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Post by roaringsince96 on Apr 6, 2021 21:46:21 GMT -6
Hate to see James entering the portal. He is good, not great, but guessing he wants to be able to play somewhere that can play for something. Our coach will need to land some tall talent this off-season.
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Post by unafied on Apr 7, 2021 7:10:55 GMT -6
This is the kind of reason I have cringed at the thought of the portal from the very beginning. I have a feeling it will negatively affect programs like ours far more often than teams from the power conferences. We saw it last year with Christian Agnew. We find a "diamond in the rough" guy and he blows up and has a great year? He'll just get calls from power schools where he'll have a much better chance to make the tournament. It stinks. Mervin leaving already dampens some of the enthusiasm to see how next year's team progresses.
Just to be clear, from the kids' point of view - I get it. You should absolutely get the most benefit you can from the ability you have. If Mervin can sign on with a power school and get playing time, more power to him. I'm admittedly being selfish. But it's just brutal for the fans.
Maybe we can find someone that can be as good, or better, for us next year.
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Post by mtc13 on Apr 7, 2021 19:49:47 GMT -6
That's depressing.
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Post by lion1979 on Apr 8, 2021 20:07:49 GMT -6
I didn’t see this until today. I really hate to see James leave. Dude was really starting to learn “how to play” down the stretch. Wish him the best of luck, but damn that leaves a hole.
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Post by unalions on Apr 10, 2021 21:02:36 GMT -6
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Post by roaringsince96 on Apr 12, 2021 20:34:52 GMT -6
I think UNA was the third choice for Kessler, tough break. The portal may help us land a couple of gems.
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Post by unaman on Apr 14, 2021 12:28:16 GMT -6
Manny Littles is exploring pro options and entering the transfer portal. Both leading rebounders from the team are now gone. I hope we can snag a few transfers. Need size immediately. 6"10 Damian Forecast, JUCO from Cleveland State, committed so that will help.
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Post by unalions on Apr 14, 2021 13:53:38 GMT -6
Does anyone know if any seniors will return for either team? The women’s team announced more recruits today. One is a guard from Poland.
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Post by unaman on Apr 14, 2021 14:24:37 GMT -6
Does anyone know if any seniors will return for either team? The women’s team announced more recruits today. One is a guard from Poland. I've heard Brim and Youngblood are coming back. Anderson is in the portal.
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Post by roaringsince96 on Apr 14, 2021 20:03:28 GMT -6
Landed a 6’10” transfer today. Huge get for men’s basketball...almost typed women’s to see if y’all are paying attention. He averaged a double double in juco and has two years left to play. Big get for the Lions!
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Post by roaringsince96 on Apr 15, 2021 20:46:13 GMT -6
Littles is now in the portal to transfer to bigger school or trying to go pro on some level? Roster change is going to be a constant for us. When a player has success, player is going for greener pastures. What a mess. Littles was an excellent rebounder and thought his game on the offensive end really improved. Best of luck to him.
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Post by unafied on Apr 16, 2021 7:21:03 GMT -6
I think the reality is, teams at our level will see the roster turnover a significant amount every year. It stinks, but this is what the NCAA has done. And now that the box is open, there’s no closing it.
What we have to hope is that Coach and his staff learn to use it to our advantage. If we have bigger schools picking up our players, hopefully we can find some guys that have the ability but never got playing time at their first stop.
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Post by roaringsince96 on Apr 16, 2021 18:48:15 GMT -6
Transfer Jaida Bond former North Alabama star has announced her commitment to North Florida. Hope they never beat us...best of luck against everyone else.
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Post by unalions on Apr 16, 2021 21:46:14 GMT -6
Transfer Jaida Bond former North Alabama star has announced her commitment to North Florida. Hope they never beat us...best of luck against everyone else. Wow. I hate to hear that. I wonder if her sister is returning for them?
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Post by unafied on Apr 17, 2021 7:47:36 GMT -6
Transfer Jaida Bond former North Alabama star has announced her commitment to North Florida. Hope they never beat us...best of luck against everyone else. Damn, I didn’t even know she was in the portal. With her sister at UNF, makes you wonder why she didn’t just go there in the first place? I’m feeling pretty jaded about basketball at the moment. We’ll have to learn a new roster every year.
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