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illayin

illayin

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GMUgemini said:
No more redshirts for anything but season ending injuries going forward. Haynes has this year because we let him sit out last season even after he became eligible. We sacrificed depth at the 5 so he can leave and get paid at Cincy this year.

We potentially sacrificed our shooting depth this last season (especially during that part of the year when Billups, Newton, Anderson, and KD were all struggling from 3) so Ball could preserve a year and use it somewhere else.

I don’t care if you’re getting into 10-15 games for 9 mpg.
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let's not act as victims... this is the reality now. we're not special. we have zero disadvantages to schools similar our size that cannot be fixed. we cannot adopt this mentality. basically... everyone has to make decisions similar to us. i will trust CTS and his staff to continue on as they see fit.
 
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psyclone

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As much as I dislike players essentially being "rentals", I can't complain that they gravitate towards big paydays. As a past employee of Mason, I was free to test the academic market and leave for a better opportunity. (I can assure you that there weren't million $ opportunities out there, however!).

However, it would be nice to see the exiting players express some gratitude for their time at Mason, their brotherhood with teammates, their coaches for having helped them with their development. And even the fans who supported them during their time here.

Maybe I've missed it as I'm not on X or Instagram, but I haven't seen any of that from either Jalen or Keyshawn. Part of becoming an adult/professional is recognizing and acknowledging those who helped you attain your goals. It doesn't cost anything to be appreciative.
 
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2011WinOverVillanova

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gmuballer14 said:
As much as I dislike players essentially being "rentals", I can't complain that they gravitate towards big paydays. As a past employee of Mason, I was free to test the academic market and leave for a better opportunity. (I can assure you that there weren't million $ opportunities out there, however!).
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psyclone said:
However, it would be nice to see the exiting players express some gratitude for their time at Mason, their brotherhood with teammates, their coaches for having helped them with their development. And even the fans who supported them during their time here.

Maybe I've missed it as I'm not on X or Instagram, but I haven't seen any of that from either Jalen or Keyshawn. Part of becoming an adult/professional is recognizing and acknowledging those who helped you attain your goals. It doesn't cost anything to be appreciative.
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He can skip the inevitable big dramatic thank you mason post as far as I’m concerned. If it’s all one damn chasing the bag? Why bother with something that isn’t genuine?
 
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psyclone

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2011WinOverVillanova said:
He can skip the inevitable big dramatic thank you mason post as far as I’m concerned. If it’s all one damn chasing the bag? Why bother with something that isn’t genuine?
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Indeed, if there haven't been any "thank you mason posts", then they might not have these genuine feelings. That is testament to the narrowness of their perspective and speaks to their character in a less than positive way.

Such statements of appreciation need not be big and dramatic, but in their absence one can only surmise a lack of gratitude for the opportunities that Mason afforded. Not a good look.
 
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TweederGMU

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psyclone said:
As much as I dislike players essentially being "rentals", I can't complain that they gravitate towards big paydays. As a past employee of Mason, I was free to test the academic market and leave for a better opportunity. (I can assure you that there weren't million $ opportunities out there, however!).

However, it would be nice to see the exiting players express some gratitude for their time at Mason, their brotherhood with teammates, their coaches for having helped them with their development. And even the fans who supported them during their time here.

Maybe I've missed it as I'm not on X or Instagram, but I haven't seen any of that from either Jalen or Keyshawn. Part of becoming an adult/professional is recognizing and acknowledging those who helped you attain your goals. It doesn't cost anything to be appreciative.
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Agreee. However, this generation is all about themselves. Plus, don't think a 21-22 year old, much less a 19 or 20 year old, knows how to properly conduct themselves.... they understand to get it while the getting is good in this landscape.

Especially for 1. Money and/or 2. Better shot to play in the NCAA Tourney. 3. Exposure with a big time team or conference to try and help their draft stock or better their qualifications if they want to go overseas.
 
Falco

Falco

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GIVING DAY 2023
NewPatriot said:
I don't hold anything against Haynes looking to get his. No disputing that he was the reason for this season but he and the offense could have been so much better if he kicked out the basketball quicker in double and triple teams.. too much hero, crappy foul shooting and unnecessarily falling out of Bounds on layups which took him out of the play on the defensive end of the floor.

the offense will be better running thru Adebayo.
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These examples show why consistency makes a difference. Imagine Haynes with one more year in this system to polish his game in Skinn’s system.
 
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jruby

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GMUgemini said:
No more redshirts for anything but season ending injuries going forward. Haynes has this year because we let him sit out last season even after he became eligible. We sacrificed depth at the 5 so he can leave and get paid at Cincy this year.

We potentially sacrificed our shooting depth this last season (especially during that part of the year when Billups, Newton, Anderson, and KD were all struggling from 3) so Ball could preserve a year and use it somewhere else.

I don’t care if you’re getting into 10-15 games for 9 mpg.
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Haynes never became eligible last year. This has been well documented.

Ball I do not understand though, think he would have played but is what it is.
 
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GMUgemini

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jruby said:
Ball I do not understand though, think he would have played but is what it is.
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By whom. Skinn said he came to him and decided not to lose those games. That’s the public information we’ve got. If Skinn was lying to cover up academic eligibility issues or something else, that’s not well documented that’s rumors.
 
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jruby

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GMUgemini said:
By whom. Skinn said he came to him and decided not to lose those games. That’s the public information we’ve got. If Skinn was lying to cover up academic eligibility issues or something else, that’s not well documented that’s rumors.
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For the 100000th time Haynes never became eligible. Not sure why people are still arguing this, it’s really silly to be honest. Let’s just move on.

As far as Ball who knows what happened there. Skinn said they mutually decided but again still think he would have ended up playing but Skinn likely thought other guys would play better or at least shoot better:
 
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psyclone

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NewPatriot said:
2 on campus visits this weekend.

Maryland transfer G/F 6'5 Jahari Long - Friday.


View: https://youtu.be/2qFWEm7LQMo?si=8lki98TKfkS2BoU9



Murray State transfer PF 6'7 Nick Ellington


View: https://youtu.be/l2yZtqdCl3c?si=Ry4WrcS3IghxTbkA
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According to Kenpom, Ellington played exclusively at center for Murray State. Has shown to be good rebounder, offensively in particular (top 180), top 170 in blocks, high 2 pt % (looks like a lot of dunks in the video). Took no 3s.

Does get fouled a fair amount (but not as much as Jalen) but only makes 61% of them. Will his game hold up against A10 bigs?
 
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