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Post by diehardexplorer on Apr 15, 2023 20:42:53 GMT -5
josh's uncle will apparently be joining him at florida state That's some shady, Dajuan Wagner to Memphis, shit. no it's not. his uncle has tons of head and assistant coaching experience at the mid and high major level. i actually think it's pretty cool that josh will get to use his last season of eligibility playing for his uncle. and while florida state struggled last year, leonard hamilton is a really good coach.
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Post by diehardexplorer on Apr 16, 2023 11:13:41 GMT -5
florida st picked up another a10 transfer. really like this kid's game, will finally be at 100% after coming off acl surgery before last season. played hs ball at trenton catholic. ash went after him very hard.
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Post by 23won on Apr 16, 2023 12:21:20 GMT -5
I liked Watkins as well. He'll be good - but Hamilton has to give PT and he always seems to have a really deep bench with players not getting enough minutes so we'll see.
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Post by fvp47 on Nov 24, 2023 12:58:48 GMT -5
I see the Josh is averaging 13.5 minutes per game.
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Post by 23won on Nov 24, 2023 17:15:30 GMT -5
Watkins leads FSU team. Trenton guy.
Josh and Jack averaging 13.5 minutes each. Josh 6 ppg on good shooting #s; Jack 3 ppg. Fwiw
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Nov 25, 2023 17:05:36 GMT -5
The carpet bagger twins aren't starting for Duquesne and hussein is playing like 12 minutes per game. The grass is rarely greener on the other side.
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Post by explorer88 on Nov 25, 2023 17:35:27 GMT -5
The carpet bagger twins aren't starting for Duquesne and hussein is playing like 12 minutes per game. The grass is rarely greener on the other side. They are still getting that $40K though.
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Post by coqui900 on Nov 25, 2023 17:37:36 GMT -5
The carpet bagger twins aren't starting for Duquesne and hussein is playing like 12 minutes per game. The grass is rarely greener on the other side. The “carpetbagger” kids as you put them are from a poor, third-world country. That money means a ton to them. No grudges against them on my end for doing what they had to do to better their lives.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Nov 25, 2023 17:52:36 GMT -5
They can turn pro and make more than 30K.
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Post by Shout out to my Cousin Bern on Nov 25, 2023 18:04:26 GMT -5
They can turn pro and make more than 30K. I've enjoyed many of your posts over the years here but I've found my self disagreeing with your takes more recently. I'm not sure I see the problem with their decision to go to graduate school and play basketball and get paid to do it; nor do I feel a need to do a disservice to fellow La Salle alums by roasting them here for that decision. What am I missing?
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Post by roaddog77 on Nov 25, 2023 19:52:34 GMT -5
I see the Josh is averaging 13.5 minutes per game. Josh wished he would stay with us and averaged about 25 minutes per game.
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Post by roaddog77 on Nov 25, 2023 19:57:33 GMT -5
Watkins leads FSU team. Trenton guy. Josh and Jack averaging 13.5 minutes each. Josh 6 ppg on good shooting #s; Jack 3 ppg. Fwiw Jack Clark should stay at NC State where he averaged close to double digits in points.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Nov 25, 2023 22:19:42 GMT -5
They can turn pro and make more than 30K. I've enjoyed many of your posts over the years here but I've found my self disagreeing with your takes more recently. I'm not sure I see the problem with their decision to go to graduate school and play basketball and get paid to do it; nor do I feel a need to do a disservice to fellow La Salle alums by roasting them here for that decision. What am I missing? I don't like transferring within conferences...something feels dirty about it. You don't have to agree with me, and I'm probably in the minority here. You guys are extended family, love me, hate me, or indifferent. But I'm La Salle yesterday, today, and tomorrow. If guys don't want to be here, or think the grass is greener, by all means.... but I'm not waving pom poms.
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Post by coachd on Nov 27, 2023 11:13:53 GMT -5
The portal and paying these kids is damaging college basketball... there needs to be a re-instatement that 2 year wait if you wanna jump to another school in the same conference... a 1 year wait if you wanna jump to another school unless there is a coaching change at your current school.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Nov 27, 2023 11:16:06 GMT -5
The portal and paying these kids is damaging college basketball... there needs to be a re-instatement that 2 year wait if you wanna jump to another school in the same conference... a 1 year wait if you wanna jump to another school unless there is a coaching change at your current school. I do believe, that unless a head coach leaves or is fired, the NCAA should make kids sit 1 year.
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Post by coachd on Nov 27, 2023 11:25:38 GMT -5
The portal and paying these kids is damaging college basketball... there needs to be a re-instatement that 2 year wait if you wanna jump to another school in the same conference... a 1 year wait if you wanna jump to another school unless there is a coaching change at your current school. I do believe, that unless a head coach leaves or is fired, the NCAA should make kids sit 1 year. I agree. I also don't want these kids getting paid huge amounts of money and receiving a free education... they lose sight of the main goal... graduate with a degree... as most will never make a professional team. Limit amount each athlete can receive per semester... the rest goes into a fund to be shared with other student-athletes at the university. After all the student/athlete is not above the university they represent.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Nov 27, 2023 13:38:43 GMT -5
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Post by Fastchuck on Nov 28, 2023 11:22:00 GMT -5
I do believe, that unless a head coach leaves or is fired, the NCAA should make kids sit 1 year. I agree. I also don't want these kids getting paid huge amounts of money and receiving a free education... they lose sight of the main goal... graduate with a degree... as most will never make a professional team. Limit amount each athlete can receive per semester... the rest goes into a fund to be shared with other student-athletes at the university. After all the student/athlete is not above the university they represent.Sounds vaguely socialist to me. Redistribution of the wealth and all. State (school) owning the means of production. Limiting entrepreneurship, etc.
