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Post by Sipowicz on May 1, 2020 12:02:56 GMT -5
Do you think the BONA staff will "kick the tires" on Cincinnati transfer PRINCE TOYAMBI? PRINCE is 6-7 225. PRINCE was part of LAQUILL HARDNETT's freshman class but was red shirted. Then last TOYAMBI underwent a heart procedure and took a medical redshirt. A poster on the BEARCATS board said PRINCE would have 4 years of eligibility. But another poster said TOYAMBI has not been medically cleard by Cincinnati. Obvious huge red flags medically, let alone alot of rust to shake off, but when healthy TOYAMBI has alot of physicality and plays around the basket. If BONA cleared and took him, PRINCE could take CARPENTER's minutes from last year, this would really ease him back. The only link here is a different guy we recruited who signed elsewhere and then transferred elsewhere? And he has a heart condition that Cinci won’t clear him from? Whoa AGOO, I know nothing about the link you mentioned. As far as I know, the BONA staff has never been involved with TOYAMBI. I mentioned what a couple of Cincinnati fans posted on their message board. TOYAMBI had a heart procedure performed, never a mention of a heart condition. With HIPPA laws, I am sure these Bearcat fans were just speculating about TOYAMBI.
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Post by mnbonnie on May 1, 2020 12:18:29 GMT -5
When you look at the number of wake forest players leaving with I think it s forbes from ETSU which kind of leaves both programs in flux, I looked at The ETSU roster and I saw a familiar name, Jeremy Rodriguez, who tool a year off to help take care of his family if I remember correctly, but had a great year last year one of the top rebounders in D1. It looks like he s got one year left does he stay at ETSU or go with Forbes to wake? Could someone remind me, if your coach leaves are the players released and eligible?
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Post by Chuck on May 1, 2020 12:47:18 GMT -5
A few thoughts from Sipo's post. -- 13 years of Schmidt refusing to use 13th scholarship, strongly suggests this recruiting season is over, unless there is another Bona player who transfers. I should have known better than to think Schmidt was using his scholarship in his back pocket on Anthony Roberts. -- Prince Toyambi a 2 star recruit with medical conditions does not seem like a player Schmidt would use his 13th scholarship on. FJS post about St. Louis new transfer 4 star center Francis Okoro. Now he appears to be the type of player worthy of Schmidt's valuable 13th scholarship. -- I find it surprising Josh Mballa was such a better player than LaQuill Hardnett at UB. Josh averaged 10.8 ppg to LaQuill's 2.8 ppg. -- Josh was a complimentary post player at Putnam with Osun and Akok being the stars. While LaQuill was the star in leading his school to their second consecutive Maryland Class 4A state championship. 4A is Maryland's largest class. LaQuill scored 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the state title game. He is also a two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro First Team selection.
I think above shows the quality of Putnam Science players.
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Post by Chuck on May 1, 2020 13:13:50 GMT -5
Could someone remind me, if your coach leaves are the players released and eligible? Player has to sit out a year. Recently Mike Rhoades left Rice for VCU. Mike Evans transferred with him to VCU, but had to sit a year. By the way Paul Finebaum (covers SEC) hates the rule. He wanted the new NCAA transfer rule where a transfer does not have to sit a year. Finebaum says "a coach doesn't have to sit a year when he transfers, then why does a player have to sit when he transfers." On his show Finebaum was asked if new transfer rule would help the Power 5. Finebaum said it would. Then caller asked if this was fair. Finebaum said any rule that helps to assure Power 5 schools in the playoffs is a good rule. Saying national playoff team should only be from a Power 5 school.
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Post by fjs64 on May 1, 2020 13:42:19 GMT -5
Could someone remind me, if your coach leaves are the players released and eligible? Player has to sit out a year. Recently Mike Rhoades left Rice for VCU. Mike Evans transferred with him to VCU, but had to sit a year. By the way Paul Finebaum (covers SEC) hates the rule. He wanted the new NCAA transfer rule where a transfer does not have to sit a year. Finebaum says "a coach doesn't have to sit a year when he transfers, then why does a player have to sit when he transfers." On his show Finebaum was asked if new transfer rule would help the Power 5. Finebaum said it would. Then caller asked if this was fair. Finebaum said any rule that helps to assure Power 5 schools in the playoffs is a good rule. Saying national playoff team should only be from a Power 5 school. I immediately don't like Finebaum, but at least he does not sugar coat his feelings.
