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So let me get this straight. Adam Miller transfers because his mom wants him to play PG and Curbelo took that spot. A year later Curbelo leaves and Adam comes back to get the PG spot he left over?
If so, oh what a strange world we live in
If so, oh what a strange world we live in
That was a fake account.
Ha!!! It’s a him!!
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Gotta believe Max will be attending NBA workouts prior to making any kind of decision on his NCAA future. I can't imagine he will be transferring. If he foregoes the NBA, he will be "the man" in East Lansing next year.
Curbelo is an unusual talent, but nothing looks worse than a flashy, attention-seeking play that doesn't pan out. I don't think his style is a good fit for an Underwood team. I have absolutely no insider knowledge, but when the coach benches a player with Curbelo's talent in the second half of a still winnable NCAAT game, it points to real problems behind the scenes.
I think Curbelo could be a star on a team with a flashy coach who puts him on a long leash. That doesn't sound like Underwood.
My guess on the transfer out: Curbelo. My guess on the transfer in: Caleb Love.
I don't think Curbelo was run off (if he leaves). There are a thousand reasons to leave a program. A lot can change in one year. I doubt many people look down on the program when a player leaves. Almost every program have players leaving, especially now.
If Curbelo leaves, that gives me more faith that Kofi is back. Brad could only build his offense around one of them, and he chose the rock solid dependable one. If Kofi were leaving, i would expect a less half-court focused team with more transition and less lane traffic - a much better fit for Dre's game. Watching Miami's tourney games where they have thrived with undersized guards, i can see why he might be interested.
I will not blame Brad one bit on this one. Curbelo had the longest leash i've ever seen. People were complaining last year about Curbelo being wild in the Duke game and i commented that we were good enough that Brad could let him work out the kinks in a game at Duke. I know it was post-concussion, but Curbelo was given chance after chance in the Marquette game to the point that even before the game ended i had chalked it up as a sacrifice Underwood was making for Andre's development. There is so much that we don't see, but what i have seen has been nothing but support from the staff - within the context of a style built around Kofi.
I will not blame Brad one bit on this one. Curbelo had the longest leash i've ever seen. People were complaining last year about Curbelo being wild in the Duke game and i commented that we were good enough that Brad could let him work out the kinks in a game at Duke. I know it was post-concussion, but Curbelo was given chance after chance in the Marquette game to the point that even before the game ended i had chalked it up as a sacrifice Underwood was making for Andre's development. There is so much that we don't see, but what i have seen has been nothing but support from the staff - within the context of a style built around Kofi.
I thought the transfer out was a front court player?
I didn’t see my wife leaving. She said til death do us part
i though we got a clear no on Miller being our mystery transfer.
I’d happily take him back if he is… I just want somebody to answer before my AOL minutes run out.
That's what I saw last night too. Don't know if that nugget got deleted, or if I'm misremembering what I saw (or thought I saw). The following criteria:
1. Frontcourt player
2. Not Kofi
3. Someone notable
...that points to one guy, for me, and my kids (and me, to an extent lol) will be devastated if it is true.
That was just a guess from one poster based on their *other* guess that the transfer in is from Ball State. At least, that's how I interpreted it. My guess is my guess, and it's just a guess. But I'll call it definitive until an insider tells me, "nope".
Once again, what separated us from being a mid BIG team this year at best is Kofi. Just look at our success without him, or lack of it.
Anybody who thinks they were going to be the focus was wrong. There was still plenty of shots to go around. Just look at Plumner's success. Difference was he consistently made the shots. Look how many shots Damonte and others turned down.
Andre also had plenty of his shots rejected, possibly better scouting. His outside shot was not reliable. If anything Kofi helped him tremendously on the floor.
Anybody who thinks they were going to be the focus was wrong. There was still plenty of shots to go around. Just look at Plumner's success. Difference was he consistently made the shots. Look how many shots Damonte and others turned down.
Andre also had plenty of his shots rejected, possibly better scouting. His outside shot was not reliable. If anything Kofi helped him tremendously on the floor.
Do these numbers include Rodgers, Epps and Harris?
So... how many are transferring out? Yikes!
Is that including Epps, Harris, and Rodgers or are you speaking strictly about transfer portal additions?
EDIT: @djkirkpatrick22 beat me to it
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