If I may be allowed to check in here....
None of you have hit on the reason Jalen is gone. Jalen's family thinks he's a pro. They want him at a bigger school where he'll be seen more. Now, will that happen? Remains to be seen. Some parents (and players) refuse to believe what the scouting reports say, and this is one of those situations. Jalen is taking the advice of a parent who values the talent more than any scouts do.
Now, having seen all but a couple of games, let me give an opinion here. Jalen was our leading scorer, but someone has to be the leading scorer. He's got a good part to his game for sure. Good kid, plays hard. But also took a lot of bad shots, especially from behind the arc where he was less than 30 percent. Also, teams did a good job of making adjustments against him. Of the points he scored, look how many were scored in the first half of games. He was in the top ten in the league in scoring and rebounding and didn't make any of the top three all-league teams in the Sun Belt. That's telling right there.
Now, many of you have already made up your minds on our coaching staff and that is your opinion. But sometimes it's good to have the facts. Now you have them.
Sad that he appears to be getting bad advice - he could have had a good year coming up and, to give Coach Marlin credit where credit is due, Coach is good with assisting players to obtain overseas professional gigs. Pro scouts come to Cajundome all the time if there is a pro-level player - see Ilfred Payton, Sean Long, Orien Green, Frank Bartley, Bryce Washington, Gant, etc. Pro scouts more specifically drill down after the college season on overseas and instructional leagues. Unless JJ gets on a top-10 team and does well, he likely is making a mistake leaving here. At any rate, best of luck to JJ and I truly hope he does well at his next landing. Seems like a really nice kid.
Feel sorry for Jalen. He's not playing for the love of the game.
We had a RB here in the last decade, his momma in section C would yell at him on the sidelines DEMANDING he go tell Hud to put him back in the game because she considered him pro material and our best player. Dude was crestfallen some nights; to this day I think she killed his desire. Being he's not the focus of this thread, wont name him, but sure some of you guys can figure it out.
I’m not saying the professional thing isn’t why he’s leaving, but again, we’ve heard it all. I find it hard to believe that this guy is looking to transfer for the third time, chasing the pros. If you can play for money, someone will find you. And JJ is a nice player but he ain’t no EP. Seems awfully short sighted to hop around the county based on a family member’s opinion.
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