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Post by wgt on May 12, 2024 11:02:43 GMT -5
Video verifies his athleticism and impressive shot blocking ability.
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Post by wgt on May 12, 2024 11:08:26 GMT -5
JAXON just MAY have the potential to improve his 32% TREY shooting since he knocked them down at a 41% rate at Cathedral HS (4A State Champs).
Valpo Profile:
In 2021-22, Edwards helped lead Cathedral to the Indiana 4A state tournament championship. He averaged 10.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists while hitting 3s at a 40.8 percent clip.
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Post by Hermit on May 12, 2024 11:40:25 GMT -5
Video verifies his athleticism and impressive shot blocking ability. Looking at box scores it seems it was feast or famine for Jaxson…(sometimes in the same game exemplified by his performance against Illinois where he was 0-12 yet had 15 rebounds! ), who started, hit a wall, came back and hit another wall. |
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Post by cb3pttee on May 14, 2024 9:31:19 GMT -5
then please tell us all the reason ? Probably for any one of the litany of reasons people transferred before NIL existed. Without transfer restrictions, there’s nothing to prevent you from moving on if you’re even the slightest bit unhappy. This board seems to believe that transfers didn’t exist prior to 2021, and that there’s some endless abyss of NIL money that’s up for grabs for anyone who was rostered in Division 1. We’re talking about a guy who was option 5 on one of the worst teams in the nation, do you really think he’s commanding a lucrative highest bidder market for his services? Knowing what a guy like MAW was bought for, a guy like this isn’t making buyers market kind of cash with us, if he’s making anything at all. Take away NIL, but keep the lack of restrictions on transfers as is, and the portal madness would still be an issue. |
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Post by bigcat on May 14, 2024 12:34:01 GMT -5
then please tell us all the reason ? Probably for any one of the litany of reasons people transferred before NIL existed. Without transfer restrictions, there’s nothing to prevent you from moving on if you’re even the slightest bit unhappy. This board seems to believe that transfers didn’t exist prior to 2021, and that there’s some endless abyss of NIL money that’s up for grabs for anyone who was rostered in Division 1. We’re talking about a guy who was option 5 on one of the worst teams in the nation, do you really think he’s commanding a lucrative highest bidder market for his services? Knowing what a guy like MAW was bought for, a guy like this isn’t making buyers market kind of cash with us, if he’s making anything at all. Take away NIL, but keep the lack of restrictions on transfers as is, and the portal madness would still be an issue. There is way more NIL many available then you and many posters think. It is fact that donors/boosters are stepping up at moat programs around the country — even at mid-majors and low majors. Schools such as SBU and alums are making that info public, like Woj’s contributions. Akron raised more than 500k in a few months. It has resulted in a handful of transfers — two from P6 schools — who should help that program continue to improve. |
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Post by ddsmugs on May 14, 2024 13:09:44 GMT -5
How much money is Venning getting from Boston College ? Cliff Omonyuri is transferring from Rutgers to Alabama for 1million NIL insanity.
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Post by cb3pttee on May 14, 2024 14:07:17 GMT -5
Probably for any one of the litany of reasons people transferred before NIL existed. Without transfer restrictions, there’s nothing to prevent you from moving on if you’re even the slightest bit unhappy. This board seems to believe that transfers didn’t exist prior to 2021, and that there’s some endless abyss of NIL money that’s up for grabs for anyone who was rostered in Division 1. We’re talking about a guy who was option 5 on one of the worst teams in the nation, do you really think he’s commanding a lucrative highest bidder market for his services? Knowing what a guy like MAW was bought for, a guy like this isn’t making buyers market kind of cash with us, if he’s making anything at all. Take away NIL, but keep the lack of restrictions on transfers as is, and the portal madness would still be an issue. There is way more NIL many available then you and many posters think. It is fact that donors/boosters are stepping up at moat programs around the country — even at mid-majors and low majors. Schools such as SBU and alums are making that info public, like Woj’s contributions. Akron raised more than 500k in a few months. It has resulted in a handful of transfers — two from P6 schools — who should help that program continue to improve. I’m not sure why you’re presuming to know how much NIL money that I personally believe is out there. I’m well aware of our fundraising efforts. That was not my point, though. My point, which remains, is that not every player who bounces around to new schools is doing so because they have untold leverage in NIL deals that they can pluck off a menu like they are in Café LaVerna. That doesn’t mean we, and others, haven’t done remarkable things to up our position in terms of NIL wealth. The 2 aren’t mutually exclusive. |
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Post by ceharv on May 16, 2024 7:37:04 GMT -5
This thread has, not unexpectedly, swerved away from welcoming Jaxson to Bonas and discussing of how he might fit into the team, and into an NIL discussion that probably belongs in another thread. Notwithstanding noting that, I will add to it.
I have maintained here before, and do so again, that NIL is such a new and important thing that it generates a lot of unsubstantiated speculation. Posters are throwing around facts (usually involving money numbers) without any authentication or attribution, certainly calling veracity into question. I believe that as NIL becomes more established the true facts will be revealed. Like some, I think we’ll learn someday soon that the money involved is less then what’s now being thrown around as facts. But I acknowledge I may be completely off base because I have absolutely no first hand knowledge or involvement. I believe facts will become more known the longer NIL stays in place and is inevitably the subject of rulings and decisions by the IRS, which by rule and practice will be made public. Then we’ll learn the facts. Until then, I think that unless something is verified by those involved, we have to take everything being “reported” with a grain of salt, although probably with more then a grain.
