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I think DBJ is down in Blacksburg this weekend.  Too bad he missed a good one at Smith Center.

GW0509 wrote:

I think DBJ is down in Blacksburg this weekend.  Too bad he missed a good one at Smith Center.

Gotta figure JC reached out to him to let him know!!

We are just going to have to wait but I don't think it will be long. All the tea leaves are pointing to either VA Tech or us. But all the tea leaves in the world aren't going to give you insight into Darren's final decision. To me (I'm biased), GW is the overwhelmingly better fit for a number of reasons including:

1. Immediate Playing Time - we have a need for him, VA Tech is just accumulating talent
2. Proximity to Home  - no 5 hour car trips to Blacksburg
3. Academics/Future Network here in DC
4. Chance to Develop as a Player - He will be allowed to grow outside the pressure cooker of the ACC
5. Fit with the program as far as personality - from what I know he will get along great with our current players

But Darren has to see that for himself. We can only hope.

Joe Bam is a great example for him and hopefully he's paying attention to that.

That would stink but not totally unsurprising.

The thing about JC is that hopefully his strong connections to players that ultimately choose BCS schools over us pay off if/when the kid decides to transfer. We’ve already got that relationship and the kid knows what GW has to offer.

Like Lindo, Bishop, and Bamisile have proven, the grass isn’t always greener at a BCS school. Better to be an all conference player in the A10 than a 5 mpg bench player in the ACC.

GW is playing better, which masks things. But the same concern holds true for me-I don’t yet see a path for a rise to the top 5 of the A-10 with this path of recruiting and this team. Maybe it’s there. But we are looking at Jabari and Keegan for the front court-neither of whom seem to generate lots of excitement. And the guards, assuming Bishop stays, look good but are not exactly full of depth. I believe we lose lindo and Adams. I presume we lose Nixon. So we are I guess just hoping for a good group of transfers and some growth in players. Here’s hoping! At least not having gapare allowed us the chance to be disappointed in missing out on two guys.

danjsport wrote:

GW is playing better, which masks things. But the same concern holds true for me-I don’t yet see a path for a rise to the top 5 of the A-10 with this path of recruiting and this team. Maybe it’s there. But we are looking at Jabari and Keegan for the front court-neither of whom seem to generate lots of excitement. And the guards, assuming Bishop stays, look good but are not exactly full of depth. I believe we lose lindo and Adams. I presume we lose Nixon. So we are I guess just hoping for a good group of transfers and some growth in players. Here’s hoping! At least not having gapare allowed us the chance to be disappointed in missing out on two guys.

Adams will be back. 

I have one quibble which is that I think with better bigs, our guards are good enough (especially with one more year of experience).  Brayon is a real deal point guard, JoeBam looks like an NBA player when he’s shooting it well, Bishop is a high level scorer, and Adams is a decent enough bench player.

It’s the frontcourt that needs immediate help, and I think the jury is still out on whether JC can get a team ready to win from day 1 to have any hope of being a top 4 or 5 team.

GWRising wrote:

Free Quebec wrote:

danjsport wrote:

GW is playing better, which masks things. But the same concern holds true for me-I don’t yet see a path for a rise to the top 5 of the A-10 with this path of recruiting and this team. Maybe it’s there. But we are looking at Jabari and Keegan for the front court-neither of whom seem to generate lots of excitement. And the guards, assuming Bishop stays, look good but are not exactly full of depth. I believe we lose lindo and Adams. I presume we lose Nixon. So we are I guess just hoping for a good group of transfers and some growth in players. Here’s hoping! At least not having gapare allowed us the chance to be disappointed in missing out on two guys.

Adams will be back.

I have one quibble which is that I think with better bigs, our guards are good enough (especially with one more year of experience). Brayon is a real deal point guard, JoeBam looks like an NBA player when he’s shooting it well, Bishop is a high level scorer, and Adams is a decent enough bench player.

It’s the frontcourt that needs immediate help, and I think the jury is still out on whether JC can get a team ready to win from day 1 to have any hope of being a top 4 or 5 team.

If I had to venture a guess today, I would anticipate the following returning (this is based on general information and belief but nothing specific as to any single player)::

Bishop
Bamisile
Adams
Freeman
Dean
Samuels

I would guess (but again no definite word) Lindo (pro - overseas), Harris (graduates) and Nixon (transfers) will depart. I am not sure about Brown - could go either way. Think he loves the school but not sure if he wants a bigger role elsewhere. Hard to know.

We will add Keegan Harvey and Jabari West up-front. Among the walk-ons, there may also be some changes.

So I would imagine depending on what actually happens with Lindo, Harris, Nixon and Brown, we are probably looking at a minimum of 3-4 additional scholarship players being added either from HS or via transfer. That all said there are other irons in the fire besides Buchanan. The transfer market will heat up in about 2-3 weeks as coaches are let go and teams conclude their seasons.

Have you heard that Nixon is going to transfer out? Also, won't Ira Lee be back next year?
 

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GWRising wrote:

I have not heard definitively that Nixon is leaving but I'd be surprised if he stayed.

Ira Lee is no longer enrolled at GW. I think he decided the combination of graduate school and extensive rehab here in DC was not for him.

Was not aware that Ira Lee left. We really need some immediate help at the 4 and 5 then. Really a shame about Nixon. I won't speculate as to what's going on but would've been nice to see that work out. Any word on what will happen with Noel Brown? His playing time has taken a huge hit on a team that doesn't have many bigs.