Player decisions

[goonaha]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

They like the attention

Or maybe major life decisions are stressful and not everyone makes them instantaneously. For a guy who supposedly loves attention, he has been very quiet in the press and social media. 

[Ghost of Rick Majerus]

2 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

They like the attention

Have you heard the teams that are after Race? I've not seen a list. 

[Evariste Galois]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

They like the attention

I don't think so.... 

It can be hard to make decisions when you have good options in front of you. Franklin should take the time he needs to make the choice he feels comfortable with. In my opinion, the longer it takes, the better our chances become.

[Hillsdale87]

Just now, ap2345 said:

Somebody has to score on a bad team. I agree he was good but if people take off the crimson colored glasses he's not irreplaceable. If you look at the transfer market rankings he's not thought of that highly in those either. 

I don't think the transfer rankings accurately reflect Franklin because there were only a few games last year of Armaan playing at full strength. What he flashed in those games is tremendous upside though. He was not a volume shooter, so it was not a case of putting up stats on a bad team. He was the only guy who could reliably score from deep, mid-range, and in the lane. He was the only guy you could give the ball to and expect him to make a play either for himself or for others. I'm excited about Xavier Johnson, but I expect Franklin to be better than him.

[ap2345]

2 minutes ago, goonaha said:

Or maybe major life decisions are stressful and not everyone makes them instantaneously. For a guy who supposedly loves attention, he has been very quiet in the press and social media. 

It might not be him exactly that's dragging this out. In most cases the athletes like getting attention from coaches even if it's not from social media and press. 

[ap2345]

2 minutes ago, Evariste Galois said:

I don't think so.... 

It can be hard to make decisions when you have good options in front of you. Franklin should take the time he needs to make the choice he feels comfortable with. In my opinion, the longer it takes, the better our chances become.

Did I say Franklin. NO

[goonaha]

2 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

It might not be him exactly that's dragging this out. In most cases the athletes like getting attention from coaches even if it's not from social media and press. 

Doubling down on this take despite zero evidence is certainly a choice. 

[ap2345]

5 minutes ago, Ghost of Rick Majerus said:

Have you heard the teams that are after Race? I've not seen a list. 

Minnesota is the only school that's a real consideration I think but that's a strong draw to go back home. 

[Evariste Galois]

Just now, ap2345 said:

Did I say Franklin. NO

Sorry about that.

But my point holds for any of the players we are recruiting from the portal or back from last year. I would assume we are only recruiting players with options.

[ap2345]

Just now, goonaha said:

Doubling down on this take despite zero evidence is certainly a choice. 

I work with athletes and have been around college athletes. I know how they think in most cases. If you haven't noticed his mom does like the attention on social media. 

[Chris007]

7 minutes ago, Free Jurkin! said:

I don't think the transfer rankings accurately reflect Franklin because there were only a few games last year of Armaan playing at full strength. What he flashed in those games is tremendous upside though. He was not a volume shooter, so it was not a case of putting up stats on a bad team. He was the only guy who could reliably score from deep, mid-range, and in the lane. He was the only guy you could give the ball to and expect him to make a play either for himself or for others. I'm excited about Xavier Johnson, but I expect Franklin to be better than him.

Do the injuries not concern you?  Seems like he's hurt each year for at least a handful of games. 

[HinnyHoosier]

From Peegs it looks like UVA 

 

Don’t most players focus on improving their offensive potential when looking to transfer? I won’t pretend to know anything about UVA’s upcoming roster outlook, but if that’s a focus for him it seems like a lateral move based purely on the systems aspect.

 

 

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[ap2345]

1 minute ago, HinnyHoosier said:

 

Don’t most players focus on improving their offensive potential when looking to transfer? I won’t pretend to know anything about UVA’s upcoming roster outlook, but if that’s a focus for him it seems like a lateral move.


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Just guessing but I'd guarantee that Franklin has Kyle Guy in his ear about going to UVA. 

[goonaha]

10 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

I work with athletes and have been around college athletes. I know how they think in most cases. If you haven't noticed his mom does like the attention on social media. 

She's definitely getting a lot of attention on her happy easter retweets from the last week. 

[Hillsdale87]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Do the injuries not concern you?  Seems like he's hurt each year for at least a handful of games. 

Not really. I don't look at a rolled ankle as a sign of somebody being injury prone. He never really gave himself adequate time to recover and thus played the whole season compromised. I don't know if that helped contribute to his foot injury, but neither of those are too concerning to me. 

[CSP]

4 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Just guessing but I'd guarantee that Franklin has Kyle Guy in his ear about going to UVA. 

is there a connection?

[ap2345]

1 minute ago, goonaha said:

She's definitely getting a lot of attention on her happy easter retweets from the last week. 

I really doubt that she likes that this IU staff is planning on clamping down on parents and social media. 

[Hillsdale87]

5 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

 

Don’t most players focus on improving their offensive potential when looking to transfer? I won’t pretend to know anything about UVA’s upcoming roster outlook, but if that’s a focus for him it seems like a lateral move based purely on the systems aspect.

 

 

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Virginia doesn't have an exciting offense, but they've got a number of guards/wings in the NBA. I'm guessing they're pitching him on developing into a Brogdon type player.

[Hippopotamo]

Losing Franklin would definitely sting but I don’t think it’s an insurmountable loss. The only one on this team who would really belong in this category is TJD. 

[CSP]

Just now, ap2345 said:

I really doubt that she likes that this IU staff is planning on clamping down on parents and social media. 

She's smart enough to understand the issues that can arise from social media.