Transfer portal opens today.

[imauafan]

Like Stevenson. All potential. Didn’t see much. Let’s see what happens

Agreed on both players. I missed some games in the middle-to-late portion of the season so if Reid did something impressive in those games then I missed it. But the games that I did see Reid play, I thought he was very unpolished to be a 5* guy. He flashed his potential a few times so I understand that he could develop into a really good player but that is the case with a lot of guys. Potential is worthless if it never comes to fruition. Reid may turn into a great player at his next stop, or he may be just another guy that could have been fantastic but for whatever reason, never quite makes it. Quite frankly I saw more to be excited about with Stevenson his freshman (but not sophomore) season than I did of Reid.

 

[Coach D]

A little frustrating as far as how much CNO worked with him as far as watching out for his health and holding him out. Obviously don’t know what coach wanted as far as stay or go but just shows even if you really take care of a kid they don’t care about loyalty or anything.

 

[Bpilktree]

A little frustrating as far as how much CNO worked with him as far as watching out for his health and holding him out. Obviously don’t know what coach wanted as far as stay or go but just shows even if you really take care of a kid they don’t care about loyalty or anything.

Maybe he thought he was healthy/good enough to play in a lot of those games and CNO and the team would not allow him to play. If your goal coming into the season is be a 1 and done guy and they won’t let you get out on court to show NBA scouts your talents it may hurt the connection.

 

[Coach D]

Maybe he thought he was healthy/good enough to play in a lot of those games and CNO and the team would not allow him to play. If your goal coming into the season is be a 1 and done guy and they won’t let you get out on court to show NBA scouts your talents it may hurt the connection.

The likelihood of that is slim. Coach specifically said to make sure he doesn’t hurt his future. Kids always think they can play but have to listen to the professional trainer and doc.

 

[TiderJack]

Updated portal targets. Many are the same but some added at top. Murphy is from Birmingham.

• Mississippi State forward KeShawn Murphy
• Kansas forward Rylan Griffen
• Cincinnati guard Daniel Skillings (discuss here)
• Jacksonville State guard Jaron Pierre (reportedly contacted -- discuss here)
• James Madison guard Bryce Lindsay (reportedly contacted -- discuss here)
• UMass Lowell guard Martin Somerville (reportedly contacted -- discuss here)
• Sam Houston State guard Lamar Wilkerson (discuss here)
• Chattanooga guard Honor Huff (reportedly contacted -- discuss here) -- committed to West Virginia
• Florida Southern forward Alex Steen (reportedly contacted -- discuss here) -- committed to Florida State
• North Dakota State guard Jacari White (reportedly contacted -- discuss here) -- committed to Virginia

 

[BAMARICH]

Maybe he thought he was healthy/good enough to play in a lot of those games and CNO and the team would not allow him to play. If your goal coming into the season is be a 1 and done guy and they won’t let you get out on court to show NBA scouts your talents it may hurt the connection.

Family... some are more involved than others in these processes.

 

[Bama Lee]

How many will we sign out of the portal at this juncture?

 

[oskie]

As some have speculated, Jarin to UNC.

BREAKING: Alabama transfer Jarin Stevenson commits to surprising blue blood

Alabama transfer Jarin Stevenson has committed to North Carolina, his hometown school, out of the NCAA Transfer Portal, per On3's Joe Tipton.

www.on3.com

Alabama transfer forward Jarin Stevenson announces new destination

After spending two seasons with Alabama basketball, forward Jarin Stevenson decided to seek out a fresh start and entered the Transfer Portal. The Chapel Hill n

bamahammer.com

 

[BamaMoon]

As some have speculated, Jarin to UNC.

BREAKING: Alabama transfer Jarin Stevenson commits to surprising blue blood

Alabama transfer Jarin Stevenson has committed to North Carolina, his hometown school, out of the NCAA Transfer Portal, per On3's Joe Tipton.

www.on3.com

Alabama transfer forward Jarin Stevenson announces new destination

After spending two seasons with Alabama basketball, forward Jarin Stevenson decided to seek out a fresh start and entered the Transfer Portal. The Chapel Hill n

bamahammer.com

Not a bit surprised and I think we mark this as "addition thru subtraction."

Not sure how I feel about Reid, but this is a positive for the roster IMO!

 

[ga tide man #9]

Tyrion Grant Foster from Grand Canyon is a prospect in the portal that intrigues me. He is a scorer with high defensive ratings. Does anyone know if he’s on CNO radar?

