SomeGuy
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04-12-24 12:14 PM - Post#367336
In response to Tiger69
Not sure transfers burn bridges so much anymore. It’s so much a part of the landscape now that I wouldn’t be at all surprised if everyone just wishes him well (and would take him back if he doesn’t find a fit).
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gokinsmen
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Tiger transfer portal
04-12-24 03:43 PM - Post#367343
In response to SomeGuy
Yeah, I think the team understands - he's not gonna play meaningful minutes with so many PGs/combo guards ahead of him. If you're good enough to play D-I hoops, you must think you're good enough to play more than garbage time.
I won't even be surprised if a rotation guy like Jack Scott enters the portal. With Deven Austin coming back and recruits like Malik Abdullahi coming in, I don't see his playing time going up.
Players who transfer to find a bigger role are using the portal correctly IMO.
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LocalTiger
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04-12-24 04:17 PM - Post#367346
In response to gokinsmen
I think Scott will stay. His time
went way up, and both Austin
and Abdullah are question
marks right now.
We need help on the boards, and Scott rebounds well
for his size. I also hope Huggins and/or Sangster
take a step up.
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LocalTiger
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04-12-24 05:15 PM - Post#367349
In response to gokinsmen
I think Scott will stay. His time
went way up, and both Austin
and Abdullah are question
marks right now.
We need help on the boards, and Scott rebounds well
for his size. I also hope Huggins and/or Sangster
take a step up.
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jeromelh
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04-13-24 01:53 PM - Post#367361
In response to LocalTiger
Allocco down to Butler, Notre Dame, Villanova and Ohio State. He went to high school 15 miles from the Ohio State campus
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gokinsmen
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Tiger transfer portal
04-15-24 07:32 PM - Post#367459
In response to jeromelh
Looks like I called it:
https://twitter.com/RivalsPortal/status/1 779880395...
@RivalsPortal
Princeton sophomore wing Jack Scott has entered the transfer portal after averaging 2.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game this season.
Best wishes to Scott. He's a solid player, but he wasn't getting much time next season with Austin coming back and MH being big on Hicke.
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TigerFan
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04-15-24 07:44 PM - Post#367460
In response to gokinsmen
I'm sorry but this is really upsetting. He was really coming on at the end of the season, particularly at the defensive end. Both his parents are Princeton alums and his Dad was ... (I won't finish that sentence).
I've been slow to acknowledge that college basketball has turned into a complete s*** show but I've lost my naivete with this one. Uggh!
I wouldn't be surprised if there was a mass retirement wave among college coaches coming very soon. This is the sports equivalent of serving in the U.S. House under Speaker whatshisname.
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penn nation
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04-15-24 08:52 PM - Post#367465
In response to TigerFan
I guess the third time was the charm!
:-)
I'm sorry but this is really upsetting. He was really coming on at the end of the season, particularly at the defensive end. Both his parents are Princeton alums and his Dad was ... (I won't finish that sentence).
I've been slow to acknowledge that college basketball has turned into a complete s*** show but I've lost my naivete with this one. Uggh!
I wouldn't be surprised if there was a mass retirement wave among college coaches coming very soon. This is the sports equivalent of serving in the U.S. House under Speaker whatshisname.
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Tiger69
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04-16-24 11:11 AM - Post#367470
In response to TigerFan
I’m with you, TigerFan. Of course we knew PN would chime in with his/her valued observations, like a visitor at a funeral telling tasteless jokes about the departed.
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penn nation
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04-16-24 11:59 AM - Post#367471
In response to Tiger69
TigerFan had already paid a shiva call to the Penn board.
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gokinsmen
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Tiger transfer portal
04-16-24 05:28 PM - Post#367485
In response to penn nation
Princeton hasn't lost a star to the portal yet, but it's clear that the combination of the new transfer portal + "NIL" booster collectives is ruining college basketball.
At the very least, the NCAA should reinstate the one-year waiting period for transfers. Even the power conferences might support that - there's way too much chaos now.
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TigerFan
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04-16-24 05:42 PM - Post#367486
In response to penn nation
TigerFan had already paid a shiva call to the Penn board.
A shiv for shiva.
