Curbelo (Possibly) a Johnny

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paultzman said:
Common read remains he could commit to SJU this week, so I’ll go with that. Of course these things are fluid, but to me the fact he has not visited another school nor scribes have touted any other programs also gives me confidence. Sometimes things take a little longer than “lock” commentary as camps and programs agree on details. If there Is no closure over next week, I won’t keep moving goal post and will shut my mouth.
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Gotta good feeling in this one. Let’s close it!
 
For folks worried about Posh yielding PG duties, I sense he is fine with adding AC and may enjoy off ball play. He’ll still get his chances at PG. The concerns re shooting deficits for both seem fair to raise, but Anderson will have to earn his $ and figure it out. Adding a shooter from portal will hopefully be the critical remaining piece.
 
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paultzman said:
For folks worried about Posh yielding PG duties, I sense he is fine with adding AC and may enjoy off ball play. He’ll still get his chances at PG. The concerns re shooting deficits for both seem fair to raise, but Anderson will have to earn His $ and figure it out. Adding a shooter from portal will hopefully be the critical remaining piece.
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I think King is much more likely to question his role going forward than Posh is.
 
Posh is just a player. You could send him in at center and he’d just head to the scorers table.

As for Curbelo and him, I’m bullish on the tandem and think it could be one of BE best, but at the very least it will provide some excitement and expectations for the team after last years step back.
 
Rocket said:
Fans used to complain about blue bloods and the abuses of under the table deals that gave them a huge competitive advantage in recruiting. While schools like Kentucky, Kansas, UNC, and others were getting away with $100,000 deals, schools like St. John's were being investigated for giving kids lunch money or waving at a recruit at the wrong time of the year.
Now some are openly condoning schools paying college players in football and basketball hundreds of thousands dollars because they have alums lining kids pockets.
This unlimited payola firmly establishes the haves and have nots of "amateur" college athletics.
Why you or anyone with an ounce of respect for the sport would not be opposed to financial caps is bewildering.
Folks here and at other non-state funded schools should then reevaluate the metrics for measuring the success of coaches at less endowed schools like St. John's.
One of the supposed restrictions of an NIL is that it cannot influence the decision of a high school student as to what college to attend.
The whole process is now a complete cluster F.
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You do realize that our last McDonald's All American was Elijah Ingram who signed 20 years ago.

The last time we beat out a blue blood for a recruit was Omar Cook who signed with us over UNC. That was 22 years ago.

So no, I'm not worried at all that a cap-less NIL is going to affect our powerhouse recruiting.

And so lawmanfan doesn't hit me with a complaint, I really hope the Curbelo news is on point and would be shocked if the staff didn't get Posh's blessing before proceeding with this recruit.
 
MainMan said:
You do realize that our last McDonald's All American was Elijah Ingram who signed 20 years ago.

The last time we beat out a blue blood for a recruit was Omar Cook who signed with us over UNC. That was 22 years ago.

So no, I'm not worried at all that a cap-less NIL is going to affect our powerhouse recruiting.

And so lawmanfan doesn't hit me with a complaint, I really hope the Curbelo news is on point and would be shocked if the staff didn't get Posh's blessing before proceeding with this recruit.
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Perhaps Curbelo rep is evaluating NIL offers. Said offers are supposed to be made independent of a school, it's name and brand.
Of course we all know that is a bunch of horse manure.
What the corrupt politicians that pushed this legal form of racketeering did was legalize boosters with car dealerships in Kansas, Kentucky, Alabama, California etc the making of payments to college amateur student-athletes while millions of other students are left with billions of dollars in student loans. End of story.

As for Curbelo, fine if he accepts his role but not fine if we loose a committed recruit. Having 3 of your starters who can't hit the side of a barn is not a formula for success.
 
Why would anyone ever commit to come here, publicly or privately? The folks in charge of the program are not particularly good at what they do.
 
L J S A said:
I think King is much more likely to question his role going forward than Posh is.
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I have to say, I never understood the King signing. He may turn out to be a really solid four year player, but with Posh already manning the pg spot, it seemed a strange early signing to me. I guess it’s good to have a backup pg, but seems to me it would have been more prudent to have waited until the spring to assess our needs.
 
MainMan said:
You do realize that our last McDonald's All American was Elijah Ingram who signed 20 years ago.

The last time we beat out a blue blood for a recruit was Omar Cook who signed with us over UNC. That was 22 years ago.

So no, I'm not worried at all that a cap-less NIL is going to affect our powerhouse recruiting.

And so lawmanfan doesn't hit me with a complaint, I really hope the Curbelo news is on point and would be shocked if the staff didn't get Posh's blessing before proceeding with this recruit.
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Didn’t Mo Harkless decommit from UConn? At that time, I’d consider UConn a blue blood.
 
Boo Harvey said:
I have to say, I never understood the King signing. He may turn out to be a really solid four year player, but with Posh already manning the pg spot, it seemed a strange early signing to me. I guess it’s good to have a backup pg, but seems to me it would have been more prudent to have waited until the spring to assess our needs.
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Especially since I'm not sure he's a natural point guard. That said, when Paultz went to him for stat confirmation of the horrible numbers, his steals average was really impressive, so I assume staff thought he would fit defensively.

Does seem like you could find a number of four-year combo guards in the portal though. Hopefully he's patient.
 
L J S A said:
I think King is much more likely to question his role going forward than Posh is.
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Boo Harvey said:
I have to say, I never understood the King signing. He may turn out to be a really solid four year player, but with Posh already manning the pg spot, it seemed a strange early signing to me. I guess it’s good to have a backup pg, but seems to me it would have been more prudent to have waited until the spring to assess our needs.
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Aside from posh, most all our other backcourt guys are more wings than guards. Smaller guys like King can get into the paint on O and get underneath guys on D. Not trying to tell you anything you don’t already know but if Posh was out, not only did we miss his pg abilities, we missed his breakdown ability. Plus I think King is more combo than point guard and Posh will be a Junior. Good programs, and we know we aren’t there yet, don’t wait until starters are seniors to recruit their backups.
 
I think Curbelo can be a dynamic addition. Obviously he does not shoot the three well, but he does have a mid range game and a knack for breaking down defenses. I am rooting for him to commit, but will be hitting the concession stand anytime Curbelo, Posh and Mathis are on the floor together. Here's hoping our subsequent additions can shoot the rock!
 
Boo Harvey said:
I have to say, I never understood the King signing. He may turn out to be a really solid four year player, but with Posh already manning the pg spot, it seemed a strange early signing to me. I guess it’s good to have a backup pg, but seems to me it would have been more prudent to have waited until the spring to assess our needs.
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King is more of a combo guard than a pg. he’s tough, quick, long and wiry at 6’2-6’3.

He’s super competitive and will be just fine.
 
FranWho? said:
Why would anyone ever commit to come here, publicly or privately? The folks in charge of the program are not particularly good at what they do.
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I mean....that's about as "half empty" as one can get. Hang in there, Fran.....better times ahead. They'll at least tease us with a mini-run. :cool:
 
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