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Post by trimster on Mar 8, 2022 17:31:58 GMT -5
From what I understand, Batch is less a pure point than Kyrell. If RJ comes back fully healthy, Batch would have a better chance at Kyrell’s 2 guard minutes. I did not think Grandison was a Big 10 player, but Kyrell is not a Pac12 player. A 5’10”(?) primarily scoring guard is not a good fit for any high major. CAA, A10, far more likely, but not the Pac12. Kyrell is a shooting guard in a small point guard body. |
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Post by Crucis#1 on Mar 8, 2022 18:00:19 GMT -5
If I was Kyrell, I would not take stock in Jerod Hasse being the coach at Stanford beyond next season. Maybe not beyond the PAC 12 Tournament this year.
Having followed both Stanford basketball programs, Men and Women, closely for over 20 years, I have found Hasse to be a major disappointment regarding recruitment, retention and in game strategy. He certainly is not a Mike Montgomery who excelled in these aspects.
By the way, Stanford’s Head Coach, as well as the Associate and First Assistant Coaching positions are endowed.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 8, 2022 18:44:14 GMT -5
HC is a better basketball fit for KL than Stanford, imo. If leveraging his basketball ability to get the highest quality most prestigious education possible is his priority, he could accept a scholarship from any Stanford coach who offers it, get in the door and take his chances with a potential new coach.
Not that I want to lose Kyrell. We need him to torch B.U. in front of all his fans at the Roof every year.
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Post by HC92 on Mar 8, 2022 21:56:57 GMT -5
Andrew Funk is in the portal. He will presumably graduate from Bucknell in a few months and enroll elsewhere as a grad student.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 8, 2022 22:21:41 GMT -5
Andrew Funk is in the portal. He will presumably graduate from Bucknell in a few months and enroll elsewhere as a grad student. Funk, I am sure, will be looking for a free MBA. He was the Patriot League scholar-athlete of the year this year, and has been on the basketball all-academic team for three consecutive years. |
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Mar 9, 2022 5:58:55 GMT -5
Now, I've heard of an Indian Rain Dance, but does a High Major NCAA Probation Rain Dance exist? Searching for one.
Seriously, I'm about done with this. So wish the high majors would leave and form their own semi pro league. I wouldn't miss them in the least; maybe the NCAA would be left with a D-1 that is similar to the football FCS, where HC would in theory be able to actually compete nationally. The time has come as far as I'm concerned.
So what is the best formula for low D-1s right now? Recruit only projects that will take a couple of years to develop? Jucos? The rare kid transferring down?
Just wondering what other steps the high and mightys can take to crush the non elites.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Mar 9, 2022 6:44:15 GMT -5
Andrew Funk is in the portal. He will presumably graduate from Bucknell in a few months and enroll elsewhere as a grad student. Funk, I am sure, will be looking for a free MBA. He was the Patriot League scholar-athlete of the year this year, and has been on the basketball all-academic team for three consecutive years. Would love to see him at Fordham. Great MBA program, obviously. And head coach Kyle Neptune is a Lehigh alum. |
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Post by hchoops on Mar 9, 2022 8:13:49 GMT -5
Funk, I am sure, will be looking for a free MBA. He was the Patriot League scholar-athlete of the year this year, and has been on the basketball all-academic team for three consecutive years. Would love to see him at Fordham. Great MBA program, obviously. And head coach Kyle Neptune is a Lehigh alum. Good choice if winning is not important to him. Have seen him little. Is he an A10 level player ? |
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Post by trimster on Mar 9, 2022 8:31:02 GMT -5
Now, I've heard of an Indian Rain Dance, but does a High Major NCAA Probation Rain Dance exist? Searching for one. Seriously, I'm about done with this. So wish the high majors would leave and form their own semi pro league. I wouldn't miss them in the least; maybe the NCAA would be left with a D-1 that is similar to the football FCS, where HC would in theory be able to actually compete nationally. The time has come as far as I'm concerned. So what is the best formula for low D-1s right now? Recruit only projects that will take a couple of years to develop? Jucos? The rare kid transferring down? Just wondering what other steps the high and mightys can take to crush the non elites. It goes with the territory of being low D1. That group could be proactive and form their own version of 1AA rather than wait for the big boys to form 1A. Unfortunately, it would take a lot of the madness out of March and I don’t think the NCAA wants that to happen. It is what it is. |
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Mar 9, 2022 9:05:51 GMT -5
Would love to see him at Fordham. Great MBA program, obviously. And head coach Kyle Neptune is a Lehigh alum. Good choice if winning is not important to him. Have seen him little. Is he an A10 level player ? That may not be true for much longer if Neptune's first year is a barometer of things to come. At 15-15 and 8-10 in the A10, Fordham had one of their best seasons since Nick Macarchuk's early years. Funk could definitely play in the A10. I think he'd do great at Davidson, but obviously they don't have an MBA program. |
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Post by trimster on Mar 9, 2022 16:21:19 GMT -5
Looks like half of the Alabama State roster, actually five, entered the TP in the last few hours after their coach resigned after two seasons. He was a former NBA player.