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SomeGuy
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Re: Tiger transfer portal
04-16-24 07:03 PM - Post#367488
In response to gokinsmen
Maybe the fact that Scott entered the portal answers the question, but to me it looked like he had a path to continued playing time, and maybe even to being a starter. Allocco did a lot of things, so who replaces him in the starting lineup will be interesting. Davis is most likely, but that makes an already small team even smaller. Agreed there are lots of possibilities with Austin, Hicke, and Abdullahi, and choices to go bigger or smaller with Huggins or Stanton. Kind of surprising to me that Scott would look at the landscape, see a couple of starters graduating, and think he would get surpassed in the rotation by guys who were behind him last year (or weren’t there at all). I guess it doesn’t matter now.
Princeton now has the most undergrads in the portal, but has avoided losing any of last year’s starters, which is more than Yale, brown, Penn, and Harvard can say.
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gokinsmen
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Tiger transfer portal
04-16-24 07:49 PM - Post#367492
In response to SomeGuy
Davis is most likely, but that makes an already small team even smaller.
Mitch was forced to play small-ball due to Deven Austin's absence. It's easy to forget that Austin was actually getting more minutes than Lee as a freshman. A healthy 6-6 Austin would have started at SF next to Allocco and Lee with 6-1 Peters coming off the bench.
That is to say, Deven's return and Dalen's promotion to starter should cover most of Allocco's minutes. Peters probably comes off the bench as a 6th man, where he's more effective anyway.
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TigerFan
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Tiger transfer portal
04-16-24 08:52 PM - Post#367494
In response to gokinsmen
I would not be at all surprised if Abdullahi and/or Stanton play solid minutes and even find a place in the starting lineup next year. For what its worth, 247 Sports rates them as the #3 and #7 highest rated Princeton recruits since its inception 20 years ago. Dalen Davis is #4. (link below)
With another small team, I was hoping the Tigers would have enough depth and high energy players next year to run 5-10 minutes of full-court press/1-3-1 as a regular feature. I thought Scott played a key role in making that work really well for Princeton when they deployed it a few times out of desperation this year. (Still scratching my head over him jumping into the portal with his 2.3 ppg and 27% shooting from deep.)
https://247sports.com/college/princeton/Spo rt/Bask...
Edited by TigerFan on 04-16-24 09:00 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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gokinsmen
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Tiger transfer portal
04-16-24 10:15 PM - Post#367496
In response to TigerFan
It's hard to project freshmen, but MH clearly has no qualms about playing them if they're able to contribute. Stanton was a very coveted recruit among mid-majors (and Ivies specifically) while Abdullahi is a freak athlete who is said to be a lockdown defender.
Guard rotation seems pretty set, but center remains a question mark. CJ Happy might get a chance to make the rotation. The coaching staff excels at player development, so I hope they can take Huggins to the next level. He doesn't need to be a star, just a solid role player.
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gokinsmen
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Tiger transfer portal
04-16-24 11:02 PM - Post#367498
In response to gokinsmen
We've been so fortunate that none of our stars have hit the transfer portal (knock on wood). Meanwhile, Brown just lost Kalu Anya too.
Losing in the ILT may have had a silver lining. Our disappointing finish may have kept Mitch and Caden from jumping to a power conference and Xaivian from jumping to the NBA. Instead, all of our major pieces seem to be coming back for a "Redeem Team" tour with our two stars a year older and better.
Barring Lee getting a 1st round draft promise, it looks like the stars are aligned for an amazing 2024-25 (post)season.
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1LotteryPick1969
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Re: Tiger transfer portal
04-17-24 09:32 AM - Post#367507
In response to TigerFan
Interesting list--many subsequent standouts were NOT on the list. FWIW I see Harrison Schaen, Sebastian Much, and Mason Hooks on the list.
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sparman
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04-17-24 10:41 AM - Post#367511
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
I have not been following this closely, but has there been a statement anywhere about the reason for Scott entering the portal? I'm not ready to assume a reason for anyone doing so, especially from an ivy, where there could be non-basketball reasons.
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mobrien
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04-17-24 10:52 AM - Post#367512
In response to sparman
Allocco to Notre Dame
https://twitter.com/PaulBiancardi/status/ 178060486...
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