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Post by trimster on Mar 23, 2020 19:12:57 GMT -5
If we are going to take a transfer, it would be ideal to get a kid with 3 years of eligibility left..But that is very limiting...so if we get a kid with 2 years left, he better be an impact player....As far as admissions goes, if TPTB want to gain national exposure, they will have to help out teams...Right now HC losses kids to the Ivy's and other top academic schools...Seems like the HC teams are playing with one hand.... Tough to add more bodies to the incoming freshman class which currently stands at four with additional offers still on the table. My guess is those offers come off the table if 1-2 transfers are added. I have no idea if any transfers are possible but offers to seniors and preps aren’t going to stay out there indefinitely. At some point kids who won’t commit may well lose the opportunity to matriculate to Holy Cross.
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 23, 2020 20:36:41 GMT -5
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Post by HC13 on Mar 24, 2020 17:15:45 GMT -5
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Post by hchoops on Mar 24, 2020 17:21:10 GMT -5
So because he did not play a minute, he is a red shirt freshman. Hope this gets him to a good four year school
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 24, 2020 18:17:24 GMT -5
Sandy probably has more upside than some others his age as he did not start playing basketball at a young age
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Post by bfoley82 on Mar 25, 2020 2:22:03 GMT -5
Maybe more from D3 to D1 ? That's a huge jump, isn't it? Even though there are a lot of D-3 colleges, I wouldn't think a lot of players would go D-3 to D-1. Tell you what, I rather watch a NESCAC men’s game over a Patriot League one any day of the week. The talent is about the same and might even be better especially the better teams.
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Post by rgs318 on Mar 25, 2020 8:50:43 GMT -5
It is in the "eye of the beholder" I guess. As a Holy Cross fan I would watch our games and those of our rivals in the Patriot league. I honestly don't care about NESCAC games.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 25, 2020 8:57:12 GMT -5
That's a huge jump, isn't it? Even though there are a lot of D-3 colleges, I wouldn't think a lot of players would go D-3 to D-1. Tell you what, I rather watch a NESCAC men’s game over a Patriot League one any day of the week. The talent is about the same and might even be better especially the better teams. "The talent is about the same"? Are you kidding? I think Colgate or BU , to start with PL's current best two, would beat any NESCAC team by 30 points In hand? Everyone on Colgate or BU (and other PL teams as well) received a D-1 scholarship. Do you think the Bowdoin and Colby and Williams and Amherst players all turned down D-1 scholarships to pay to go to those schools or do you think, perhaps, that the coaches are that much better in NESCAC that they could beat D-1 team despite having smaller and slower players? Please don't bring UMass Boston loss into this argument
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Post by timholycross on Mar 25, 2020 9:41:06 GMT -5
Look at it this way. How many times has anyone said on here. "Jeez, we had a shot at x and x is tearing it up at Tufts!". Not very many.
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Post by bfoley82 on Mar 25, 2020 20:08:30 GMT -5
Tell you what, I rather watch a NESCAC men’s game over a Patriot League one any day of the week. The talent is about the same and might even be better especially the better teams. "The talent is about the same"? Are you kidding? I think Colgate or BU , to start with PL's current best two, would beat any NESCAC team by 30 points In hand? Everyone on Colgate or BU (and other PL teams as well) received a D-1 scholarship. Do you think the Bowdoin and Colby and Williams and Amherst players all turned down D-1 scholarships to pay to go to those schools or do you think, perhaps, that the coaches are that much better in NESCAC that they could beat D-1 team despite having smaller and slower players? Please don't bring UMass Boston loss into this argument Um, yes! Didn’t Williams beat the defending Patriot League Champion Holy Cross in 2003? I just think you are downplaying the level of the NESCAC players. I tell you I see more athleticism in the last two years in the NESCAC than the Patriot League. When the number 4 seed in the Little East beats the worst team in the Patriot League, maybe the scholarship kids aren’t really that good? And who said the kids at the NESCAC schools are paying to go to school? They might not be on athletic scholarships but there are other ways to get around that.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 25, 2020 21:34:38 GMT -5
Tell you what, I rather watch a NESCAC men’s game over a Patriot League one any day of the week. The talent is about the same and might even be better especially the better teams. "The talent is about the same"? Are you kidding? I think Colgate or BU , to start with PL's current best two, would beat any NESCAC team by 30 points In hand? Everyone on Colgate or BU (and other PL teams as well) received a D-1 scholarship. Do you think the Bowdoin and Colby and Williams and Amherst players all turned down D-1 scholarships to pay to go to those schools or do you think, perhaps, that the coaches are that much better in NESCAC that they could beat D-1 team despite having smaller and slower players? Please don't bring UMass Boston loss into this argument Agree 100%. There is a big talent difference.
