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Post by thelasallelunatic on Mar 27, 2024 9:15:21 GMT -5
Plenty of these guys were Christian Ray guys as well, Mik. You're not gonna convince them. They were probably TJ McConnell guys when he was with the Sixers.
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Post by gymrat67 on Mar 27, 2024 13:19:00 GMT -5
He said he hopes and prays that the guy that averages 3 points and 2 rebounds doesn't test the portal. I hope he doesn’t leave too, but if Ryan Zan is testing the portal it’s to move down for more time. . Looking at it the other way, did Ryan Zan only average 3 points and 2 rebounds because ( perhaps much to his disappointment ) he only averaged 10.9 mpg of PT. Zan selflessly agreed to red shirt his first year for the Program's benefit while practicing every day with the team and playing in only the allowable / minimal number of OOC games in 2022 - 23. There are numerous posts on this Board by resident pundits expounding upon how much Jocius, Shepherd, Gill, Tunde, Marrero and others showed gradual improvement in their overall performance as the 2023-24 A-10 Conference basketball season progressed as a result of their increased PT at their respective positions. Let's consider how much Zan's development and improvement as a player may have been adversely impacted by his limited PT. It strikes me as truly ironic that had he been afforded more PT, he would probably have improved his overall game in all areas, his individual statistics very probably would have been significantly higher / greater in all areas, and as a smart, experienced 6'-7" D-1, A-10 player with 3 more years of eligibility, he might very well also be listed among those in the NCAA Transfer portal as we speak. |
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Mar 27, 2024 13:31:31 GMT -5
We’re going to agree to disagree. I don’t want to disparage a player and I won’t. I think he’s a good player. I just don’t think he’s the pillar he’s being painted to be.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Mar 27, 2024 15:58:09 GMT -5
We’re going to agree to disagree. I don’t want to disparage a player and I won’t. I think he’s a good player. I just don’t think he’s the pillar he’s being painted to be. You, like me, and explorer88, were not a Christian Ray guy, correct? |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Mar 27, 2024 16:13:51 GMT -5
here's my take on ryan zan. i think he's good enough to be a rotation player for us. there was a good reason he didn't get a lot of minutes this past season. he was our only backup for rokas and dunph could not really play both of them together for fear of both of them getting into foul trouble. apparently milos was not good enough to get on the floor even for a few minutes. to be fair to ryan, he should have been backing up tunde and shep and playing the 3 or 4 on both offense and defense. instead, he was on the low block going up against guys 3-4 inches taller and 40 lbs heavier than him. and he did a solid job of it. the same as shep did a solid job going up against 6'8", 240 lb power forwards. both guys were playing out of position and more than held their own.
so if the staff is able to add a solid low post guy who can defend and make layups, we would then have three low post guys in rokas, estratios and a portal transfer, thus allowing ryan to play his natural combo forward position. imo, he'll get more minutes and put up more numbers if that happens.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Mar 27, 2024 16:39:56 GMT -5
We’re going to agree to disagree. I don’t want to disparage a player and I won’t. I think he’s a good player. I just don’t think he’s the pillar he’s being painted to be. You, like me, and explorer88, were not a Christian Rayv guy, correct? he was fine! But losing him was not like losing Jhamir. |
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Post by walkon on Mar 28, 2024 5:08:16 GMT -5
I wish we had 12 Ryan Zans. Need high motor, tough guys that want to be at La Salle. We would lose quite a bit. Zan is too small to play big minutes at this level. Kid battles and deserves some minutes but he cannot be on the floor too long before he would get exposed. He can't guard guys like Daron Holmes and others in this league for long periods of times. He is a 10-12 minute guy here I think. Which speaks to my point, he can compete playing in his right position and guarding players of similar size. he is being asked to guard bigger because in most instances our big plays incredibly soft. And you use Holmes as an example, LOL he is 6”10. |
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Post by walkon on Mar 28, 2024 5:09:49 GMT -5
You, like me, and explorer88, were not a Christian Rayv guy, correct? he was fine! But losing him was not like losing Jhamir. Obviously? |
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Post by glorydays on Mar 28, 2024 6:06:24 GMT -5
We’re going to agree to disagree. I don’t want to disparage a player and I won’t. I think he’s a good player. I just don’t think he’s the pillar he’s being painted to be. You, like me, and explorer88, were not a Christian Ray guy, correct? Don’t know if this fits in the conversation. I liked Christian Ray but I think we know what he is…a solid role player for a Colonial Conference team - the Hens - that went 20-20 in conference in his 2 years as a starter. |
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Post by mookie on Mar 28, 2024 6:33:18 GMT -5
I wish we had 12 Ryan Zans. Need high motor, tough guys that want to be at La Salle. We get it, you don’t want a winning program… |
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Mar 28, 2024 8:01:45 GMT -5
he was fine! But losing him was not like losing Jhamir. Obviously? Yes obviously. So people hoping and praying that we don't lose the 8th guy in points and minutes on a sub .500, 10th in the league team seems silly...no? Don't want anyone to leave. But I'm not going to worry about Ryan Zan more than I am the other guys who I feel matter more. |
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Post by kinesiology on Mar 28, 2024 10:28:34 GMT -5
Yes obviously. So people hoping and praying that we don't lose the 8th guy in points and minutes on a sub .500, 10th in the league team seems silly...no? Don't want anyone to leave. But I'm not going to worry about Ryan Zan more than I am the other guys who I feel matter more. Good Lord, give it a rest. No one suggested that Zan is more important to the team than the four in the portal. Yet you continue to argue against a point that was never made. Apparently it’s ok to hope he doesn’t leave but throwing prayer in there triggers the response. |
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Mar 28, 2024 10:42:34 GMT -5
You, like me, and explorer88, were not a Christian Ray guy, correct? Don’t know if this fits in the conversation. I liked Christian Ray but I think we know what he is…a solid role player for a Colonial Conference team - the Hens - that went 20-20 in conference in his 2 years as a starter. Christian Ray was a nice player for Delaware. For La Salle, he's a good 7th or 8th man. People on here liked him as if he were an all A10 player. I'm sensing the same vibes with Zan. |
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Mar 28, 2024 11:27:51 GMT -5
He literally said ‘hope and pray’ though.
