College Bball Thread

[Rico]

3 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Maybe I just have a lack of respect for Georgetown since I'm younger, but it seems like almost every guy on that list would be taking a demotion outside of maybe the Washington State guy?

I don't know about the demotion thing but I view the Georgetown job on par with Marquette.  JMO.

[Hovadipo]

Just now, Rico said:

I don't know about the demotion thing but I view the Georgetown job on par with Marquette.  JMO.

That'd be a fair comparison to how I look at it. And I should've clarified, I was just looking at the first table of established guys. 

[Rico]

3 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

That'd be a fair comparison to how I look at it. And I should've clarified, I was just looking at the first table of established guys. 

I understand.  I also realize the shine has well worn off the Hoya glitter.  

[Uspshoosier]

Post season officially starts today in the NEC 

Fairleigh Dickenson/Central Connecticut play today.   Someone’s season is ending today.     Champ week is here 

[Demo]

1 hour ago, Rico said:

https://www.casualhoya.com/2022/2/25/22945574/georgetown-hoyas-head-coach-candidates-forbes-cooley-moser-boynton-english-grant-miller-pitino

Georgetown is a tough gig. They’ve raised their academic standards for athletes since the Thompson days to the point that they really struggle to get kids in. Recruiting-wise,  the DMV is both scuzzy and insular and Ewing has not only made no effort to wade into it, he’s been openly hostile to the idea. Their facilities suck. And, watching them, Ewing really is objectively terrible. They have talent, but the lack of development is criminal. Whomever the next guy is has to get some kind of concession on the academic side and then hold his nose and jump into the DMV swamp. But if he can keep Mohammed and Mutombo and get Harris to realize he’s not the only kid on the floor, he’d have a chance to make a pretty decent 1st impression. 

[JSHoosier]

1 hour ago, Rico said:

https://www.casualhoya.com/2022/2/25/22945574/georgetown-hoyas-head-coach-candidates-forbes-cooley-moser-boynton-english-grant-miller-pitino

Hey Georgetown, Archie Miller needs a job....

[Stuhoo]

3 minutes ago, Demo said:

Georgetown is a tough gig. They’ve raised their academic standards for athletes since the Thompson days to the point that they really struggle to get kids in. Recruiting-wise,  the DMV is both scuzzy and insular and Ewing has not only made no effort to wade into it, he’s been openly hostile to the idea. Their facilities suck. And, watching them, Ewing really is objectively terrible. They have talent, but the lack of development is criminal. Whomever the next guy is has to get some kind of concession on the academic side and then hold his nose and jump into the DMV swamp. But if he can keep Mohammed and Mutombo and get Harris to realize he’s not the only kid on the floor, he’d have a chance to make a pretty decent 1st impression. 

Was Kenya Hunter our primary recruiter on Aminu Mohammed? Because, you know--portal and all.

[Hoosierfanyuh]

9 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Was Kenya Hunter our primary recruiter on Aminu Mohammed? Because, you know--portal and all.

Cant shoot

[Stuhoo]

10 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Cant shoot

As a true freshman he's 30.8% from 3pt, 73% ft, and low 40's% from 2pt fg. That's not terrible at all.

Also 14ppg ...and 8 (!) rebounds per game. For context, that rebounding number is right where Trayce and Race are ... and he's 6'5"

Kid can play.

A little additional quick research -- Bruiser Flint was his primary IU guy--when Bruiser left Kenya became the lead. If he ever hit the portal UK would probably make an immediate move on him.

[Demo]

23 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Was Kenya Hunter our primary recruiter on Aminu Mohammed? Because, you know--portal and all.

My understanding was that after Flint left Archie was primarily the one in contact.

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, Demo said:

My understanding was that after Flint left Archie was primarily the one in contact.

A shame since he's a DMV kid. 

(#nijelpacktoportalplease)

[Demo]

17 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Cant shoot

Don’t even get me started on what Ewing has done to Mohammed. I’d write a book.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

I believe the fat lady is warming up her vocal cords for Tom Crean at Georgia.  

UGA Athletics Launches Review of Basketball Program’s Culture Under Crean

https://www.dawgsports.com/2022/2/28/22954311/internal-probe-of-uga-mens-basketball-broadens-program-culture-tom-crean-rashaan-surles

[Hovadipo]

Tyreke Key is transferring from Indiana State with one season of eligibility. Not that we'd have any recruiting connection, but that guy can absolutely fill it up and has been doing so for a long time in Terre Haute.

[Hovadipo]

9 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Tyreke Key is transferring from Indiana State with one season of eligibility. Not that we'd have any recruiting connection, but that guy can absolutely fill it up and has been doing so for a long time in Terre Haute.

May be too late for us anyway lol. From the Terre Haute Tribune Star:

Schertz wished Key well, hopes he somehow comes back, but the first-year ISU coach is unhappy about what he alleges are “people in [Key’s] ear”.

“I kind of felt it a month ago,” Schertz said when asked when he had the feeling Key might not be back for his super-senior season in 2022-23.

