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Post by BeantownHoya on Apr 16, 2024 21:05:08 GMT -5
Would think this would a be a home run for a backup to Mack if he is willing to accept that role... The bigger issue is that if either of Mack or Epps gets a significant injury, you're likely starting a Freshman in Mulready or Hammond. It's risky. Hammond is a nice player. But a 5th year would make a lot more sense imo I don't disagree but what solid 5th year player is coming here to play 10-12 (maybe 15 minutes) a game? Not many if any would be my guess. I think w/Hammond as a freshman would be open to those type of minutes in the Big East. I am sure he would have played a bigger role at URI but closer to home, better conference, etc - I think that's legitimate selling points for him versus convincing a 5th year guy and telling him your a backup with limited minutes...
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Post by BeantownHoya on Apr 16, 2024 20:07:49 GMT -5
Would think this would a be a home run for a backup to Mack if he is willing to accept that role...
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Post by BeantownHoya on Apr 15, 2024 14:49:05 GMT -5
I guarantee they are talking about it. I would if I was 20 trying to figure out my value. If Epps got $50, why wouldn't Styles ask for $40? Seems reasonable. Here would be my cap numbers based off the current projected roster: 1) Mack 2) Epps 3) Sorber 4) Fielder 5) Peevy 6) McKenna 7) Mulready 8) Williams 9) Cook I would have had Styles in there around 5/6. I'm not saying the players are worth this nor will they contribute to wins based off this but it is probably going to be cheaper to build out a roster around a core that started with you because you get the familiarity premium and you aren't in as much competition for young talent. Even after a break out year you can boost things up as needed. Going out to the waiver wire to bring in talent has to be the most expensive path to building out a roster. Even though they weren't successful as a team this year on the court, I really wish we would have Styles/Brumbaugh next year but I guess I just have to accept that this constant turnover is the way of the future. It makes the game much less enjoyable. If our GM is valuing Epps higher than Styles...we might need a better GM. I obviously get what your driving at... ...I think one could justify/argue that Epps is more valuable since he has 2 years left versus 1 and with the current roster a SG and part-time backup PG is more valuable than a wing with Peavy now in the mix and the current class. Again, I don't want to go down the line saying which player is/was better I am just saying I could see some justification in prioritizing Epps based off years left and depth. I think what we have to all hope happens is that with a real PG in Mack (fingers crossed) and Epps is playing a lot more off the ball makes him a much more efficient player. I know that ideally Epps would be an awesome 6th man that when he is on you just let him go off but I think we are who we are right now and Epps is going to be our leading scorer again but hoping that comes with reduced volume and better shots. Epps guarding 2 guards...I know...screams scary but maybe with Peavy a better rim protector, Sorber, McKenna and Mulready we can protect any deficiencies.
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Post by BeantownHoya on Apr 14, 2024 16:16:59 GMT -5
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Post by BeantownHoya on Apr 9, 2024 12:14:49 GMT -5
Oh well that should be an easy "win" not sure why I was worried...
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Post by BeantownHoya on Apr 8, 2024 10:33:41 GMT -5
Heavy rumors Kenny Johnson will be announced as AC in next 24 hours. Can someone with much more knowledge comment if this is good or bad or I guess better stated share their opinions on this potentila hire? Thanks
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Post by BeantownHoya on Apr 5, 2024 8:55:02 GMT -5
The transfer comment aside for a moment...what is the latest on the assistant coach front??
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Post by BeantownHoya on Apr 4, 2024 13:20:52 GMT -5
This can’t be a serious post right It's not...every post from that account is spam/fake
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Post by BeantownHoya on Apr 1, 2024 13:00:53 GMT -5
I feel like Creighton has been on a bunch of "final" lists...
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Post by BeantownHoya on Mar 31, 2024 9:18:51 GMT -5
With Chris Holtman getting busy in the portal, last place may no longer belong to DePaul, eh Coach Cooley? If Cooley brought in those 2 guys he would be getting torched on here. Neither is a Top 100 transfer with dozens and dozens of kids still yet to announce. I am not defending Cooley...last year was a major disappointment...and I am sure Holtman targeted those 2 guys are with a vision in mind...but we have a base of players and the immediate transfer adds for us have to be game changers not 7-8-9 guys off the bench...
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Post by BeantownHoya on Mar 30, 2024 7:57:38 GMT -5
Griffiths looked pretty good against the Hoyas. Crafty game and can hit the 3, although his shooting numbers overall last season weren't very good. I'm actually glad to not see G'Town on this list. He's a SF/PF, and we have Styles here with Caleb and Drew McKenna coming in. I also don't want to see anyone coming in the door that might affect Fielder's playing time. I want to see him getting at least 18-20 minutes per game next year (minimum). I also firmly believe in the McKenna hype, so I think he's definitely going to be seeing a fair bit of floor time in the 3/4 spot (the 4 spot obviously depends on what lineup the opposing team has on the floor). I think the 2 Drew's have serious upside to them, so I don't want too many guys coming in that might dig into their PT. I'm assuming Drew will be playing the 4 a bit next year, when teams are playing bigger lineups. If we have Supreme, Fielder and Sorber next year, that likely only leaves 1 spot open in the frontcourt (although I know G'Town has been said to be looking for 2). That number might be dependent on what happens with Supreme, does he enter the portal or not? The guy we bring in has to be a stud, and I would be disappointed if the guy we bring in is a Gavin Griffiths type. Fielder is a career backup/role player. If we get a player that is better than Fielder who cares about his playing time. I don't think most on this board see him that way and thus why people care about his playing time...