 

[cdub55]

Not a bit surprised and I think we mark this as "addition thru subtraction."

Not sure how I feel about Reid, but this is a positive for the roster IMO!

FWIW, I like Stevenson more than Reid. Reid was a "get the best we can get" signee but didn't fit the system. He is a much better fit in a system like Awbarn's where they utilized Jawnee Bum in the paint in a more traditional center role. He isn't a deep range shooter and he isn't an exceptional guy off the dribble. Free throws were abysmal. I think he can be a good player at the college level but not for us. I think Oats realized it and encouraged him to move on. Best of luck to him but to me Stevenson is a bigger loss. All in all, I think we will be fine without either if we are able to replace them with quality guys.

 

[Coach D]

FWIW, I like Stevenson more than Reid. Reid was a "get the best we can get" signee but didn't fit the system. He is a much better fit in a system like Awbarn's where they utilized Jawnee Bum in the paint in a more traditional center role. He isn't a deep range shooter and he isn't an exceptional guy off the dribble. Free throws were abysmal. I think he can be a good player at the college level but not for us. I think Oats realized it and encouraged him to move on. Best of luck to him but to me Stevenson is a bigger loss. All in all, I think we will be fine without either if we are able to replace them with quality guys.

Think Reid is definitely a bigger loss. With less than half the minutes his numbers are close to Stevenson. I think he has only 16 less made FG on the season. Better athlete and control. With that said not sure I saw NBA talent from either yet but I would put more money on Reid and system fit more for him as a poor man’s Brandon Miller at this point but already better than Stevenson. But who knows what happened, if coach told him to move on I think he would have entered portal sooner vs probably was negotiating money then bailed.

 

[bamadwain]

Stevenson and Reid are good players, but the way NIL is, I bet both told coach " this is what I want, coach said ,you're not worth that, so by"

 

[BAMARICH]

FWIW, I like Stevenson more than Reid. Reid was a "get the best we can get" signee but didn't fit the system. He is a much better fit in a system like Awbarn's where they utilized Jawnee Bum in the paint in a more traditional center role. He isn't a deep range shooter and he isn't an exceptional guy off the dribble. Free throws were abysmal. I think he can be a good player at the college level but not for us. I think Oats realized it and encouraged him to move on. Best of luck to him but to me Stevenson is a bigger loss. All in all, I think we will be fine without either if we are able to replace them with quality guys.

In watching several practices last summer, Reid flashed at times. However, it appeared to me that he was trying to force a round peg in a square hole more often than not. I think he's better suited to isolations and possibly some post play... but also could be a beast on the boards in the right system. When we've got him out around the three-point line, it's hard for him to fill those kinds of roles.

 

[BhamToTexas]

I really hate all this stuff.

 

[BamaMoon]

Hot take, but Reid and Stevenson switched bodies when noone was looking.

Reid tried to play like a finese player too often when he got PT, despite having a powerful/stocky body.

Stevenson tried to play like a power player, when his body is better suited for the perimeter. Didn't help he could get pushed off balance by a feather either.

If CNO works the portal right, I think we may improve in both of those spots.

 

[BamaMoon]

I really hate all this stuff.

Welcome to the world of "one and done." It used to be only a few teams like KY had to deal with this because they could get the "one and dones" that went on to the league, but now, every team in America has to rebuild every year.

 

[cdub55]

Welcome to the world of "one and done." It used to be only a few teams like KY had to deal with this because they could get the "one and dones" that went on to the league, but now, every team in America has to rebuild every year.

"One and Done" used to mean we would be watching you in the NBA for the next decade. Now it means we get to watch you at ITT Technical next year where you have announced you are "taking your talents".

 

[BAMARICH]

"One and Done" used to mean we would be watching you in the NBA for the next decade. Now it means we get to watch you at ITT Technical next year where you have announced you are "taking your talents".

IMO, one of the saddest things about NIL is that many kids simply go to the highest bidder... even if it's a small caliber team that offers their entire NIL budget to him. The kid that goes to that small caliber school is never or rarely seen by fans in things like the NCAA tourney... and his skills aren't showcased on a national stage as they would have been prior to NIL. Who's the loser? It's not the kid, his family, or even the schools. Rather, it's the fans of the sport - the ones who would have loved to have had a chance to watch him on a national stage. The more and more I think about NIL, I'm coming to the conclusion that the big loser in it all are the fans.

 

[cdub55]

Philon to enter NBA draft.