moytoy12 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Not sure we ever expressed interest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 1 hour ago, moytoy12 said: Not sure we ever expressed interest... The Wiz likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clocktoweraccords2004 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports.com/college/virginia-tech/Article/The-Latest-Mike-Young-comments-on-Kerry-Blackshear-situation-132181643/Amp/ zero update on Blackshear but he is most likely not going to stay in the draft. Ford could maybe get him to commit, ensuring him that it would mean substantial minutes compared to a blue blood to get him ready for the NBA. He would be our next Bess. And I don’t think anyone here would argue he would get a majority of minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, Clocktoweraccords2004 said: https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports.com/college/virginia-tech/Article/The-Latest-Mike-Young-comments-on-Kerry-Blackshear-situation-132181643/Amp/ zero update on Blackshear but he is most likely not going to stay in the draft. Ford could maybe get him to commit, ensuring him that it would mean substantial minutes compared to a blue blood to get him ready for the NBA. He would be our next Bess. And I don’t think anyone here would argue he would get a majority of minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 The list of potential GT bigs keeps shrinking. Recent transfers: Sylvester Ogbonda - Georgia Tech to Ohio Cian Sullivan - La Salle to Hartford Micaiah Henry - Tennessee Tech to South Carolina Aleksandar Dosic - Marist to Wright State EDIT: Jalone Friday - Abilene Christian to New Mexico State As for who's left, Shakur Juiston (UNLV) and Kerry Blackshear (VT) are clearly the top two candidates and will have a spot wherever they want to go. Others: Anastasios Demogerontas (Northern Illinois), Shaquillo Fritz (Arkansas State), Eric Hamilton (UNCG), Romani Hansen (Savannah State), Tyrell Harper (Savannah State), Kelvin Jones (Idaho State), Dusan Kovacevic (Davidson), Kyle McKinley (Louisiana Tech), Collin McManus (Penn), Emmanuel Olojakpoke (Akron), Demola Onifade (Delaware State), Patrick Szpir (Chicago State), Alonzo Tyson (Colorado State), Jalen Williams (Furman). Am I missing any? Ford said he'd only use the last scholarship if we can find a "difference maker" and most of those guys don't fit that description. The first two do, obviously, and a few more are probably worth a scholarship but most would be reaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Question is what's a "difference maker"? Does it means getting someone who could be all A10 or someone who can start or get serious minutes alongside French? Would anyone consider a DJ clone to be a difference maker? I'd rather see Hargrove and Perkins get the minutes rather than a DJ level PF. That level of talent is not going to increase our chance of getting to the dance by much. Develop what we've got because they're our future at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, slu72 said: Question is what's a "difference maker"? Does it means getting someone who could be all A10 or someone who can start or get serious minutes alongside French? Would anyone consider a DJ clone to be a difference maker? I'd rather see Hargrove and Perkins get the minutes rather than a DJ level PF. That level of talent is not going to increase our chance of getting to the dance by much. Develop what we've got because they're our future at this point. Ford chooses his words carefully. A "difference maker" is whatever he says it is, and gives him a reasonable argument for doing whatever he ends up doing with the last scholarship. Right now, the leading candidate for the scholarship is Brandon Courtney. HoosierPal likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 46 minutes ago, Pistol said: Ford chooses his words carefully. A "difference maker" is whatever he says it is, and gives him a reasonable argument for doing whatever he ends up doing with the last scholarship. Right now, the leading candidate for the scholarship is Brandon Courtney. Glad I googled him before I made a fool of myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBFan Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 53 minutes ago, slu72 said: Glad I googled him before I made a fool of myself. Me too 72, the name sounded familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Pistol said: Ford chooses his words carefully. A "difference maker" is whatever he says it is, and gives him a reasonable argument for doing whatever he ends up doing with the last scholarship. Right now, the leading candidate for the scholarship is Brandon Courtney. I think we've discussed this in the past. I'm pretty sure giving that last scholarship to Courtney precludes SLU from potentially adding a mid-season transfer. Therefore, as cool as it is to see a walk-on earn a scholarship, I'd rather Ford just leave it unfilled to keep his options open. Slu let the dogs out?, CBFan, Pistol and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 17 hours ago, RUBillsFan said: I think we've discussed this in the past. I'm pretty sure giving that last scholarship to Courtney precludes SLU from potentially adding a mid-season transfer. Therefore, as cool as it is to see a walk-on earn a scholarship, I'd rather Ford just leave it unfilled to keep his options open. I am not saying you are wrong but couldn't he just give it out for the semester? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, cheeseman said: I am not saying you are wrong but couldn't he just give it out for the semester? I don’t think that’s allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, DeSmetBilliken said: I don’t think that’s allowed. Offseason hot topics starting off strong. Scholarships are for a whole year. Can’t do anything about it DeSmetBilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Jimmy Whitt will be a grad transfer from SMU. Unusual numbers for a guard - stats are more like a big man - excellent rebounding, but very few 3-point attempts and bad free throw shooter. I know we recruited him at one point and not ideal to have another guard, but with those rebounding numbers, maybe we just play a lot of four guards and be a bit unconventional. Would be better than a saved scholarship. He's from Columbia, so SPUMAC could make sense as a landing spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, ACE said: Jimmy Whitt will be a grad transfer from SMU. Unusual numbers for a guard - stats are more like a big man - excellent rebounding, but very few 3-point attempts and bad free throw shooter. I know we recruited him at one point and not ideal to have another guard, but with those rebounding numbers, maybe we just play a lot of four guards and be a bit unconventional. Would be better than a saved scholarship. He's from Columbia, so SPUMAC could make sense as a landing spot. 14% from 3? omg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 hour ago, ACE