SJU Transfer Targets/Possibilities

Paultzman post=433231 said:
Alvarado obviously has not yet entered portal, but chatter is Kentucky has interest. Staff is smart enough to look at quality combo transfers, recruits v depending solely on JA. 
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As kentucky should. Sure the shuffling of assistants won’t help us.
 
Paultzman post=433231 said:
Alvarado obviously has not yet entered portal, but chatter is Kentucky has interest. Staff is smart enough to look at quality combo transfers, recruits v depending solely on JA. 

It's no surprise that Alvarado would garner interest from the blue bloods. I know staff is working hard, but absent the stars being totally aligned, I just don't see how we can compete.  We did manage to get Heron under the old staff, so getting a transfer of this magnitude is certainly not impossible.

I think perhaps it's best to lower expectations a bit.  With this staff, it seems likely we will get a hard working under the radar transfer who is not terribly "sexy."  For the past two years, the staff has done a very nice job building our program with these kinds of kids.  Of course, it would be awesome to get a stud like Alvarado, but I think we can still continue to build with a solid combo guard pickup provided Champagnie returns.  It's all about momentum.  At a minimum, we need to make the Dance next year.  Anything less is a failure. 
 
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"Failure" is a little harsh especially given the transfer disruption, but we would certainly want to see continued progress and competitiveness, with the tourney a realistic goal.  Any slide backward would be a red flag.
 
redmanwest post=433235 said:
"Failure" is a little harsh especially given the transfer disruption, but we would certainly want to see continued progress and competitiveness, with the tourney a realistic goal.  Any slide backward would be a red flag.
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If Julian back, anything short of dancing is a big disappointment unless decimated by injuries imo. They have to take advantage of a window of opportunity we don’t experience often and build upon it.
 
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I don't disagree, but I think until you see all the new guys, and how they meld, it is hard to say what to expect.  I expect for the progress to improve and to make the tourney, but "failure" with so much uncerainty is maybe a tad harsh.  JMO.
 
We were so close to the tournament last season. Regardless of the shuffling if we have Posh and Julian back not making the tournament woule be a huge disappointment. You can hold the word failure if you want.
 
Andrew post=433244 said:
We were so close to the tournament last season. Regardless of the shuffling if we have Posh and Julian back not making the tournament woule be a huge disappointment. You can hold the word failure if you want.
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+1 The day after last season ended I’m sure everyone’s expectations were for NCAA tourney this coming year.
 
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I agree that getting Posh and Julian back sets a level of expectation.  However, I am expecting a slow start again.  It took a while for guys like Earlington, Cole and Moore to understand and settle into their roles.  We will have a whole bunch of new guys next year that will need to do the same.   It's always frustrating when we dig an early hole, but the extreme roster shake-up is a factor.
 
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JohnnyFan post=433246 said:
I agree that getting Posh and Julian back sets a level of expectation.  However, I am expecting a slow start again.  It took a while for guys like Earlington, Cole and Moore to understand and settle into their roles.  We will have a whole bunch of new guys next year that will need to do the same.   It's always frustrating when we dig an early hole, but the extreme roster shake-up is a factor.
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As it is for most teams plus we are bringing in a lot of veteran's so no more excuses for slow starts as this will probably be the case every year.
 
I don’t  recall the Recruiting of Alvarado back when Mullin was still Coaching .. But , we had Ponds and , at that time Lovett , who departed mid season .  Did we stand a chance getting him back than ? Just curious  . 
 
SLYFOXX1968 post=433248 said:
I don’t  recall the Recruiting of Alvarado back when Mullin was still Coaching .. But , we had Ponds and , at that time Lovett , who departed mid season .  Did we stand a chance getting him back than ? Just curious  . 
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Yes
 
If I remember correctly SJU was involved but his final 2 I believer were Rutgers and Georgia Tech and it was a bit of a surprise when he picked Tech as many felt he was an RU lean for awhile.

Paultzman post=433249
Yes
 
Kid looks real good.   Big, can drive, long arms and step back jumper looks solid.  Big time competition.  Would be perfect for us.  
 
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