Kudos Posh

[Dal975]

Beast of the East wrote:

Making Plays post=455970 wrote:

SLYFOXX1968 post=455838 wrote: Regarding Posh’s physical stature this year vs last , it could be a lot of things .  More weight training or a muscle building diet . Or , just the fact that as a 19-20 year old , his body is still transitioning from youth to a young adult .       As for Dunn, Williams , Earlington , Roberts , etc leaving , we have not really gotten a complete explanation from the School . I think much speculation here on this site that they all left for greater opportunities .  I have my doubts about that for a number of reasons .   But , all left with mostly a high degree of Class and to my knowledge haven’t really expounded at length as to why they transferred out . Especially for their Senior or 5 th year .     In my opinion , had they all returned we could have a better record than currently .  I agree getting Wheeler and Soriano were up grades over Roberts and Toro . 

Schools are not going to put out an official statement on why a kid transfers out.  Their reasons have already been explained many times on here.

-Williams simply selected the option to be closer to home and play in front of his family.  Staff was still recruiting him to come back and had good relationship with him throughout the whole process, his dad was pretty vocal about this on twitter.

-Earlington, I can't remember if he answered somebody on a twitter or if it was in an article, but he said he didn't play as much as he thought he would and was looking for a spot with more playing time.

-Roberts wanted more playing time as well, it was no ill feels towards he and staff, his aunt was a very vocal supporter of CMA. He just seen the writing on the wall his minutes went from 19 MPG his sophomore year to 10 MPG his junior year and with the guys they had coming in it was clear he wasn't going to play much.

Dunn was originally done with school and told staff he wasn't coming back, then decided he wanted to play another year, by this time staff already had other guards committed so he transferred to a smaller school where he knew he would get to play a lot.  Dunn's uncle is still active on twitter and was also a big supporter of CMA and always was proud of Dunn's accomplishments at St. John's. 

All of that is very reasonable. I hear a lot and post what isn't confidential. I've never heard even a whisper that transfers had anything to do with CMA,which was speculated angrily here as part of the dump Anderson sentiment.

There were no smoking guns, no flaws in his personality or system that kids wanted to flee en masse.

Simply it was an unprecedented opportunity for players to transfer without sitting out or seeking a waiver. One shot to position themselves better for their post college basketball futures.

And for most of the kids it has worked out. Cole, Earlington, Roberts, McGriff & Moore are all getting more playing time and most have had their numbers improve. Greg is the exception and while I don't know this to be true wouldn't be surprised if lingering injuries have affected his playing time. Meanwhile some of our transfers-in like Soriano & Wheeler have improved by leaps & bounds as the season has progressed  and will likely be key contributors next year as well.  

I went to the Stony Brook - Binghamton game last week and enjoyed watching McGriff play, and was happy he seemed to be enjoying himself.  He is still starting, but was in foul trouble for most of the game which took him out of the flow.  I think he finished with about 13 points.  The level seemed very good for him so glad it seems to have worked out.  Binghamton has another kid named Jacob Falko who I was unfamiliar with who absolutely dominated.  6'3" transfer from junior college who was a one man wrecking crew.  Would be nice to see him coming off our bench.
 

 

[SLYFOXX1968]

I think much of the talk of dissension was due to the coach that was let go.

BACK TO POSH.                 Very likely DeMeo voiced that dissension as his parting appears to have  stirred up conjecture .    Today’’s question is , will Posh play ? Will Gillespie play ? Will Moore play ?    If Posh doesn’t go , Mathis would seem to be the logical defender on Gillespie , if  Colin plays . 

 

[beast of the east]

I think much of the talk of dissension was due to the coach that was let go.

BACK TO POSH.                 Very likely DeMeo voiced that dissension as his parting appears to have  stirred up conjecture .    Today’’s question is , will Posh play ? Will Gillespie play ? Will Moore play ?    If Posh doesn’t go , Mathis would seem to be the logical defender on Gillespie , if  Colin plays . 

We have a concession from the NCAA.  If Posh can't play we are allowed to play 6 guys instead of 5.

 

[Mullins Revenge]

Posh has become really good at that pull up jumper from around the foul line.  I dont know if he will ever be a standstill, spot up 3 point shooter but when he gets his legs under him and pulls up on the move, that shot is consistently going down.

He is certainly strong enough to shoot threes, and more than strong enough to kick some asses of people who insult and criticize him when he has an off game   /media/kunena/emoticons/tongue.png

Dwayne Wade and MJ come to mind as players that were deadly shooting off the dribble, but werent great standstill 3 point shooters.  Its strange as for most guys, the standstill shots are the easiest.

 

[lawmanfan]

 

Dwayne Wade and MJ come to mind as players that were deadly shooting off the dribble, but werent great standstill 3 point shooters.  Its strange as for most guys, the standstill shots are the easiest.

Dunn was the same way - couldn't shoot with his feet set, needed to be on the move.  I think it's the life of city guards who play with the ball in their hands, the game they play their whole lives doesn't involve too many spot-up jumpers.

I am happy that Posh has finally unleased the mid-range jumper - he needed to diversify his offensive arsenal.  Obviously the next step is to extend that range to 3.

 

[paultzman]

In this instant gratification world we live in, bear in mind Posh obviously is only a sophomore playing the position most hard to master, PG. He came as a guy who embraced physicality and hard play, but had a suspect jumper. He also was more of a scoring, driving player before college.