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Post by diehardexplorer on Nov 28, 2023 13:26:26 GMT -5
I agree. I also don't want these kids getting paid huge amounts of money and receiving a free education... they lose sight of the main goal... graduate with a degree... as most will never make a professional team. Limit amount each athlete can receive per semester... the rest goes into a fund to be shared with other student-athletes at the university. After all the student/athlete is not above the university they represent.Sounds vaguely socialist to me. Redistribution of the wealth and all. State (school) owning the means of production. Limiting entrepreneurship, etc. coachd's (aka steve) head is going to explode when he reads this.
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Post by 23won on Nov 28, 2023 13:35:59 GMT -5
The carpet bagger twins aren't starting for Duquesne and hussein is playing like 12 minutes per game. The grass is rarely greener on the other side. They are still getting that $40K though. So what. We never would have paid that with the talent they bring
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Post by explorer88 on Nov 28, 2023 13:39:41 GMT -5
They are still getting that $40K though. So what. We never would have paid that with the talent they bring It was important to them. That was all I was saying. That is a big factor as to why they left.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Nov 28, 2023 14:04:13 GMT -5
So what. We never would have paid that with the talent they bring It was important to them. That was all I was saying. That is a big factor as to why they left. Mik, If you can't make 30-40K playing basketball professionally, than it's time to get a real job and play in a men's league as a hobby. As such, if they needed the money that badly, it was time to turn pro. Realistically, that entire St. Peter's team should've stayed in Jersey City for another year, and been the media darlings of the country, in the biggest market in the country. With the North Jersey/New York money, they all would've made more than 40K as returning Elite 8 stars, poised for another run. As it played out, not one player on that team sniffed the Dance last season. It could've been a special situation, and a special season.
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Post by explorer88 on Nov 28, 2023 14:18:20 GMT -5
It was important to them. That was all I was saying. That is a big factor as to why they left. Mik, If you can't make 30-40K playing basketball professionally, than it's time to get a real job and play in a men's league as a hobby. As such, if they needed the money that bad, it was time to turn pro. Realistically, that entire St. Peter's team should've stayed in Jersey City for another year, and been the media darlings of the country, in the biggest market in the country. With the North Jersey/New York money, they all would've made more than 40K as returning Elite 8 stars, poised for another run. As it played out, not one player on that team sniffed the Dance last season. It could've been a special situation, and a special season. Lunatic I hear you but they are making the decision and not you nor I. Perhaps the education is important to them as well. This gives them both possibilities albeit maybe less money now. Overall I could care less. They are not here and I don't care about them or any other player that leaves. I just prefer to concentrate on the current team now that we are in season.
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Post by calsufan on Nov 28, 2023 14:56:56 GMT -5
Sounds vaguely socialist to me. Redistribution of the wealth and all. State (school) owning the means of production. Limiting entrepreneurship, etc. coachd's (aka steve) head is going to explode when he reads this. Who knew that "coachd" aka Explorer Steve is actually a socialist? He's evolving before our very eyes.
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Post by MisterD on Nov 28, 2023 15:44:27 GMT -5
They are still getting that $40K though. So what. We never would have paid that with the talent they bring $40K plus free college would have been infinitely more lifechanging to me as a college kid than multiples of that amount now.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Nov 28, 2023 16:55:47 GMT -5
The median salary in Mali is less than $10K a year. This is life changing money for them and be8ng on student visas, they can't just get a job here. I dont fault them for taking it and doing grad school. I hate the in-conference transfers but it is reality right now. They're playing by the new rules.
Regarding St Peter's, remember their coach left for Seton Hall after their NCAA run, so we can't really fault their players for cashing in while their stock was high rather than wait to find out who their new coach was going to be.
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Post by coachd on Nov 29, 2023 20:45:40 GMT -5
I agree. I also don't want these kids getting paid huge amounts of money and receiving a free education... they lose sight of the main goal... graduate with a degree... as most will never make a professional team. Limit amount each athlete can receive per semester... the rest goes into a fund to be shared with other student-athletes at the university. After all the student/athlete is not above the university they represent.Sounds vaguely socialist to me. Redistribution of the wealth and all. State (school) owning the means of production. Limiting entrepreneurship, etc. Not really. Kids are getting a free education which is socialist. I didn't say they couldn't earn any money... but they owe something to school.
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Post by theneumann64 on Nov 29, 2023 21:15:58 GMT -5
Sounds vaguely socialist to me. Redistribution of the wealth and all. State (school) owning the means of production. Limiting entrepreneurship, etc. Not really. Kids are getting a free education which is socialist. I didn't say they couldn't earn any money... but they owe something to school. ComradeSteve
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Post by hoopsguest on Nov 29, 2023 21:20:23 GMT -5
Sounds vaguely socialist to me. Redistribution of the wealth and all. State (school) owning the means of production. Limiting entrepreneurship, etc. Not really. Kids are getting a free education which is socialist. I didn't say they couldn't earn any money... but they owe something to school. Getting a free education in exchange for your basketball talents is capitalism not socialism. They don’t owe the school anything.
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Post by coachd on Nov 29, 2023 21:44:51 GMT -5
Not really. Kids are getting a free education which is socialist. I didn't say they couldn't earn any money... but they owe something to school. Getting a free education in exchange for your basketball talents is capitalism not socialism. They don’t owe the school anything. Ok Bernie!
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