said: Jimmy Whitt will be a grad transfer from SMU. Unusual numbers for a guard - stats are more like a big man - excellent rebounding, but very few 3-point attempts and bad free throw shooter. I know we recruited him at one point and not ideal to have another guard, but with those rebounding numbers, maybe we just play a lot of four guards and be a bit unconventional. Would be better than a saved scholarship. He's from Columbia, so SPUMAC could make sense as a landing spot. No thanks AGB91 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 New GT big on the wire: Fringe top 100 recruit in 2016, played sparingly at Arizona State, went to San Jacinto College (TX) for his sophomore year and averaged 8.4 PPG and 6.5 RPG. He went to Mississippi State for his junior year but didn't play at all. He wasn't hurt. They just didn't play him. He graduated this weekend and put his name in the transfer portal two days ago. He's immediately eligible, with two seasons left. I'm not sure about fit here - he's 6-10, 260 and we already have two huge dudes coming in - but he does have a few years of age and experience on them, even if he didn't see game action this year. He also doesn't free up a 2020 scholarship for us. I also have questions about why he didn't fit at MSU; it makes sense for future eligibility not to play at all once it's clear you're not going to see meaningful time, but how didn't he at least crack the end of the rotation? There's more to the story here. Doesn't help that he's deleted his old Twitter account and started a new, extra salty one: And that he spit on UT fans on his way out of their arena: He clearly needs a fresh start somewhere and has some potential. Not sure that he's the "difference maker" we need, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Pistol said: New GT big on the wire: Fringe top 100 recruit in 2016, played sparingly at Arizona State, went to San Jacinto College (TX) for his sophomore year and averaged 8.4 PPG and 6.5 RPG. He went to Mississippi State for his junior year but didn't play at all. He wasn't hurt. They just didn't play him. He graduated this weekend and put his name in the transfer portal two days ago. He's immediately eligible, with two seasons left. I'm not sure about fit here - he's 6-10, 260 and we already have two huge dudes coming in - but he does have a few years of age and experience on them, even if he didn't see game action this year. He also doesn't free up a 2020 scholarship for us. I also have questions about why he didn't fit at MSU; it makes sense for future eligibility not to play at all once it's clear you're not going to see meaningful time, but how didn't he at least crack the end of the rotation? There's more to the story here. Doesn't help that he's deleted his old Twitter account and started a new, extra salty one: And that he spit on UT fans on his way out of their arena: He clearly needs a fresh start somewhere and has some potential. Not sure that he's the "difference maker" we need, though. More like he needs an anger management course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, Pistol said: New GT big on the wire: Fringe top 100 recruit in 2016, played sparingly at Arizona State, went to San Jacinto College (TX) for his sophomore year and averaged 8.4 PPG and 6.5 RPG. He went to Mississippi State for his junior year but didn't play at all. He wasn't hurt. They just didn't play him. He graduated this weekend and put his name in the transfer portal two days ago. He's immediately eligible, with two seasons left. I'm not sure about fit here - he's 6-10, 260 and we already have two huge dudes coming in - but he does have a few years of age and experience on them, even if he didn't see game action this year. He also doesn't free up a 2020 scholarship for us. I also have questions about why he didn't fit at MSU; it makes sense for future eligibility not to play at all once it's clear you're not going to see meaningful time, but how didn't he at least crack the end of the rotation? There's more to the story here. Doesn't help that he's deleted his old Twitter account and started a new, extra salty one: And that he spit on UT fans on his way out of their arena: He clearly needs a fresh start somewhere and has some potential. Not sure that he's the "difference maker" we need, though. If it was for one year as a roster filler, then maybe worth a shot, but two-years seems like a deal breaker for a player like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 If we were having problems with getting together a team to play with (and we have been in situations like that over the last few years), I would consider giving him a chance. However with a good team in place and only one scholarship left, I would pass on him. I think he might be trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Dude can’t be a total loser if he was able to graduate in three years despite going to three different schools. That takes some serious discipline. Never seen him play. He is originally from the Congo. The 7’5” wingspan and 6% body fat at 260 are intriguing. He is a shot blocker. I might take a flyer on the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkielBreakers Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 19 minutes ago, brianstl said: Dude can’t be a total loser if he was able to graduate in three years despite going to three different schools. That takes some serious discipline. Never seen him play. He is originally from the Congo. The 7’5” wingspan and 6% body fat at 260 are intriguing. He is a shot blocker. I might take a flyer on the guy. He is not a moron. Check. Neither was Carteare. The problem isn’t one of academic intelligence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 48 minutes ago, brianstl said: Dude can’t be a total loser if he was able to graduate in three years despite going to three different schools. That takes some serious discipline. Never seen him play. He is originally from the Congo. The 7’5” wingspan and 6% body fat at 260 are intriguing. He is a shot blocker. I might take a flyer on the guy. There are a lot of fit guys who don't have the competitive fire to play high level basketball. The lackluster juco stats are a red flag to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 57 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said: There are a lot of fit guys who don't have the competitive fire to play high level basketball. The lackluster juco stats are a red flag to me. I don’t think the guy will ever be an offensive threat, but the almost 4 blocks a game he averaged in juco was pretty impressive. He averaged over 7 blocks per 100 possessions as a freshman at ASU. At this point I just want a guy that can be a presence on the defensive end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 11 hours ago, wgstl said: 14% from 3? omg Whitt's 3P shooting is a small sample size....less than 1 shot /gm...not meaningful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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