2025 Portal Season

[gmujim92]

I hope it is Dengdit.

Same, 6-11 guys who can hit the 3 don’t grow on trees. Lots of him hitting wide-open shots off drive-and-kick in his videos, definitely an interesting prospect.

 

[Patriotsince81]

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/portlandpilots.com/stats/mbball/2024/pdf/cume.pdf

 

[NewPatriot]

Another Big possibility...

Peyton Gerald, Curran marked him yesterday

https://x.com/workinithoops/status/1912897727819812885?t=QNKr4m0ANDJfpYTERFM8fA&s=19

 

[gmujim92]

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/portlandpilots.com/stats/mbball/2024/pdf/cume.pdf

38% from 3, 79% from the stripe and a 1:1 A:TO ratio. Not bad.

 

[psyclone]

Same, 6-11 guys who can hit the 3 don’t grow on trees. Lots of him hitting wide-open shots off drive-and-kick in his videos, definitely an interesting prospect.

They might not grow on trees, but this guy weighs the same as Stas and is only an inch taller. We already have a "big" who shoots 3s.

My sense is what we're lacking in a 5 is someone with some bulk who can provide some rim protection. Someone closer to Gio than another Stas.

 

[Jay2014]

Thinking about where things stand Mason probably has at least 7 of its top 8 in the rotation depending on if CTS is going to bring in another 5. TBH I really like what we have in place so far.

I could see starting lineup shaping up to be:
1) O’Connor
2) Hill
3) Long
4) Addbayo
5) …

With Troutman and Mincy in the Billups and K.D. role playing starters minutes off the bench. Ellington feels like a better Gio replacement than a starting 5 and I could see Stas getting Begg-level minutes at the 4.

I think Mason needs a starting 5, another option at the 4, and a reserve PG. I really like Jones out of AU as the 4, and hope the we can bring in a 5 that is either long (6’10-6’11) or thick (250+), preferably both.

 

[NewPatriot]

Mason's roster construction indicates TS is going to open up the offense and push the pace..he probably going to bring a tall lanky rim runner.

 

[emjayar08]

Tony seems frustrated that some players are taking a bigger pay day to probably not play much at a P4 than possibly star at Mason for a bit less cash.

At least, that’s how I’m reading it.

 

[JimP]

Tony seems frustrated that some players are taking bigger pay day to probably not play much at a P4 than possibly star at Mason for a bit less cash.

At least, that’s how I’m reading it.
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I can't make heads or tails of it. I'm drunk though...

 

[psyclone]

I can't make heads or tails of it. I'm drunk though...

Not drunk, but it's not clear to me either. Maybe it's a generational thing.

 

[Jay2014]

Mason's roster construction indicates TS is going to open up the offense and push the pace..he probably going to bring a tall lanky rim runner.

Dengdit seems like a great option.

 

[Jay2014]

Tony seems frustrated that some players are taking bigger pay day to probably not play much at a P4 than possibly star at Mason for a bit less cash.

At least, that’s how I’m reading it.
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Rodney Rice?

 

[gmujim92]

Rodney Rice?

More likely DHS and Isaiah Abraham, who are gonna be sitting and watching at Georgetown after Cooley signed Langston Love from Baylor and KJ Lewis from Arizona to play the wing spots.

But hey at least they’ll have plenty of time to check their bank balances.

 

[Jack Strop]

Tony seems frustrated that some players are taking bigger pay day to probably not play much at a P4 than possibly star at Mason for a bit less cash.

At least, that’s how I’m reading it.
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I'm not drunk, but what do I know? It reads to me that one must continue to work on one's skills and conditioning to last long and succeed. If one is not willing then don't expect to play.

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

Sitting on the bench will wear on most players. Even if they don’t realize it at first. And that might even effect how much money they could potentially command if they play overseas after college.

Riding the pine equals minimum pro contracts. It’s hard for an overseas team to evaluate a player only based on practice film.

So in the long term some players may be hijacking their earning potential by chasing the cash.

 

[thebiasedannouncer]

You know, a bunch of those Samford guys we saw in the NIT have hit the portal after Bucky was hired by A&M… wonder if Tony takes a look at any of those guys.

 

[Jack Strop]

Sitting on the bench will wear on most players. Even if they don’t realize it at first. And that might even effect how much money they could potentially command if they play overseas after college.

Riding the pine equals minimum pro contracts. It’s hard for an overseas team to evaluate a player only based on practice film.

So in the long term some players may be hijacking their earning potential by chasing the cash.

Tony's quote might also mean if one is paid to play then one MUST play and play hard ALWAYS—faking an amputation at the ankle be damned. Evaluators, managers, and coaches at the next levels see these shenanigans and a player's future value will suffer.

 

[gmujim92]

Tony's quote might also mean if one is paid to play then one MUST play and play hard ALWAYS—faking an amputation at the ankle be damned. Evaluators, managers, and coaches at the next levels see these shenanigans and a player's future value will suffer.

You’re reading too much into it.

Tony posted this on Twitter Friday morning:

Game is rigged. @netflix I want to pitch you guys a documentary, it’s Called “Rich Bench Riders”

He’s clearly ticked about guys taking more money to sit, but I don’t see that changing as long as P4 programs are spending $8M and up on their roster annually.

 

[tblack33]

I’ll be honest, watching the coach whose salary we damn near just doubled complain about the system kinda rubs me the wrong way. I get it that it is shitty and things are stacked against us, but we are now paying him very handsomely to figure it out and succeed in it. Complaining on social media does diddly shit.

 

[Patriot8]

Relax FFS.