Sima Transferring

There definitely was something that was impacting Sima's game. As someone said the stat that screams at you is the blocked shots. Last year he was one of the best in the country and this year he has five blocks in ten games. He did work hard on his free throw shooting which should help him wherever he transfers too. He seems like a good kid and teammate and hopefully if he is healthy he can turn into a decent big man. He should definitely look to transfer somewhere that has had success with big guys.

We definitely lose a little this year with fouls but prefer Owens because he runs the court better.
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Sense Rutgers could be/get involved.
 
Posted on the other site, but wondering whether French has signed and, if not, whether someone can send him a pigeon to let him know his services on the glass may be needed for next year.
 
Good riddance to him.

He doesn't honor his commitment to his school, teammates and loses a year of eligibility (this year), including playing time and practice. He may not have been playing as much as he hoped but how about working harder to play?

If at the end of year he is still unhappy then you leave. Don't leave your friends or your boys short and in a lurch. Signs of an immature and selfish player. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
 
Posted on the other site, but wondering whether French has signed and, if not, whether someone can send him a pigeon to let him know his services on the glass may be needed for next year.
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Has signed w St. Louis
 
Just heard
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I believe he is reading the tea leaves very well regarding playing time.
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I am not distraught because he was frustrating to watch, but they should throw out those tea leaves if it is saying Alibegowhatever is better than him
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You are very witty mocking players you don't like but AA brings passion on and off the court and that adds something to the team, like him or not.
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He is not better than Sima
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Neither have brought much to the dance this year other than absorbing minutes. I'll take a passionate team player over a marginally more talented disinterested one. And again I stress neither brought much in terms of productivity.
 
Good riddance to him.

He doesn't honor his commitment to his school, teammates and loses a year of eligibility (this year), including playing time and practice. He may not have been playing as much as he hoped but how about working harder to play?

If at the end of year he is still unhappy then you leave. Don't leave your friends or your boys short and in a lurch. Signs of an immature and selfish player. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
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Nothing I've heard about him suggests Sima is an immature or selfish player or person.

Is it wrong for him to look out for his own best interests? If he wants to play at all next season he has to transfer now. Otherwise he won't step on the court again till fall 2018. That's a long way away.

I have no problem with Sima deciding to transfer. Good luck to him
 
Good riddance to him.

He doesn't honor his commitment to his school, teammates and loses a year of eligibility (this year), including playing time and practice. He may not have been playing as much as he hoped but how about working harder to play?

If at the end of year he is still unhappy then you leave. Don't leave your friends or your boys short and in a lurch. Signs of an immature and selfish player. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
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Nothing I've heard about him suggests Sima is an immature or selfish player or person.

Is it wrong for him to look out for his own best interests? If he wants to play at all next season he has to transfer now. Otherwise he won't step on the court again till fall 2018. That's a long way away.

I have no problem with Sima deciding to transfer. Good luck to him
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Ditto, no sense bashing him. Transfers, right or wrong, are just a part of college basketball landscape. I too wish the kid well.
 
Kid can't motor or finish. Simply not a good fit for the style of basketball. Poor hands and not a great rebounder.

Short term it hurts. Long term (next couple of years) it's a win. Good luck to him!!
 
Always thought Sima would develop down low and give us a strong senior year. Otherwise, he seems like a good kid and I wish him luck. To Paultzman's point, he does have some buddies on the Rutgers team. Although, I am not sure there will be more playing time there. Playing 18 minutes a game as an underdeveloped sophomore center isn't all that bad.

As previously mentioned, this hurts in the short term. It means Amar or D. Williams will have to give us something down low. I would also like to see Ahmed attack the glass a bit more.

I do hope we can land a graduate transfer for next year. You can't win with kids in the paint.....need men.
 
There definitely was something that was impacting Sima's game. As someone said the stat that screams at you is the blocked shots. Last year he was one of the best in the country and this year he has five blocks in ten games. He did work hard on his free throw shooting which should help him wherever he transfers too. He seems like a good kid and teammate and hopefully if he is healthy he can turn into a decent big man. He should definitely look to transfer somewhere that has had success with big guys.

We definitely lose a little this year with fouls but prefer Owens because he runs the court better.
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Sense Rutgers could be/get involved.
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I think Coach Pike is going a great job changing the culture at Rutgers
But I don't see Sima being any more serviceable to a Big Ten team than at St John's
He is better suited to play in a MAAC, A-10, Northeast Conference type of program
 
There definitely was something that was impacting Sima's game. As someone said the stat that screams at you is the blocked shots. Last year he was one of the best in the country and this year he has five blocks in ten games. He did work hard on his free throw shooting which should help him wherever he transfers too. He seems like a good kid and teammate and hopefully if he is healthy he can turn into a decent big man. He should definitely look to transfer somewhere that has had success with big guys.

We definitely lose a little this year with fouls but prefer Owens because he runs the court better.
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Sense Rutgers could be/get involved.
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I think Coach Pike is going a great job changing the culture at Rutgers
But I don't see Sima being any more serviceable to a Big Ten team than at St John's
He is better suited to play in a MAAC, A-10, Northeast Conference type of program
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It is not about logic too often when kids transfer. In my town in Ct. Cooley worked relentlessly to recruit Paschal Chukwu to PC. After landing him & giving him the minutes he deserved, he inexplicably left for Syracuse to barely play now. Additionally, he would be getting substantial minutes at PC. Hopefully Sima has more realistic transfer expectations, but too often the problem is the person chirping in the kid's ear.
 
