Moose Stuff
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The one about not being in enough pictures?
Kaden Archie Transferring?
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The one about not being in enough pictures?
Limp Lizard
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Too many 4* recruits...hope I live to see the day that is a problem with football. If hat happens we will have a definite playoff spot. Otherwise...nobody has made it to the playoffs or the BCS championship game without top-10 recruiting classes. There is just so far you can go by turning 3* into 5*...and that takes time and luck.
Pharm Frog
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That’s the one but I openly admit that I don’t speak tweet very well so perhaps he could have meant that in a good way...like sick or filthy or something. It just seemed a bit odd to me when I saw it.
Moose Stuff
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I bet we could convince him to stay if someone made him a dumb live edit.
Not many players have their picture blasted on twitter on a missed dunk like he did. To the other comment about him thinking he is a one and done.... AAU ball/coaches have lead a lot of top recruits to think this
Francis Xav
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I swear some times idk who advises these kids. It is so hard to make the NBA. Nevermind be a one and done. Especially for someone who cannot shot right now. Its crazy.
I think realistic expectations for him this season would have been to take RJ’s minutes. Might have accomplished that if he didn’t shoot 24% from the field and 9% from 3. Was going to get minutes just because of his defense presence.
PurplFrawg
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He is still on the roster, FWIW.
TopFrog
Lifelong Frog
Floor time is earned. Be patient, improve, compete. Are you a team guy or a me guy? His day is coming on the team.
No kidding
Punter1
Full Member
All of this...
He does seem lost offensively which may be because he's just a freshman or that he's never gonna be an offensive guy....that being said I hope he stays, works on his game and develops.
If not, Jamie will probably be able to recruit someone even better to take his spot.
06DallasFrog
Active Member
I think he already has... maybe another consideration in his decision.
Eight
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transition in basketball for some kids can be tough.
they are the guy not just on their high school team, but aau teams as well and someone like kaden has had people making a big deal about him for years.
go to college and now you suddenly not only have your minutes reduced but told you can make your biggest contribution without the ball in your hand when for years people have been putting it in your hands and telling you to be you.
mix in you might look around and feel you can do things that people that are getting the minutes can't and every time you make a mistake you are getting taken out and it happens.
shame because i do believe he is the type who could make a major impact on this team on the defensive end which is not something tcu has a great deal of at his height. bane isn't a great defender on the perimeter and noi's focus seems to drift. archie is a guy who appeared to give a max effort every time on the defensive end.
illinois basketball is an interesting destination
they are the guy not just on their high school team, but aau teams as well and someone like kaden has had people making a big deal about him for years.
go to college and now you suddenly not only have your minutes reduced but told you can make your biggest contribution without the ball in your hand when for years people have been putting it in your hands and telling you to be you.
mix in you might look around and feel you can do things that people that are getting the minutes can't and every time you make a mistake you are getting taken out and it happens.
shame because i do believe he is the type who could make a major impact on this team on the defensive end which is not something tcu has a great deal of at his height. bane isn't a great defender on the perimeter and noi's focus seems to drift. archie is a guy who appeared to give a max effort every time on the defensive end.
illinois basketball is an interesting destination
PurpleBlood87
Active Member
Guess he can go to play for a team or wait his turn and play for a good team. His choice. Illinois isn't that great a program right now.
3.1% of HS Basketball players will play in college, only .885% will be at a D1 school. Meaning he likely never played against D1 talent, possibly played against a couple NCAA D2-D3/JUCO guys and likely never had one on a team, let alone a locker room full with them.
It's hard to go from being the best to being a rookie. These kids have tons of hype around them just to realize competition actually exists.
It's hard to go from being the best to being a rookie. These kids have tons of hype around them just to realize competition actually exists.
PurpleBlood87
Active Member
Hate to lose a local kid.
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago before the team left for Hawaii the he was the no. 1 candidate for transfer and some on the forum went ballistics.
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