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Post by A&T AGGIE 96 on Apr 3, 2024 15:47:53 GMT -5
Did you see Duncan Powell is back in the portal . Damn ! Again...I wish the kid the best, what is he thinking. Do these young people think this is really the best way to achieve their goals? I ask that question assuming their goal is to get a free education and a shot at playing at the next level. When you know the odds of making is as a pro, and even making another team once you enter the portal...is the price of admission (giving up your scholarship) even worth it? I just saw that kid that was at UNCW...transferred to NSU, became MEAC player of the year...is back in the portal again. He's a great player and UNCW and NSU are good schools with great programs...what is he looking for? |
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Post by pommie on Apr 3, 2024 15:54:42 GMT -5
Did you see Duncan Powell is back in the portal . Damn ! Again...I wish the kid the best, what is he thinking. Do these young people think this is really the best way to achieve their goals? I ask that question assuming their goal is to get a free education and a shot at playing at the next level. When you know the odds of making is as a pro, and even making another team once you enter the portal...is the price of admission (giving up your scholarship) even worth it? I just saw that kid that was at UNCW...transferred to NSU, became MEAC player of the year...is back in the portal again. He's a great player and UNCW and NSU are good schools with great programs...what is he looking for? I know. Players just seem do one and done these days. My son has found his love for the game again in the NAIA and will see out his final year of eligibility at Cumberlands. I have been surprised at the standard especially in the National Tournament games. He finished half a season averaging 9.6ppg , 6.1 rpg , 29 blocks on 20min pg. He said he is done sitting on the bench. |
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Post by planoaggie on Apr 3, 2024 18:06:18 GMT -5
Did you see Duncan Powell is back in the portal . Damn ! Again...I wish the kid the best, what is he thinking. Do these young people think this is really the best way to achieve their goals? I ask that question assuming their goal is to get a free education and a shot at playing at the next level. When you know the odds of making is as a pro, and even making another team once you enter the portal...is the price of admission (giving up your scholarship) even worth it? I just saw that kid that was at UNCW...transferred to NSU, became MEAC player of the year...is back in the portal again. He's a great player and UNCW and NSU are good schools with great programs...what is he looking for? Better opportunity to play on a winning team, while starting and maximizing his potential earnings. Did you notice that I did not say earn a degree from a particular type of school known for academics. What others want will vary. Some of these will backfire on players, but they gave it a try. |
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Post by saabman on Apr 3, 2024 21:20:23 GMT -5
Damn ! Again...I wish the kid the best, what is he thinking. Do these young people think this is really the best way to achieve their goals? I ask that question assuming their goal is to get a free education and a shot at playing at the next level. When you know the odds of making is as a pro, and even making another team once you enter the portal...is the price of admission (giving up your scholarship) even worth it? I just saw that kid that was at UNCW...transferred to NSU, became MEAC player of the year...is back in the portal again. He's a great player and UNCW and NSU are good schools with great programs...what is he looking for? I know. Players just seem do one and done these days. My son has found his love for the game again in the NAIA and will see out his final year of eligibility at Cumberlands. I have been surprised at the standard especially in the National Tournament games. He finished half a season averaging 9.6ppg , 6.1 rpg , 29 blocks on 20min pg. He said he is done sitting on the bench. Should have never been on the bench anyway .If TV knew how to coach what he had, don't let me start . I'm glad Harry has found his passion for the game again . |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Apr 3, 2024 21:58:49 GMT -5
Did you see Duncan Powell is back in the portal . Damn ! Again...I wish the kid the best, what is he thinking. Do these young people think this is really the best way to achieve their goals? I ask that question assuming their goal is to get a free education and a shot at playing at the next level. When you know the odds of making is as a pro, and even making another team once you enter the portal...is the price of admission (giving up your scholarship) even worth it? I just saw that kid that was at UNCW...transferred to NSU, became MEAC player of the year...is back in the portal again. He's a great player and UNCW and NSU are good schools with great programs...what is he looking for? this behavior has "always" been a part of our culture, just that it never manifested itself at the college level until the transfer portal was introduced. trust me, those of us who have been associated with aau and high school basketball for a very long time know that kids have been jumping from aau team to aau team and from high school team to high school team for many "decades". this is "normal" behavior for them. so the idea of "transferring" multiple times from team to team has been very "common" in our culture. only reason we didn't see it at the college level is because under the "old rules", you had to sit out a year if you transferred laterally or to a higher level. so kids were not willing to sit years at a time just to transfer multiple times. but the portal changed all of that. now the college players are only doing what they have always been accustomed to doing at the aau and high school levels. in their eyes, its perfectly fine to transfer as many times as they'd like... |
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Post by planoaggie on Apr 4, 2024 3:46:13 GMT -5
Damn ! Again...I wish the kid the best, what is he thinking. Do these young people think this is really the best way to achieve their goals? I ask that question assuming their goal is to get a free education and a shot at playing at the next level. When you know the odds of making is as a pro, and even making another team once you enter the portal...is the price of admission (giving up your scholarship) even worth it? I just saw that kid that was at UNCW...transferred to NSU, became MEAC player of the year...is back in the portal again. He's a great player and UNCW and NSU are good schools with great programs...what is he looking for? Better opportunity to play on a winning team, while starting and maximizing his potential earnings. Did you notice that I did not say earn a degree from a particular type of school known for academics. Duncan will have no problems landing elsewhere with his stats. What others want will vary. Some of these portal entry will backfire on players, but they will say they atleast gave it a try. A friend of mine told me this week that the son of a relative placed his name in the transfer portal last week. The player was a freshman playing basketball at a D1 school who played in every game last season averaging 8 min/gm. The player told his dad that if he can't play quality minutes at another D1 basketball school he will quit basketball. He already has been contacted by multiple D2, so that is not a problem. These are kids, reacting like kids who think they know what they want out of life. Think about it. Most of these kids have been playing basketball for >12 years as the main attraction. They have a totally different perspective on basketball and school compared to those whom never walked in their shoes. |
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Post by ATLaggie on Apr 10, 2024 14:29:18 GMT -5
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Post by aggierattler on Apr 10, 2024 17:29:44 GMT -5
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Post by AggieGroove on Apr 10, 2024 17:40:16 GMT -5
One thing for sure, this destination is alot closer to Dallas than Sacramento... |
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Post by A&T-roy on May 5, 2024 13:15:48 GMT -5
Watson moved again.
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Post by AggieGroove on May 5, 2024 13:29:50 GMT -5
How is it that he has any eligibility left? |
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Post by Maxell on May 5, 2024 13:56:44 GMT -5
Powell and Watson were never meant to be in our space. These guys have the right to chase the bag but doing it EVERY YEAR is not a good fit for anybody.
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Post by saabman on May 5, 2024 18:43:22 GMT -5
How is it that he has any eligibility left? Most likely it's a medical waiver. He was injured and sat out last season. |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 5, 2024 18:49:34 GMT -5
though i'm glad that watson is no longer on our team because of his "ball hog" selfish style of play, that doesn't however change the fact that he's a very "gifted" athlete. if he was a "team player" (which he ain't), i'd luv to have him back on our team but that ain't happin' nor should it. i wish him well...
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Post by A&T AGGIE 96 on May 5, 2024 19:19:41 GMT -5
Powell and Watson were never meant to be in our space. These guys have the right to chase the bag but doing it EVERY YEAR is not a good fit for anybody. This right here !!! |
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