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Post by jh on May 1, 2020 14:07:36 GMT -5
A few thoughts from Sipo's post. -- 13 years of Schmidt refusing to use 13th scholarship, strongly suggests this recruiting season is over, unless there is another Bona player who transfers. I should have known better than to think Schmidt was using his scholarship in his back pocket on Anthony Roberts. -- Prince Toyambi a 2 star recruit with medical conditions does not seem like a player Schmidt would use his 13th scholarship on. FJS post about St. Louis new transfer 4 star center Francis Okoro. Now he appears to be the type of player worthy of Schmidt's valuable 13th scholarship. -- I find it surprising Josh Mballa was such a better player than LaQuill Hardnett at UB. Josh averaged 10.8 ppg to LaQuill's 2.8 ppg. -- Josh was a complimentary post player at Putnam with Osun and Akok being the stars. While LaQuill was the star in leading his school to their second consecutive Maryland Class 4A state championship. 4A is Maryland's largest class. LaQuill scored 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the state title game. He is also a two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro First Team selection. I think above shows the quality of Putnam Science players. We would have been gold had we landed Mballa on his transfer rather than UB - his size in our front court was needed badly
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Post by bjif on May 1, 2020 14:30:07 GMT -5
Finebaum is an SEC shill who is all about football. You could put his basketball knowledge in a thimble.For him everything is about the SEC superiority. Plus his show is crap.
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Post by Chuck on May 1, 2020 15:48:40 GMT -5
Finebaum is an SEC shill who is all about football. You could put his basketball knowledge in a thimble.For him everything is about the SEC superiority. Plus his show is crap. Agree with everything above. Let me also add Finebaum is pompous, arrogant, and a know it all. Unlike Jay Bilas who attempts to hide his bias of North Carolina and the ACC, Paul Finebaum doesn't feel the need to hide his bias of the SEC and Power 5.
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Post by az63 on May 1, 2020 17:13:41 GMT -5
Finebaum is an SEC shill who is all about football. You could put his basketball knowledge in a thimble.For him everything is about the SEC superiority. Plus his show is crap. Agree with everything above. Let me also add Finebaum is pompous, arrogant, and a know it all. Unlike Jay Bilas who attempts to hide his bias of North Carolina and the ACC, Paul Finebaum doesn't feel the need to hide his bias of the SEC and Power 5. Chuck, you do realize that Bilas played for, and was an assistant coach at, Duke.
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Post by Chuck on May 1, 2020 17:27:53 GMT -5
Thank you AZ for the correction of the obvious mistake. Keyboarding too quickly.
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Post by ohs73 on May 1, 2020 17:33:17 GMT -5
Finebaum is an SEC shill who is all about football. You could put his basketball knowledge in a thimble.For him everything is about the SEC superiority. Plus his show is crap. Finebaum's ears are as big as the Bama mascot. Dumbo-like...
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Post by bonniefanatic508 on May 6, 2020 13:26:16 GMT -5
I know Coach Schmidt tends to never use his last available scholarship but we can still talk about possible options and especially since there isn't a ton to talk about during this tough time. With Robert Carpenter transferring out we could use another big to add some depth to OO and Shaw so what about using it on a grad transfer big with experience and immediate eligibility. I saw that Pittsburgh's 6'9 Kene Chukwuka is in the portal and available. He didn't play this past season because of hip surgery so I am not sure how healthy he is but he seems like a high upside type player with ACC experience and baring his injury even if he could provide 8-12 minutes would be a huge help and we would still have an open scholarship after next season. He participated in Pitts senior day this past season even though he wasn't playing and will be graduating this spring. He is from Sweden so he would also provide some St. Bonaventure marketing and fan base in Sweden! lol Also, I was just curious if anyone else noticed this about the transfer "portal". It seems like more college football players who enter the portal still make it known that they might return to there school and that there just seeing what other options they might have but for college basketball I haven't really seen many players enter the portal and then decide to return to there school. Does football have a different rule? If not, could Carpenter decide to return? pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kene-chukwuka/10390www.cardiachill.com/2020/2/26/18295690/samson-george-kene-chukwuka-pitt-panthers-basketball-pf-senior-night-syracuse-jeff-capel-eligibility
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Post by kcSBU03 on May 6, 2020 14:35:33 GMT -5
Carpenter could always decide to return but usually when a guy enters the portal he is gone.
side note: Can we not post the same thing in multiple threads?
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Post by bonniefanatic508 on May 6, 2020 14:51:29 GMT -5
Carpenter could always decide to return but usually when a guy enters the portal he is gone. side note: Can we not post the same thing in multiple threads? "kcSBU03" sorry about the double post, I will only pick one thread going forward.
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Post by agoo on May 6, 2020 14:54:46 GMT -5
Carpenter could always decide to return but usually when a guy enters the portal he is gone. side note: Can we not post the same thing in multiple threads? You should reply differently in both threads.
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