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Post by timholycross on Mar 9, 2022 18:50:14 GMT -5
For lower level schools that take a lot of transfers, you look for guys at bigs that are rotting on the bench.
Of course, Holy Cross doesn't.
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Post by hchoops on Mar 13, 2022 15:19:43 GMT -5
The dream of Iowa’s Ogundele’s coming to HC may have to be altered
He just scored in the Big 10 championship game
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 13, 2022 16:36:24 GMT -5
Now, I've heard of an Indian Rain Dance, but does a High Major NCAA Probation Rain Dance exist? Searching for one. Seriously, I'm about done with this. So wish the high majors would leave and form their own semi pro league. I wouldn't miss them in the least; maybe the NCAA would be left with a D-1 that is similar to the football FCS, where HC would in theory be able to actually compete nationally. The time has come as far as I'm concerned. So what is the best formula for low D-1s right now? Recruit only projects that will take a couple of years to develop? Jucos? The rare kid transferring down? Just wondering what other steps the high and mightys can take to crush the non elites. Best formula for low D-1s might be what Chesney has created and surprisingly what Nelson might be creating minus the winning so far. Chesney has fostered such a brotherhood and positive environment, few have left unless it is very logical to do so. After completing the third straight losing season under the same coaches, no sign of Holy Cross basketball players leaving so something about the environment is more positive than the record would indicate. Now just have to translate that to a winning season next year. |
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 13, 2022 16:37:12 GMT -5
Hawkeyes win the Big Ten under McCaffrey.
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Post by rose22 on Mar 13, 2022 16:43:29 GMT -5
Now, I've heard of an Indian Rain Dance, but does a High Major NCAA Probation Rain Dance exist? Searching for one. Seriously, I'm about done with this. So wish the high majors would leave and form their own semi pro league. I wouldn't miss them in the least; maybe the NCAA would be left with a D-1 that is similar to the football FCS, where HC would in theory be able to actually compete nationally. The time has come as far as I'm concerned. So what is the best formula for low D-1s right now? Recruit only projects that will take a couple of years to develop? Jucos? The rare kid transferring down? Just wondering what other steps the high and mightys can take to crush the non elites. Best formula for low D-1s might be what Chesney has created and surprisingly what Nelson might be creating minus the winning so far. Chesney has fostered such a brotherhood and positive environment, few have left unless it is very logical to do so. After completing the third straight losing season under the same coaches, no sign of Holy Cross basketball players leaving so something about the environment is more positive than the record would indicate. Now just have to translate that to a winning season next year. It’s still a bit early…players that want to leave needed to wait out the conference tournaments…the next few weeks will tell us more. And if a player transfers it’s not always the player wanting to leave. It could be the coach telling him to leave. |
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Post by WorcesterGray on Mar 13, 2022 17:14:11 GMT -5
It’s still a bit early…players that want to leave needed to wait out the conference tournaments… the next few weeks months will tell us more. And if a player transfers it’s not always the player wanting to leave. It could be the coach telling him to leave. Lowder didn't go into the portal until May, Wade in June, Grandison in August. Focusing on the balance of the academic semester more of a factor than conference tournaments. |
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 13, 2022 17:16:49 GMT -5
