Box and Won Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 19 minutes ago, AnkielBreakers said: Hypothetical: If Kobe Brown hit the transfer portal, would we want him? 6’8”, hits the 3, and defends and plays inside well. Really inconsistent, but great when he is on. Yes, definitely. Brazille is the guy I'd really want, however. nimble likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_w Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 31 minutes ago, AnkielBreakers said: Hypothetical: If Kobe Brown hit the transfer portal, would we want him? 6’8”, hits the 3, and defends and plays inside well. Really inconsistent, but great when he is on. absolutely, he wouldnt have to play out of position like he did at mizzou, he can handle the ball, rebound and can score in the paint. would fill that 4 spot and some minutes at the five Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 We've got an attractive situation to sell to a young backup big. Back up Franco for a year and you'll likely start the next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 At least 3 from Mason hit the portal today. English seems to know how to work it, though. Johnson, starter, 7.7 ppg Hartwell, 2.9 ppg Gadsen, 0.1 ppg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 That's English's entire roster of PGs sansd Ronald Polite (who didn't do that well late in the season anyway). Only point on the roster is 5'10" LOI commit Devoin Dinkins, rated a three-star prospect. Hard way to win. Dinkins is a DC kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Some others: Dahmir Bishop (St. Joes): Toby Okania (Duquesne): Antwan Walker (Rhode Island); Malik Martin (Rhode Island). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimble Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/9/2022 at 6:29 AM, CBFan said: Kalkbrenner if we are dreaming Cade McKnight from Truman would be the most similar to Kalkbrenner in the D2 portal right now. He's a big bodied stretch 5 that was the conference player of the year in 2021 and put up better stats this season, 19ppg/6rpg. He's a grad transfer with a lot of experience that could help cover the hole left by ML. CBFan likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlow Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Kobe Brown and Brazile would be great additions to the Bills. Go for it Corey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 18 minutes ago, Marlow said: Kobe Brown and Brazile would be great additions to the Bills. Go for it Corey. As much as I would love both of these players they would likely transfer to higher profile schools not the A-10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquinas Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 On 3/14/2022 at 4:56 PM, 3star_recruit said: We've got an attractive situation to sell to a young backup big. Back up Franco for a year and you'll likely start the next year. I think the opportunity is better than that. The closest we have to a player who can defend a 4, is Perkins. Who isn't a great defender and is non-committal. We had 6'3" Thatch defending 4s, because our wings struggled. Depending on matchups, a good big would pick up minutes even when Okoro is on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 minute ago, Aquinas said: I think the opportunity is better than that. The closest we have to a player who can defend a 4, is Perkins. Who isn't a great defender and is non-committal. We had 6'3" Thatch defending 4s, because our wings struggled. Depending on matchups, a good big would pick up minutes even when Okoro is on the floor. This is our teams biggest weakness. While we can get away with our small 4's in the A-10 you aren't going to beat the Duke's of the world with 6-3 power forwards. A TJ can't rebound against taller, stronger opponents. While they don't grow on trees I would sure be trying to work the portal for that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 12 minutes ago, Aquinas said: I think the opportunity is better than that. The closest we have to a player who can defend a 4, is Perkins. Who isn't a great defender and is non-committal. We had 6'3" Thatch defending 4s, because our wings struggled. Depending on matchups, a good big would pick up minutes even when Okoro is on the floor. I agree with that. However, It's really hard to find a big who can score and defend the 4. Big guys who play big tend to live in the paint. There's a surplus of 6'6/6'7 wings masquerading as 4 men these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlow Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 We need a Rob Loe-type big who can play the high post and be a zone-buster by hitting from top of the key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I know-nothing but was kind of wondering y we never tried 2 bigs @ same time say Okoro, Linssen, Thatch, Jimerson, Yuri for and example? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Just now, almaman said: I know-nothing but was kind of wondering y we never tried 2 bigs @ same time say Okoro, Linssen, Thatch, Jimerson, Yuri for and example? We did and it resulted in both bigs being in foul trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 22 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said: We did and it resulted in both bigs being in foul trouble. There is a very clear tradeoff to playing two bigs: you get worse on offense but better on defense. It is no coincidence that Travis' two best offensive teams at SLU were the two teams that only played one big. I agree that it would be great if we could find a forward who can defend inside and stretch the floor. But when I look around the NCAA I don't see many examples of those types of guys, especially at schools outside the Power 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 5 hours ago, Marlow said: We need a Rob Loe-type big who can play the high post and be a zone-buster by hitting from top of the key. I would settle for one big on the roster who can pass almaman likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A10Ref Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 The flood gates are about to open. Half the teams in the tournament won’t be there in the next 48 hours. In 72 hours, the portal will be chaos (including, unfortunately, probably a few of our guys given Ford’s comments postgame). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 10 minutes ago, A10Ref said: The flood gates are about to open. Half the teams in the tournament won’t be there in the next 48 hours. In 72 hours, the portal will be chaos (including, unfortunately, probably a few of our guys given Ford’s comments postgame). That is the way it is likely to be, and that is the way it is likely to continue being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkielBreakers Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 3 hours ago, A10Ref said: The flood gates are about to open. Half the teams in the tournament won’t be there in the next 48 hours. In 72 hours, the portal will be chaos (including, unfortunately, probably a few of our guys given Ford’s comments postgame). What were his comments post-game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 51 minutes ago, AnkielBreakers said: What were his comments post-game? Sounds like blamed everybody but himself. Pretty SOP for bosses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 36 minutes ago, cheeseman said: Sounds like blamed everybody but himself. Pretty SOP for bosses He does this often enough to where I can't stand him. Some of the blame has to be on you some of the time, d*mn it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 He is lucky he was not an officer in the Army. That kind of behavior does not go well with the troops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 2 hours ago, cheeseman said: Sounds like blamed everybody but himself. Pretty SOP for bosses We heard different postgame interviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 2 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: We heard different postgame interviews. No I did hear it that is why I said “sounds like....”. I was only going on what I thought someone else said. You obviously have the full story so please share. MusicCityBilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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