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Post by hoyas315 on Mar 23, 2021 19:06:55 GMT -5
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bostonfan
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Post by bostonfan on Mar 24, 2021 15:19:42 GMT -5
Wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of "seniors" do the same thing and enter the portal just to keep all their options open. Some may not really have much interest in playing another year in college, but if the perfect situation presented itself then maybe they would utilize the extra year everyone was given because of the pandemic. Wonder if Jamorko and Jahvon are considering that as an option?
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Post by wponds on Mar 25, 2021 11:55:22 GMT -5
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Post by hoyazeke on Mar 25, 2021 12:17:23 GMT -5
Called it.....lol.... I've been telling people since January that Champagnie was gone. This will open a lot of minutes for Anne Wusu.....
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Post by EtomicB on Mar 25, 2021 12:25:43 GMT -5
Called it.....lol.... I've been telling people since January that Champagnie was gone. This will open a lot of minutes for Anne Wusu..... Very good call Zeke, I didn't think he'd leave but you never know anymore... A month ago it looked like St. Johns was in a great spot, now its back to square one, Smh... P.S. I should have read the announcement 1st, he's leaving open the possibility of returning, he's going to get feedback which makes sense... Its not a done deal yet
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Post by hoyazeke on Mar 25, 2021 13:24:49 GMT -5
True it's not a done deal yet but Etomic the only reason Julian wasn't on those Top (?) list is because he played in the BE on a middle of the pack team. The people that do those list know 10-15 prospects and then fill in the names of ACC, SEC, BIG10 and BIG12 players. Literally Julian is a better player than Justyn and he's Top 30 and Julian doesn't make Top 100. I believe the decision makers already know about Julian....imo
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2021 19:42:43 GMT -5
Nice for Butler but also wonder wonder if some freshman ask out of their LOI's in situations like this. I don't expect that to happen here though since the kids their bringin in aren't really too highly regarded
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Post by thedragon on Mar 25, 2021 19:51:35 GMT -5
Nice for Butler but also wonder wonder if some freshman ask out of their LOI's in situations like this. I don't expect that to happen here though since the kids their bringin in aren't really too highly regarded I mean, is this really a positive for Butler? With all the firepower on the transfer market, keeping 4 mediocre players in the rotation from a team that was pretty awful doesn't seem like a winning strategy.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2021 19:58:52 GMT -5
Nice for Butler but also wonder wonder if some freshman ask out of their LOI's in situations like this. I don't expect that to happen here though since the kids their bringin in aren't really too highly regarded I mean, is this really a positive for Butler? With all the firepower on the transfer market, keeping 4 mediocre players in the rotation from a team that was pretty awful doesn't seem like a winning strategy. I totally disagree with you. I think all four of those players are very good players and they know their coach's playbook so they should be in the middle of the pack in the Big East.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 26, 2021 10:20:08 GMT -5
Shaka Smart rumblings to Marquette? Guy can recruit but I was at the Texas/Abilene Christian game. Guy had no counter for a hard hedge. Not sure he is the best fit.
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Post by hoyazeke on Mar 26, 2021 11:25:12 GMT -5
Say what you want about Smart’s time in Texas, but he’s an upgrade over Wojo, and he’s recruited at a higher level than most coaches in the BE over that time.
It’s good for the conference, but as an opposing team I think it’s now that much tougher, as I’d expect them to be top half of the league annually now. Let’s see how quickly he can right the ship there, as he has two solid returning freshmen if he can keep them. Well he was recruiting to Austin. Let's see how well he does when he is recruiting to Milwaukee...…...
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 26, 2021 11:26:16 GMT -5
How does DePaul fail to grab Shaka Smart over Marquette? Shaka's from Madison. Nobody wants to go a derelict program like DePaul.
