Bryce Golden hits the portal
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He would be perfect, exactly what they need. He will probably be looking for a guaranteed NCAA bid though
Clearly I was predicting the future in my 3/14 Bryce Golden thread ... very interesting that he changed his mind since he had as someone pointed out already recommitted to Butler ..
Would be a great get! I'm not sure he could replicate all of the passing and skills Grant has at our 5 position, but more athletic and stronger rebounder. Let's get him, Quinn, and Wright and call it a day.
My guess is that if Bryce passed on us when Grant was here, he won't come here after the fact. Another of those things - I'd hope Bryce proves me wrong. We could really use him.
Yeah ... different player than Grant although most of his games that I watched were in earlier seasons ... Comfortable shooting from 3s .. Wish I could have heard some of the chats that he and TJ had sitting together at the A10 tournament
I don't know, sman. At this stage of his career, do you really think he's looking for a relationship with a coach for the short term? Maybe at Westhampton, but I doubt with coaches.
Suspect it’s a longshot for us but gives us something to ponder on a Fri work afternoon
Some speculation chatter I'm seeing on twitter than Butler coach could be out which could factor into this ...
Makes sense to me. Butler is definitely trending in the wrong direction in the Big East.
Spending one year on a rebuilding UR team doesn’t seem like a good fit for Bryce, but I am sure his Mom would be happy with a much shorter trip to see his games.
Are you sure?
I heard Grant tell him that he had 2,000 Points, and 1,000 Rebounds.
At that time Bryce broke out into a show tune from "Annie get your gun".
So obviously coming here to average 37 points and 20 rebounds a game...
Native, I completely understand your reasoning. But, this is where Mooney has to sell the vision.
My pitch: You will be a monster in the A10 - look at your brother, and you are the more athletic, stronger, better looking brother (JK Grant
). You can step in and dominate in a top 10 league. Nelson is the real deal. We get you and a stud 2 guard along with Burton and between the rest of the cast we can be in the running for the A10 championship and an at large.
My pitch: You will be a monster in the A10 - look at your brother, and you are the more athletic, stronger, better looking brother (JK Grant
). You can step in and dominate in a top 10 league. Nelson is the real deal. We get you and a stud 2 guard along with Burton and between the rest of the cast we can be in the running for the A10 championship and an at large.
He's had plenty of chances to come here and play with his brother. He didn't come. Now when his brother leaves we think he's coming? Not happening.
Bryce hasn’t made the NCAAs yet, have to think he will want to go somewhere that is a guaranteed at-large for his final season.
Very few places can guarantee that. Look at UVA and Bennett. He has beat K and UNC and rest of the ACC like a drum the last several years - did not make ncaa this season. Every year there are teams pre season top 25 that fall off the face of the earth. See Kentucky last season. No guarantees. Mooney has the pieces, needs to sell a couple transfers on the vision.
Agreed. Definitely seems like if there was a chance of UR getting a previous P6 1 year big, Bryce is the likeliest. I am sure both Grant and Mrs. Golden would be in favor. Still think that is a rather small chance, but Mooney and staff have to be trying and trying hard.Native, I completely understand your reasoning. But, this is where Mooney has to sell the vision.
My pitch: You will be a monster in the A10 - look at your brother, and you are the more athletic, stronger, better looking brother (JK Grant
(typo on first submission, but I think most folks got my point. Big East > A10)
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Starting to get some Andrew White III flashbacks with this thread
I would love to have him but I also have to think if he was going to join us it would have been when he could play with Grant, and not try to replace him. On the other hand we saw the almost impossible last week, so maybe there are more pleasant suprises in store for us.
Maybe he didn't want to compete with him for playing time?
He also only averaged 9 points and 3 rebounds a game this year for a mediocre Butler team that apparently is getting its coach fired. Presumably he could do better than that if he started and played 30+ minutes for us, but who knows. If he tries to transfer up, he'll be giving up playing time and his numbers will look worse than they did this year. I assume he'd be looking to move to a better situation at a similar or slightly lower level.
Bryce Golden is leaving Butler, which continues its silence on LaVall Jordan's status
Bryce Golden is close to coach LaVall Jordan, whose status has been unresolved since the Bulldogs’ season ended.
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Yeah, I watched Bryce several games. He is a nice player who would fit us well. I'm sure some P6 would be interested for him but probably more in a reserve roll. We have an open 4 spot here that he would fit really nice in. So, the question is, does he want to come play for a tourney team, in which case maybe he looks for another P6 or does he want a place where he can play starters minutes and work on his game to go play oversees after that. If the latter is the case, maybe he looks here.
I think their will be considerable A-10 interest in Bryce.
This is where Mooney needs to prove his worth and fill the gaps with guys we want not our 2nd or 3rd transfer options...
Haven't had an EL kiss of death in a few weeks, lets see how this one turns out.
You need to fill your own team with kind of players you want. As in the field of dreams, if we can somehow get the right players hopefully our needs will be accomplished.
Think Bryce would be a super fit at the stretch 4 position. As opposed to Cayo - who was most effective working down low ( I give Mooney a lot of credit here - he started pounding the ball down low to Cayo two years ago) Bryce can step out and hit the three - the Justin Harper role in our offense. And he is athletic. I also think Quinn or the VMI center would be good fits with Bryce and Burton. Quinn and Stephens not the most athletic, but very skilled. Throw Grace and Noyes in the mix and now you have an NCAA bid contention front court. Very good front court. Sell the vision Mooney.
And bring in a shooter. BANG.
And bring in a shooter. BANG.
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