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Post by Maxell on Mar 23, 2023 14:16:44 GMT -5
In today's environment, you can only assume a 2-year commitment in the context of developing your recruiting strategy. These kids begin to "feel themselves" and they are gone. On the other hand turnabout is fair play because an athletic scholarship is technically only a one year commitment by the school.
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Post by planoaggie on Mar 23, 2023 15:58:11 GMT -5
Yes, this combination of immediate eligibility plus NIL caught a lot of small, medium, and large basketball programs unprepared, but all coaches/schools know what environment they are working in now although not fair. Plenty of programs have built a good portfolio of “winners” from the transfer portal that are used in their brochure to target the next round of talented transfers. Are we doing a good job selling our MBB program to transfers? In the last 2 to 3 years who can we say are our best transfer "winners".
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Post by Maxell on Mar 23, 2023 17:11:14 GMT -5
Yes, this combination of immediate eligibility plus NIL caught a lot of small, medium, and large basketball programs unprepared, but all coaches/schools know what environment they are working in now although not fair. Plenty of programs have built a good portfolio of “winners” from the transfer portal that are used in their brochure to target the next round of talented transfers. Are we doing a good job selling our MBB program to transfers? In the last 2 to 3 years who can we say are our best transfer "winners". 75% of the team as been transfers. That not the issue, managing them has been the issue. |
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Post by planoaggie on Mar 23, 2023 20:26:29 GMT -5
Yes, this combination of immediate eligibility plus NIL caught a lot of small, medium, and large basketball programs unprepared, but all coaches/schools know what environment they are working in now although not fair. Plenty of programs have built a good portfolio of “winners” from the transfer portal that are used in their brochure to target the next round of talented transfers. Are we doing a good job selling our MBB program to transfers? In the last 2 to 3 years who can we say are our best transfer "winners". 75% of the team as been transfers. That not the issue, managing them has been the issue. I did not say we had trouble getting transfers or high school seniors. I said "talented" transfers that most would call them "winners". My definition of "winners" is that their performance at A&T were good to where people hated to see them graduate or transfer. They would be missed or hard to replace and you could market their stay at A&T to other recruited "talented" transfers. I see quite a few negative comments about this year's transfers that left. Horton is a transfer that graduated that some may label a transfer "winner" based on performance and can market as a success story. Over the last 2 to 3 years, can we name others? We always can get bodies, but then we hear they are not talented or D1 players. These players can't be called "winners" if true. |
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Post by aggie2039 on Mar 23, 2023 20:53:49 GMT -5
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Post by jbrob on Mar 24, 2023 5:00:38 GMT -5
Pick up some of these guys from Chapel Hill.
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Post by aggiegrad97 on Mar 24, 2023 6:39:36 GMT -5
Updated 2023 transfer portal list:
Guard Love Bettis
Guard Kam Woods
Guard Chase McDuffie
Guard Trey Crews
Forward Marcus Watson
Forward Duncan Powell
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Post by Agg E. Pride on Mar 24, 2023 13:08:54 GMT -5
Updated 2023 transfer portal list: Guard Love Bettis Guard Kam Woods Guard Chase McDuffie Guard Trey Crews Forward Marcus Watson Forward Duncan Powell Just as a poster hinted earlier, I am "kinda" annoyed that ONE name on this list is getting out of Dodge. As for the others, "Fare thee well." |
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Post by saabman on Mar 24, 2023 16:08:48 GMT -5
I would say you can remove Harry. I am told he graduated in addition I have not seen him at any games during second semester Not so fast Harry is still in the mix and the door is open to his returning to the team . As his father told me "it is up to Harry . Because he loves A&T " ! We will know shortly what Harry decides to do. |
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Post by aggie2039 on Mar 24, 2023 16:45:03 GMT -5
Do not worry about quality players being available for the new staff...this is crazy!!!
