When your job is never on the line, why do work in a day ... when you can take 3 months to do it?
Malcolm Bernard *sad trombone*
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When your job is never on the line, why do work in a day ... when you can take 3 months to do it?
I feel bad for Malcolm and his mom. I hope he finds a better opportunity.
I feel bad for CM, too. he thought for sure Bernard would be admitted and told the kid that. to have to go tell him otherwise had to suck too. and the lack of support has to make one question what he's doing here. we just made his job harder this year and next.
I feel bad for CM, too. he thought for sure Bernard would be admitted and told the kid that. to have to go tell him otherwise had to suck too. and the lack of support has to make one question what he's doing here. we just made his job harder this year and next.
Anyone who is very surprised by this has not been paying close attention. As soon as we knew that this young man had not yet graduated from Fla A&M, and would not officially graduate until June, the signs were pretty strong that this was going to be another JJ Avilla case. I was totally not counting on him until he set foot on campus.
Maybe this is a positive, since maybe it tells us that transfers usually have "baggage," of one sort or another (TJ Cline being an obvious exception). When that baggage happens to be academic, we should likely not waste our time, and for the most part we have not. If we simply take this as a very good lesson learned, and figure out that we do best when we get commitments from high-school players very early, like close to a year in advance, as we have been doing recently, then we can be a stronger program. Let's not cry over this. Let's learn and move on. The transfers with no baggage do come with major competition, as we saw with our top 2-3 targeted transfers. With high-schoolers, especially juniors, we can find some really good ones, both athletically and academically. We need to figure out what pond to fish in, and I believe we are figuring it out.
Maybe this is a positive, since maybe it tells us that transfers usually have "baggage," of one sort or another (TJ Cline being an obvious exception). When that baggage happens to be academic, we should likely not waste our time, and for the most part we have not. If we simply take this as a very good lesson learned, and figure out that we do best when we get commitments from high-school players very early, like close to a year in advance, as we have been doing recently, then we can be a stronger program. Let's not cry over this. Let's learn and move on. The transfers with no baggage do come with major competition, as we saw with our top 2-3 targeted transfers. With high-schoolers, especially juniors, we can find some really good ones, both athletically and academically. We need to figure out what pond to fish in, and I believe we are figuring it out.
I think more time for freshman is better for future games. I think again we play for end of year so sooner freshman play more it is better
+1 Fezz!!! Agree completely. We need to let the freshmen learn "on-the-job," even if it costs a few early games. They need to learn, and they are unlikely to learn much from the bench. They won't play perfectly, but the experienced guys will not play perfectly either, so we gain more by getting the new guys lots of experience. We need to know who our top 5-7 guys are, by late February or early March, and playing them is the only way to do that. Frankly, I believe there will be very little "push-back" from the Richmond fan-base, if we play the freshmen a lot. However, not playing them, now that could lead to some serious push-back. When you are not winning consistently, the fans at least want to see some new faces, and especially new faces who will make a big difference for us in the next 4 years.
It will be interesting to see how last year's disappointing season (or "debacle") affects upcoming/current season ticket sales. My bet is that we take a hit, and that the numbers will go down. Only playing the newcomers is likely to re-ignite interest in our fan-base, and bring back some of those disenchanted fans to the RC....Anyone who follows season ticket sales is welcome to provide contrarian data to the above prediction...
It will be interesting to see how last year's disappointing season (or "debacle") affects upcoming/current season ticket sales. My bet is that we take a hit, and that the numbers will go down. Only playing the newcomers is likely to re-ignite interest in our fan-base, and bring back some of those disenchanted fans to the RC....Anyone who follows season ticket sales is welcome to provide contrarian data to the above prediction...
Just in case anyone thinks that this "eligibility issue" for Bernard is unusual, here is a June 29 article on a University of Florida transfer, named Gak.
"Florida’s first full recruiting class under coach Mike White arrived on campus this week, with one notable exception. White confirmed Wednesday that 6-foot-11 center Gorjok Gak is not enrolled for Summer B classes due to an eligibility issue. Gak, a native of Australia who attended Victory Rock Prep School in Bradenton, committed to Florida last April..." (Broackway, from Hoops Scoop, June 29th).
So, lets we feel we are unique, we are not. Lots of transfers have baggage, even those accepted by the power conferences. This is just a bad pond to be fishing in, if we are paying close attention...
"Florida’s first full recruiting class under coach Mike White arrived on campus this week, with one notable exception. White confirmed Wednesday that 6-foot-11 center Gorjok Gak is not enrolled for Summer B classes due to an eligibility issue. Gak, a native of Australia who attended Victory Rock Prep School in Bradenton, committed to Florida last April..." (Broackway, from Hoops Scoop, June 29th).
So, lets we feel we are unique, we are not. Lots of transfers have baggage, even those accepted by the power conferences. This is just a bad pond to be fishing in, if we are paying close attention...
oldie, if you're saying to play the freshmen whether they earn it or not, then I disagree. I do think they'll earn it, but they have to. you don't hand anything to anyone. it sends the wrong message.
plus, I think players do learn a ton in practice and on the bench. but I do expect all 3 to be playing this season.
plus, I think players do learn a ton in practice and on the bench. but I do expect all 3 to be playing this season.
I am confused, how is this a transfer? In particular a Grad Transfer? What classification is Victory Rock Prep School?
probably the gator deal is ncaa qualification not uf qualification. agree with oldie, no big deal, coach took a shot and missed, not the first time.
SF and Mite, You are correct that he is not a transfer, but rather a late spring signee. Call it a senior moment of lumping all late spring commits into the same pool. Note, however, that Gak does qualify as that "Big Aussie" that some/many on this board have been hoping for. Well, the "big Aussie" did not work out, even for Florida, and even with their "high-end" (or low standards) vetting process.
My real point is that the spring, and especially late in the spring, is not a very "high-percentage" time to be recruiting, for either high-school seniors or transfers. The competition is fierce, and a significant percentage of the recruits in the spring have either academic or other "baggage." My point really is to steer away from this time of year to "fill vacancies," although this concept also certainly applies to transfers, who seem to materialize primarily in the spring. The late spring time-period, and the transfer route are both "ponds" that have not led to very productive "fishing" for us.
On the other hand, the August to November early-signing period has led to some outstanding commitments, both for guys eligible this year and NEXT year. It will be great to get the LOIs from Bryce and Mr. Godwin (hope I got those names right) and to add a couple of "bigs" also. I hope we can land some more of these types of "early commits," over the next 2-4 months..
My real point is that the spring, and especially late in the spring, is not a very "high-percentage" time to be recruiting, for either high-school seniors or transfers. The competition is fierce, and a significant percentage of the recruits in the spring have either academic or other "baggage." My point really is to steer away from this time of year to "fill vacancies," although this concept also certainly applies to transfers, who seem to materialize primarily in the spring. The late spring time-period, and the transfer route are both "ponds" that have not led to very productive "fishing" for us.
On the other hand, the August to November early-signing period has led to some outstanding commitments, both for guys eligible this year and NEXT year. It will be great to get the LOIs from Bryce and Mr. Godwin (hope I got those names right) and to add a couple of "bigs" also. I hope we can land some more of these types of "early commits," over the next 2-4 months..
certainly want your top choices to sign in the fall but we have had some success over the years in the spring as well. however, when you are in the spring and you are chasing one year guys and junior college guys, just throw in the towel at that point and concentrate on next year and the year after.
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