2023 Transfer Portal - General NCAA Thread

#701
#701
MoCo_Vol said:
I'd only point out one thing, most bigs that play the 4/5 are more than happy to play in that 25-27 mpg space. Tolu Smith, Johni Broome, Noah Clowney, etc. very few are 30+ mpg guys these days and it allows them to take less wear/tear and also play harder knowing they don't have to play a ton of minutes. So losing ON/Uros and those minutes being available I think you'll honestly have less trouble bringing in a big for next year.

Guard though is a different story, you have Mashack who will start and probably be a 30 mpg guy, then Freddie & DJ both are very good prospects and offensive studs outta HS ya gotta think both will have potential to play minutes being through a season already to get prepared. You'll eventually get ZZ back, I think he might be ready to practice by the start of the season but think they'll be cautious with him. BJ also has a year in the system and if he decides to stay he could get the bulk of the reps as the PG and carve out plenty of minutes. If Julian returns he's starting as well. Then you have Carr coming in who could be the best shooter of the entire group if the reports on him are accurate. So to me I think it'll be harder to sell a guard (especially a 2) on coming here and seeing minutes. A true PG I think you can pull him in pretty easily...there's no one on the roster that clearly will be the starter there at this point with ZZ hurt.
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I can buy that, I was just trying to thunk through the lens of how I think Barnes might see it. Doing that I only see minutes at the 4/5 available.

Now me as a fan, I tell BJ and DJ to kick rocks. Bring in the best PG my staff can get its hands on, offer Ike whatever it takes to get him here. Then bring back Vesco and Phillips.
So I'd have
Transfer PG
Vesco
Mashak
Ike
Aidoo
ZZ, Carr, Phillips off the bench.
When Ike or Aidoo need a spell run Phillips at the 4.
 
#702
#702
Can Vescovi get Nill? I thought that was a problem for him. I'd love for him to come back.
 
#704
#704
mr.checkerboards said:
I can buy that, I was just trying to thunk through the lens of how I think Barnes might see it. Doing that I only see minutes at the 4/5 available.

Now me as a fan, I tell BJ and DJ to kick rocks. Bring in the best PG my staff can get its hands on, offer Ike whatever it takes to get him here. Then bring back Vesco and Phillips.
So I'd have
Transfer PG
Vesco
Mashak
Ike
Aidoo
ZZ, Carr, Phillips off the bench.
When Ike or Aidoo need a spell run Phillips at the 4.
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My only disagreement is telling DJ to kick rocks, he seems like our energy guy and I think on the court that could be HUGE next season and beyond. People are saying he's the most athletic guy on the team (this year) and that's with JJJ, Phillips, and Mashack... he also took the advice from staff to RS and unlike other RS players he was always engaged on the bench with his teammates.

BJ I think might choose to leave on his own, especially if you land a transfer PG and Santi returns.
 
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#708
MoCo_Vol said:
My only disagreement is telling DJ to kick rocks, he seems like our energy guy and I think on the court that could be HUGE next season and beyond. People are saying he's the most athletic guy on the team (this year) and that's with JJJ, Phillips, and Mashack... he also took the advice from staff to RS and unlike other RS players he was always engaged on the bench with his teammates.

BJ I think might choose to leave on his own, especially if you land a transfer PG and Santi returns.
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He may end up being good, but I needed someone else to go.
 
#709
#709
mr.checkerboards said:
He may end up being good, but I needed someone else to go.
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You shouldn't...if all the seniors left we'll have 2 spots free without anyone leaving. Taking a PG/Ike would fill them and if Santi returns just BJ leaving would open that spot up for him.
 
#716
#716
mr.checkerboards said:
I can buy that, I was just trying to thunk through the lens of how I think Barnes might see it. Doing that I only see minutes at the 4/5 available.

Now me as a fan, I tell BJ and DJ to kick rocks. Bring in the best PG my staff can get its hands on, offer Ike whatever it takes to get him here. Then bring back Vesco and Phillips.
So I'd have
Transfer PG
Vesco
Mashak
Ike
Aidoo
ZZ, Carr, Phillips off the bench.
When Ike or Aidoo need a spell run Phillips at the 4.
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Curious, I keep seeing folks post as if Graham Ike is very likely, but I've yet to see anything that leads me to think it's anything beyond maybe us expressing interest. One other thing that I have a hard time picturing is Phillips coming off the bench. Just can't see a 5 star, even with the late season fade, coming off the bench. We get a good PG, Ike and one more really good shooter to go with our returning roster especially if it includes Vescovi, and we'd be sitting in a pretty good place if they can all come together as a team.
 