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Post by planoaggie on Mar 24, 2023 18:32:44 GMT -5
Do not worry about quality players being available for the new staff...this is crazy!!! We have a ways to go before we reach the 1600 D1 MBB transfer mark, but we will get there based on previous 2 years (2022:1,649 , 2021:1,687). www.ncaa.org/news/2023/2/21/media-center-2022-transfer-trends-released-for-divisions-i-and-ii.aspx#:~:text=In%202022%2C%201%2C649%20men's%20Division,decrease%20from%202021%20(1%2C687). These high transfer numbers are no longer shocking, but the norm which the NCAA is trying to restrict. As I stated previously, the availability of transfer players was never the problem. It is the ability of our coaches to "sign" good talented athletic players (winners) that can compete at a high level in the CAA. What we want and what we can get are two different things? These high transfer numbers mean nothing to me at this time because we saw what occurred the last 2 years and now we have more available scholarships. The new coach and staff need to prove to us that they are good/great recruiters. |
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Post by aggie2039 on Mar 24, 2023 18:34:47 GMT -5
Do not worry about quality players being available for the new staff...this is crazy!!! We have a ways to go before we reach the 1600 D1 MBB transfer mark, but we will get there based on previous 2 years (2022:1,649 , 2021:1,687). www.ncaa.org/news/2023/2/21/media-center-2022-transfer-trends-released-for-divisions-i-and-ii.aspx#:~:text=In%202022%2C%201%2C649%20men's%20Division,decrease%20from%202021%20(1%2C687). These high transfer numbers are no longer shocking, but the norm which the NCAA is trying to restrict. As I stated previously, the availability of transfer players was never the problem. It is the ability of our coaches to "sign" good talented athletic players (winners) that can compete at a high level in the CAA. What we want and what we can get are two different things? These high transfer numbers mean nothing to me at this time because we saw what occurred the last 2 years and now we have more available scholarships. The new coach and staff need to prove to us that they are good/great recruiters. We had the players to compete and win in the CAA, didn’t have the coaching. |
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Post by aggieblackie2 on Mar 24, 2023 20:36:38 GMT -5
Who's fault is that?
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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 24, 2023 20:55:44 GMT -5
Hilton rolled the dice and tried to save money and get through this past men's basketball season with an unqualified coaching staff.
The gamble almost paid off if you look at our overall record and finish in the CAA conference standings, but it failed in the sense that he pretty much lost the entire roster and now the next coach must completely start from scratch.
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Post by saabman on Mar 24, 2023 21:12:09 GMT -5
Do not worry about quality players being available for the new staff...this is crazy!!! We have a ways to go before we reach the 1600 D1 MBB transfer mark, but we will get there based on previous 2 years (2022:1,649 , 2021:1,687). www.ncaa.org/news/2023/2/21/media-center-2022-transfer-trends-released-for-divisions-i-and-ii.aspx#:~:text=In%202022%2C%201%2C649%20men's%20Division,decrease%20from%202021%20(1%2C687). These high transfer numbers are no longer shocking, but the norm which the NCAA is trying to restrict. As I stated previously, the availability of transfer players was never the problem. It is the ability of our coaches to "sign" good talented athletic players (winners) that can compete at a high level in the CAA. What we want and what we can get are two different things? These high transfer numbers mean nothing to me at this time because we saw what occurred the last 2 years and now we have more available scholarships. The new coach and staff need to prove to us that they are good/great recruiters. The key is player management. There is Quality Talent all over the place . So talent is not the issue. Finding the right Coach is the issue . A&T has had talented transfer ball players but there was no structure in the system and little to no management of the players actions on the floor . Kam was basically the coach and manager on TV's team because TV could not control the players ones they hit the floor . I see a lot of comments about talent and lack of talent but no one is talking about system development and structure. You can have all the talent in the world but if they can not preform as a unit , you have what A&T has had the last few seasons..Bigs that you don't use , Guards playing horse/rec ball . Talent will not be A&T's Achilles heel but Coaching, player discipline, structure, system and player management will . As a announcer said during one of our games "Who ever the coach is. A&T will have No problem finding talented players to compete for there program " ! |
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