Outgoing Portal

[Rufus]

Ody’s 6’9, 230lb.I think his offensive abilities could have improved had he played more. His defense was really solid.

Ody came to UC from Wake Forest in CWM's first year I believe. Ody always had the motor, tenacity, and attitude to be the lunch pail, punch the time clock, do anything the coaches asked of him type player. He had three years here and there was no one on the staff that would work with the kid. This young man is very intelligent and I think if we had some who knew how they wanted to play him to work with Ody he could have been a productive, approx. 9 pts, 6-7 rebs, and 3-5 assists per game. This staff desperately needs a "center tudor". Just because a guy is 7 foot and can block a few shots don't mean he can play ball. Someone on WF's staff saw something in Ody to offer him originally and he got quite a bit of playing time his freshman year. Then the portal came into being.

[red_n_black_attack]

Aziz is testing the NBA waters, and is committed to return to UC to work on the things identified in the process if he doesn't like his draft stock/potential.

[red_n_black_attack]

After the May 1st portal closing, when is the next portal window ?

It looks like basketball only has one portal window every spring/late winter

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_...UG_Windows.pdf

[leeraymond]

If you were referring to me, I think Ody was mostly collateral damage from the transfer portal additions. I loved Ody but he's a 6'6 4/5. We brought in 7'2 and 6'11 at the 5 . I think Ody would have been out there more if he had more offense in his arsenal. The defense and effort on the court was always there. Bearcat for sure.

No Labot. I was not referring to you. Sedz did a good analysis of examining the increase in Reed's minutes and tied it to the influence of a potential donor. In a second post, he went on to examine a number of different players and left out Oguama. I was asking about the possibility of Oguama's minutes being sacrificed because some donor wanted someone else to play. That post had nothing to do with any of your posts.

[bfcain1]

After the May 1st portal closing, when is the next portal window ?

[zykarious]

No new news here is good right? I'd think players like Reed or Sage have made decisions, or do we need to await an announcement they're coming back like the one Simas posted?

I think we need to wait until the day the portal closes (May 1st). An announcement that they are returning is a great sign, but they could still change their mind if a big enough bag ($$$) is offered. That's what got MAW last year.

In the case of Reed and Sage, I expect they are waiting to see who we add and how that impacts their projected playing time next year.

[red_n_black_attack]

No new news here is good right? I'd think players like Reed or Sage have made decisions, or do we need to await an announcement they're coming back like the one Simas posted?

[bearcatbret]

Believe it or not, that was almost 20 years ago -- 2005

Wow, it seems like I lose track of time.

[Bearcat93]

Ody’s 6’9, 230lb.I think his offensive abilities could have improved had he played more. His defense was really solid.

[Lobot]

No. What I am asking, or trying to understand; was Oguma's playing time also sacrificed because some donor wanted more playing time for somebody else? I guess there is no way for anyone to know that, huh?

If you were referring to me, I think Ody was mostly collateral damage from the transfer portal additions. I loved Ody but he's a 6'6 4/5. We brought in 7'2 and 6'11 at the 5 . I think Ody would have been out there more if he had more offense in his arsenal. The defense and effort on the court was always there. Bearcat for sure.

[GoBearcats31]

Or UConn. Do you remember around 10 years ago the scandal where the players were stealing computers? That may have been Calhoun's last season?

Believe it or not, that was almost 20 years ago -- 2005

[leo from jersey]

No. What I am asking, or trying to understand; was Oguma's playing time also sacrificed because some donor wanted more playing time for somebody else? I guess there is no way for anyone to know that, huh?

well someone gave that scenario -- perhaps they should comment more.

[bearcatbret]

Not in theory. The NCAA will crack down on pay-4-play and there are written rules/regulations. I recognize everybody is doing it right now, but that won't stop NCAA infractions/penalties since our name isn't Kansas or UNC.

Or UConn. Do you remember around 10 years ago the scandal where the players were stealing computers? That may have been Calhoun's last season?

[leeraymond]

Ody barely played after Aziz and Jamille became eligible. If a donor wanted Ody to get more minutes, it definitely didn't work.

No. What I am asking, or trying to understand; was Oguma's playing time also sacrificed because some donor wanted more playing time for somebody else? I guess there is no way for anyone to know that, huh?

[red_n_black_attack]

perhaps in theory only but not in actual practice. If you want to compete, there are unwritten rules. These guys coming in have spent literally hundreds of hours working on basketball skills and much less on academic.

Not in theory. The NCAA will crack down on pay-4-play and there are written rules/regulations. I recognize everybody is doing it right now, but that won't stop NCAA infractions/penalties since our name isn't Kansas or UNC.