dchoya72
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Post by dchoya72 on Jan 16, 2020 7:54:58 GMT -5
Yes!
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LCPolo18
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Post by LCPolo18 on Jan 16, 2020 10:57:34 GMT -5
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justsaying
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Post by justsaying on Jan 16, 2020 12:52:35 GMT -5
To get him and match with Qudus would be quite formidable in the middle and help the others develop
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Post by hsaxon on Jan 16, 2020 21:20:12 GMT -5
My dream: 1, 3, and 8 on this list and try to get one more 2020 commit Getting one would be a win and more realistic. Two would be a big win. In addition, I know that Barry (#11 on the list) has at least been mentioned directly to Ewing as a possible player to look at. I am told that Barry is the grandson of Georgetown great Jim Barry, who, before he blew his knee out, was reported to be better than his cousin,
Rick Barry.
I believe Jim Barry averaged 22.6 ppg as a sophomore at Georgetown. Great basketball player!
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LCPolo18
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Post by LCPolo18 on Jan 16, 2020 22:02:52 GMT -5
Getting one would be a win and more realistic. Two would be a big win. In addition, I know that Barry (#11 on the list) has at least been mentioned directly to Ewing as a possible player to look at. I am told that Barry is the grandson of Georgetown great Jim Barry, who, before he blew his knee out, was reported to be better than his cousin,
Rick Barry. I believe Jim Barry averaged 22.6 ppg as a sophomore at Georgetown. Great basketball player!
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EtomicB
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Post by EtomicB on Jan 17, 2020 12:20:47 GMT -5
When news broke that Seth Towns was done for the season and would be a graduate transfer, my phone blew up with college coaches looking to learn more. Towns drew attention because of the numbers he put up at Harvard during the 2017-2018 season (averaged nearly 16 ppg and 6 rpg). It’s a unique situation. He didn’t play last year, and because he can’t do graduate school at Harvard and play, he’s forced to go elsewhere next season. The kicker is he can do so, and play for two seasons. A native of Columbus, Ohio State is the school that initially comes to mind for Towns. He’ll have/has plenty of high-major suitors, but Ohio State is the school getting the most buzz.
When I reached Towns to see what the next phase of his recruitment might look like, he was still sorting everything out.
"More schools than I expected," Towns said. "Couldn't give you a number."
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DanMcQ
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DFW HOYA
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jan 22, 2020 21:51:11 GMT -5
Unless he ends up at late registration at Fresno State (a really old reference), he's already lost the spring semester and would need to sit out all of 20-21.
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SDHoya
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Post by SDHoya on Jan 28, 2020 15:14:16 GMT -5
Considering we now have two freshmen PGs (or at least small guards) committed for next year, to go along with Mac and Blair (also smallish guards)--who do we make a push for in the transfer portal?
Do we still take a 5th year PG if available? Or would we be too imbalanced taking a 5th small guard?
Seems biggest need is in the swing and PF spots. Do we have a realistic shot at the guy from Harvard? Is Khalil Whitney worth a sit out year? Any freshmen worth pursuing and also realistic?
Any reason to go after a center? I'd assume not because with or without Yurt, we'd still have Q and the other rising soph centers. Is this guy Patrick Tape worth a look and is he someone who could play more 4?
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Post by wponds on Jan 28, 2020 15:37:21 GMT -5
Personally, I think if there's a 5th year PG out there that Pat likes, he'll go after him.
If yurt is gone, we still have 4 spots available, so I'd like to see us try for the following:
- 5th year/JUCO PG... even with our young guys, i'd like to have someone with some experience running things back there - Whitney... Beard being from Chicago might help - Moncrieff (or Kobe Clark backup)... Even if we get Whitney, we'll need someone for next year to play meaningful minutes - 5th year PF/C (or efton reid)... Even with our young bigs, we don't have a true PF. Someone that can play real minutes if a team like Xavier tries to go big against us or could step in to play center if Qudus gets in foul trouble or if our other bigs aren't ready for primetime yet.
