Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:42 am
Good luck, Coach McCall!
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How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
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Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:30 am
What former players are in the tournament this year? Tre Mitchell, Javohn Garcia, and Wildens?
Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:39 pm
Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:37 pm
Liked this kid as well. Who did he split time with? He should have played more as it was clear he was a pretty good player.
Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:30 pm
Just to show you how stupid the NIL/Portal combo can get, St. John's fans are worried about losing RJ Luis.
Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:52 pm
I my memory is correct, Carl Pierre, Keon Clergeot, & T.J. Weeks would have eaten into his minutes.WillHerndonFan wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:37 pmLiked this kid as well. Who did he split time with? He should have played more as it was clear he was a pretty good player.
Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:32 pm
Conflicting this earlier report, Vandy is hiring Mark Byington away from James Madison.bobolink wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:42 pm not a former player, but recent and former coach Matt McCall is reportedly joining Chris Mack on Vanderbilt's staff.
https://x.com/ZackDPT/status/1769445534731833564?s=20
https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status ... 0469710934
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BREAKING: Vanderbilt is hiring James Madison’s Mark Byington as its next head coach, sources told me and @PeteThamel. Byington just led the Dukes to a record-setting 32-4 season, highlighted by a win at Michigan State and an NCAA tournament victory over Wisconsin.
Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:04 pm
Tobias Bass of the Athletic says that Tafara Gapare is back in the portal: https://twitter.com/tobias_bass/status/ ... 5267163629
I'm not putting this in the Transfer Portal News thread because I doubt we have any interest in bringing him back.
I'm not putting this in the Transfer Portal News thread because I doubt we have any interest in bringing him back.
Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:20 pm
^ Juice, that's a very interesting question and maybe a difference of opinion between fans and coaches/Collective. As a fan, I would like to see him back. As a third-year player I would like to assume he has matured and figured out what he can do and what he shouldn't do.
However, we need a center and a back-up PG so I don't think there's room for him. I also don't know how the staff and Collective feel about him. Would he come back for free? I doubt it.
However, we need a center and a back-up PG so I don't think there's room for him. I also don't know how the staff and Collective feel about him. Would he come back for free? I doubt it.
Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:04 pm
I'd say hard pass on that one.
Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:48 pm
Floyd knows, be like Floyd.
Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:00 am
Regarding Gapare and his portal request,I would not have great interest in bringing him back. Super athletic, but does not have a feel for the game. A player needs to know how to play the game with his teammates. He needs to know where the position himself. He needs to know when to shoot and when not too. Maybe he learns by the time he’s a senior but if he doesn’t, we’re stuck with the same player we had before. Fantastic athlete doesn’t know the game well enough to be a big time college player.
Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:59 pm
I’d Gapare back in a heartbeat. Lock him in a room with Stephan Lasme game film for the summer and see how he does come fall. He has tremendous upside!
Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 5:20 pm
RT 63.. Don’t see your point agree about Gapare. Why isn’t he show his potential Georgia Tech? How many years will he take to show his potential and is it worth the investment I think you dreaming. Some players have a feel for the game others don’t. Why does uconn have such a good team? Not just recruiting but recruiting people who know how to play basketball. Jayden N. is an example on our team of somebody who knows how to play basketball. That’s why he started .. knows how to rebound.Run the floor.pass the ball etc etc..Gapare Doesn’t know any of that
Re: How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:40 pm
This is exactly correct. Jayden knows how to play and will be MAC player of the year in a few years if he stays..Floridafan71 wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 5:20 pm RT 63.. Don’t see your point agree about Gapare. Why isn’t he show his potential Georgia Tech? How many years will he take to show his potential and is it worth the investment I think you dreaming. Some players have a feel for the game others don’t. Why does uconn have such a good team? Not just recruiting but recruiting people who know how to play basketball. Jayden N. is an example on our team of somebody who knows how to play basketball. That’s why he started .. knows how to rebound.Run the floor.pass the ball etc etc..Gapare Doesn’t know any of that