Jalen Johnson

[zephyr]

With this new transfer situation, IMO, this is no different than everyone of us in the “working” world...we ALL look for better opportunities...and you know what, sometimes we leave jobs that we really like and appreciate, but we still test the waters elsewhere...why can’t this be the very same thing with basketball players?

Because perhaps there are things we can do to make our program one of the better situations rather than the one with an excess of leaving players. I believe players come to programs with a large proportion of that decision being due to coaches and they also leave programs due to coaches and that is what is concerning me.

[cajun_lannister]

3 scholarships last year, 2 of which there were known extenuating circumstances. As I stated earlier before Johnson there hasn't been a transfer that was expected to be in the top 8-9 man rotation in quite some time besides that situation last year.

so the last 2 years whiffed on 5 players and we brought in out of what 7 or 8


Hud got fired for whiffing on 20% of his croots Marlin has almost tripled that

[CajunJeaux]

Because perhaps there are things we can do to make our program one of the better situations rather than the one with an excess of leaving players. I believe players come to programs with a large proportion of that decision being due to coaches and they also leave programs due to coaches and that is what is concerning me.

I think we need a coaching change too...but if I had to place a bet, even with a new coach, we can expect to have at least 2 guys per season enter the portal moving forward

[CajunAmos]

Georgia State's new coach appears able to recruit.

https://csnbbs.com/thread-898074-pos...ml#pid16779710

[Hatch]

So if marginal players are coming here and then transferring out after 1 year, is it something that maybe they are being told by the staff to lead them to believe they will have more of a role and playing time? I mean, Temple was not real highly recruited. He was here for 1 year and then gone. Things just don't jive when you have guys leaving after such short stints here.

Temple was a pretty unique situation. He had the opportunity to leave IUPUI after just being on campus for the summer because of the situation with the coach there. We happened to have an open scholarship even as the fall semester started. We really didn’t need another guard but the fact that Wesley was the only true PG and the opportunity arose he was brought in to provide PG depth about as last minute as possible as the fall semester had already started. I think once he was here he proved to be more of a combo guard type than originally thought and there was already depth there (as well as the lone signee). The scholarship would have gone unused (or maybe given to Aucoin) is the staff didn’t take tht last minute chance, but it didn’t pan out. Temple also played for 3 different high schools so now heading to his 3rd college in less than a year may be par for the course for him.

Coach Morris stated in his interview last week that as much as they want to still build a program, the reality in college basketball is that you now have to build teams annually. He also said the goal will always be to have a 2 deep squad with scholarships 1-10 and use scholarships 11-13 on developmental guys. I think losing some of those end of the bench scholarships to transfer is almost expected these days. Of course that doesn’t apply to Johnson.

[ZoomZoom]

This year, absolutely. The issue I see is that had what? 4 guys transfer out last year as well?

Other than bodies, we didn't lose anything. Justin was the same role player at Detroit Mercy and Davis was off the roster at UT-Tyler by the new year. Can't say either program was a step up.

350 D-1 teams officially, with three more transistioning. 1,765 starters. Tens of thousands of guys thinking they are the next LeBron. Tens of thousands of butt hurt.

[ManAboutTown]

There’s always an excuse. Always the most positive hypothetical explanation when it comes to basketball.

Like I said on the RR Pod, between the social club and the propaganda machine, the program doesn’t stand a chance.

[ULvictory]

Other than bodies, we didn't lose anything. Justin was the same role player at Detroit Mercy and Davis was off the roster at UT-Tyler by the new year. Can't say either program was a step up.

350 D-1 teams officially, with three more transistioning. 1,765 starters. Tens of thousands of guys thinking they are the next LeBron. Tens of thousands of ____ hurt.

Maybe I’m missing something here, but losing 4-5 guys last season along with the 3-4 this year is a trend and shows concern of constant roster turnover. And no, I’m not trying to be negative. It’s just blatantly noticeable.

[ManAboutTown]

Imagine if Levi transferred, or Cantrelle?

You think people would be hypothesizing that they transferred to show “educational versatility”? Of course not. Most reasonable people would be asking what in holy eff is going on?

[ULvictory]

Imagine if Levi transferred, or Cantrelle?

You think people would be hypothesizing that they transferred to show “educational versatility”? Of course not. Most reasonable people would be asking what in holy eff is going on?

Most players finish their athletic eligibility before transferring for grad school AKA transfer their credits.

[ManAboutTown]

Most players finish their athletic eligibility before transferring for grad school AKA transfer their credits.

It’s all BS. We’ve been irrelevant in our OWN LEAGUE for 2 decades.

[zephyr]

I think we need a coaching change too...but if I had to place a bet, even with a new coach, we can expect to have at least 2 guys per season enter the portal moving forward

Maybe, maybe not. There are valid reasons why guys leave and its best for both parties. I've just got no confidence that Marlin and staff can recruit and retain as well as develop players and its frustrating that we can't do anything about it.