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Objectively speaking, the chances of him playing in the Association are quite remote, but if you have a dream, follow it, at least to the point where you have to decide if it’s worth passing on other viable options. I would think he could get paid to play somewhere overseas. Would like to see him improve his outside shot. Despite some of the drama, he was pretty damn productive for us, so nothing but best wishes for him

Yeah, I specifically wrote, when I initially pointed out his age, that it wasn’t a criticism of him, but rather just a statement of fact. The criticism is of the system. And yeah, I get it. I’m being a “you kids get off my lawn” curmudgeon, but that’s my right. I’ll still support the program, regardless of the age of the players

You’re 100% right. And I’m 100% right in saying I don’t like it. What I like ultimately means absolutely nothing, so yes, if that’s what we have to do to compete, bring in 25 year olds. Hell, bring in 30 year olds, if that’s what it takes. If we win, I’ll hold my nose and bite my tongue

With Campbell coming in next season, why not go to NE, Hofstra, Stony Brook, DE, Drexel and us as a Northern division; W&M, Hampton, NCAT, Elon, Campbell, UNCW and C of C in the Southern division

He’ll be 3 months shy of 26 years old at the end of next season. Not a criticism, just a statement of fact. College basketball is broke, with 25-26 year olds, guys playing 5-6 years, guys playing for 3-4 schools, but if that’s the way it is, we have to play by these “rules” as well. I really wish we could develop a robust NIL program, so we could buy players too

A depressing assessment. Not saying it’s inaccurate, but that doesn’t make it any less depressing

Just so we’re clear, my comp was in his scoring avg last season compared to what Russell & Rizzuto scored here. In that limited context, I stand by my comparison. Fervently hope he comes in and averages double digits

Wasn’t suggesting you were killing him, as I think it’s perfectly reasonable to have questions about a guy who avg 6ppg. We’re going to need better from him than “ok,” “decent role player,” and “could be worse.” Unfair to expect him to come in an avg 20ppg, but I’m looking for him to double what he avg’d at Dayton. We need some A-listers (at least by CAA standards) not more Rizzuto’s, Russell’s and Sylla’s

Finishing at the rim has been a bugaboo for us, no doubt. If this guy’s any good at that, maybe he can give CT some tips, as he struggled mightily with that at times

I’ve never seen this guy play, so I’m not going to bury him, assuming he’s coming here. Having said that, I think we all agree we need to hit 1, if not 2, HR’s in the portal. Now, this guy might come here and avg 15ppg vs competition that I would think is generally inferior overall to what he played against in the A-10. But, on the surface, one can’t help but being somewhat underwhelmed by a guy who avg 6ppg last year, and was a dreadful 3-point shooter. Maybe he took a backseat, offensively, to other guys at Dayton. Maybe he’s a defensive stopper. Maybe home cooking will benefit his game. Maybe playing in the CAA, vs the A-10 will benefit his game. That’s a helluva lot of maybes for a team that has to backfill 45 ppg that left SECU with NT, Holden, Sylla and Russell. One things for sure-he fits the Skerry portal template-a local guy who we recruited out of high school. Will he be a home run? On paper I’d say the answer is a resounding NO, but they don’t play the game on paper. If he comes here, I’ll root for him, but the other portal guy Skerry brings in damn well better be a proven scorer. I’m hoping we’ll be bringing two more guys in, beyond Blakney, but I have no confidence Skerry will jettison any of Paar, Biekeu or Coleman, which is what will have to happen in order to bring in 3 portal guys

A little internet detective work reveals former Dayton Flyer RJ Blakney, who we offered out of high school, after playing at Goretti, in Hagerstown, has entered the portal

Our coaching staff must have been impressed with that 4 point game he had against us early in the season 😆

Hicks: 2.6ppg on 35% shooting overall; dropping to 21% from 3. A fine defender but a major liability on offense. I can’t argue with you on this one 2012. Paar, Biekeu, Coleman and Hicks combined avg’d 7.3 ppg, and if they’re all back, that is close to 1/3 of the roster, leaving no margin for error in the portal

Paar played 36 minutes last season, avg 2.4ppg. Biekeu avg’d 1.7 ppg; Coleman avg’d 0.6 ppg. If all three are back next season I have to ask myself if Skerry has lost his fire and is just kinda going through the motions. Numbers don’t lie. None of these 3 young men are D1 players.

That sounds right. Would like to see Conway refine his game, to add some intermediate shots and/or drives to the basket