Good riddance to him.

He doesn't honor his commitment to his school, teammates and loses a year of eligibility (this year), including playing time and practice. He may not have been playing as much as he hoped but how about working harder to play?

If at the end of year he is still unhappy then you leave. Don't leave your friends or your boys short and in a lurch. Signs of an immature and selfish player. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
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Nothing I've heard about him suggests Sima is an immature or selfish player or person.

Is it wrong for him to look out for his own best interests? If he wants to play at all next season he has to transfer now. Otherwise he won't step on the court again till fall 2018. That's a long way away.

I have no problem with Sima deciding to transfer. Good luck to him
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It wasn't what you heard? It is his ACTIONS that demonstrate his immaturity. By the way, not that it matters what I think anyway, but I feel the same way when a coach "pushes" players out for the same reasons. This is college and not the Pros. Schools should honor their commitments as well. I am not sure when this changed but it is wrong. You signed, they accepted. Sorry but the right way was for Sima to approach CM and deal with it privately at the end of the year. He is a quitter. We are better off without him. Good riddance.
 
Good riddance to him.

He doesn't honor his commitment to his school, teammates and loses a year of eligibility (this year), including playing time and practice. He may not have been playing as much as he hoped but how about working harder to play?

If at the end of year he is still unhappy then you leave. Don't leave your friends or your boys short and in a lurch. Signs of an immature and selfish player. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
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Nothing I've heard about him suggests Sima is an immature or selfish player or person.

Is it wrong for him to look out for his own best interests? If he wants to play at all next season he has to transfer now. Otherwise he won't step on the court again till fall 2018. That's a long way away.

I have no problem with Sima deciding to transfer. Good luck to him
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It wasn't what you heard? It is his ACTIONS that demonstrate his immaturity. By the way, not that it matters what I think anyway, but I feel the same way when a coach "pushes" players out for the same reasons. This is college and not the Pros. Schools should honor their commitments as well. I am not sure when this changed but it is wrong. You signed, they accepted. Sorry but the right way was for Sima to approach CM and deal with it privately at the end of the year. He is a quitter. We are better off without him. Good riddance.
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I understand what you're saying about honoring commitments, but I think your outrage is misplaced in this case.
Am I a quitter for changing jobs and going to a different company/firm?
Is somebody's son or daughter a quitter for transferring colleges too?

The end of the year thing is unfair. If he transfers now he can play again by late December, this time, next year. If he waits till May he won't be on the court again toll fall 2018.

Sima is simply going to a school that he thinks is a better fit in terms of playing time and coaching philosophy etc. Is he correct in his thinking? Very much up for debate.

But this move doesn't make him a quitter. That's unfair and not the right way to look at players who are good guys but simply have left our program.
We do this way too often here.
 
Good riddance to him.

He doesn't honor his commitment to his school, teammates and loses a year of eligibility (this year), including playing time and practice. He may not have been playing as much as he hoped but how about working harder to play?

If at the end of year he is still unhappy then you leave. Don't leave your friends or your boys short and in a lurch. Signs of an immature and selfish player. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
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Nothing I've heard about him suggests Sima is an immature or selfish player or person.

Is it wrong for him to look out for his own best interests? If he wants to play at all next season he has to transfer now. Otherwise he won't step on the court again till fall 2018. That's a long way away.

I have no problem with Sima deciding to transfer. Good luck to him
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Ditto, no sense bashing him. Transfers, right or wrong, are just a part of college basketball landscape. I too wish the kid well.
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Agreed, if you aren't that good for a high major conf, then why not transfer to a mid major conf.
It only makes sense.
 
Good riddance to him.

He doesn't honor his commitment to his school, teammates and loses a year of eligibility (this year), including playing time and practice. He may not have been playing as much as he hoped but how about working harder to play?

If at the end of year he is still unhappy then you leave. Don't leave your friends or your boys short and in a lurch. Signs of an immature and selfish player. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
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Nothing I've heard about him suggests Sima is an immature or selfish player or person.

Is it wrong for him to look out for his own best interests? If he wants to play at all next season he has to transfer now. Otherwise he won't step on the court again till fall 2018. That's a long way away.

I have no problem with Sima deciding to transfer. Good luck to him
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It wasn't what you heard? It is his ACTIONS that demonstrate his immaturity. By the way, not that it matters what I think anyway, but I feel the same way when a coach "pushes" players out for the same reasons. This is college and not the Pros. Schools should honor their commitments as well. I am not sure when this changed but it is wrong. You signed, they accepted. Sorry but the right way was for Sima to approach CM and deal with it privately at the end of the year. He is a quitter. We are better off without him. Good riddance.
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I understand what you're saying about honoring commitments, but I think your outrage is misplaced in this case.
Am I a quitter for changing jobs and going to a different company/firm?
Is somebody's son or daughter a quitter for transferring colleges too?

The end of the year thing is unfair. If he transfers now he can play again by late December, this time, next year. If he waits till May he won't be on the court again toll fall 2018.

Sima is simply going to a school that he thinks is a better fit in terms of playing time and coaching philosophy etc. Is he correct in his thinking? Very much up for debate.

But this move doesn't make him a quitter. That's unfair and not the right way to look at players who are good guys but simply have left our program.
We do this way too often here.
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Not to mention if a mid term transfer fell into our lap tomorrow, we would not question that kid's motives. :) We as fans tend to be very subjective.
 
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