Matt Moss Expected to Transfer

[CajunAmos]

I do have to say that I didn't see him as a big rebounder in the times that I saw him on the court. I thought of him as a perimeter player. JMO

[MelRock]

He was a perimeter player and not a rebounder, he can not play with his back to the goal.

Coach says that he has not talked to Moss, they have played phone tag. Moss has requested to transfer to Northwestern or McNeese.

[alum81]

The tallest player on the team and he can't rebound. I wish him luck where ever he lands. The coaches see potential or they wouldn't have recruited him.

[Sir Cajun]

Sounds like another Javan Mitchell.

Potential is there. Attitude ain't.

[CajunAmos]

The tallest player on the team and he can't rebound. I wish him luck where ever he lands. The coaches see potential or they wouldn't have recruited him.

This is just my thoughts. I'm sure the coaches saw potential when they signed him. I think their initial thought was that Coleby would be back this year, so they saw one "inside" player on the roster (Long) coming into this year and really wanted some size added to the roster. It may have worked out that once practices started that he couldn't be the "inside" player needed but was another wing players, and with his physical abilities wouldn't be a player who'd have the offensive/defensive skill set to work into the regular wing rotation right away. With that being the case, Moss may have decided he didn't fit into the scheme as he would have liked.

We've all made wrong decisions that didn't work out, and you sometime can't do anything but have both sides go a different direction. I wish the kid good luck in whatever direction he takes, and I hope coach Marlin can replace him in future years with someone who fits the needs of our team.

[zephyr]

I was told Sunday night that Moss had packed up his dorm and already moved out. He wasn't at practice Sunday and didn't show up Monday either. As for academics, final exams for the fall semester were last week.

I know when exams were. However, to move out of the dorms doesn't mean you don't finish the semester. I would imagine that would be unwise on his part.

[zephyr]

At what point should we get concerned? We just lost to McNeese and now his guys are leaving...

The problem is Marlin's guys have been leaving and we've been losing to teams like this for the past couple of seasons....My answer is that you should already by concerned.

[Parrott]

I know when exams were. However, to move out of the dorms doesn't mean you don't finish the semester. I would imagine that would be unwise on his part.

Mentioned when finals were for those who were unaware. It's my understanding that he finished all of his academic work before leaving campus.

[SlappyCajun]

Mentioned when finals were for those who were unaware. It's my understanding that he finished all of his academic work before leaving campus.

I have to agree. It would make him ineligible. So, Matt had a personal interest involved. Also, it doesn't make common sense for the kid to stay a whole semester and not take finals.

Best of luck to the young man. I hope he does well. Personally, I don't believe NW State is a good system for him. But they do rotate 5 and 5 and don't place a ton of emphasis on defense. However, most of their "bigs" have been very athletic guys who play around the block and attack the rim.

[jumboragncajun]

The tallest player on the team and he can't rebound. I wish him luck where ever he lands. The coaches see potential or they wouldn't have recruited him.

He probably CAN rebound, but it looked like he just didn't wanna be touched, and hovered around the behind the arc. 6'9", ya GOTTA bang down low. I would expect him to land somewhere like Louisiana College where the 6'4" guys whose balls have dropped can handle all the dirty work on the block and a softy finesse that is 6'9" is just lagniappe.