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Post by Sipowicz on Mar 24, 2021 14:16:27 GMT -5
Verbal Commits reports ST. BONA guard is transferring.
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Post by greggsterin on Mar 24, 2021 14:23:48 GMT -5
Ugh. Schmidt has to figure out a way to get playing time for his bench guys. I understand our starting five can ball, but we have seen some pretty good talent leave because of schmidts reliance on the starters. Gonna be hard to convince grad transfers to come this year when they see the playing time splits.
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Post by marylandbonnie1 on Mar 24, 2021 14:29:11 GMT -5
This one is not a surprise. My hope and belief is one of the walk-ons has earned a scholarship or someone like Brendon Adams now sees a path to joining SBU.
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Post by dadster81 on Mar 24, 2021 14:39:44 GMT -5
What happened on the bus/plane ride home?  We have one of the best seasons in history of our school, with all the makings to repeat it next year, and our #6 and 7th player want to go somewhere else??? My two observations: - extending everyone another year under Covid is creating a ton of volatility - letting kids play after transferring is causing some of this. Yes, I get the point about coaches leaving, etc. But a former BB player who was interviewed on the radio (cant remember who) said he did not like it. 18-21 year old kids can make rash decisions (remember when we were that age), that may sound good at that moment, but maybe not in the long run if they thought about it longer. He liked the one year sit rule, because it made players realize how important their decision would be to their own life/development. I think Roberts may have stayed IF he had to sit a year and learn, get used to the new environment, etc. As the interviewed player pointed out, BB players can play on a dozen different AAU teams, maybe 2-4 HS, maybe prep school 16-20 different teams before going to college - college will just be seen as an extension of "I want what i want - now". So alot to be said for the one year rule. |
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Post by letsgobonas on Mar 24, 2021 14:42:49 GMT -5
I knew that Roberts left the school for the semester... is he officially in the transfer portal? Is there any chance that he could come back?
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Post by gregmitch70 on Mar 24, 2021 14:58:14 GMT -5
What happened on the bus/plane ride home? We have one of the best seasons in history of our school, with all the makings to repeat it next year, and our #6 and 7th player want to go somewhere else??? My two observations: - extending everyone another year under Covid is creating a ton of volatility - letting kids play after transferring is causing some of this. Yes, I get the point about coaches leaving, etc. But a former BB player who was interviewed on the radio (cant remember who) said he did not like it. 18-21 year old kids can make rash decisions (remember when we were that age), that may sound good at that moment, but maybe not in the long run if they thought about it longer. He liked the one year sit rule, because it made players realize how important their decision would be to their own life/development. I think Roberts may have stayed IF he had to sit a year and learn, get used to the new environment, etc. As the interviewed player pointed out, BB players can play on a dozen different AAU teams, maybe 2-4 HS, maybe prep school 16-20 different teams before going to college - college will just be seen as an extension of "I want what i want - now". So alot to be said for the one year rule. Just this morning I said Vazquez might enter portal--back in December I predicted both he and Winston (overrated talents) would be gone at end of year.
Again, one can partly blame Schmidt--maybe--but I was among the ones here who found him more a minus than a plus all year despite some claiming he was strong reserve and offered "spark." But as I pointed out, Schmidt never trusted--for good reason--so can't blame him much for not playing him more, except in blowouts.
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Post by bigcat on Mar 24, 2021 15:07:52 GMT -5
As I just mentioned in the Shaw post ... the number of players in the portal is nearing or over 1000. Not sure how that compares to recent years but there are 350 D1 teams so that’s nearly 3 per team.
This is fueled by the Covid exception that give kids the immediate waiver and extra year. Players have nothing to lose and I would assume most of the time they improve their situation.
Good luck to AJ. He is a fearless gunslinger ... a bit wild but he had some great moments the last two seasons.
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Post by agoo on Mar 24, 2021 15:15:23 GMT -5
 Weren't AJ and Winston friends? Aren't we after another AJ from Robert Morris? What if Schmidt is back channeling deals with former associates from Robert Morris to swap AJs? On a real note - Vasquez is going to move to a lower conference score a lot of points somewhere. |
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Post by u518370 on Mar 24, 2021 15:15:38 GMT -5
As I just mentioned in the Shaw post ... the number of players in the portal is nearing or over 1000. Not sure how that compares to recent years but there are 350 D1 teams so that’s nearly 3 per team. This is fueled by the Covid exception that give kids the immediate waiver and extra year. Players have nothing to lose and I would assume most of the time they improve their situation. Good luck to AJ. He is a fearless gunslinger ... a bit wild but he had some great moments the last two seasons. This should help everyone keep things in perspective. Over 1,000 in the transfer portal already. Sure, it's nice to keep your own, but this is a big opportunity for Coach Schmidt to bring in players that serve as better complements to the core 5. Assuming both Jaylen and Alejandro leave, we will have six open scholarships. Allows Schmidt to add a couple of strong complementary pieces for the short term while still trying to find some developmental talent for the long-term. Go Bonnies! |
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Post by tastylicks on Mar 24, 2021 15:32:35 GMT -5
I am sad to see this news. I really liked AJ and his game
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Post by Chuck on Mar 24, 2021 15:48:43 GMT -5
[quote source="/post/219615/thread" author=" bigcat" timestamp="1616616472" Assuming both Jaylen and Alejandro leave, we will have six open scholarships. Technically Bonnies have 6 scholarships, but honestly they have only 5. Schmidt always save 1 in his back pocket that he has never used. Geesh St. Joes gets more from their 13th scholarship than the Bonnies. At least they have a hawk flapping his wings. |
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Post by turk182 on Mar 24, 2021 16:49:09 GMT -5
Essentially, if you don’t start now - you transfer in college basketball. I notice that there is little discussion of the 1000 in the portal, or ours, how transferring will effect degree progress.
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Post by orangehater on Mar 24, 2021 16:59:20 GMT -5
Doesn’t bode well for us, if they’re all transferring to start, why would they come here? This crap as usual is going to hurt non P5.
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Post by agoo on Mar 24, 2021 17:15:09 GMT -5
Essentially, if you don’t start now - you transfer in college basketball. I notice that there is little discussion of the 1000 in the portal, or ours, how transferring will effect degree progress. Given the prevalence of transferring among regular students, I’m not particularly concerned about the ability of athletes to finish degrees when transferring. |
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Post by fjs64 on Mar 24, 2021 17:43:36 GMT -5
Transfers within the A10 had a 2 year "sit" rule, does anyone know if there are any changes to that.
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We have one of the best seasons in history of our school, with all the makings to repeat it next year, and our #6 and 7th player want to go somewhere else??? My two observations:
