Is Obekpa Next? No! He's staying!

tom in salem

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LAVINWOOD ‏@LAVINWOOD 3m
And now the Twitter source (@JayOn_1) who first broke the Sampson news is saying Obekpa is considering declaring for draft. Lol. #sjubb
 
Yep, getting "shorter" by the minute. Thankfully we match up well with everyone in BE?
 
LAVINWOOD ‏@LAVINWOOD 3m
And now the Twitter source (@JayOn_1) who first broke the Sampson news is saying Obekpa is considering declaring for draft. Lol. #sjubb

We are imploding... Can't wait to see a starting frontcourt of Sirdom, Max Hooper and Christian Jones next year!!
 
If any of you were a NBA GM, who would you pick between the 2? Jakarr or Chris?
 
If any of you were a NBA GM, who would you pick between the 2? Jakarr or Chris?

Obekpa.

He may never be a star, but with his ability to block shots, he'll find his way to the end of some team's bench. Probably for a long time, too.
 
LAVINWOOD ‏@LAVINWOOD 3m
And now the Twitter source (@JayOn_1) who first broke the Sampson news is saying Obekpa is considering declaring for draft. Lol. #sjubb

We are imploding... Can't wait to see a starting frontcourt of Sirdom, Max Hooper and Christian Jones next year!!

If any of the administration read this board:
Open your eyes. We had 3 seniors leaving after this year, now Sampson declaring to go into the draft, now rumors about CO declaring.
Where are Lavins recruits? Only Adonis is coming in so far? Lavin said he he expected 3 or 4 players to leave. Isn`t Lavin a great recruiter? So why only 1 recruit so far?
Please don`t listen to his BS that oh we could play like Nova.
Leaving from the front court are: Sanchez, GG, Sampson, and now possibly CO. You can`t replace them with the redshirt Jones and Adonis who will be straight out of HS.
I also understand that you won`t want to eat 2 years on Lavins contract, but can you not extend him, and see what happens next season.
Yes, you`ll get those that say: "oh but we have to extend Lavin, or he`ll be a lame duck coach.", but even if you extend him, is there a gaurantee that Briscoe and Diallo is going to come? Nope.

Finally, I`m sure Lavin is a great guy and personality, but my #1 concern as a fan is the state of our basketball program.
Ask yourselves this: Did we bring him in for the NIT or to get to the NCAA.
Now ask yourselves this: Will we be getting to the NCAA next year? If not then it will be year 4 of his recruits and no NCAA bid.
Is that a successful coach?????
 
If any of you were a NBA GM, who would you pick between the 2? Jakarr or Chris?

Obekpa.

He may never be a star, but with his ability to block shots, he'll find his way to the end of some team's bench. Probably for a long time, too.

Doubtful. If Hasheem Thabeet can't even barely crack the rotation in the NBA, Obekpa has no shot. He's way too raw at this point.
 
He probably doesn't want to have to sit out a year when he transfers cause then he will be done and won't have any shot at the NBA. So he's probably thinking "screw it I'll declare for the draft"
 
you can take that as "Go Big or Go Home" or you can take that as random inspirational tweet from a 19 year old. Not necessarily conclusive that its in reference to him declaring for the NBA.
 
@obekpa12: Dream big or remain small...

Dream smart or enjoy Tajikistan....

Just a gut feeling, but if CO follows Jakarr out the door, I could see De La Rosa going elsewhere. As someone noted, he's ours to lose ... and we just might be doing that very thing.
 
if true, someone around the program is issuing bad advice. CJ Fair is projected late second round, he is way more polished than Karr. As far as Obekpa, fouls, goaltending, and lack of offense will limit his 6-8 body in the pros. I love watching these guys and hope they are both back, As a fan, I can say I believe they are making a huge mistake. Refining their game another year or two can only help these two guys. Once again, I cant believe one and maybe two are declaring. Crazy! As far as next year, somehow i know Lav will fill the roster. He isnt the type to sit idle and let the chips fall. We are in good shape with guards, we just need some big bodies. In Lav we trust
 
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