The likelihood of all that happening is up for debate, but I think those are the routes worth pursuing
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Post by HometownHoya on Jan 29, 2020 18:29:40 GMT -5
Add Kobe King to the list of guys deciding to quit on their team. He clearly was unhappy with what Wisconsin is doing. Great size for a guard and has 2 more years of eligibility but do we want a quitter?
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Bigs"R"Us
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Jan 29, 2020 19:01:14 GMT -5
I will take all the quality transfers that become available! Transfers happen now for a myriad of reasons, doesn’t mean they’re bad kids or quitters. Baylor is #1 in the country with loads of transfers. We are not in a position to limit ourselves.
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LCPolo18
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Post by LCPolo18 on Feb 3, 2020 15:28:19 GMT -5
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Feb 3, 2020 15:53:31 GMT -5
Hopefully, Ewing can get in on either Tape, Towns, or someone else but this just illustrates why we cannot bank on graduate transfers. As graduate transfers become more common, the high-majors are all competing for them, which makes landing them very difficult.
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bostonfan
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Post by bostonfan on Feb 3, 2020 16:15:33 GMT -5
Tape looked like a player who would fill the need for a PF very well for the Hoyas for next season, but it doesn't sound like the staff is involved with this player, or he is not interested in Georgetown. There are, and will be more, players available and as time goes on the number will increase. Let's just hope the staff can find a player that fits their needs.
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RBHoya
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Post by RBHoya on Feb 3, 2020 18:02:45 GMT -5
Tape looked like a player who would fill the need for a PF very well for the Hoyas for next season, but it doesn't sound like the staff is involved with this player, or he is not interested in Georgetown. There are, and will be more, players available and as time goes on the number will increase. Let's just hope the staff can find a player that fits their needs. He told Rothstein previously that he was "receiving interest" from us, so we at least reached out to him. If he's visiting Maryland and not stopping by our campus while he's in town, then it seems that the feeling was not mutual which is unfortunate. As you mentioned more and more teams are looking to grad transfers as a quick fix to plug gaps in their lineups without having to rely on freshmen. That said, more and more players have also gotten savvy about the opportunity and are managing their eligibility accordingly. So while demand is rising, so is supply. Maybe not quite as fast, but they are both climbing. Tape is a strange case because he basically left his team hanging to pursue moving up to a high major, so he's being recruited and taking visits while the season is ongoing. Most of the guys who will be in the grad transfer market are still playing with their current teams and won't be openly looking around for another 6-8 weeks. I think that if we're set on getting a PF/C type we'll be able to get one, it just may not be the cream of the crop. Depending how the rest of the year and the cyle goes, perhaps we'll view it as a "nice to have" and not a "must have".
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LCPolo18
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Post by LCPolo18 on Feb 13, 2020 11:59:41 GMT -5
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TC
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Post by TC on Feb 15, 2020 19:54:06 GMT -5
I literally do not care about any other player but Brendan Barry at this point. We need an experienced guard who can shoot and not turn the ball over. Get Barry. Or Mike Brown, but Barry seems to have more Georgetown ties.
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Post by nattybumpo3152 on Feb 16, 2020 0:00:39 GMT -5
How does Roy Miller consistently get the very best players in the country, even after very bad years? With all due respect to Coach Miller, Patrick Ewing has a lot more expertise to offer the best big men coming out of secondary school than Roy Miller or his staff. Hate to sound cynical, but...
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TC
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Post by TC on Feb 16, 2020 0:41:08 GMT -5
How does Roy Miller consistently get the very best players in the country, even after very bad years? With all due respect to Coach Miller, Patrick Ewing has a lot more expertise to offer the best big men coming out of secondary school than Roy Miller or his staff. Hate to sound cynical, but... On the off chance you're talking about Roy Williams, Patrick Ewing has never made the tournament and Roy Williams has 9 Final Fours, so maybe slow your roll.
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