SC could show him Five Points. VCU could show him a Palestine protest.
A few VCUers acted like JayNel was given a hard time by Richmond fans. Multiply that by 20 and u will get close to how VCU treated JayNel and this guy who flipped to SC.
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SC could show him Five Points. VCU could show him a Palestine protest.
A few VCUers acted like JayNel was given a hard time by Richmond fans. Multiply that by 20 and u will get close to how VCU treated JayNel and this guy who flipped to SC.
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Says something about you when you name your son Maximus. Wouldn't want to put any parental pressure on him or anything.
Sigh, to each his own.
After cutting the list to 5 three weeks ago, has there been any announcement?
If we add him and the UConn guy to Soulis, just hope there aren’t any 1000 ships…
Wow. That sure is a cheap shot at his parents. Maybe they just like the name. I like the name. Only shows arrogance if the person acts that way. He could be very humble. And the parents could be awesome parents with high character, so I wouldn't judge them without knowing them just because you disagree with their son's name.
Brumbaugh to Tulane. likely shows that schools that reach out does not equal schools that offer.
Welp, at this point I am waiting to see if we get Apostolos. There is not a lot out there, but here are some ideas:
Pros
6'7 shooter. Recruited to Uconn as a shooter. We can use another tall shooter. I think Neskovic can stretch the floor.
Putting a lot of my eggs in the Uconn/Dan Hurley as a talent evaluator and recruiter. Seems like this guy showed some pretty big talent for Hurley to go and get him from Greece.
PRACTICE. As I have stated on here before, I think getting game experience at D1 level is very very important in development. BUT, in lieu of that I would think practicing for Hurley, his level of accountability, and against the best players in college the last two years is the next best thing. So, I would have some hope that would convert into game readiness in the A10.
On the recruiting side, we have good opportunity and need. Richmond sounds like it has a good size Greek contingent. One interview I saw when asked about Greek food around Storrs he said: "It is bad". Hopefully we found some good restaurants to take him to if he visited. This guy is English as a second language.
Another pro: I think just sticking it out under Hurley, in a new land, for two years without much court time shows some tenacity and character.
Cons:
Apparently just did not show quite enough in practice to get time. though i remember when he was recruited and Hurley basically indicated year one would not be any/much playing time - I think there was talk of red shirt.
In any case, a lot of unknowns, but think he would be well worth a shot if we can land him.
Other con: He has some competition on campus as the "tall hunky Greek guy"
Pros
6'7 shooter. Recruited to Uconn as a shooter. We can use another tall shooter. I think Neskovic can stretch the floor.
Putting a lot of my eggs in the Uconn/Dan Hurley as a talent evaluator and recruiter. Seems like this guy showed some pretty big talent for Hurley to go and get him from Greece.
PRACTICE. As I have stated on here before, I think getting game experience at D1 level is very very important in development. BUT, in lieu of that I would think practicing for Hurley, his level of accountability, and against the best players in college the last two years is the next best thing. So, I would have some hope that would convert into game readiness in the A10.
On the recruiting side, we have good opportunity and need. Richmond sounds like it has a good size Greek contingent. One interview I saw when asked about Greek food around Storrs he said: "It is bad". Hopefully we found some good restaurants to take him to if he visited. This guy is English as a second language.
Another pro: I think just sticking it out under Hurley, in a new land, for two years without much court time shows some tenacity and character.
Cons:
Apparently just did not show quite enough in practice to get time. though i remember when he was recruited and Hurley basically indicated year one would not be any/much playing time - I think there was talk of red shirt.
In any case, a lot of unknowns, but think he would be well worth a shot if we can land him.
Other con: He has some competition on campus as the "tall hunky Greek guy"
no idea if he's any good, but we're running out of prospects!
my concern is he basically came in with the walkons. we wouldn't be excited with a UConn walkon.
but maybe he was just buried behind really talented guys.
that said, all we have is that Gipe (?) followed him on Insta. that's not a lot.
my concern is he basically came in with the walkons. we wouldn't be excited with a UConn walkon.
but maybe he was just buried behind really talented guys.
that said, all we have is that Gipe (?) followed him on Insta. that's not a lot.
