It’s the off-season. I’m all for a HM transfer if we can snag one.
Would like to bring in a big that can contribute immediately.
5th year transfer would be optimal, since it leaves us an open 2015 scholarship.
Give it to my daughter as a “thank you” for our years of loyal support. ;D
[quote=“J Felt, post:2, topic:28760”]Would like to bring in a big that can contribute immediately.
5th year transfer would be optimal, since it leaves us an open 2015 scholarship.[/quote]
I agree. I just want to win now. I’m good with either a 5th year senior transfer or Juco who can help immediately. If he were either a ‘lights out shooting’ or ‘shot blocking’ specialist, that would be good with me, as I think those are areas we lack.
[quote=“Iron9er, post:4, topic:28760”][quote=“J Felt, post:2, topic:28760”]Would like to bring in a big that can contribute immediately.
5th year transfer would be optimal, since it leaves us an open 2015 scholarship.[/quote]
I agree. I just want to win now. I’m good with either a 5th year senior transfer or Juco who can help immediately. If he were either a ‘lights out shooting’ or ‘shot blocking’ specialist, that would be good with me, as I think those are areas we lack.[/quote]If you bring in a JUCO big, you lose 3 bigs in 1 class. Juco, Willie and Thorne, that’s a lot to deal with.
[quote=“J Felt, post:2, topic:28760”]Would like to bring in a big that can contribute immediately.
5th year transfer would be optimal, since it leaves us an open 2015 scholarship.[/quote]
Ditto this. Only other reason to use it this year would be if a good recruit got his release from a committment after a coaching change, and we then had the opportunity to sign him.
Someone who can hit a ft please.
What ever helps 2014-2015 the most…
5th year/graduate transfer is ideal for several reasons including:
- he comes in experienced for a needed position
- still leaves 2015 open for 3 'ships
- would immediately help out in a critical year for Major*
- With a strong showing in 2014 we can land VJ King for 2015 or help recruiting in general (otherwise, another mediocre year probably means we start from scratch AGAIN with a new coach)
-a HS recruit will probably be of Bryan or Blakely caliber this late in the game and won’t guarantee solid contribution/ low potential. Major could get canned and we would be stuck with him.
-Juco eats up scholly opportunity for 2015 and we might need as many options available as possible because anything could happen.
If we get King it would be amazing, that being said I’m not holding my breath.
We need to have 1 good season before we can have 2 in a row… So if its a juco that we need to get, I’ll worry about 15/16 then.
King is a 2016 kid, so need to wrap up 2014 and 2015 classes before worrying about him.
[quote=“Universal, post:9, topic:28760”]5th year/graduate transfer is ideal for several reasons including:
- he comes in experienced for a needed position
- still leaves 2015 open for 3 'ships
- would immediately help out in a critical year for Major*
- With a strong showing in 2014 we can land VJ King for 2015 or help recruiting in general (otherwise, another mediocre year probably means we start from scratch AGAIN with a new coach)
-a HS recruit will probably be of Bryan or Blakely caliber this late in the game and won’t guarantee solid contribution/ low potential. Major could get canned and we would be stuck with him.
-Juco eats up scholly opportunity for 2015 and we might need as many options available as possible because anything could happen.[/quote]I think Bryan can play! Good fundamentals
[quote=“49erCC, post:12, topic:28760”][quote=“Universal, post:9, topic:28760”]5th year/graduate transfer is ideal for several reasons including:
- he comes in experienced for a needed position
- still leaves 2015 open for 3 'ships
- would immediately help out in a critical year for Major*
- With a strong showing in 2014 we can land VJ King for 2015 or help recruiting in general (otherwise, another mediocre year probably means we start from scratch AGAIN with a new coach)
-a HS recruit will probably be of Bryan or Blakely caliber this late in the game and won’t guarantee solid contribution/ low potential. Major could get canned and we would be stuck with him.
-Juco eats up scholly opportunity for 2015 and we might need as many options available as possible because anything could happen.[/quote]I think Bryan can play! Good fundamentals[/quote]
I like Bryan, his jump shot can really help our offense- but he was limited in his freshman year. Its just hard to find and secure HS talent when classes start in 4 months
I’m not opposed to getting a talented kid that needs to sit, similar to Lester.
Does Robert Jackson (6’10 / 260 F) have any eligibility left?
