RBHoya
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Post by RBHoya on Mar 31, 2018 13:52:14 GMT -5
My only challenge to the first part of your post is what was mentioned earlier in the thread that in January Ewing said there were two open scholarships and now he is saying there is one (and Malinowski was already with the team at that point). Fair point. So unless there was a change where Malinowski wasn't going to be on scholarship but now is, this theory is out. Again not impossible--we've had guys in the past who came in as preferred walk-ons with a promise that they'd be given a scholarship if/when one opened up, like Omar Wattad who did eventually get a scholarship. And it's conceivable that at some point post Sodom-dismissal, Malinowski was offered a scholarship for his senior year which changed the count in Patrick's mind. But I'd agree that this seems fairly unlikely. Not sure what to make of any Mountari speculation other than he fits the same general description of a developmental big that I mentioned with regard to Verbeek, but it's much more difficult for me to envision Mountari ever contributing at the Big East level.
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Post by LCPolo18 on Mar 31, 2018 14:01:42 GMT -5
I love it that people are continuing to speculate. As I said, it’s Watara Mountari. I wouldn’t be surprised if Watara Mountari was joining the team. I would be surprised if he was getting a scholarship as opposed to joining the team as a walk on.
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Post by TC on Mar 31, 2018 14:08:42 GMT -5
I love it that people are continuing to speculate. As I said, it’s Watara Mountari. So let me get this straight - we're running an uptempo NBA offense and redshirting guys who can't walk down the floor? It's totally plausible but also would totally be a disaster.
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Post by TC on Mar 31, 2018 14:40:20 GMT -5
I love it that people are continuing to speculate. As I said, it’s Watara Mountari. I wouldn’t be surprised if Watara Mountari was joining the team. I would be surprised if he was getting a scholarship as opposed to joining the team as a walk on. Looking at the scholarship table, I'm really confused as to what's going on. Ewing said we have 1 scholarship left. The scholarship table has 3 open scholarships. Mystery recruit would be 1, open scholarship he mentioned would be 1, then there's one missing. Is Malinowski on scholarship? Is Sodom on scholarship again next year? Is Mourning on scholarship next year?
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Post by blazers44 on Mar 31, 2018 14:44:57 GMT -5
If it's mountari, why don't the school announce it. ?
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Post by TC on Mar 31, 2018 14:49:59 GMT -5
If it's mountari, why don't the school announce it. ? Forget the school for a second - if it's Mountari, why wouldn't he announce it? He's got an active Twitter account, posted two days ago, he's got an active IG account - there's nothing there.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Mar 31, 2018 14:56:00 GMT -5
Nice catch! That definitely sounds like a D1 college transfer. A non-qualifier you wouldn't automatically assume would have to sit out - there's all sorts of appeals and summer courses and what not. Definitely does not sound like Akinjo or Devonish because why would they have to sit out a year? Devonish would sit out a year in order to serve an apprenticeship to glide and ultimately prove to all of us that he's a D1 player. Ignorant. Said the same about Curry.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Mar 31, 2018 14:56:45 GMT -5
Tremont transferring? Lol
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LCPolo18
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Post by LCPolo18 on Mar 31, 2018 14:58:16 GMT -5
I wouldn’t be surprised if Watara Mountari was joining the team. I would be surprised if he was getting a scholarship as opposed to joining the team as a walk on. Looking at the scholarship table, I'm really confused as to what's going on. Ewing said we have 1 scholarship left. The scholarship table has 3 open scholarships. Mystery recruit would be 1, open scholarship he mentioned would be 1, then there's one missing. Is Malinowski on scholarship? Is Sodom on scholarship again next year? Is Mourning on scholarship next year? docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18QnrJT1oclvmc0K_TFhN8orA42OI_dDGkEzJhJ_9PCM
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LCPolo18
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Post by LCPolo18 on Mar 31, 2018 14:59:13 GMT -5
If it's mountari, why don't the school announce it. ? School can’t announce a new player until they enroll or sign an NLI.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Mar 31, 2018 15:02:55 GMT -5
Ewing when asked about his recruiting was going dint sound to encoraged and said when i get here meaning the final four ill be happy.
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Post by s4hoyas on Mar 31, 2018 15:06:44 GMT -5
Montari makes no sense...why use up a schollie on someone who can't/doesn't even really play much basketball and who can't help this year, when you have current needs? Verbeek makes sense IF he came in and wowed them with his shooting as a 6'10 (I think now) 3 man because he supposedly handles pretty well, and although is a string bean still is a capable rebounder/defender (maybe a little like Dolejai (sp?)...it really only makes sense if they think he can be someone special because of his skills,particularly as a 6'10 3 pt shooter, but just isn't physically ready for the BE level, yet with a year of a strength/weight program can be...why not a year of prep school then with a verbal now by both sides?...don't know, unless there's a problem with him taking a prep year or we're concerned he may well attract much more attention and cause us to lose him as a result...I'll say this, if its a transfer its likely (hopefully) a very good player, otherwise no need to tie up the ship effectively for 2 years with someone mediocre...
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Post by mdtd on Mar 31, 2018 15:07:44 GMT -5
I wouldn’t be surprised if Watara Mountari was joining the team. I would be surprised if he was getting a scholarship as opposed to joining the team as a walk on. Looking at the scholarship table, I'm really confused as to what's going on. Ewing said we have 1 scholarship left. The scholarship table has 3 open scholarships. Mystery recruit would be 1, open scholarship he mentioned would be 1, then there's one missing. Is Malinowski on scholarship? Is Sodom on scholarship again next year? Is Mourning on scholarship next year? Mourning is on scholarship. The other two are not, from what we know. That being said, imagine if Sodom is the mystery recruit.
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Post by blazers44 on Mar 31, 2018 15:29:51 GMT -5
Doubt it's watarai. He is too slow in my opinion to play at that level. Doesn't move well. Doesn't get up and down the court at a big east level. He is more behind in development than Sodom was.
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Post by IDenj on Mar 31, 2018 15:34:08 GMT -5
I wonder if anyone in the program has checked this thread and had a good laugh...
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 31, 2018 15:39:06 GMT -5
I wonder if anyone in the program has checked this thread and had a good laugh... I hope they have good sense and come nowhere near this thread! Kenner can't start soon enough.
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Post by stafford72 on Mar 31, 2018 15:43:44 GMT -5
And so close to April fools day.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Mar 31, 2018 16:17:52 GMT -5
Looking at the scholarship table, I'm really confused as to what's going on. Ewing said we have 1 scholarship left. The scholarship table has 3 open scholarships. Mystery recruit would be 1, open scholarship he mentioned would be 1, then there's one missing. Is Malinowski on scholarship? Is Sodom on scholarship again next year? Is Mourning on scholarship next year? Mourning is on scholarship. The other two are not, from what we know. That being said, imagine if Sodom is the mystery recruit. Lol
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Post by jwp91 on Mar 31, 2018 16:22:21 GMT -5
If it's mountari, why don't the school announce it. ? Schools can’t comment until a NLI has been signed. We could be talking about a verbal.
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Post by TC on Mar 31, 2018 16:40:07 GMT -5
If it's mountari, why don't the school announce it. ? Schools can’t comment until a NLI has been signed. We could be talking about a verbal. A verbal where the kid doesn't announce it is totally weird.
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