Transfer season
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32, +1. Staying healthy is going to be a key factor for Paul but also for our entire team.
Hope we have a good athletic trainer who's top priority is to both increase strength and to prevent injuries. .. Great trainers seem to be able to accomplish this, but it seems to be a skill that not not all trainers have.. Our football team, last season, for example, was decimated by injuries. Some of us believe that falls, at least in part, on the trainer.
Hope we have a good athletic trainer who's top priority is to both increase strength and to prevent injuries. .. Great trainers seem to be able to accomplish this, but it seems to be a skill that not not all trainers have.. Our football team, last season, for example, was decimated by injuries. Some of us believe that falls, at least in part, on the trainer.
I could be ignorant here, but I feel like it's tough to blame too many football injuries on a trainer. It's a high-impact sport. Xavier Goodall didn't tear his ACL because the trainer did a bad job.
But I would agree that in basketball, a good trainer probably can have more of an impact on keeping guys healthy, because it's not really a high-impact sport. Certainly there is contact, but mostly controlled contact, so being limber and strong in the right ways and areas can make a big difference.
But I would agree that in basketball, a good trainer probably can have more of an impact on keeping guys healthy, because it's not really a high-impact sport. Certainly there is contact, but mostly controlled contact, so being limber and strong in the right ways and areas can make a big difference.
while I'm glad JMA was cleared, I don't want to make more of this addition than it is. JMA is strictly a back up 5. maybe 1st backup, maybe 2nd, maybe 3rd. they can work that out. but there's no way he's a top 8-9 talent here, and I'm not putting him on the floor at the 4 over any of our other options. that's crazy talk.
unless there's some remarkable transformation from his junior year to now (which included a serious car accident), he averaged 15 mpg on a Chicago State team that beat one D1 team. he was 1-4 on three pointers. he had 11 assists all season.
we may need him because we're unsure of our backups at the 5, but no way should he take a minute from anyone that can man the 4.
heck of a highlight reel for Kwesi there, btw, which tells us a lot about highlight reels.
unless there's some remarkable transformation from his junior year to now (which included a serious car accident), he averaged 15 mpg on a Chicago State team that beat one D1 team. he was 1-4 on three pointers. he had 11 assists all season.
we may need him because we're unsure of our backups at the 5, but no way should he take a minute from anyone that can man the 4.
heck of a highlight reel for Kwesi there, btw, which tells us a lot about highlight reels.
Just because the other thread was asking if anyone was high on JMA.
fan1, don't think you need to apologize for not disparaging a young man; wish more would be so considerate.
It gets hard -- We don't want to go after any individual players. On the other hand, we want the coaching staff to up its game in recruitment. With such small recruiting classes, it's hard to separate the individual from the group.
I think we were all hopeful that we would get a player in JMA. I actually wonder if he could have been with some other coach, and I wonder if he had any regrets coming to UR for his final season rather than some other place.
I think we were all hopeful that we would get a player in JMA. I actually wonder if he could have been with some other coach, and I wonder if he had any regrets coming to UR for his final season rather than some other place.
we needed a big body on the roster. CM gave him a shot because he didn't land a better big man. CM didn't hold him back. nor did the coach at Chi State or the community colleges before that. he was a better ball player than I could ever be, but he wasn't good enough to play at UR.
There is a somewhat inexplicable premium placed on the grad transfers, presumably due to their immediate eligibility and "maturity/experience". It seems like even guys like JMA who were minor contributors get a heavy look by other programs, maybe out of desperation.
Regardless, I think if a guy hasn't contributed a lot in years 1-3 of eligibility, it's fairly irrational to think they are going to magically produce a ton in year 4.
Regardless, I think if a guy hasn't contributed a lot in years 1-3 of eligibility, it's fairly irrational to think they are going to magically produce a ton in year 4.
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