“The better you are as a player, the more people are trying to kind of talk to you and get involved. There’s been some people since I got here a year ago that have been in his ear consistently. Coaching is a business where you get a lot of people in it who are about the right things who have great motives, want to help kids be successful, want to compete, but certainly have their kids’ best interest at heart and want young men to be successful in life,” Schertz added.

“Because of the money involved and the way the rules are set up in the NCAA, there’s so much gray, you get an equal amount of snake-oil salesmen who are about themselves and what they can do for themselves,” Schertz continued. “In this situation, like I said, there’s been people in his ear, whether it’s a current college coach or a former college coach. At the end of the day, ultimately ‘Reke decided to come back with all of that pressure last year and he made the decision that he wasn’t coming back with the same amount of pressure.”

Schertz was asked if he could identify the parties he’s talking about. He declined to do so.

“I’m going to leave it as it is. It’s not one person, it’s people in the year I’ve been here working behind the scenes to make things difficult. That’s a part of it. At the end of the day, we have to focus on things we control. We can’t control what someone or someone’s are doing,” Schertz said.

Since Schertz cited an unnamed current college coach, he was also asked if he intended to pursue a tampering charge against the coach he referenced.

“There’s no rules on people who aren’t in college athletics. There are on those in college athletics. I’ll let our compliance staff handle that. Everybody’s certainly going to be looking at it. In today’s world? It’s so hard to prove. There’s a lot of means and mechanisms to connect with somebody,” Schertz said.

 

Key denied that there was any outside influence in his decision, apart from consultation from his family."

[MemphisHoosier]

Just pulled up Key's stats...very nice...I had no idea what the young man was pulling down in the Valley!

 

[RaceToTheTop]

3 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

I believe the fat lady is warming up her vocal cords for Tom Crean at Georgia.  

UGA Athletics Launches Review of Basketball Program’s Culture Under Crean

https://www.dawgsports.com/2022/2/28/22954311/internal-probe-of-uga-mens-basketball-broadens-program-culture-tom-crean-rashaan-surles

To tie two posts together:  let's start a Tom Crean to Georgetown rumor.

[RaceToTheTop]

2 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

May be too late for us anyway lol. From the Terre Haute Tribune Star:

Schertz wished Key well, hopes he somehow comes back, but the first-year ISU coach is unhappy about what he alleges are “people in [Key’s] ear”.

“I kind of felt it a month ago,” Schertz said when asked when he had the feeling Key might not be back for his super-senior season in 2022-23.

“The better you are as a player, the more people are trying to kind of talk to you and get involved. There’s been some people since I got here a year ago that have been in his ear consistently. Coaching is a business where you get a lot of people in it who are about the right things who have great motives, want to help kids be successful, want to compete, but certainly have their kids’ best interest at heart and want young men to be successful in life,” Schertz added.

“Because of the money involved and the way the rules are set up in the NCAA, there’s so much gray, you get an equal amount of snake-oil salesmen who are about themselves and what they can do for themselves,” Schertz continued. “In this situation, like I said, there’s been people in his ear, whether it’s a current college coach or a former college coach. At the end of the day, ultimately ‘Reke decided to come back with all of that pressure last year and he made the decision that he wasn’t coming back with the same amount of pressure.”

Schertz was asked if he could identify the parties he’s talking about. He declined to do so.

“I’m going to leave it as it is. It’s not one person, it’s people in the year I’ve been here working behind the scenes to make things difficult. That’s a part of it. At the end of the day, we have to focus on things we control. We can’t control what someone or someone’s are doing,” Schertz said.

Since Schertz cited an unnamed current college coach, he was also asked if he intended to pursue a tampering charge against the coach he referenced.

“There’s no rules on people who aren’t in college athletics. There are on those in college athletics. I’ll let our compliance staff handle that. Everybody’s certainly going to be looking at it. In today’s world? It’s so hard to prove. There’s a lot of means and mechanisms to connect with somebody,” Schertz said.

 

Key denied that there was any outside influence in his decision, apart from consultation from his family."

Have to say the Indiana State coach isn't coming off to well in that piece.  Key played four years at Indiana State and tried to come back for a fifth but was sidelined with a shoulder injury.  Seems to me that he isn't willing to accept that there exists a strong possibility that Key's best interests for next year are to play somewhere else.  Doubt another year at Indiana State is going to do anything for him.

[Uspshoosier]

crazy 

[IU Scott]

6 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

As a true freshman he's 30.8% from 3pt, 73% ft, and low 40's% from 2pt fg. That's not terrible at all.

Also 14ppg ...and 8 (!) rebounds per game. For context, that rebounding number is right where Trayce and Race are ... and he's 6'5"

Kid can play.

A little additional quick research -- Bruiser Flint was his primary IU guy--when Bruiser left Kenya became the lead. If he ever hit the portal UK would probably make an immediate move on him.

Shooting in the low 40's is horrible.