting Update 4/24
About the EG conversation, it’s difficult to be a student athlete if you aren’t in school. Classes ended last week and exams are this week, and EG has been and still is in TX as far as we know. Do we know if he is even still enrolled?
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(04-24-2023 08:40 AM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  About the EG conversation, it’s difficult to be a student athlete if you aren’t in school. Classes ended last week and exams are this week, and EG has been and still is in TX as far as we know. Do we know if he is even still enrolled?

Really good point and question. I brought it up with the guys and it could be possible that he had all remote classes this semester that might allow him to be there. Time will definitely tell with EG though so we should know something soon to whether he’ll go play professionally somewhere or not. Thanks Matt 04-cheers
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RE: Blazer Victory Podcast ($): UAB Basketball Recruiting Update 4/24
Not that it means anything but the Athletic Department had released a promotion for the Asheville tournament with EG's photo on it. On one hand they would not use a player that is leaving. On the other hand, the marketing department is no the brightest.
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RE: Blazer Victory Podcast ($): UAB Basketball Recruiting Update 4/24
(04-24-2023 02:24 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Not that it means anything but the Athletic Department had released a promotion for the Asheville tournament with EG's photo on it. On one hand they would not use a player that is leaving. On the other hand, the marketing department is no the brightest.

I only saw the one with Butta? Did they actually release one to the public with EG on it? If they made one with EG on it, but didn't use it, that could be another big clue he is leaving...
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RE: Blazer Victory Podcast ($): UAB Basketball Recruiting Update 4/24
Went back and looked. It looks like it was released by the tournament and re-tweeted by UAB Basketball. Apologizes to marketing...... this time. LOL

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RE: Blazer Victory Podcast ($): UAB Basketball Recruiting Update 4/24
(04-24-2023 02:47 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Went back and looked. It looks like it was released by the tournament and re-tweeted by UAB Basketball. Apologizes to marketing...... this time. LOL

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So there wasn't actually one made with EG on it?
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Correct. Thought it was EG but it was not.
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RE: Blazer Victory Podcast ($): UAB Basketball Recruiting Update 4/24
I can see the press conference with EG now...

"So why did you leave UAB?"
"Look man, one of their biggest fans sits on the front row. The first freaking row man, and the dude didnt even know what I looked like!"
"Yikes, so you are saying their fans didnt appreciate you?"
"Have you seen the game threads on blazertalk? Man i've seen rabid dogs get treated better than they treated me!"
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LOL
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RE: Blazer Victory Podcast ($): UAB Basketball Recruiting Update 4/24
(04-24-2023 03:18 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  I can see the press conference with EG now...

"So why did you leave UAB?"
"Look man, one of their biggest fans sits on the front row. The first freaking row man, and the dude didnt even know what I looked like!"
"Yikes, so you are saying their fans didnt appreciate you?"
"Have you seen the game threads on blazertalk? Man i've seen rabid dogs get treated better than they treated me!"

Lol that is pretty good
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Accurate too! LOL
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(04-25-2023 10:16 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Accurate too! LOL

Yes it is lol
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RE: Blazer Victory Podcast ($): UAB Basketball Recruiting Update 4/24
He gone if he isn't being promoted by marketing. Hate to see that
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(04-25-2023 10:47 AM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  He gone if he isn't being promoted by marketing. Hate to see that

If true, oh well. Anyone with eyes could see that he was a massively flawed player. I do hope he comes back, and he does have the potential to improve a lot. I also think it's in his best interest if he has any hope at a successful professional career to come back, ball out, and show he can improve on his ball handling and decision making issues primarily. Adding weight to his waifish frame, finishing better at the rim, and improving his jump shot and midrange game are also musts. He's got A LOT he has to improve on to have a really successful professional career IMO.

He never seemed like he had UAB's best interests at heart. Everyone is out for themselves, but his body language and the techs at the beginning and middle of the year still turn me off. The fact he basically lost us the FAU and FIU games on the road with incredibly bad decisions on the last play of the game(s) for us still turns me off. The fact he was still throwing no look behind the back passes to the opposing team late in his third full season as a college player turns me off.

If he comes back, great. If not, not a huge loss IMO.
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I, for one, hope he stays on the team and continues to improve. Unlike a bunch of NBA wannabe scouts in this thread, I think he vastly improved this season from Nov to March.

He is electric and UAB needs electricity anywhere we can get it.
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RE: Blazer Victory Podcast ($): UAB Basketball Recruiting Update 4/24
I would love to see what Gaines could do next season with this being his team. He provided some of what everybody is on here crying about. He also provided some of the best highlights we've had in a while. His shooting improved throughout the year, and he was a good playmaker when given the chance. I think AK could have coached him into not putting himself in the air without a decision being made beforehand and we could have seen a different player next season.

I also think our portal targets this year have made it clear we are missing one more person than we all thought at the guard position.
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(04-25-2023 12:09 PM)THE_LEGEND Wrote:  I, for one, hope he stays on the team and continues to improve. Unlike a bunch of NBA wannabe scouts in this thread, I think he vastly improved this season from Nov to March.

He is electric and UAB needs electricity anywhere we can get it.

An electric dunk followed by a missed layup bc he got in the air and had no idea what to do with the ball followed by an errant pass that leads to a pick six for the opposing team is still a net negative, no matter how electric the dunk was.
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(04-25-2023 12:15 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  I would love to see what Gaines could do next season with this being his team. He provided some of what everybody is on here crying about. He also provided some of the best highlights we've had in a while. His shooting improved throughout the year, and he was a good playmaker when given the chance. I think AK could have coached him into not putting himself in the air without a decision being made beforehand and we could have seen a different player next season.

I also think our portal targets this year have made it clear we are missing one more person than we all thought at the guard position.

Yeah we’ve been saying that all along. AK flat out said we were replacing 75% of the roster, which meant everybody we knew was leaving, plus Bertram and Gordon, plus one more. I always figured there was a really high chance that would be Gaines.

That plus the tourney ad without what should be your best returning player, plus his lack of promoting or posting anything related to uab, plus the work outs all point to him going to some sort of pro basketball. I want what he’s smoking if he thinks he’s going to the league though.
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(04-25-2023 12:09 PM)THE_LEGEND Wrote:  I, for one, hope he stays on the team and continues to improve. Unlike a bunch of NBA wannabe scouts in this thread, I think he vastly improved this season from Nov to March.

He is electric and UAB needs electricity anywhere we can get it.

https://www.si.com/nba/draft/prospect-pr...i_19601633
Quote:Gaines is known for being a very crafty scorer, especially at the rim. As electric as some of his finishes are, this willingness to take tough, advanced shots is part of the reason his efficiency is low. Furthermore, his flashy style of play and sometimes loose handle has led to a high number of turnovers this season.
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