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Post by mdtd on Apr 9, 2020 14:25:38 GMT -5
Non-NCAA approved agent, so Naji's college career is over.
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Post by LCPolo18 on Apr 10, 2020 10:29:37 GMT -5
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Post by EtomicB on Apr 10, 2020 10:43:18 GMT -5
Seems like a bad job managing the roster by McDermott or Alexander stuck it to them, if they knew he was leaving why not make sure Mintz stays? I would be going crazy if I were a Creighton fan...
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Post by rockhoya on Apr 10, 2020 12:37:54 GMT -5
Seems like a bad job managing the roster by McDermott or Alexander stuck it to them, if they knew he was leaving why not make sure Mintz stays? I would be going crazy if I were a Creighton fan... So they’re 1 or 2 returning players away from a preseason top 5 ranking and that’s what you call roster mismanagement?!? Unreal. I don’t think you have to be a Creighton fan for that, you seem to have it covered already... A coach can’t force or decide for kids when they’ll enter and leave school. Mints has been looking to transfer since last summer. Even without him they had a solid squad.
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Post by EtomicB on Apr 10, 2020 13:02:38 GMT -5
Seems like a bad job managing the roster by McDermott or Alexander stuck it to them, if they knew he was leaving why not make sure Mintz stays? I would be going crazy if I were a Creighton fan... So they’re 1 or 2 returning players away from a preseason top 5 ranking and that’s what you call roster mismanagement?!? Unreal. I don’t think you have to be a Creighton fan for that, you seem to have it covered already... A coach can’t force or decide for kids when they’ll enter and leave school. Mints has been looking to transfer since last summer. Even without him they had a solid squad. I'm not following what you're trying to say in the 1st portion of your post Rock... Of course, a coach can't force or decide a player's future but you'd hope the coach has a good enough relationship with the player that he would keep him in the loop about whether he was staying or not... I get that there are nuances to everything but it seemed to me Mintz decided to transfer because he wanted a bigger role which he would have had in a system he knows inside and out if Alexander left the team... As for Mintz why do you think he was trying to transfer since the summer? He was injured in preseason practice plus the reports were that he tried to come back and play this season but suffered a setback so he decided to RS...
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Post by RockawayHoya on Apr 10, 2020 13:08:58 GMT -5
So they’re 1 or 2 returning players away from a preseason top 5 ranking and that’s what you call roster mismanagement?!? Unreal. I don’t think you have to be a Creighton fan for that, you seem to have it covered already... A coach can’t force or decide for kids when they’ll enter and leave school. Mints has been looking to transfer since last summer. Even without him they had a solid squad. I'm not following what you're trying to say in the 1st portion of your post Rock... Of course, a coach can't force or decide a player's future but you'd hope the coach has a good enough relationship with the player that he would keep him in the loop about whether he was staying or not... I get that there are nuances to everything but it seemed to me Mintz decided to transfer because he wanted a bigger role which he would have had in a system he knows inside and out if Alexander left the team... As for Mintz why do you think he was trying to transfer since the summer? He was injured in preseason practice plus the reports were that he tried to come back and play this season but suffered a setback so he decided to RS... McDermott already covered his bases by landing Alex O'Connell (potential transitioning to immediately eligible grad transfer). Unfortunately, both of these moves (Mintz/Alexander) make the road to PT much easier for Walton for '20-'21.
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Post by EtomicB on Apr 10, 2020 13:15:26 GMT -5
I'm not following what you're trying to say in the 1st portion of your post Rock... Of course, a coach can't force or decide a player's future but you'd hope the coach has a good enough relationship with the player that he would keep him in the loop about whether he was staying or not... I get that there are nuances to everything but it seemed to me Mintz decided to transfer because he wanted a bigger role which he would have had in a system he knows inside and out if Alexander left the team... As for Mintz why do you think he was trying to transfer since the summer? He was injured in preseason practice plus the reports were that he tried to come back and play this season but suffered a setback so he decided to RS... McDermott already covered his bases by landing Alex O'Connell (potential transitioning to immediately eligible grad transfer). Unfortunately, both of these moves make the road to PT much easier for Walton for '20-'21. True indeed, but I thought the reports were that O'Connell wanted to sit out this season presumably to work on his game... Agree on your 2nd point...
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Post by RockawayHoya on Apr 10, 2020 13:19:16 GMT -5
McDermott already covered his bases by landing Alex O'Connell (potential transitioning to immediately eligible grad transfer). Unfortunately, both of these moves make the road to PT much easier for Walton for '20-'21. True indeed, but I thought the reports were that O'Connell wanted to sit out this season presumably to work on his game... Agree on your 2nd point... Yup, that's true re: O'Connell. A lot can happen between now and the fall. In either case, I still think they are more than OK expanding Denzel Mahoney's role next season in the event O'Connell sits. He gave us an exceedingly tough time and is a solid player.
