One measure of how talented a team is, would be concern over players transferring to schools equal to or perhaps better than GW.  I don't really see anyone on this roster moving to a "better" school --- unless they want less playing time.  Regarding the second half collapse, perhaps we can place part of the blame on Caputo's coaching.  Perhaps a bigger part is the lack of talent on the team.  For example,  I was excited when I heard that Dinkins was joining the team, but was rather surprised by his inability to handle the ball, pass, shoot any shot in the 2 point range, or drive to the rim...  Another issue seems to be how fragile our players seem to be....  Is there something in terms of conditioning and practice that is contributing to the number of injured players?  Or, is the physicality of our players not equal to the demands of high level DI basketball over the course of a season?  Or is this just bad luck?

Nothing wrong with starting this thread. This is what the next few weeks and months will all be about.   We have our built in misery with being GW basketball fans. No need to needlessly go after each other. Lets be kind

Not clear if Pat Ngomba II will stay at Duke following his injury. Imagine both him and Evans Jr coming back to their parents' stomping ground! That would excite this fanbase (hey, edible-induced wishful thinking is still technically "thinking").

dmvpiranha wrote:

The portaling started a couple weeks back, but not much has happened to catch up on.
Half (if not more) of La Salle's roster is in the portal, including DC product/leading scorer Rob Dockery (who had a combined 48 points in two games against GW). Just a tough situation there.
Daquan Davis (Providence) and Jamie Kaiser Jr. (Butler) are local players. Both had GW offers out of HS. Eemeli Yalaho (Washington State) also had a GW offer. Seems to be a good fit for CC's system and was HS teammates with Tricky.

The big one of course though is Kwame Evans Jr. announcing his transfer from Oregon. Probably a long shot but one can always hope lol.
 

I had thought that the portal wasn't going to open up until after the tournament season was over.   Is it opened now only for teams that have already finished their seasons?

GW0509 wrote:

Long Suffering Fan wrote:

I had thought that the portal wasn't going to open up until after the tournament season was over.   Is it opened now only for teams that have already finished their seasons?

Technically the portal does not open until April 7th.  

It doesn't stop kids and/or their agents from announcing their "intent" to enter the portal on social media to generate buzz.

Actually it's more than that. It's like the legal tampering period for NFL Free Agency. 

GW Alum Abroad wrote:

Not clear if Pat Ngomba II will stay at Duke following his injury. Imagine both him and Evans Jr coming back to their parents' stomping ground! That would excite this fanbase (hey, edible-induced wishful thinking is still technically "thinking").

Imagine a team with Ngongba Jr, Kwame Jr, Khamenia, and Blue Cain.

A sons of Colonials core would be incredible!

GWRising wrote:

Free Quebec wrote:

GW Alum Abroad wrote:

Not clear if Pat Ngomba II will stay at Duke following his injury. Imagine both him and Evans Jr coming back to their parents' stomping ground! That would excite this fanbase (hey, edible-induced wishful thinking is still technically "thinking").

Imagine a team with Ngongba Jr, Kwame Jr, Khamenia, and Blue Cain.

A sons of Colonials core would be incredible!

I would say any one of us has a better chance at the Powerball lottery than seeing all four of these guys in a GW jersey. In fact, I would say its highly unlikely even one of them comes. We need to be looking at college rosters for a starting point guard, a starting 5 man, and a 2/3 knock down shooter to begin with and then see if anyone else departs which will dictate any additional needs. 

We need a Joe McDonald.

Two other guys who've caught my eye are Jordan Elerbee from Florida Gulf Coast and Garrett Sundra from Notre Dame. Elerbee went to St Joe's Prep in Philly and Sundra (who we offered early in Caputo's tenure) went to Paul VI.

22ndandF wrote:

GWRising wrote:

Free Quebec wrote:

Imagine a team with Ngongba Jr, Kwame Jr, Khamenia, and Blue Cain.

A sons of Colonials core would be incredible!

I would say any one of us has a better chance at the Powerball lottery than seeing all four of these guys in a GW jersey. In fact, I would say its highly unlikely even one of them comes. We need to be looking at college rosters for a starting point guard, a starting 5 man, and a 2/3 knock down shooter to begin with and then see if anyone else departs which will dictate any additional needs. 

We need a Joe McDonald.

 Roger that!