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Post by BeantownHoya on Mar 28, 2024 16:19:39 GMT -5
dense His numbers dipped in the last six weeks of the season, I hope you're right though. I've seen him play several times, he's a good player but as we saw with Dingle from Penn making the jump to the BE isn't easy. We can use Ashworth from Creighton as another example I mean if it was an arm injury sure or even an ankle I'd question it but Mono is a soul zapping thing. I'm sure he didn't really work out at all during it to the level to play Div 1 hoops so I'm sure he hit a wall at the end. Kinda logical given the condition. Well in regards to his ability to step up... Harvard didn't have a very tough OOC schedule and huge names but... He scored 32 at UMass, 18 versus BC and had 27 against Indiana...Harvard's 3 toughest OOC opponents... That's while still also averaging 5 assists and all of this before his illness...
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Post by BeantownHoya on Mar 26, 2024 10:50:14 GMT -5
You very well could end up being correct (maybe likely even) - but being from Oxon Hill, MD and the fact he chose Harvard the first time makes it at least not a foregone conclusion. I am not familiar enough with MD's roster...do they have a significant hole at PG like we do?
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Post by BeantownHoya on Mar 26, 2024 10:49:33 GMT -5
Mack just entered the portal. And even got a WaPo reporter to mention us...
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Post by BeantownHoya on Mar 26, 2024 6:24:19 GMT -5
At what point do we start to get nervous and concerned? I know we aren’t there yet, but… I don't follow as closely as several posters on this board but I have seen at best a handful of commits so I don't think we are even remotely at the point of concern and there is still probably hundreds of name yet to enter ...but still fair question in general for this who knows the process better...just totally making up a number do like 50% of transfers sign by end of April and then by end of May its "x" %? Please I am clueless so don't mock the timeframe or numbers...jusylt curious as well when panic should start to hit...
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Post by BeantownHoya on Mar 23, 2024 9:33:28 GMT -5
Not an easy game to play for coaches...I have seen us linked to contacting maybe 10-12 players through posts here and on X...but do you tread slowly/cautiously with trying to get commitments now when you know there is still hundreds of more kids on the way and potentially more talented than what is presently out there... Coaches have a pretty good sense of who's likely transferring even if they're not officially in portal. With most of the bigger NIL names now having "NIL agents" - they can put feelers out before the kid announces or season even ends. I just mean do you take a "bird in the hand"...say Koren Johnson from Washington (and maybe he's not a perfect example) tells Cooley tomorrow he will commit...just weighing is that kid a slam dunk or is there another ten more or better Koren Johnson's about to hit the portal in the next week? Probably for a program in our state taking what you can get may have to be the approach rather than seeing what plays out.
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Post by BeantownHoya on Mar 23, 2024 9:22:15 GMT -5
Not an easy game to play for coaches...I have seen us linked to contacting maybe 10-12 players through posts here and on X...but do you tread slowly/cautiously with trying to get commitments now when you know there is still hundreds of more kids on the way and potentially more talented than what is presently out there...
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Post by BeantownHoya on Mar 22, 2024 13:03:39 GMT -5
That's interesting... Obviously well aware that kids return to their current program despite entering the portal... ...but are you saying there is a significant amount of players that enter, don't find what their looking for and decide to end their college career? Maybe I am not interpeting your statement correctly... Yes, I am confident I've seen an article with numbers but cannot seem to find it now. It's certainly true in football: According to the NCAA Transfer Portal Database, 1,427 FBS players entered the portal in calendar year 2021. Forty-two percent of those did not find a new home and 4% withdrew from the portal. Of the 54% that did manage to find a new home, 13% wound up below the FBS or even the FCS.
The numbers were dramatically worse for FCS players with only 38% of 626 players landing at any type of a new destination.According to this tweet, the same is true of college basketball: To be clear, some including Ken Pomeroy have criticized those stats as inaccurate because they include a lot of walk ons: Even using the conservative numbers, that's still 16% of Division 1 scholarship players who basically drop out of Division 1. Thanks for the information...was completely unaware the % was that high...
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Post by BeantownHoya on Mar 22, 2024 12:56:09 GMT -5
That's interesting... Obviously well aware that kids return to their current program despite entering the portal... ...but are you saying there is a significant amount of players that enter, don't find what their looking for and decide to end their college career? Maybe I am not interpeting your statement correctly... Something like 20% of last years portallers never found a new home. But it's rarely the ones leaving HMs Wow that # surprises me but maybe it shouldn't...had no clue...
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Post by BeantownHoya on Mar 22, 2024 12:43:42 GMT -5
His shooting percentage got worse and was coming off the bench. Not sure where he ends up. People rarely focus on it, but each year there are a number of guys who go into the portal and end up not transferring, and who presumably no longer play. I am not saying Primo Spears is one of them, but it happens. That's interesting... Obviously well aware that kids return to their current program despite entering the portal... ...but are you saying there is a significant amount of players that enter, don't find what their looking for and decide to end their college career? Maybe I am not interpeting your statement correctly...
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