+ Vince
Didn’t finish my thought…
Dinkins and I need to know your previous names and how you escaped our mental filters
I can see it going both ways with RJ at this point. I'm sure he wants to be a pro, because they all do. Same time, those "second round assurances" are sometimes meaningless. Plenty of kids have been told that and I don't believe any team guarantees it in a legally enforceable way.
Just want to give you 1 last shout out before I take my Ambien for selling 2 tix today at basically face value to Johnnie’s fans I have no problem admitting I’d have sold them for more $ on the Johnnie’s account ticket exchange thing
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Hard to read that as not applicable to Deivon but maybe there's something I don't know. Is that ruling final?
This is the court ruling where Smith would hypothetically say he has one year remaining, specifically on page 5/#23.
He was ruled ineligible by NCAA until mid December in 2023-2024 season. So my understanding is he would fall under this.
Don’t believe he is coming back.
Yes, it's final.
The highlighted part is absolute lunacy. The value that kid has here next year cannot be overstated. He just came in cold against the two-time defending national champions and shut down a lottery pick at his position, did every little thing one could imagine to help us win, he switched beautifully onto anyone and everyone and literally covered all 5 positions. He completely bullied Diarra for 3 possessions...that's a kid 2-3 positions down from him and he ate his lunch right after covering Samson Johson down low. His +/- have been great all year.
I knew this post was coming. Great kid; has athleticism and is a good defender. This is a very unique team and I would be surprised if Pitino's team next year is built like this one, which may limit Ayo's role. And Ayo might want to go be a mainstay someplace else. I guess we will see.
It's kind of crazy to say but it looked like he belonged on the court yesterday against UConn. I don't think its a stretch to think he can give us 10-15 quality minutes a game next year, be a team captain while we're top 25 and he gets "overpaid" compared to his market. Would more playing time and less money, and no leadership role, be worth it to him so he can go to a random A-10 or NEC school?
Matt and Rick are to be commended for last year’s portal haul. Richmond, Smith and Scott are talented, but also mega aggressive team first guys. They were so positive re: team chemistry and coordination at both ends of court, especially for our staple, Defense. I never get too giddy over “names” in portal (Cliff exhibit 1), rather how players will fit the system and complement each other. This will be a challenge no matter how successful we are, although our appeal has obviously increased. I did not mention RJ because he was not part of this portal group, but obviously losing these four presents a huge challenge.
