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       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: Hammertime
       Date: April 18, 2020, 12:33 pm
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       --- Quote from: OldSeawolf link ---
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       > [quote author=Checkmate link=topic=846.msg30259#msg30259
       date=1587166816]
       > Another one gone ... Anthony Ochefu transferring.
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       >
  HTML https://twitter.com/verbalcommits/status/1251273125477539840?s=21
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       > There was always something missing with Chef. He never got
       regular time, and while we saw glimpses, we didn’t see enough of
       it, and both Boals and Ford were reluctant to give him a heavy
       workload, even when we haven’t exactly been blessed with quality
       options underneath, particularly offensively. Maybe he lands at
       a good D-II close to home (West Chester?) and plays a ton of
       minutes.
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       > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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       Yeah, just saw this.  Agree, we saw glimpses, but he lacked
       consistency, although in his defense, hard to achieve that with
       scant minutes.  He's gotta be going D-II/D-III, since he only
       has 1 year of eligibility left, I would think.  This should
       definitely give Habwe a huge opportunity.   I wish The Chef the
       best of luck; seems like a real good kid, who always had a
       positive attitude.
       Suddenly, with the departure of Jeff and The Chef, we are
       looking like a much smaller team.
       [/quote]
       While the house is being swept clean might as well let Christie
       and McKenzie go and open up another 2 scholarships.
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       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: Chairman of the Board
       Date: April 18, 2020, 1:11 pm
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       its at the point now where when we land a recruit, the rule (not
       the exception) is that they won't make it 4 years.
       ahmad walker gives me comfort.  leave, come back!
       #Post#: 30279--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: Chairman of the Board
       Date: April 21, 2020, 12:28 pm
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       retooled roster (pending more changes!):
       guards: 4man, mack, TPP, TSM, rodriguez
       slash: olaniyi, gueye, garcia, kadisha, alleyne, habwe
       bigs: christie, policelli, sayles
       with a new juco 2 on the radar, and the transfer portal, i
       wouldnt be surprised if there's more movement.
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       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: steveoh
       Date: April 21, 2020, 7:56 pm
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       Just thinking out loud, I'd expect our starting five to be:
       Foreman, Olaniyi, Garcia, Policelli and Gueye, right?
       That's a really strong five for the America East, FWIW.
       Then you have TPP, TSM, J-Rod, and Habwe backing up. We're small
       with our reserves, but our starting five adjusts up, no matter
       who we put in.
       Olaniyi, Garcia and Policelli are all 2-4s.
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       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: OldSeawolf
       Date: April 22, 2020, 5:43 am
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       Looks like we picked up Akron transfer Jaden Sayles, rising
       Senior.  Not sure of eligibility and #'s don't jump off the
       page:
  HTML https://twitter.com/EthanTSBU/status/1252778927963213826?s=20
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       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: Hammertime
       Date: April 22, 2020, 5:59 am
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       > Looks like we picked up Akron transfer Jaden Sayles, rising
       Senior.  Not sure of eligibility and #'s don't jump off the
       page:
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       >
  HTML https://twitter.com/EthanTSBU/status/1252778927963213826?s=20
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       A team full of transfers.
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       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: Hammertime
       Date: April 22, 2020, 6:10 am
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       --- Quote from: OldSeawolf link ---
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       > Looks like we picked up Akron transfer Jaden Sayles, rising
       Senior.  Not sure of eligibility and #'s don't jump off the
       page:
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       >
  HTML https://twitter.com/EthanTSBU/status/1252778927963213826?s=20
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  HTML https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4279310/jaden-sayles
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       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: Checkmate
       Date: April 22, 2020, 12:53 pm
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       My initial reaction was WTH? What are we doing? You know that
       deGrom GIF – that was me. What are we doing? Those Sayles vids
       from HS were not good.
       On second thought, while there isn't a ton that jumps off the
       page with guys like Habwe and Sayles BUT ... there is something
       to say for experience, width, energy, etc. I think of some of
       the guys who have helped Albany and Vermont win ... Greig Stire,
       Samuel Dingba, Travis Charles, the Rowleys, Drew Urquhart. Just
       these physical bodies who don't need or even want the ball. And
       I've clamored for guys like that for years – throw your body
       around, get on the glass, let your presence be known, don't try
       to do too much – so maybe we finally have them.
       It's worth noting that Geno's younger brother, Dustin, is on
       staff at Akron. One Zips message board member wrote: "I said on
       a post back in January or February that I felt Sayles would
       transfer because he's good enough to be a 25 minutes guy in a
       conference like the American (sic) East." I asked them for a
       full scouting report.
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       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: OldSeawolf
       Date: April 22, 2020, 1:04 pm
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       Here's the press release.  He has to sit a year:
  HTML https://stonybrookathletics.com/news/2020/4/22/jaden-sayles-announced-as-mens-basketballs-third-signee.aspx
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       Re: Looking ahead to 2020-21
   DIR By: Checkmate
       Date: April 22, 2020, 1:36 pm
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       --- Quote from: OldSeawolf link ---
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       > Here's the press release.  He has to sit a year:
       >
       >
  HTML https://stonybrookathletics.com/news/2020/4/22/jaden-sayles-announced-as-mens-basketballs-third-signee.aspx
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       --- End Quote ---
       One report on Sayles ...
       "Sayles had some good minutes at the end of the season. He is
       not generally a good rebounder, tends to slap at the ball rather
       than pull it down. He also can be unreliable underneath, missing
       some bunnies. But like I said, he did play well at the end of
       the year, and might be a good player for you. He finished on a
       positive note for sure. Might fit in better in a different
       system."
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