Additionally, as far as why someone might transfer, who the hell knows, these are kids we’re dealing with. But in my opinion, I don’t think we can assume there’s a good, well thought-out reason for many transfer decisions. But this environment must be very frustrating for the adults whose livelihoods depend on those decisions - the coaches.
In the meantime, Jaxson ‘s play to date shows he’s an impressive shot-blocker. But at 6’5” do we really expect him to be effective as a shot-blocker in the A10? I do not recall many shot blockers at that height in the league. Even Jalen Adaway, a solid defender who could really get off the floor, didn’t really block too many shots that I can recall. Jaxson does not appear to be someone to provide a lot offensively, although he appears to be a solid rebounder for his height, but does anyone have info on his on-the ball defensive ability? With four ‘ships left, I am pulling for us signing a defensive specialist in the 6’10” range to help underneath in particular as a shot blocker.
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Post by kccgold on May 16, 2024 9:53:15 GMT -5
This thread has, not unexpectedly, swerved away from welcoming Jaxson to Bonas and discussing of how he might fit into the team, and into an NIL discussion that probably belongs in another thread. Notwithstanding noting that, I will add to it. I have maintained here before, and do so again, that NIL is such a new and important thing that it generates a lot of unsubstantiated speculation. Posters are throwing around facts (usually involving money numbers) without any authentication or attribution, certainly calling veracity into question. I believe that as NIL becomes more established the true facts will be revealed. Like some, I think we’ll learn someday soon that the money involved is less then what’s now being thrown around as facts. But I acknowledge I may be completely off base because I have absolutely no first hand knowledge or involvement. I believe facts will become more known the longer NIL stays in place and is inevitably the subject of rulings and decisions by the IRS, which by rule and practice will be made public. Then we’ll learn the facts. Until then, I think that unless something is verified by those involved, we have to take everything being “reported” with a grain of salt, although probably with more then a grain. Additionally, as far as why someone might transfer, who the hell knows, these are kids we’re dealing with. But in my opinion, I don’t think we can assume there’s a good, well thought-out reason for many transfer decisions. But this environment must be very frustrating for the adults whose livelihoods depend on those decisions - the coaches. In the meantime, Jaxson ‘s play to date shows he’s an impressive shot-blocker. But at 6’5” do we really expect him to be effective as a shot-blocker in the A10? I do not recall many shot blockers at that height in the league. Even Jalen Adaway, a solid defender who could really get off the floor, didn’t really block too many shots that I can recall. Jaxson does not appear to be someone to provide a lot offensively, although he appears to be a solid rebounder for his height, but does anyone have info on his on-the ball defensive ability? With four ‘ships left, I am pulling for us signing a defensive specialist in the 6’10” range to help underneath in particular as a shot blocker. I don’t expect Jaxon to block shots at that same clip in the A10 but last year we struggled at times with big guards/forwards hybrids. If you remember, even though we beat Loyola, Alston killed us. In the losses to St Louis and GW it was bigger guards like Hargrove and Maximus Edwards that we could not stop I think the role for Jaxon Edwards is as a defense specialist against guys like that, as he will guard positions 2-4 |
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Post by 123Rob on May 16, 2024 11:32:59 GMT -5
Jaxon appears to be a wing with length and strong defensive instincts. I’m looking forward to seeing him on the court
kcc- I’d forget those GW and SLU games. We didn’t have 5 guys on the court at any one time that were committed to playing D in either of them.
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Post by Chuck on Jul 20, 2024 8:00:43 GMT -5
Olean Times Herald article “Edwards bringing a multi-dimensional spark.” — Schmidt recruited Jaxon out of high school, but chose Murray State and then transferred to Valparaiso. Schmidt called him again after he entered transfer portal. — “Throughout the course of going through different coaches and playing with different players, I just think coach Schmidt, being at St. Bonaventure for so long, being a veteran coach, it’s a big part of my experience I haven’t had yet,” Edwards said. — Edwards said. “So being able to use my body in the paint, being able to shoot the ball on the three, bring the ball up off a rebound, push it whenever I can, and go dunk with somebody.” — Edwards has his sights set on a winning season. He is also aiming for a spot on the A10 All-Defensive team and the Newcomer of the Year Award. — Edwards takes pride in his ability to attack the rim and has produced a number of eye-catching jams over the years. Now, he’s excited to be able to share that with the Bonaventure faithful alongside a group of new teammates that he has already begun to meld with. www.oleantimesherald.com/newsletter/sbu-s-edwards-bringing-a-multi-dimensional-spark/article_727a0a0e-4574-11ef-bcb6-ef9d99fb3227.htmlI can verify from first hand experience that Jaxon "can produce a number of eye-catching jams." The most athletic player during workouts and pickup games. Shooting just 32.4% from 3s last season, had me surprised how good his 3 pointer looked. I went back and checked out Jaxon's stats again. He shot an incredible 46.7% from 3s in February. So Jaxon's solid 3 point shooting this summer is just a continuation of what he was doing at the end of this season. www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jaxon-edwards-1/splits/2024 |
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