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Post by kinesiology on Mar 28, 2024 12:12:15 GMT -5
He literally said ‘hope and pray’ though. Ok. Is someone arguing that he didn’t? |
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Mar 28, 2024 13:36:16 GMT -5
I thought you were. Words matter. May have read more into it then was meant. I'm not gonna go further than this. You all know where I'm at. Hope he stays. Won't be crushed if he doesn't.
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Post by kinesiology on Mar 28, 2024 14:32:10 GMT -5
I thought you were. Words matter. May have read more into it then was meant. I'm not gonna go further than this. You all know where I'm at. Hope he stays. Won't be crushed if he doesn't. “Words matter.” You’re hilarious. The guy that’s misconstrued numerous posts in this thread so he could do battle with a straw man. Feel free to point out the words I misused. You are one tiresome dude. |
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Mar 28, 2024 15:33:05 GMT -5
Agreed.
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Post by calsufan on Mar 28, 2024 23:33:40 GMT -5
I thought you were. Words matter. May have read more into it then was meant. I'm not gonna go further than this. You all know where I'm at. Hope he stays. Won't be crushed if he doesn't. “Words matter.” You’re hilarious. The guy that’s misconstrued numerous posts in this thread so he could do battle with a straw man. Feel free to point out the words I misused. You are one tiresome dude. What's tiresome is the way some people feel the need to pick apart and complain over some really inane stuff. |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Mar 29, 2024 15:45:12 GMT -5
Brickus ranked #33 on the list of best transfer portal per ESPN.. Jeff Borzello Cohen of UMASS on list too.. No other players listed on list or in honorable mention category cohen going for the big money. my prediction is notre dame. not sure if anyone else noticed, but before every foul shot, he does the sign of the cross. now we know what he was praying for. so much for my prediction. cohen is going to arkansas. musselman is out of his mind. i guess josh likes playing for crazy coaches. |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Apr 4, 2024 20:49:15 GMT -5
cohen going for the big money. my prediction is notre dame. not sure if anyone else noticed, but before every foul shot, he does the sign of the cross. now we know what he was praying for. so much for my prediction. cohen is going to arkansas. musselman is out of his mind. i guess josh likes playing for crazy coaches. josh cohen is following that lunatic musselman to usc. |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Apr 5, 2024 12:23:42 GMT -5
i just can't see him tolerating mccaffery. what happened to the other schools that contacted him.
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Post by MisterD on Apr 5, 2024 12:57:55 GMT -5
Might just be a mutual interest list? Like if he's not going to consider low majors, why talk about those types contacting you?
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Post by explorer88 on Apr 5, 2024 13:41:18 GMT -5
I can see Brickus being put on the back burner by P5 schools because of his size. His list will be fluid for some time.
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Post by mookie on Apr 5, 2024 14:25:35 GMT -5
Wake is intriguing…
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Post by walkon on Apr 5, 2024 16:13:44 GMT -5
Cohen is overrated. One trick pony, let us move on from even caring about him
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Post by roaddog77 on Apr 5, 2024 19:27:28 GMT -5
i just can't see him tolerating mccaffery. what happened to the other schools that contacted him. In my opinion, Tulane is the best fit for Brickus. Tulane is in P5 conference (AAC) and playing time will be no problem for Brickus. If the money right, Brickus will be a member of the Tulane Green Wave. |
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Post by calsufan on Apr 5, 2024 19:38:48 GMT -5
i just can't see him tolerating mccaffery. what happened to the other schools that contacted him. In my opinion, Tulane is the best fit for Brickus. Tulane is in P5 conference (AAC) and playing time will be no problem for Brickus. If the money right, Brickus will be a member of the Tulane Green Wave. The AAC is not a P5 conference. |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Apr 5, 2024 21:43:37 GMT -5
In my opinion, Tulane is the best fit for Brickus. Tulane is in P5 conference (AAC) and playing time will be no problem for Brickus. If the money right, Brickus will be a member of the Tulane Green Wave. The AAC is not a P5 conference. even the a10 had a higher net ranking than the aac. www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2024/net-conference |
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Post by hoopsguest on Apr 6, 2024 0:08:56 GMT -5
Brickus fits UVA who was previously mentioned- think Kehei Clark (spelling is off). But rumors are UVA doesn’t have much NIL and if he has a kid he should go for the NIL
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