[quote="Chicago Days" post=286854][quote="Logen" post=286852][quote="Chicago Days" post=286850][quote="Happy" post=286818][quote="walkenman" post=286814]Question about Heron. Would he be considered the best player to transfer this year? I know a ton of kids have transferred but I can't remember anyone this good, whether grad transfer or not. Just wondering.[/quote]
For our needs I would say a kid like Reid Travis is the best transfer this year but Heron is pretty damn good. I would never turn a talent like Heron away but it is a weird fit the way our roster is currently constructed.
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But we’re we ever in the mix for Reid Travis? Stanford people were hoping he’d return there as of a few weeks ago, but now KY seems to be in his sights.
Didnt Mustapha kind of just fall our way? (I hope!) His mom’s Health issues and his need to be closer to her, plus our past relationship with the kid?
This came out of nowhere—to me anyway.
Like the Figgy gift.
Had no clue about that either![/quote]
No, Heron did not "just fall our way." I realize some here have promoted the narrative that the staff doesn't work but it is just not true. They just don't talk about what they do, they just do it. Figueroa is another prime example of their approach. Again, I point to the amount of recruits we have been involved with but one of the strengths of this staff is that they are realistic about our chances, the "where would you go - Kansas or SJU? reality" and therefore have multiple tentacles out for players. Only my perspective, but much is made here about failures, little noise about successes. One last point, IF Heron signs and is eligible (IF), I guarantee we will at some points in the season see a lineup of Ponds, Heron, Figueroa, Simon and Dixon on the court.[/quote]
I was approaching this from my ignorance. Seemed to come from nowhere. I wasn’t disparaging the Staff. If it happened this would be a great coup, with ‘things’ crystalizing for us, based on the family’s needs and our past relationship with the kid. That’s all I meant.
Yup, I imagined that potential lineup next season as well.
Insane scoring machine that few teams could run with.
P.S. To me that’s serendipitous—a positive confluence of things combining to happen: his need and our past relationship. That’s all I meant.[/quote]
yep serendipity
or synchronicity (Carl Jung's term) of a meaningful coincidence of two events/items/energies (coming together) that have no causal connection. I believe Abe Lincoln bought a barrel of "stuff:" and therein were Blackstone's commentaries which enable Abe to read - he was not thinking about books being the barrel. (I do not think I am making the point clear, oh well) - let's go Heron! Let's go Red Storm!
For our needs I would say a kid like Reid Travis is the best transfer this year but Heron is pretty damn good. I would never turn a talent like Heron away but it is a weird fit the way our roster is currently constructed.
[/quote]But we’re we ever in the mix for Reid Travis? Stanford people were hoping he’d return there as of a few weeks ago, but now KY seems to be in his sights.
Didnt Mustapha kind of just fall our way? (I hope!) His mom’s Health issues and his need to be closer to her, plus our past relationship with the kid?
This came out of nowhere—to me anyway.
Like the Figgy gift.
Had no clue about that either![/quote]
No, Heron did not "just fall our way." I realize some here have promoted the narrative that the staff doesn't work but it is just not true. They just don't talk about what they do, they just do it. Figueroa is another prime example of their approach. Again, I point to the amount of recruits we have been involved with but one of the strengths of this staff is that they are realistic about our chances, the "where would you go - Kansas or SJU? reality" and therefore have multiple tentacles out for players. Only my perspective, but much is made here about failures, little noise about successes. One last point, IF Heron signs and is eligible (IF), I guarantee we will at some points in the season see a lineup of Ponds, Heron, Figueroa, Simon and Dixon on the court.[/quote]
I was approaching this from my ignorance. Seemed to come from nowhere. I wasn’t disparaging the Staff. If it happened this would be a great coup, with ‘things’ crystalizing for us, based on the family’s needs and our past relationship with the kid. That’s all I meant.
Yup, I imagined that potential lineup next season as well.
Insane scoring machine that few teams could run with.
P.S. To me that’s serendipitous—a positive confluence of things combining to happen: his need and our past relationship. That’s all I meant.[/quote]
yep serendipity
or synchronicity (Carl Jung's term) of a meaningful coincidence of two events/items/energies (coming together) that have no causal connection. I believe Abe Lincoln bought a barrel of "stuff:" and therein were Blackstone's commentaries which enable Abe to read - he was not thinking about books being the barrel. (I do not think I am making the point clear, oh well) - let's go Heron! Let's go Red Storm!
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