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Not surprised we didn't make the cut. Most of these transfers are playing nice and naming Miami as possible landing spots because our staff has made contact, but I doubt any of these players are seriously considering Miami at this point. As I said a few weeks, any player with a chance to play pro ball who decides to transfer to Miami needs to have their head examined.Marshall grad transfer Jarrod West is down to three schools, sets decision date
Jarrod West breaks down his final 3
We didn't make his top 3.
If you're a top 20 player nationally coming out of high school, then chances are you're an NBA prospect. Don't get it twisted, coming out of Norland there was a lot of talk of him being a 1 and done. I think it's pretty evident that Dewan chose the wrong school. Miami does a good job of developing perimeter players, but isn't known for developing NBA bigs. He should've never picked Miami. Hate to say it, but he should've gone to play for Coach Ham in trailerhassee.
Dewan out of HS was overrated in getting the 4 or 5 stars he got. That would've been true no matter where he went. He was raw. His game was just starting to come around a bit when his problems hit.
No prospect coming out of high school is a finished product and by no means was I inferring that Dewan was one. When Dewan got to Miami he was a 6'10"+ athletic big oozing with potential. He dominated in high school, on the travel ball circuit and at the national camps.
We'll never know for sure, but if you take what fsu's staff did with Raiquan Gray for example. This guy wasn't highly regarded. Looked more like a DE coming out of HS than an NBA prospect. Yet, it looks like he may get drafted in a few months. If fsu can develop Gray into that, there's no telling what they may have done with Dewan.
No one of note. Seems like we're just getting jerked around. I'd be shocked if we land any of the highly coveted players in the portal. Unlike our AD and coach, these players can see the writing on the wall.
Agreed. At this point, I have no idea how we are going to fill out the roster. Might have to take a bunch of Anthony Mack level players.
At this point would you play for L if you were in the portal? We just had multiple guys who came here through the portal go right back into it.
I’ve always said this staff doesn’t do a good job with bigs, especially since Konkol and Huger left. They don’t involve them in the offense. L has repeatedly said their job is to rebound and defend, and occasionally score off second chance opportunities . Today’s bigs worth a **** also went theirs on the offensive end. The game has changed, yet L talks about big men like this is the early 1990’s. I think is this part of the reason why it’s so difficult for us to recruit any bigs out of high school anymore.