E. Victor Nickerson requests release from Charlotte

[punkrockcowboy]

We definitely didn’t lose anything by him transferring. Definitely overrated in the recruiting game.

[9erken]

He had a better season last year for them, and seemed to be playing an integral part to their team. I wonder what happened to him this year.

If he had stayed, he would’ve graduated last year. But I think he could’ve helped us out, even if he ended up being overrated. At least we know now that it wasn’t just the terrible coaching that was holding him back here (I think Valparaiso has a good coach).

[Normmm]

Not sure if this is more indicative that EVN shouldn’t have transferred or that Major’s recruiting ability was slightly overrated. He’s 9th on their depth chart as a Sr.

[Normmm]

@NLP49

[quote=“Powerbait, post:578, topic:27753”]And, it is worth noting that he was hurt for two years. Curry probably wont ever be MVP, but jesus he’s going up against LBJ and Durant for most of his career. He should garner plenty of All Star seasons and might even get the scoring title.

:blank:[/quote]

Yet another example of Curry exceeding expectations.

[system]

@Normmm

Not sure if this is more indicative that EVN shouldn’t have transferred or that Major’s recruiting ability was slightly overrated. He’s 9th on their depth chart as a Sr.

I’d say Thorne, Dorn and Woods all going to P5 schools snuffs out any possibility that his recruiting was overrated.

[system]

@NLP49

[quote=“Normmm, post:583, topic:27753”]Not sure if this is more indicative that EVN shouldn’t have transferred or that Major’s recruiting ability was slightly overrated. He’s 9th on their depth chart as a Sr.

I’d say Thorne, Dorn and Woods all going to P5 schools snuffs out any possibility that his recruiting was overrated.[/quote]

clt says just going to a “P5” school doesn’t make you a good player.

[ninerfan55]

@NLP49

[quote=“Normmm, post:583, topic:27753”]Not sure if this is more indicative that EVN shouldn’t have transferred or that Major’s recruiting ability was slightly overrated. He’s 9th on their depth chart as a Sr.

I’d say Thorne, Dorn and Woods all going to P5 schools snuffs out any possibility that his recruiting was overrated.[/quote]

power five doesnt mean a lot. there a lot of bad power five programs. i dont think his recruiting was the issue.

[Normmm]

@NLP49

[quote=“Normmm, post:583, topic:27753”]Not sure if this is more indicative that EVN shouldn’t have transferred or that Major’s recruiting ability was slightly overrated. He’s 9th on their depth chart as a Sr.

I’d say Thorne, Dorn and Woods all going to P5 schools snuffs out any possibility that his recruiting was overrated.[/quote]

I dunno. All 3 programs are kind of mediocre right now. NCSU has recently had some good seasons. But WF and Ill have been bad for a while.

I felt Dorn and Lester were Major’s 2 best recruits. Outside of those 2, I’d say there were a lot of serviceable players.

[78NINER]

I would include Demario Mayfield high up in a list of Major’s best recruits. I would also include him high up in a list of Major’s dumbest recruits.

[9erken]

Henry was his best recruit that came here, surprised he hasn’t been mentioned. It would’ve been interesting to see what Henry could’ve done with a better coaching staff (for many reasons). Izundu probably would’ve been his best recruit if he doesn’t get fired.

Dorn was good and quite the steal given how lowly rated he was. NCSU is down this year, but they’ve been recruiting at a really high level in recent years, I don’t know how you argue that they couldn’t easily fill that spot with at least a 4-star recruit. That Dorn was given a scholarship speaks to how good he was. Illinois is a step down in terms of recruiting, but still pretty good. Wake Forest seems like the least impressive of the 3, but still the fact they are giving Woods a scholarship suggests he was better than filling the spot with a 3 or 4-star recruit. And Izundu was coming here, but instead ended up at talent-rich Miami.

Not every recruit pans out even when a team is recruiting really well. On average Major was getting the caliber player that should’ve led to better success with good coaching, and he did it in spite of some really crappy seasons. I know it’s hard to give Major credit for doing some things well, but keep in mind that the fact he was a good recruiter despite our program’s fallen stature actually helps to show that he and his staff were especially poor at developing players into good teams.

[gamer]

Too bad we didn’t have any asst. who could recruit decent players. Are Vandross and Oliver still in organized basketball?

[Niner_National]

[quote=“gamer, post:591, topic:27753”]Too bad we didn’t have any asst. who could recruit decent players. Are Vandross and Oliver still in organized basketball?[/quote]Oliver is an assistant at Tennessee. No idea about vandross.

[Agent49]

[quote=“Niner National, post:592, topic:27753”][quote=“gamer, post:591, topic:27753”]Too bad we didn’t have any asst. who could recruit decent players. Are Vandross and Oliver still in organized basketball?[/quote]Oliver is an assistant at Tennessee. No idea about vandross.[/quote]Vandross is Director of Recruiting/Player Development at UVA.

[willymo49]

It does show that Major was a good recruiter, no doubt. However, Gottfried and Manning are both on the hot seat. It would be quite ironical if they were both fired before Woods and Dorn stepped foot on the court in a real game. :))

[NotSoNewNiner]

@willymo49

It does show that Major was a good recruiter, no doubt. However, Gottfried and Manning are both on the hot seat. It would be quite ironical if they were both fired before Woods and Dorn stepped foot on the court in a real game. :))

Gottfried isn’t getting fired this year with 2 sweet 16s in 4 years. I’d be shocked if Manning did, either. WF has shown some improvement and he’s only in year 2.

[9erken]

@NewNiner

[quote=“willymo49, post:594, topic:27753”]It does show that Major was a good recruiter, no doubt. However, Gottfried and Manning are both on the hot seat. It would be quite ironical if they were both fired before Woods and Dorn stepped foot on the court in a real game. :))

Gottfried isn’t getting fired this year with 2 sweet 16s in 4 years. I’d be shocked if Manning did, either. WF has shown some improvement and he’s only in year 2.[/quote] Your comment makes me wonder if you’re familiar with state fans and their “realistic” expectations. ;D But I think as long as that 5-star point guard shows up, they’ll keep him around another year at least.

On Manning I agree, he has some time.