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Post by Tom on Mar 26, 2020 7:49:39 GMT -5
"The talent is about the same"? Are you kidding? I think Colgate or BU , to start with PL's current best two, would beat any NESCAC team by 30 points In hand? Everyone on Colgate or BU (and other PL teams as well) received a D-1 scholarship. Do you think the Bowdoin and Colby and Williams and Amherst players all turned down D-1 scholarships to pay to go to those schools or do you think, perhaps, that the coaches are that much better in NESCAC that they could beat D-1 team despite having smaller and slower players? Please don't bring UMass Boston loss into this argument Um, yes! Didn’t Williams beat the defending Patriot League Champion Holy Cross in 2003? I just think you are downplaying the level of the NESCAC players. I tell you I see more athleticism in the last two years in the NESCAC than the Patriot League. When the number 4 seed in the Little East beats the worst team in the Patriot League, maybe the scholarship kids aren’t really that good? And who said the kids at the NESCAC schools are paying to go to school? They might not be on athletic scholarships but there are other ways to get around that. On any given day. PL teams sometimes beat ACC teams. That doesn't mean the leagues are on a par. I'm not sure it's reasonable to say the D-III national champions are typical of the NESCAC in any given year. There are a definitely some players who could play D-I but know they aren't going to the NBA and choose a top tier academic NESCAC school. Some of them might have great need and can go for close to nothing. I'm not sure that most NESCAC basketball athletes are paying close to nothing. Like the Ivy League, some schools are richer than others and can give more academic aid.
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Post by hchoops on Mar 28, 2020 9:53:57 GMT -5
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Post by rgs318 on Mar 28, 2020 11:32:48 GMT -5
I am not sure what you mean.
If there are no competitions between April and June, for what would they be immediately eligible?
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 28, 2020 11:49:26 GMT -5
Eligible to not get five tuition free years instead of four, thus reducing HC's competitive disadvantage with no graduate school?
How many negatives can you fit in a sentence?😆
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Post by HC92 on Mar 28, 2020 12:34:44 GMT -5
I am not sure what you mean. If there are no competitions between April and June, for what would they be immediately eligible? They’re taking about moving the date of a vote on a rule change from April to June.
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Post by rgs318 on Mar 28, 2020 13:13:30 GMT -5
Thanks, 92. It may be the smart thing to do...wait to vote until more is known about what the future may hold.
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Post by notjuanjones on Mar 30, 2020 23:06:48 GMT -5
Lehigh's James Karnik, per Jeff Goodman (Stadium).
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 30, 2020 23:19:29 GMT -5
Lehigh's James Karnik, per Jeff Goodman (Stadium). He played three years for Lehigh. I didn't know you could transfer with only one year of eligibility left.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 31, 2020 0:15:32 GMT -5
Lehigh's James Karnik, per Jeff Goodman (Stadium). He played three years for Lehigh. I didn't know you could transfer with only one year of eligibility left. Sure, that's never been an issue. Karnik, btw, has confirmed the transfer report.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 31, 2020 0:38:20 GMT -5
Karnick the magnificent should find a home somewhere. 6'9", .572 fg % and 12.2 ppg. Is there any rule against him transferring in-conference to a school with Grad programs like Boston University or American?
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Post by bison137 on Mar 31, 2020 6:22:16 GMT -5
Karnick the magnificent should find a home somewhere. 6'9", .572 fg % and 12.2 ppg. Is there any rule against him transferring in-conference to a school with Grad programs like Boston University or American? yes. He can’t do that. Anyway, I am not sure that he is graduating this semester.
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Post by bringbackcaro on Apr 1, 2020 14:29:04 GMT -5
Gasperini to UMASS
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Post by possum on Apr 1, 2020 15:14:04 GMT -5
Not sure how much help Gasperini will be for UMass his play seemed to regress during his time at American.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 1, 2020 15:51:14 GMT -5
Not sure how much help Gasperini will be for UMass his play seemed to regress during his time at American. Gasperini regressed some last year - after missing a full year with concussion symptoms. But this year was the best of his career statistically, although his minutes were a bit less. His offensive rebounding rate and his defensive rebounding rate were both quite good - the best of his career. Also his rate of blocked shots was a career-best as was his rate of fouls drawn. And he had a low rate of turnovers. His Pomeroy offensive rating was also a career best, by a wide margin. In PL games this year, he ranked 3rd in offensive rebounding rate, 10th in defensive rebounding rate, 5th in rate of blocked shots, 9th in turnover rate, and 17th in offensive rating. He is certainly not a star, but UMass is not a strong team. I think he will be a solid contributor off the bench.
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