That is definitely the case. I mean Uconn just went on an unprecedented run winning by wide margins in March, with draft projections showing 4 guys drafted coming up.
According to my board friend MDspider8 - our official Spiders MBB account only follows current players AND Apostolos 👀👀👀👀👀👁️👁️👀👀👁️👁️
FWIW, the official team account, Gipe, and Boyden all follow him on insta. The team account is what is pretty notable for me. They don’t follow any players besides those affiliated with the program.
clearly great players ahead of him. that doesn't guarantee he's good though.
I think it's a great sign we follow him and I'll be excited if we get him. but like you've pointed out, there's almost nothing to watch on him so I'll temper my enthusiasm until we start hearing more.
I will believe the talent for sure when I read the practice report from Stork confirming it on this here board.
So, have the conversation changed from a kids skill level to how much
money he will make. Kind of sad, and an end to what has been a great
sport for all of us, has now come down to who really cares who bought whom?
money he will make. Kind of sad, and an end to what has been a great
sport for all of us, has now come down to who really cares who bought whom?
Back to Apostolos. I think it was mentioned above that his eventual transfer (wherever that may be) has to get OK'd as he would be on a student visa. Also, it was a story that Zack Edey missed out on a lot of NIL due to his visa status. So it would seem Apostolos is not eligible for NIL? Would think there are loopholes around it, but maybe that helps us? based on little playing time so far, probably not going to get a big $NIL bag anyway, but wonder if that plays a part in his decision - i.e. he just makes a decision based on normal factors and not $?
www.espn.com
Canadian Edey: U.S. NIL law 'needs to change'
Purdue's Canadian center Zach Edey says he has "lost out on a lot of money" because of a United States NIL law that prevents him from profiting.
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yeah was also wondering how Nova and Max Shulga were handling the international NIL complexities. I am assuming they found a way ..Back to Apostolos. I think it was mentioned above that his eventual transfer (wherever that may be) has to get OK'd as he would be on a student visa. Also, it was a story that Zack Edey missed out on a lot of NIL due to his visa status. So it would seem Apostolos is not eligible for NIL? Would think there are loopholes around it, but maybe that helps us? based on little playing time so far, probably not going to get a big $NIL bag anyway, but wonder if that plays a part in his decision - i.e. he just makes a decision based on normal factors and not $?
Canadian Edey: U.S. NIL law 'needs to change'
Purdue's Canadian center Zach Edey says he has "lost out on a lot of money" because of a United States NIL law that prevents him from profiting.
Good point. I'm sure there Villanova Cayman Island NIL group is adept at wiring funds
There is a bill currently making its way through Congress to clarify nil for non-citizens. It is strange though that more CBB writers are not talking about it. Maybe it is an awkward question to ask a coach “Hey congrats on the transfer - isn’t what the nil collective did potentially illegal?”
Quick pivot for Russell, who is headed to VCU. Sounds like they went after him following Thomas' defection.
This offseason, may give a pretty good grade. Thinking B+ or A- so far.
Lost Dji, Bigs, Quinn, Noyes, King, Smith, Harris
Add: Robinson, McGlothin, Dusan, Apostolos, GW3, Beagle
If we land a guy that combines all the positive attributes of Harris, Bigelow and Dji in the final pick up - toughness, athleticism, defense, rebounding, 3pt shooting - will consider the A+
Lost Dji, Bigs, Quinn, Noyes, King, Smith, Harris
Add: Robinson, McGlothin, Dusan, Apostolos, GW3, Beagle
If we land a guy that combines all the positive attributes of Harris, Bigelow and Dji in the final pick up - toughness, athleticism, defense, rebounding, 3pt shooting - will consider the A+
We’ve added 4 guys who can score, it seems. Adding a defensive minded glue guy who can board is all I can think of as a need.
Hell, add another shooter and let’s bomb 40 threes a game!
Hell, add another shooter and let’s bomb 40 threes a game!
there may be some targets we did not get, but I am very happy with the ones we got
We still have to track all of the transfer portal recruiting "failures" of Chris Mooney. It's a long offseason and some people need stuff to complain about.
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