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       #Post#: 30387--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: Chairman of the Board
       Date: May 11, 2020, 1:23 pm
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       --- Quote from: OldSeawolf link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Hammertime link=topic=846.msg30376#msg30376
       date=1589105741]
       > [quote author=VA_Seawolf link=topic=846.msg30375#msg30375
       date=1589088664]
       > I have seen nothing from Christie that shows me he's worthy of
       a D1 scholarship at that position and I doubt I ever will. I
       hope I eat my words, but I doubt it.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Christie is not a D1 player, we all know that and that's fine.
       Coaches make mistakes when offering kids scholarships. The
       bigger question should be. Does that school continue his
       scholarship and tie up a roster position. To me, that is hurtful
       to the rest of the team and quite frankly, throwing money away.
       [/quote]
       Don't be so quick to give up on Christie!  Remember Petras?  He
       was an abomination his 1st 2 years, and by his Senior year, he
       was a serviceable big man.   Also, with Otchere and Ochefu
       transferred out, we're suddenly a very small team.  With Mo
       being a wing and not a 5, and his propensity to get into foul
       trouble through aggressive play, we need some backup depth, IMO.
       Habwe will also probably help fill that void.
       [/quote]
       yes to all
       #Post#: 30388--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: Chairman of the Board
       Date: May 11, 2020, 1:24 pm
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       --- Quote from: OldSeawolf link ---
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       > Looks like we’re seriously decapitated now for the upcoming
       season. 4 of 5 starters from last year biting the dust. Sorry to
       be the bearer of bad news:
       >
       >
  HTML https://twitter.com/goodmanhoops/status/1259882648215920640?s=21
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       > So, unless Geno is scaring kids away, my educated guess is
       this is what's happening with Olaniyi and Garcia:  With a (good)
       chance that the upcoming NCAA basketball season may not be
       happening, Olaniyi is probably looking out for himself and
       forgoing his senior year to turn pro and play somewhere overseas
       (NBA ain't happening).  With Olaniyi leaving, Garcia is probably
       weighing options to also turn pro, or use transferring to be a
       bench player on a higher-caliber team (Rutgers maybe poaching
       again here?) to enhance his resume should there be a season,
       with an eye to turning pro the following year.
       >
       > Anyone have a different theory?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       where is the garcia news?
       #Post#: 30389--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: OldSeawolf
       Date: May 11, 2020, 1:35 pm
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       --- Quote from: Chairman of the Board link ---
       >
       > [quote author=OldSeawolf link=topic=846.msg30384#msg30384
       date=1589216285]
       > Looks like we’re seriously decapitated now for the upcoming
       season. 4 of 5 starters from last year biting the dust. Sorry to
       be the bearer of bad news:
       >
       >
  HTML https://twitter.com/goodmanhoops/status/1259882648215920640?s=21
       >
       > So, unless Geno is scaring kids away, my educated guess is
       this is what's happening with Olaniyi and Garcia:  With a (good)
       chance that the upcoming NCAA basketball season may not be
       happening, Olaniyi is probably looking out for himself and
       forgoing his senior year to turn pro and play somewhere overseas
       (NBA ain't happening).  With Olaniyi leaving, Garcia is probably
       weighing options to also turn pro, or use transferring to be a
       bench player on a higher-caliber team (Rutgers maybe poaching
       again here?) to enhance his resume should there be a season,
       with an eye to turning pro the following year.
       >
       > Anyone have a different theory?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       where is the garcia news?
       [/quote]
       It's embedded in the Goodman tweet.
       #Post#: 30390--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: steveoh
       Date: May 11, 2020, 1:38 pm
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       Garcia news:
  HTML https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1259881628194746373?s=20
       I don't know what to make of this at all. Is it because of the
       weird season we're about to have, or because of Geno?
       I'd think, honestly, because everything is up in the air, that
       as a player, you'd want to keep things as normal as possible,
       and know that when (or if) the season begins, you're going to be
       a main focal point, instead of jumping blindly into a system you
       know nothing about.
