All high major freshmen have been screwed for 3 years.
SJU Portal Targets
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anybody but a hoya
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Now how long do we have to suffer and wait
sju2000alum
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This is a by product of the transfer portal freshman don’t play much because your going up against teams loaded with older stronger 5th year players now. Unless you’re a big time kid like Castle this year you pretty much don’t get that much time.
How about sophomores? Wilcher and Dunlap paid those freshman dues last year and you guys are jumping for joy they appear to be being recruited over.
I have no problem with that, to each his own; I just happen to disagree with the “business model” that has been created. No, I hate it!! I will not argue with anyone who embraces it, it is the new reality, I just will not.
sju2000alum
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Agree I think Wilcher is a really good player paid his dues this year was looking forward to seeing him develop this year.
Wilcher is playing 20-25 minutes next year sort of regardless what happens.
I’m 32 years old. I’ve been a diehard fan for the last 23 years. I will jump up and down for joy if our team is in position to win. This program has been dead in a ditch for the majority of my time following them, and then placed back there when it’s out. Excuse me for being happy about the program finally competing at the highest level.
Also have to think there’s a bit of slow rolling going on in terms of portal signings just to keep the guys already in-house happy. Kinda dickish but wouldn’t surprise me if that’s a common practice. Next thing you know you’re playing time is cut in half with 5 days to decide to portal out.
Oh for sure.
Not if we keep recruiting seniors or grad students every year. They will be relatively inexperienced and untested juniors still seeing older more experienced guys coming in. They almost have to go to smaller conferences to get playing time and put themselves in portal after a year.
You are excused. We are all happy. But we also see this system is not sustainable. Agree that we have to play by the rules to win. Excited by prospects. But there will be casualties on the roster.
Logen, I think Wilcher and Dunlap are seeing more playing time next year. In fact, I think Wilcher has the starting PG job UNLESS he doesn’t seize the opportunity. He’s gonna have to earn it but seems RP likes him but wants more from the kid. “Recruited over” (correct me if I’m wrong) suggests guys being pushed out. I don’t see that with these two.
MugCostanza
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What a wild day. In the morning it seemed like the two top targets were Smith and Mitchell. Just a few hours later and it seems like neither one would fit now given the potential incoming players that hit the portal this afternoon.
Could be wrong and perhaps one or both could still be targets but would take some creativity
Could be wrong and perhaps one or both could still be targets but would take some creativity
anybody but a hoya
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never satisfied bitching two days ago we didnt sign anyone
Boo Hoo, I’ve been a fan a few decades longer than you’ve been alive. I made it plain I am not judging you or anyone else because I don’t give a damn how you or anyone else root. Frankly, you talk out of both sides of your mouth, you make a comment about freshman, I ask about them as sophomores and you come back with nonsense about how you’ve suffered as a fan. And if you describe a team that isn’t even a reality nor spent one second on the court together as “competing at the highest level”, you know even less basketball than I thought.
Root exactly how you want, if you embrace guys being recruited over, fine, you are entitled, but don’t offer on the one hand that it’s about paying freshman dues and then walk back big time when that position is challenged.
If you have a deep, talented team in portal era, the new experienced, more physically developed guys will usually trump younger players. Not seeing young guys develop is tough. Also, there were always casualties with deep teams, but spawning so many one year loaners clearly has worsened the norm.
Unless they change the open transfer policy and perhaps establish short term contracts the erosion of college hoops will continue.
Unless they change the open transfer policy and perhaps establish short term contracts the erosion of college hoops will continue.
We get Smith or Richmond, and Ledlum/Dingle return, we are winning the BE next year
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