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Post by EtomicB on Apr 10, 2020 13:22:02 GMT -5
True indeed, but I thought the reports were that O'Connell wanted to sit out this season presumably to work on his game... Agree on your 2nd point... Yup, that's true re: O'Connell. A lot can happen between now and the fall. In either case, I still think they are more than OK expanding Denzel Mahoney's role next season in the event O'Connell sits. He gave us an exceedingly tough time and is a solid player. Agree on both, it's just that Mintz would have been the perfect replacement for Alexander since it allows Mahoney to continue to be a mismatch for bigs...
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Post by rockhoya on Apr 10, 2020 13:41:31 GMT -5
So they’re 1 or 2 returning players away from a preseason top 5 ranking and that’s what you call roster mismanagement?!? Unreal. I don’t think you have to be a Creighton fan for that, you seem to have it covered already... A coach can’t force or decide for kids when they’ll enter and leave school. Mints has been looking to transfer since last summer. Even without him they had a solid squad. I'm not following what you're trying to say in the 1st portion of your post Rock... Of course, a coach can't force or decide a player's future but you'd hope the coach has a good enough relationship with the player that he would keep him in the loop about whether he was staying or not... I get that there are nuances to everything but it seemed to me Mintz decided to transfer because he wanted a bigger role which he would have had in a system he knows inside and out if Alexander left the team... As for Mintz why do you think he was trying to transfer since the summer? He was injured in preseason practice plus the reports were that he tried to come back and play this season but suffered a setback so he decided to RS... I just don’t understand that standard you’re trying to hold him to. Sure he could’ve been better, but the grass isn’t always greener and he put his team in a great position. In today’s game players are leaving earlier than ever, it’s hard to use the traditional tools to keep your roster intact. And that’s fair, but take it fwiw I think that because my one of my close friends knows him and that is what I heard back then. My friend also thinks he’ll be in the league one day, so I’m not even surprised by that Kentucky move. Apparently he has a lot of game but tbh haven’t watched much of him.
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Post by EtomicB on Apr 10, 2020 13:58:35 GMT -5
I'm not following what you're trying to say in the 1st portion of your post Rock... Of course, a coach can't force or decide a player's future but you'd hope the coach has a good enough relationship with the player that he would keep him in the loop about whether he was staying or not... I get that there are nuances to everything but it seemed to me Mintz decided to transfer because he wanted a bigger role which he would have had in a system he knows inside and out if Alexander left the team... As for Mintz why do you think he was trying to transfer since the summer? He was injured in preseason practice plus the reports were that he tried to come back and play this season but suffered a setback so he decided to RS... I just don’t understand that standard you’re trying to hold him to. Sure he could’ve been better, but the grass isn’t always greener and he put his team in a great position. In today’s game players are leaving earlier than ever, it’s hard to use the traditional tools to keep your roster intact. And that’s fair, but take it fwiw I think that because my one of my close friends knows him and that is what I heard back then. My friend also thinks he’ll be in the league one day, so I’m not even surprised by that Kentucky move. Apparently he has a lot of game but tbh haven’t watched much of him. I took the Mintz transfer as a sign that the chances for Alexander & MZ coming back were high seeing that Mintz just put his name in the portal a week ago... It seems odd to me that a week later we're reading that Alexander is leaning towards staying in the draft...
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Post by rockhoya on Apr 10, 2020 14:05:25 GMT -5
I just don’t understand that standard you’re trying to hold him to. Sure he could’ve been better, but the grass isn’t always greener and he put his team in a great position. In today’s game players are leaving earlier than ever, it’s hard to use the traditional tools to keep your roster intact. And that’s fair, but take it fwiw I think that because my one of my close friends knows him and that is what I heard back then. My friend also thinks he’ll be in the league one day, so I’m not even surprised by that Kentucky move. Apparently he has a lot of game but tbh haven’t watched much of him. I took the Mintz transfer as a sign that the chances for Alexander & MZ coming back were high seeing that Mintz just put his name in the portal a week ago... It seems odd to me that a week later we're reading that Alexander is leaning towards staying in the draft... Fair but sometimes staffs know these things even before they become public or are officially set in motion, and other times they don’t. It’s hard to tell but that’s the intel I got on Mintz. Perhaps he wants a bigger spotlight on him who knows. I do know that he sees himself as an NBA player and my guess is he likely feels like the injury threw him off track and wants a clean slate.
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Post by EtomicB on Apr 10, 2020 14:46:15 GMT -5
I took the Mintz transfer as a sign that the chances for Alexander & MZ coming back were high seeing that Mintz just put his name in the portal a week ago... It seems odd to me that a week later we're reading that Alexander is leaning towards staying in the draft... Fair but sometimes staffs know these things even before they become public or are officially set in motion, and other times they don’t. It’s hard to tell but that’s the intel I got on Mintz. Perhaps he wants a bigger spotlight on him who knows. I do know that he sees himself as an NBA player and my guess is he likely feels like the injury threw him off track and wants a clean slate. This is exactly why I stated in my 1st post either he read the situation wrong or Alexander stuck it to him... As for Mintz, PT in a system he knows well is far better than the bright lights of UK imo... Also, Goodman could be wrong on Alexander's leanings...
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Post by daveg023 on Apr 14, 2020 10:59:48 GMT -5
He really thinks Bey could come back? Robinson Earl I get but Bey? Really would be cruel if they get Bey to return but we lose Mac.
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