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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 26, 2021 11:50:53 GMT -5
How does DePaul fail to grab Shaka Smart over Marquette? Shaka's from Madison. Nobody wants to go a derelict program like DePaul. Not surprised that Smart is going to MU, as he is from Wisconsin, he'll never be the big guy on campus at Texas (because, well, football), and his seat was going to start getting hot at UT. Things are different at DePaul, now that they have replaced Jean Lenti Ponsetto as athletic director. Thinking that DePaul is doing its interviews right now, but really waiting for Porter Moser's Loyola (Illinois) team to be eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. Moser is also rumored to be on Indiana's radar, but wouldn't need to move if he takes the DePaul job. Otherwise, DePaul's fallback position may be Kenny Payne, who is an assistant coach with the Knicks, or Jon Scheyer, who is an assistant coach at Duke (why anyone hires former Duke assistant coaches is beyond my comprehension).
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Post by hoyaboya on Mar 26, 2021 11:58:21 GMT -5
Shaka's from Madison. Nobody wants to go a derelict program like DePaul. Not surprised that Smart is going to MU, as he is from Wisconsin, he'll never be the big guy on campus at Texas (because, well, football), and his seat was going to start getting hot at UT. Things are different at DePaul, now that they have replaced Jean Lenti Ponsetto as athletic director. Thinking that DePaul is doing its interviews right now, but really waiting for Porter Moser's Loyola (Illinois) team to be eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. Moser is also rumored to be on Indiana's radar, but wouldn't need to move if he takes the DePaul job. Otherwise, DePaul's fallback position may be Kenny Payne, who is an assistant coach with the Knicks, or Jon Scheyer, who is an assistant coach at Duke (why anyone hires former Duke assistant coaches is beyond my comprehension). I don't think Moser goes to DePaul, just not a big enough step up from Loyola at this point. Moser will be on the radar for Indiana, Texas and Oklahoma and might get his pick of those gigs. Payne and Scheyer are realistic options for DePaul, Payne with the obvious connection to DePaul's new AD who came from Kentucky. The other guy to watch out for is Cleveland State coach and Chicago native, Dennis Gates.
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Post by DudeSlade on Mar 26, 2021 11:59:07 GMT -5
ESPN has Shaka to Marquette on the front page now: www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31141197/sources-texas-shaka-smart-talks-marquette-deal-imminentOverall, this has to be considered a win for the Big East. His tenure in Texas was not what everyone expected after VCU and maybe he was going to get let go, but with how this is being written up, he's not been fired by Texas, but rather choosing to leave Texas. We've been the conference to lose coaches to other major conferences (Mack, Williams, etc.), but now we are the conference taking a Big 12 coach away -- or at least that's how this can be spun. Texas may not be a basketball school, but it's probably one of the top 10 athletic departments in the country. To get a coach to leave there and come to the Big East is a good thing for the perceived prominence & quality of the conference in basketball. We're going to have to right our ship and start winning more regardless of who else is out there. We're going to have to do it because we're better, not because others are weak. So overall I'm happy to see a prominent coach added to the conference and strengthening the overall Big East brand. Plus he'll be so much less obnoxious than Wojo on the sidelines.
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 26, 2021 12:04:04 GMT -5
Shaka's from Madison. Nobody wants to go a derelict program like DePaul. Not surprised that Smart is going to MU, as he is from Wisconsin, he'll never be the big guy on campus at Texas (because, well, football), and his seat was going to start getting hot at UT. Things are different at DePaul, now that they have replaced Jean Lenti Ponsetto as athletic director. Thinking that DePaul is doing its interviews right now, but really waiting for Porter Moser's Loyola (Illinois) team to be eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. Moser is also rumored to be on Indiana's radar, but wouldn't need to move if he takes the DePaul job. Otherwise, DePaul's fallback position may be Kenny Payne, who is an assistant coach with the Knicks, or Jon Scheyer, who is an assistant coach at Duke (why anyone hires former Duke assistant coaches is beyond my comprehension). Porter Moser is on everybody's radar. Anything can happen but I tend to think it's like the Queen of England, that Porter wouldn't want to leave as long as Sister Jean is still there.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 26, 2021 12:11:05 GMT -5
Wonder who paid the TX buyout.
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Post by jpj on Mar 26, 2021 12:58:33 GMT -5
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