Best formula for low D-1s might be what Chesney has created and surprisingly what Nelson might be creating minus the winning so far. Chesney has fostered such a brotherhood and positive environment, few have left unless it is very logical to do so. After completing the third straight losing season under the same coaches, no sign of Holy Cross basketball players leaving so something about the environment is more positive than the record would indicate. Now just have to translate that to a winning season next year. It’s still a bit early…players that want to leave needed to wait out the conference tournaments…the next few weeks will tell us more. And if a player transfers it’s not always the player wanting to leave. It could be the coach telling him to leave. I understand the reality of the industry, but If I was an AD or College President I would put my foot down and try to prevent a coach running a player off the team and/or out of school. I would put that in the contract. Don't know how that would be worded but if a coach runs a student athlete out of the college that's really the tail wagging the dog and makes a joke out of the academic mission of that college. |
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Post by Tom on Mar 13, 2022 21:21:05 GMT -5
It’s still a bit early…players that want to leave needed to wait out the conference tournaments… the next few weeks months will tell us more. And if a player transfers it’s not always the player wanting to leave. It could be the coach telling him to leave. Lowder didn't go into the portal until May, Wade in June, Grandison in August. Focusing on the balance of the academic semester more of a factor than conference tournaments. I thought Grandison (and Green) were in the portal before Coach Nelson was hired in early July |
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Post by Crucis#1 on Mar 13, 2022 22:40:36 GMT -5
By February of 2019 Grandison had decided to transfer from HC. The source of the report was very reliable and accurate when I heard it while attending a non HC game on another campus.
Regardless of the men’s basketball coach for the 2019-2020 season, Grandison had decided he no longer wanted to be at HC.
Regarding Green, he was attending summer school at HC when Nelson was hired, however his decision to leave HC had been made before Nelson had set foot on campus.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 13, 2022 23:00:00 GMT -5
Maxing out his HC scholarship in summer school and then on to Fairfield for three or four more years. Smaht. Not too many have gotten more out of the Jesuits. I always enjoyed his play.
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Post by Tom on Mar 14, 2022 7:22:10 GMT -5
By February of 2019 Grandison had decided to transfer from HC The source of the report was very reliable and accurate when I heard it while attending a non HC game on another campus. Regardless of the men’s basketball coach for the 2019-2020 season, Grandison had decided he no longer wanted to be at HC. Regarding Green, he was attending summer school at HC when Nelson was hired, however his decision to leave HC had been made before Nelson had set foot on campus. You can still attend classes even if you're in the portal. I think Green entered the portal some time in June, while the summer session was going on, but before Coach Nelson was hired. You are correct that summer session wasn't over when Coach Nelson was announced. Going back to my original point, I think Grandison was in the portal before August. In fact, if Grandison did wait until August to enter the portal and he was on campus as a student in Champaign later in August, one might start to wonder about improper contact from the Illini |
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Post by princetoncrusader on Mar 14, 2022 7:25:16 GMT -5
Side note on Green--I received a handwritten note from him thanking me for me small donation to the CAF. While I suspect he was working from a template provided by the development office, it was still a nice touch. Penmanship was also excellent. Then a couple of weeks later, he announces that he is leaving. I wonder if he was getting a stipend for writing such a note, or if he just did it to be nice. In any event, I was surprised when the departure news came.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 14, 2022 10:01:23 GMT -5
Side note on Green--I received a handwritten note from him thanking me for me small donation to the CAF. While I suspect he was working from a template provided by the development office, it was still a nice touch. Penmanship was also excellent. Then a couple of weeks later, he announces that he is leaving. I wonder if he was getting a stipend for writing such a note, or if he just did it to be nice. In any event, I was surprised when the departure news came. I had received a phone call from him |
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Post by trimster on Mar 14, 2022 11:05:47 GMT -5
Lehigh's 2nd and 3rd leading scorers, Lynch and J. Wilson, have entered the Portal. Looks like they would have been super seniors had they chosen to return.
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