SJU Transfer Targets/Possibilities

I can't imagine getting a player that Kentucky wants. Well, I can imagine it,  but we may need a time machine to go back 40 years or at least start passing out duffle bags of cash.
 
Brooklyn Red wrote:
I may be in the minority but I don't think Jose to St. John's is likely to happen as it is not in his best interests,  He and Posh are two peas in a pod (look a their stats as a comparison) and they are both point guards.  Jose has been playing an average of 35 minutes per game for 4 years.  It is more beneficial for Jose to be lead PG for his pro ambitions and I don't believe CMA can guarantee such as Posh is our PG.  

I may be looking at this the wrong way, but it would seem to me that if Alvarado comes back to college, it will be because the feedback he got is that he may or may not get drafted. If that is the case, not sure what a 5th year in college will do to change that feedback as he's pretty much shown what he can do consistently for 4 years already. If he comes back, maybe he has reconciled himself to playing overseas in which case a last year in college with a team that can dance and do some damage while being at home with family might be quite attractive.  
 
NCJohnnie post=433611 said:
Brooklyn Red wrote:
I may be in the minority but I don't think Jose to St. John's is likely to happen as it is not in his best interests,  He and Posh are two peas in a pod (look a their stats as a comparison) and they are both point guards.  Jose has been playing an average of 35 minutes per game for 4 years.  It is more beneficial for Jose to be lead PG for his pro ambitions and I don't believe CMA can guarantee such as Posh is our PG.  

I may be looking at this the wrong way, but it would seem to me that if Alvarado comes back to college, it will be because the feedback he got is that he may or may not get drafted. If that is the case, not sure what a 5th year in college will do to change that feedback as he's pretty much shown what he can do consistently for 4 years already. If he comes back, maybe he has reconciled himself to playing overseas in which case a last year in college with a team that can dance and do some damage while being at home with family might be quite attractive.  

At 23 years of age, if he comes back, I would think he’d go to a school that he thinks will put him in the best position to have a shot at the league.  He will have a number of attractive options to choose from.  Frankly, I’m not sure why he’d choose us.  
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Sju grad 13 post=433613 said:
Another crystal ball for TyTy to Kentucky. Calipari still that it factor.
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Smart move by Cal bringing in the two new assistant coaches recently
 
Boo Harvey post=433612 said:
NCJohnnie post=433611 said:
Brooklyn Red wrote:
I may be in the minority but I don't think Jose to St. John's is likely to happen as it is not in his best interests,  He and Posh are two peas in a pod (look a their stats as a comparison) and they are both point guards.  Jose has been playing an average of 35 minutes per game for 4 years.  It is more beneficial for Jose to be lead PG for his pro ambitions and I don't believe CMA can guarantee such as Posh is our PG.  

I may be looking at this the wrong way, but it would seem to me that if Alvarado comes back to college, it will be because the feedback he got is that he may or may not get drafted. If that is the case, not sure what a 5th year in college will do to change that feedback as he's pretty much shown what he can do consistently for 4 years already. If he comes back, maybe he has reconciled himself to playing overseas in which case a last year in college with a team that can dance and do some damage while being at home with family might be quite attractive.  

At 23 years of age, if he comes back, I would think he’d go to a school that he thinks will put him in the best position to have a shot at the league.  He will have a number of attractive options to choose from.  Frankly, I’m not sure why he’d choose us.  
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This is all just hypotheticals, but if Alvarado were to choose us, who’s to say what our ceiling would be? Maybe I’m higher on him than most, but he’s that much of a difference maker IMO, where if he were to pick us we’d become a sweet 16 type team.
 
Amaseinyourface post=433616 said:
Boo Harvey post=433612 said:
NCJohnnie post=433611 said:
Brooklyn Red wrote:
I may be in the minority but I don't think Jose to St. John's is likely to happen as it is not in his best interests,  He and Posh are two peas in a pod (look a their stats as a comparison) and they are both point guards.  Jose has been playing an average of 35 minutes per game for 4 years.  It is more beneficial for Jose to be lead PG for his pro ambitions and I don't believe CMA can guarantee such as Posh is our PG.  