#717
#717
CAVPUT said:
Curious, I keep seeing folks post as if Graham Ike is very likely, but I've yet to see anything that leads me to think it's anything beyond maybe us expressing interest. One other thing that I have a hard time picturing is Phillips coming off the bench. Just can't see a 5 star, even with the late season fade, coming off the bench. We get a good PG, Ike and one more really good shooter to go with our returning roster especially if it includes Vescovi, and we'd be sitting in a pretty good place if they can all come together as a team.
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He came off the bench last year.
 
#718
#718
CAVPUT said:
Curious, I keep seeing folks post as if Graham Ike is very likely, but I've yet to see anything that leads me to think it's anything beyond maybe us expressing interest. One other thing that I have a hard time picturing is Phillips coming off the bench. Just can't see a 5 star, even with the late season fade, coming off the bench. We get a good PG, Ike and one more really good shooter to go with our returning roster especially if it includes Vescovi, and we'd be sitting in a pretty good place if they can all come together as a team.
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I don’t see Phillips returning and coming off the bench, as for Ike at this stage it’s just early mutual interest, long way to go.
 
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#721
#721
bleedingTNorange said:
Averaged 16ppg in P5 league, tough crowd.
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Had one good game against UCLA. Other than that his stats against “good” competition isn’t very appealing.

Arizona - 9 points, 5 turnovers, 3 fouls, 3 rebounds

Arizona 2nd game - 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assist

UCLA 2nd game - 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assist, 3 turnovers, 3 fouls

Baylor - 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 fouls, 4 turnovers


I’m good
 
#722
#722
TrippieRedd said:
Had one good game against UCLA. Other than that his stats against “good” competition isn’t very appealing.

Arizona - 9 points, 5 turnovers, 3 fouls, 3 rebounds

Arizona 2nd game - 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assist

UCLA 2nd game - 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assist, 3 turnovers, 3 fouls

Baylor - 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 fouls, 4 turnovers


I’m good
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Man talk about a small sample size...why isn't he getting credit for the 1st game at UCLA where he dropped 19 points with 5 rebounds and 2 steals?

Or the 19 points with 4 rebounds and 5 assists in the conference tournament against Oregon?

He only had 2 games all season where he failed to score 8 or more points. He went for double digits in 24 of his 31 games. He shot 42.6% FG and 37.2% from 3PT. He'd be a take in my book. Best part is his 2p% is over 44% for his career and this season he averaged 8 attempts from 2 and he drew 4.5 FTAs. So he's a far better driver/finisher than anyone on our roster based off that production.
 
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#723
#723
MoCo_Vol said:
Man talk about a small sample size...why isn't he getting credit for the 1st game at UCLA where he dropped 19 points with 5 rebounds and 2 steals?

Or the 19 points with 4 rebounds and 5 assists in the conference tournament against Oregon?

He only had 2 games all season where he failed to score 8 or more points. He went for double digits in 24 of his 31 games. He shot 42.6% FG and 37.2% from 3PT. He'd be a take in my book. Best part is his 2p% is over 44% for his career and this season he averaged 8 attempts from 2 and he drew 4.5 FTAs. So he's a far better driver/finisher than anyone on our roster based off that production.
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Because that wouldn’t fit the “he sucks” narrative a 4 game sample size shows
 
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#724
#724
MoCo_Vol said:
Man talk about a small sample size...why isn't he getting credit for the 1st game at UCLA where he dropped 19 points with 5 rebounds and 2 steals?

Or the 19 points with 4 rebounds and 5 assists in the conference tournament against Oregon?

He only had 2 games all season where he failed to score 8 or more points. He went for double digits in 24 of his 31 games. He shot 42.6% FG and 37.2% from 3PT. He'd be a take in my book. Best part is his 2p% is over 44% for his career and this season he averaged 8 attempts from 2 and he drew 4.5 FTAs. So he's a far better driver/finisher than anyone on our roster based off that production.
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Oregon? Lol

Every other team on that schedule is ass cheeks.

Also, I’m pretty sure I said, “he had one good game against UCLA”
 
#725
#725
I mean Tamba isn't a true PG, that's the only pause I'd have. But if we have 3 spots to fill and land a true PG already with a big then he's a great option for the 3rd spot.
 
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