SJU Portal Targets

[paultzman]

Bryce Hopkins obviously rumored to visit, Georgetown supposedly also in the mix.

 

[MainMan]

This thread will be the warm blanket in our cold, cold March.

It’ll also induce insanity, no doubt, so….. carry on!

 

[BrooklynRed]

Portal watch is better than saga of following HS kids where you romance them/stoke their egos for 2-3 years only to be left at the altar. Portal is all business.

 

[passitback]

Portal watch is better than saga of following HS kids where you romance them/stoke their egos for 2-3 years only to be left at the altar. Portal is all business.

Agreed!!! Portal has been a blessing in that regard. Unless you are an absolute STUD (five star), you are just a talented high school recruit... With the portal, talent and projection are not enough to solidify your spot for four/five years. You have to have some value. There must be an ROI, or you get the boot and replaced. Putting the ball in the hole is all that all that matters...

"Kids" wanted to get paid. They are. They are now professionals. The ante has been upped. Gone are the days of amateurism, GPAs, and tickle me feel good stories. Rivalries, by and large, are dead. It's all about TV money, Q1 wins, and spending millions of dollars on the roster.

How viable this is in the long term is anyone's guess. Truth is I can't think of another professional sport where fans are expected to fund salaries like they are in college. Usually we get nailed at the gate, via concessions, etc.

Just going to try and enjoy this scene for as long as I can. I trust things will get way worse, because the NCAA is an inept organization that ruins everything. Football was first; men's hoops is next...

Enjoy the ride, boys.

 

[redfan253fff]

Need y2mcnay back

 

[Jack Williams]

 

[SJUNC]

I hate Sports !

 

[mkras99]

Any chance we can keep this on topic? Plenty of other threads here.

 

[Spocky Ramone]

Any chance we can keep this on topic? Plenty of other threads here.

No

 

[kranmars]

No

We better find a way to keep it on topic. This will be our zen thread moving forward.

 

[paultzman]

Any chance we can keep this on topic? Plenty of other threads here.

Exactly, thx M!

 

[mkras99]

Moved posts to the Maher dumping ground thread. Let’s stay on topic.

 

[Storm Tracker]

So is Bryce coming? Everybody says done deal!

 

[paultzman]

So is Bryce coming? Everybody says done deal!

Should be clearer soon. Chatter says SJU and GT are prime programs in it, but the Cliff O experience last year gives me pause to assume anything.

 

[redfan253fff]

Should be clearer soon. Chatter says SJU and GT are prime programs in it, but the Cliff O experience last year gives me pause to assume anything.

What’s the scout on Hopkins? Haven’t seen much of him due to his injuries. What does he offer that would interest Pitino?

 

[JohnnyFan]

Why the heck haven't we signed anyone yet. What are these freakin' guys doing!

 

[MCNPA]

What’s the scout on Hopkins? Haven’t seen much of him due to his injuries. What does he offer that would interest Pitino?

When healthy he’s one of the best scoring PF’s in the country. Great motor too.

 

[paultzman]

What’s the scout on Hopkins? Haven’t seen much of him due to his injuries. What does he offer that would interest Pitino?

Scoring if healthy, not sure how he would fill defensive hole from losing Scott, but scoring deprived team like SJU may opt for that.

 

[dk423]

Scoring if healthy, not sure how he would fill defensive hole from losing Scott, but scoring deprived team like SJU may opt for that.

Watkins would probably be Scott's defensive replacement, which is hilariously crazy (in a great way) to imagine.

 

[Johnnies317]

My probably only issue with Hopkins we couldn’t shoot this year and we add another guy who can score but not from distance. If we have Zuby sim and RJ back we need shooters.