My goodness, that program has gone from a promising mid-major to a mess real quick. McIntosh and Clayton were the Redbirds 2 best players. They will struggle big time next year even in the abysmally weak MVC.
2017 Basketball Transfer Thread
My goodness, that program has gone from a promising mid-major to a mess real quick. McIntosh and Clayton were the Redbirds 2 best players. They will struggle big time next year even in the abysmally weak MVC.
Don't worry, he is not coming to Illinois. He wants to win at a Power 5 school and we are 2-3 years from being competitive.
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Yeah because it took Underwood about that long to make SFA and OSU competitive. :huh:
Looney tunes. By the time the finishing touches are added to the roster and the team gels with this new offensive system, we are going to have an exciting team that will be able to keep up with anybody.
We will ooze orange&blue competitive goo
Didn't have time earlier, now I do, so I thought I would give references to the three transfers I mentioned earlier. Not that it matters very much. But the article on Clayton may be of passing interest:
Former St. John's transfer Malik Ellison committed to Pitt
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2017/05/03/st-john-s-transfer-malik-ellison-pitt-panthers-kevin-stallings/stories/201705030209
6 ft. 6 inch ISU guard DJ Clayton will be given is his release to transfer.
http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/basketball/men/clayton-decides-to-leave-isu-basketball-team/article_9ad07336-6006-55b7-87ab-7b71af0e49bf.html
Mount St. Mary's transfer Elijah Long committed to Texas
http://www.burntorangenation.com/basketball/2017/5/3/15533400/elijah-long-texas-longhorns-commitment-mount-st-marys-transfer
Former St. John's transfer Malik Ellison committed to Pitt
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2017/05/03/st-john-s-transfer-malik-ellison-pitt-panthers-kevin-stallings/stories/201705030209
6 ft. 6 inch ISU guard DJ Clayton will be given is his release to transfer.
http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/basketball/men/clayton-decides-to-leave-isu-basketball-team/article_9ad07336-6006-55b7-87ab-7b71af0e49bf.html
Mount St. Mary's transfer Elijah Long committed to Texas
http://www.burntorangenation.com/basketball/2017/5/3/15533400/elijah-long-texas-longhorns-commitment-mount-st-marys-transfer
Final 6?
#Pitt
#GeorgeTown
#Illinois
#SouthCarolina
#LSU
#Louisville
I will give you SC & L'Ville...but that list isn't screaming I want to win
SampsonRelpenk
- Edwardsville, IL
https://twitter.com/EvanDaniels/status/860171825116049408
Think he really makes it to all six schools?
Think he really makes it to all six schools?
I want to hope that we're the ones where the chances of an immediate commitment start, but it would be hard for me as a player to not make it to Louisville.
Funny post. Are you serious?
No, we are not. Add Smith, this kid, a big to go with the rest of the roster and we will win this coming year.
It's still possible we could have a player transfer out.
You stack good players on good players and the lineup will sort itself out. As it stands, we will have three freshmen, a sophomore, and a junior at the guard spots. Jordan and DJ will have to improve a ton to be factors. So, you could have
G JCL, Da Williams
G Alstork, Frazier
G Smith, Lucas
Damonte is still recovering so he may not be ready. That would be five players at three spots. Definitely not too many, and they would all be in the rotation.
If the rumors are true about visits to L'Ville I really wouldn't want to miss it.
Alstork traveling show ends on 5/17. Be nice to see what comes out then, not we really need him but his experience would be awesome.
I spoke with one of Marin's teammates a few weeks ago and he told me he has yet to officially announce that he is going to be a grad transfer.
Marin wants to test the waters and offers of some of the pro Leagues in Eastern Europe (he's from Croatia) first.
What's interesting is that he went to La Lumiere (think JCL) for high school so maybe that could benefit? He would bring immediate help to the team but I doubt he decides to take a 5th year. We'll see.
Combes is correct as usual.
I don't know why, but I think the great Mark Smith will be starting some kind of way. I actually want Frazier to start as well. But what I keep saying is that they need bigs.. THEY NEED BIGS.. I honestly don't want another commitment from anyone under 6'9. They need a young big for the future and a fifth year big that's going to be gone in a year. They need 2 scholarships for 18. As much as I love THT and Ayo, I don't think you can take both of them without some type of attrition. If you take both of them and the roster is the way it is now, we talking about THT being your backup big as a freshman.
Thanks for sharing. It's hard to find the latest on him.
Peoria Illini
- Peoria, IL
Too bad he's not in C-U this weekend, I'm in town for in-your-face girls youth soccer... LOL
Isn't commencement next weekend during his visit? Maybe Nick Offerman can drop some good words in for the school!
I was disappointed when I heard about it but you can't knock the kid for wanting to make $ and be closer to family.
The original idea of him being a grad transfer was simply that... an idea (then the rumors spread). But who knows what Underwood can do. We'll see.
With JCLs ability to come in and light it up in bunches, coming off the bench as a 6th man is not the worst thing. I almost think it would be good for us to be able to bring someone with that punch off the bench.
For what it is worth, probably not much, I think you are wrong.
I think the debate about who starts and who comes off the bench is vastly overblown. It's fun to consider what a starting 5 looks like, but in fact it's pretty irrelevant. The real question is who shares time on the court and how much time do guys get.
It will be very interesting to see how guys play side by side. But I really like the pieces that BU can put out there from a guard/wing perspective. Lots of ways to experiment with:
JCL
TJL
Smith
Frazier
Kipper
DJW
Add in a transfer like Alstork and a healthy DeMonte...well that's icing on the cake.
It will be very interesting to see how guys play side by side. But I really like the pieces that BU can put out there from a guard/wing perspective. Lots of ways to experiment with:
JCL
TJL
Smith
Frazier
Kipper
DJW
Add in a transfer like Alstork and a healthy DeMonte...well that's icing on the cake.