[b]2002-03 Notes[/b]: [b]Made the most of his one year at Marquette, earning Conference USA Second-Team honors[/b] ... Started all 33 games and ranked No. 2 on the team and No. 12 among C-USA players in scoring with a career-high 15.4 points per game average ... Paced the team in rebounding with a 7.5 per-game effort, good for a 10th-place tie among league performers ... Connected on a team-best 55.7 percent from the floor, second in the conference and fifth on Marquette's all-time seasonal list ... [b]His 77.9 percent effort from the charity stripe[/b] tied him with teammate Dwyane Wade for 11th place among conference players ... Led the team with 110 offensive rebounds and his 3.33 per-game effort in that category ranked him fifth in C-USA ... Scored in double figures on 29 occasions ... Eight games of 20 or more points ... Eight outings of 10 or more rebounds and posted eight double doubles (pts.-rebs.) during the year ... Huge game vs. No. 1-ranked Kentucky (3/29/03) in the NCAA Midwest Regional Final with 24 points (hitting 10-of-16 from the floor) and a season-best 15 boards in an 83-69 triumph ... Earned a spot on the Midwest Region All-Tournament Team after averaging 20.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and shooting 66.7 percent (16-of-24) from the floor in the two games ... Came up with a team-high 19 points and 11 rebounds in a 68-61 win over No. 14-ranked Wake Forest (2/9/03) ... Hit of of nine from the field against Dayton (1/14/03) en route to a team-high 19 points and in the process cracked the 1,000-career point mark ... Led the team with 21 points in an 82-76 win at Cincinnati (2/1/03) ... Sank a career-high 12-of-17 from the field and paced all players with a season-high 26 points, one shy of tying his career high, vs. Grambling State (12/28/02) ... Led or shared for the team's scoring lead on four occasions while leading or sharing for the team high in rebounding in 15 games.
Someone,preferably a big who can contribute IMMEDIATELY…Before Major The Cat’s 9th life runs out.
As previous poster said…I’ll worry about 2015 later
[quote=“moss2k, post:5, topic:28760”][quote=“Iron9er, post:4, topic:28760”][quote=“J Felt, post:2, topic:28760”]Would like to bring in a big that can contribute immediately.
5th year transfer would be optimal, since it leaves us an open 2015 scholarship.[/quote]
I agree. I just want to win now. I’m good with either a 5th year senior transfer or Juco who can help immediately. If he were either a ‘lights out shooting’ or ‘shot blocking’ specialist, that would be good with me, as I think those are areas we lack.[/quote]If you bring in a JUCO big, you lose 3 bigs in 1 class. Juco, Willie and Thorne, that’s a lot to deal with.[/quote]
Agree. And, really, if you count Sullivan, we are already losing 3 bigs in 1 class - so this would be 4. I don’t care about long term planning, anymore though. I just want kids who can help us win now. If it is a juco 3 point specialist I’m still OK with it. Coaching staff just has to assess our needs for next year and get someone who can contribute right away in some fashion.
When you did the poll…why didn’t you combine Juco and 5th year grad ?..Same thing really,probably.
[quote=“lucky57, post:18, topic:28760”]When you did the poll…why didn’t you combine Juco and 5th year grad ?..Same thing really,probably.[/quote]JUCOS are typically 2 years, 5th years are 1 and done.
[quote=“Iron9er, post:17, topic:28760”][quote=“moss2k, post:5, topic:28760”][quote=“Iron9er, post:4, topic:28760”][quote=“J Felt, post:2, topic:28760”]Would like to bring in a big that can contribute immediately.
5th year transfer would be optimal, since it leaves us an open 2015 scholarship.[/quote]
I agree. I just want to win now. I’m good with either a 5th year senior transfer or Juco who can help immediately. If he were either a ‘lights out shooting’ or ‘shot blocking’ specialist, that would be good with me, as I think those are areas we lack.[/quote]If you bring in a JUCO big, you lose 3 bigs in 1 class. Juco, Willie and Thorne, that’s a lot to deal with.[/quote]
Agree. And, really, if you count Sullivan, we are already losing 3 bigs in 1 class - so this would be 4. I don’t care about long term planning, anymore though. I just want kids who can help us win now. If it is a juco 3 point specialist I’m still OK with it. Coaching staff just has to assess our needs for next year and get someone who can contribute right away in some fashion.[/quote]
I am with you. We have 13 scholarships and if the JUCO gets over-recruited his second year he can be five fouls. We should be so lucky to have the problem.