I may be looking at this the wrong way, but it would seem to me that if Alvarado comes back to college, it will be because the feedback he got is that he may or may not get drafted. If that is the case, not sure what a 5th year in college will do to change that feedback as he's pretty much shown what he can do consistently for 4 years already. If he comes back, maybe he has reconciled himself to playing overseas in which case a last year in college with a team that can dance and do some damage while being at home with family might be quite attractive.  

At 23 years of age, if he comes back, I would think he’d go to a school that he thinks will put him in the best position to have a shot at the league.  He will have a number of attractive options to choose from.  Frankly, I’m not sure why he’d choose us.  
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This is all just hypotheticals, but if Alvarado were to choose us, who’s to say what our ceiling would be? Maybe I’m higher on him than most, but he’s that much of a difference maker IMO, where if he were to pick us we’d become a sweet 16 type team.
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I think we'd be higher than Sweet 16. We'd be a nightmare to bring the ball up against.
 
L J S A post=433619 said:
Amaseinyourface post=433616 said:
Boo Harvey post=433612 said:
NCJohnnie post=433611 said:
Brooklyn Red wrote:
I may be in the minority but I don't think Jose to St. John's is likely to happen as it is not in his best interests,  He and Posh are two peas in a pod (look a their stats as a comparison) and they are both point guards.  Jose has been playing an average of 35 minutes per game for 4 years.  It is more beneficial for Jose to be lead PG for his pro ambitions and I don't believe CMA can guarantee such as Posh is our PG.  

I may be looking at this the wrong way, but it would seem to me that if Alvarado comes back to college, it will be because the feedback he got is that he may or may not get drafted. If that is the case, not sure what a 5th year in college will do to change that feedback as he's pretty much shown what he can do consistently for 4 years already. If he comes back, maybe he has reconciled himself to playing overseas in which case a last year in college with a team that can dance and do some damage while being at home with family might be quite attractive.  

At 23 years of age, if he comes back, I would think he’d go to a school that he thinks will put him in the best position to have a shot at the league.  He will have a number of attractive options to choose from.  Frankly, I’m not sure why he’d choose us.  
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This is all just hypotheticals, but if Alvarado were to choose us, who’s to say what our ceiling would be? Maybe I’m higher on him than most, but he’s that much of a difference maker IMO, where if he were to pick us we’d become a sweet 16 type team.
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I think we'd be higher than Sweet 16. We'd be a nightmare to bring the ball up against.
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If you’re a sweet16 type team you pretty much can beat anyone. So I don’t disagree. I just don’t think we could ever assume more than that, let alone as sju fans. Even if JA came and Champ were to duplicate :)
 
L J S A post=433639 said:
Hartford have any good players? They just announced they are dropping to D3.

FWIW, stat-wise: Austin Williams, transferred 1x, 1 yr left,  6'4" CG, 58% 2ptrange, 33% 3ptrange, 60% FT/g,6.2 Rpg, 1.9Apg, 1.1 stls/g, 14.1 ppg; and Moses Flowers, 2 yrs, 6'3", CG, 47% 2pt range, 34% 3pt range, 76% FT/g, 4.2 Rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.3 stls/g,10.6ppg/
 
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Moose post=433643 said:
L J S A post=433639 said:
Hartford have any good players? They just announced they are dropping to D3.
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Did I read gradual drop?  I thought by 2025?
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Yes, 2025, but I think they might lose players anyway just because of bad press. They are being ripped on social media.

I'm sure coach will have his resume out there. No point in waiting until 2025, I suppose. And if it happens early, are they stuck with a D3-level coach for the remainder of their D1 time? I can't imagine a D1 coach would take the gig if it opens, unless he's a total retread looking for a few more years of padding the bank account.

 
 
I wonder how many other mid and low majors will do the same knowing if they ever find a good player he will transfer anyway.

 
 
https://twitter.com/jakelieberman2/status/1390688820278947846

So, we can take him off the list as well.

Looks like those high major schools weren't willing to make the commitment he was wanting.  I thought his interview he did with 247 was odd, he said based on what he's done he wants a commitment from his new school, basically saying he's wanting a commitment on a starting spot and minutes.  

A lot of these low/mid-major kids moving up are in for a rude awakening, they think just because they scored a lot in a bad conference that they can move up to high majors and make demands, most high major coaches ain't playing that, you going to have to come in a prove you can play at the higher level, nothing is going to be given to you.
 
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