What I see in year two is a player who is better understanding his role as a distributor, becoming a competent mid range shooter,  while he still maintains his intensity, uncanny rebounding ability, interest in defending and passion to win. Who knows what next season will bring in terms of his development.? I suspect his three point shooting will improve a bit as well his comfort level being the leader of this team. 

I could not be more pleased with his development and marvel at his impact on both ends of court. Every PG so depended on will commit errors, but I think Posh is one to learn from such and refine his skills. I pray we get to see him at SJ on that journey for a few more years knowing rarity of kids sticking around.


 

 

[MakingPlays]

In this instant gratification world we live in, bear in mind Posh obviously is only a sophomore playing the position most hard to master, PG. He came as a guy who embraced physicality and hard play, but had a suspect jumper. He also was more of a scoring, driving player before college.

What I see in year two is a player who is better understanding his role as a distributor, becoming a competent mid range shooter,  while he still maintains his intensity, uncanny rebounding ability, interest in defending and passion to win. Who knows what next season will bring in terms of his development.? I suspect his three point shooting will improve a bit as well his comfort level being the leader of this team. 

I could not be more pleased with his development and marvel at his impact on both ends of court. Every PG so depended on will commit errors, but I think Posh is one to learn from such and refine his skills. I pray we get to see him at SJ on that journey for a few more years knowing rarity of kids sticking around.



 

It's going to be interesting to see with the NIL in place will more kids like Posh, who will probably never really be a top 60 draft prospect player (just based on his height and attributes), stick around for all 4 years and make the NIL money or would they rather still leave early after a great year and risk going g-league or overseas.  

I'm thinking more kids, especially those that play for P6 conferences on bigger market teams are going to stay.  If you can make 5-6 figures while getting a free degree and still playing against top notch competition in big arenas I don't see the reason for leaving early unless your simply tired of school.

 

[Mullins Revenge]

 

Dwayne Wade and MJ come to mind as players that were deadly shooting off the dribble, but werent great standstill 3 point shooters.  Its strange as for most guys, the standstill shots are the easiest.

Dunn was the same way - couldn't shoot with his feet set, needed to be on the move.  I think it's the life of city guards who play with the ball in their hands, the game they play their whole lives doesn't involve too many spot-up jumpers.

I am happy that Posh has finally unleased the mid-range jumper - he needed to diversify his offensive arsenal.  Obviously the next step is to extend that range to 3.

Great call!  I didnt even think of Dunn. 

Once teams start defending posh on that pull up, he can create a little hezy and blow by them.  I cant wait to see that!

 

[Amaseinyourface]

In this instant gratification world we live in, bear in mind Posh obviously is only a sophomore playing the position most hard to master, PG. He came as a guy who embraced physicality and hard play, but had a suspect jumper. He also was more of a scoring, driving player before college.

What I see in year two is a player who is better understanding his role as a distributor, becoming a competent mid range shooter,  while he still maintains his intensity, uncanny rebounding ability, interest in defending and passion to win. Who knows what next season will bring in terms of his development.? I suspect his three point shooting will improve a bit as well his comfort level being the leader of this team. 

I could not be more pleased with his development and marvel at his impact on both ends of court. Every PG so depended on will commit errors, but I think Posh is one to learn from such and refine his skills. I pray we get to see him at SJ on that journey for a few more years knowing rarity of kids sticking around.



 

Paultz, how ready are you for all the ‘best returning backcourt in the BE’ talk this coming off season?!?

 

[paultzman]

In this instant gratification world we live in, bear in mind Posh obviously is only a sophomore playing the position most hard to master, PG. He came as a guy who embraced physicality and hard play, but had a suspect jumper. He also was more of a scoring, driving player before college.

What I see in year two is a player who is better understanding his role as a distributor, becoming a competent mid range shooter,  while he still maintains his intensity, uncanny rebounding ability, interest in defending and passion to win. Who knows what next season will bring in terms of his development.? I suspect his three point shooting will improve a bit as well his comfort level being the leader of this team. 

I could not be more pleased with his development and marvel at his impact on both ends of court. Every PG so depended on will commit errors, but I think Posh is one to learn from such and refine his skills. I pray we get to see him at SJ on that journey for a few more years knowing rarity of kids sticking around.




 

Paultz, how ready are you for all the ‘best returning backcourt in the BE’ talk this coming off season?!?

Very Mase

 

[paultzman]

This eighth grader got a bit stronger



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[SJUNC]

I am expecting a long summer of, "Does Posh enter the transfer portal"

 

[Mean Gene]

I am expecting a long summer of, "Does Posh enter the transfer portal"

I’m willing to ride and die with CMA until we can get our facilities situation etc. straightened out and we can get younger, better more high profile coach to come here and stay. But, if we have any core players leave after this season like last season then we need to make a change.

 

[ras]

Our 2 biggest recruits for next year are Posh and Wheeler.

 

[matmi03]

And Champ.  I know I know.  There's no chance of him staying, but he's not NBA ready.

 

[Knight]

And Champ.  I know I know.  There's no chance of him staying, but he's not NBA ready.

Europe.

 

[Knight]

Any updates on Posh’s injury?

 

[paultzman]

So clear!

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[BrooklynRed]

So clear!

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Or as Julian said after game about Posh--he's the engine who pulls the train. Posh's teammates get it.

 

[RJGBOOTSY]

Love Posh and would take him on my team any day of the week. Once he develops a consistent 3 pt shot he could achieve a very high level of success!!! The only part of his game that is lacking!!!