NIL Thread

[jessej]

We will have to replace what, 6-8 guys??

Assuming Grad students and seniors have no eligibility for next season - and no one else transfers out

Staff will be replacing these slots
expecting 5 or 6 transfers and 1 or 2 freshmen

Grad students
Anderson

Seniors
Johnson
Billups
Newton
Haynes
Maddox
Tucker

 

[Verdad]

Assuming Grad students and seniors have no eligibility for next season - and no one else transfers out

Staff will be replacing these slots
expecting 5 or 6 transfers and 1 or 2 freshmen

Grad students
Anderson

Seniors
Johnson
Billups
Newton
Haynes
Maddox
Tucker

Haynes still has eligibility, but he is going to have some high dollar offers for us to compete with.

 

[Old Ram]

Haynes still has eligibility, but he is going to have some high dollar offers for us to compete with.

He will have a number of options.

 

[GSII]

Haynes is playing right where he should be, imo. He will get knocked to the ground even more at a P5. Can you imagine??? He should stay and dominate but we know the money will dictate. I could see him at UCF or even FSU. But it's not his level to thrive.

 

[GMU79]

Haynes is playing right where he should be, imo. He will get knocked to the ground even more at a P5. Can you imagine??? He should stay and dominate but we know the money will dictate. I could see him at UCF or even FSU. But it's not his level to thrive.

Yep, as much time as he spends on the deck....

 

[Mason2006Patriot]

We will have to replace what, 6-8 guys??

Hopefully not that much

 

[GMUgemini]

Hopefully not that much

Well 5 are ending eligibility. Anyone on the bottom of the rotation (Quigley, Cokley, Sivka) is always at risk of leaving, and so are players who can move up the chain for more money.

Honestly hope everyone who has eligibility comes back, even Quigley, but that’s unrealistic.

 

[tblack33]

I’m guessing we’ll have at least 8 departures between graduation and transfers. New norm.

 

[GunstonsGhost]

I would like to think that Tony has built a good culture that influences players to stick with his program. He can also point to examples like Okojie for players thinking the grass is greener. Gettin a bag today may not be in their best long term interest. Time will tell.

 

[GSII]

Hopefully not that much

Newton, Maddox, Billups, KD, and Anderson exhaust eligibility.

Haynes will get a deal at another school for more $ where he, imo, will end up not thriving similar to Okoje at Memphis. A plus side to all the NIL stuff is we could ask Okoje to return and bring a big man with him. I know, I know, it's a pipe dream.

Begg could end up at ok state or elsewhere....just can't tell.

I think Coakley, O'connor, Ball and Gio return.

not looking forward to all the "let's run it back" bullshit social media posts.

 

[NewPatriot]

Here are 4 players that I have a "gut" feeling hit the portal and be a logical target for Tony Skinn.

Deshawn Harris Smith(Maryland), Jahnathan Lamothe(NC A&T)
Greg Jones(American)
Bryce Lindsey(JMU)

 

[Mason2006Patriot]

What if Jalen Haynes stays at Mason next year?

 

[GSII]

What if Jalen Haynes stays at Mason next year?

Then he would be making a wise decision.

 

[jessej]

I’m guessing we’ll have at least 8 departures between graduation and transfers. New norm.

sad but true

but encouraged by what CTS has accomplished in putting this team together
and hopefully he can do it again next year

 

[2011WinOverVillanova]

But the trick is not having the whole thing fall apart. Look at Seton Hall. One year they won the NIT. And this year they’re in the abyss. And considering we are trying to establish winning consistency? That’s a perilous trap we have to avoid.

 

[Patriotsince81]

Best case scenario: The entire Duke roster blows off the NBA and decides to come to Fairfax.
Worst case scenario: The entire team graduates or enters the portal leaving us with a roster of the two incoming freshmen.
Likely scenario: We bring in 7 new guys.

 

[mkaufman1]

Best case scenario: The entire Duke roster blows off the NBA and decides to come to Fairfax.
Worst case scenario: The entire team graduates or enters the portal leaving us with a roster of the two incoming freshmen.
Likely scenario: We bring in 7 new guys, play the blind and deaf sisters of Fairfax, and watch mason win by 20

fixed

 

[Mason2006Patriot]

Jared Billups need to get more NIL money with plays like this:

https://x.com/peteybuckets/status/1895141515430896085

Donate here: https://t.co/ddzeLrlL9T

 

[Masonfan3]

Best case scenario: The entire Duke roster blows off the NBA and decides to come to Fairfax.
Worst case scenario: The entire team graduates or enters the portal leaving us with a roster of the two incoming freshmen.
Likely scenario: We bring in 7 new guys.

Maybe not the entire Duke roster but I wouldn't mind if Darren Harris decided to return home and play at Mason.

 

[NewPatriot]

What if Jalen Haynes stays at Mason next year?

Haynes needs to get back to use ETSU playing weight of 245..lose 20 pounds..and learn that making layups does not require the drama of falling out of bounds.