       #Post#: 30391--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: OldSeawolf
       Date: May 11, 2020, 1:52 pm
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       --- Quote from: steveoh link ---
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       > Garcia news:
       >
  HTML https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1259881628194746373?s=20
       >
       > I don't know what to make of this at all. Is it because of the
       weird season we're about to have, or because of Geno?
       >
       > I'd think, honestly, because everything is up in the air, that
       as a player, you'd want to keep things as normal as possible,
       and know that when (or if) the season begins, you're going to be
       a main focal point, instead of jumping blindly into a system you
       know nothing about.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       We're in the wild west of college sports right now, where "free
       agency" rules, and everyone is out for themselves.  No
       allegiance any more to schools; players looking out for
       themselves.  And this NCAA grad transfer system plays right into
       that hand.  Throw this unexpected Coronavirus monkey wrench into
       the equation, and all bets are off.  Put yourself in Olaniyi's
       shoes - he knows he's not getting drafted in the NBA, he's
       coming off a 1st team year, and if he decides to come back to
       SBU and the season doesn't materialize, he's flushing a year
       down the drain.  Only way he can grad transfer is if he
       graduated in 3 years.  He's probably said I can't depend on this
       upcoming season being a reality and he'll play somewhere in
       Europe this coming year.  Garcia hears this, and along with the
       other SBU defections realizes that SBU won't have the expected
       stellar season, and he decides to enter transfer portal late to
       increase his professional aspirations and marketability.  If the
       season doesn't happen, he can turn pro too maybe, although he's
       not as marketable professionally as Olaniyi, IMO.   It all sucks
       for us fans, but this is now the reality we live in.  Foreman
       may be the next to defect now, although his marketability to
       move up to a better program is probably limited.
       #Post#: 30392--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: guest369
       Date: May 11, 2020, 1:57 pm
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       This just shows how detrimental being in the America East is.
       The school CANNOT accept this conference. This is a wake up
       call.
       #Post#: 30393--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: OldSeawolf
       Date: May 11, 2020, 2:11 pm
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       --- Quote from: Green Baron link ---
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       > This just shows how detrimental being in the America East is.
       The school CANNOT accept this conference. This is a wake up
       call.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       With looming NYS budget cuts, and Coronovirus about to having a
       major detrimental effect on college athletics at large, now is
       not the time to even think about moving to another conference in
       the near term.  Looking at the big picture, we'll be lucky at
       best IMO, to retain the current  portfolio of athletics teams
       that we have.  I do agree with your underlying message though
       that success at the AE level definitely lends itself to this
       transfer phenomenon.
       #Post#: 30394--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: guest369
       Date: May 11, 2020, 2:38 pm
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       This coronavirus is really going to postpone our plans and I’m
       so angry at that. But if New York State didn’t screw us over
       from day one we’d already be past this. Ugh.
       I’m just really, really frustrated right now. Really angry. This
       is the school I go to. One in the ‘America East’ conference.
       That can’t even keep its star players from jumping ship. This
       was supposed to be our year. And everything just wants to stop
       us from happening and going back to the tournament. I’m so
       frustrated.
       #Post#: 30395--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: Hammertime
       Date: May 11, 2020, 2:47 pm
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       --- Quote from: Green Baron link ---
       >
       > This just shows how detrimental being in the America East is.
       The school CANNOT accept this conference. This is a wake up
       call.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I agree 1000000% the lower mid-major conferences will feel it
       the most. Stony Brook athletics will be in big trouble when all
       said and done. Cuomo is a pig and is ruining NYS, and all SUNY
       schools.
       #Post#: 30396--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: Chairman of the Board
       Date: May 11, 2020, 3:40 pm
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       updated- can someone asterisk the redshirts?
       guards: 4man, mack, TPP, TSM, rodriguez, greene
       slash: olaniyi, gueye, kadisha, alleyne, habwe
       bigs: christie, policelli
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