ORUSwagger Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 32 minutes ago, Old Titan said: Oh well….I guess I’ll be one of the very few Dominicans associated with ORU in 23-24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cornelius Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Even if those numbers improved drastically I'm not sure how a slight 6'7" player helps against 5s in the Summit. Need a big or two to match up. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titansforever Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 This is from an article on Denver's website. Wise words? "In a strange twist of fate, the portal departures may level the playing field in the conference while rewarding teams that retain a core of good but not great players. Team chemistry may trump individual skill in this brave new world of college basketball." 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 At the end of the day 1761 players have entered the transfer portal, which is basically the same as last year (1759). A few grad transfers may enter as the summer goes along. In fact one did today from Mississippi State, McNair, who is 6'11 and from Phili. Maybe Eagleman can give him a text and have the big guy sign with ORU. Eagleman you still got your Phili connections? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglefan 21 Posted May 23, 2023 Author Share Posted May 23, 2023 Tasos to Vandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 NDSU's Grant Nelson, straddling the transfer portal and the upcoming NBA draft, has a decision to make soon: the deadline for withdrawing from the draft and maintaining college eligibility is June 1st. According to the draftniks, Nelson did just enough in skills tests and two games at the NBA Combine this past week (6.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.5 blocks per contest coming off the bench) to warrant a mid-to-late second round selection. Nelson has stated that if any team says they intend to pick him, he's staying in. If he decides otherwise by June 1st, Kentucky, Houston and Arkansas are among several P5's that have reached out. Anywhere but NDSU, Tulsa, and Wichita State is fine by me... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 On 5/22/2023 at 10:54 AM, titansforever said: This is from an article on Denver's website. Wise words? "In a strange twist of fate, the portal departures may level the playing field in the conference while rewarding teams that retain a core of good but not great players. Team chemistry may trump individual skill in this brave new world of college basketball." This may have a ray of truth, but I believe the real winners in the conference will be those that win the transfer portal sweepstakes and bring in talent to complement those players that are staying. ORU‘s success in 22-23 was largely based on portal wins with McBride, Vanover and Mwamba playing significant roles on the team. While retaining good players and team chemistry will be important, teams that focus on home-grown talent and attempt to fill voids lost to the transfer portal with incoming freshman will consistently find themselves in the bottom half of the league standings, even with “great chemistry”. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 While this is generally true, Wyoming showed that bringing in ‘great’ talent did not result in a successful season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 53 minutes ago, ORUTerry said: While this is generally true, Wyoming showed that bringing in ‘great’ talent did not result in a successful season. For every instance where an influx of transfer talent resulted in instant chemistry and success (such as for ORU), there is a corresponding example of older teams with veteran “culture” guys form a whole that exceeds the previous sum of the same parts. And, as Terry mentioned, horror stories like TU where none of the mercenaries click, and the result is disastrous. Fair to say there are simply more ways for mid-majors to “dance” these days? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 I forgot about TU’s train wreck. Since they had 11 or 12 players leave, we will get to see if they get it right this time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Bison fans on the NDSU message board posting rumors that Grant Nelson will withdraw from the NBA draft by Thursday's deadline and play another year in college, though most doubt it will be in Fargo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenj Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 He tested pretty well at the combine but looked overmatched in scrimmages. Someone is going to give him a pretty good NIL deal to portal i would think. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Just now, darrenj said: He tested pretty well at the combine but looked overmatched in scrimmages. Someone is going to give him a pretty good NIL deal to portal i would think. The rumor is it's Kentucky: John Calipari has over-played his hand so far this portal season; waiting for big names to come around while over half his roster defected. Now he's really needing bodies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Henderson Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Anyone have any clue who ORU may be looking at in the portal to fill this last spot on the roster? Maybe 2 or 3 names that the Eagles are going after? Thanks Not sure if Josh Farmer from UTSA is on the list but he might be one to pursue. He is 6'10 and 200 (yes a little thin) but averaged 5 points and 3 rebounds for the Roadrunners. Farmer is from Houston and may know some of the guys from that area on the Eagles team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Golden Eagles need to go after Timme from Gonzaga....he may play until he's 30...or maybe we could coax Kevin Obanor to make a return trip to Tulsa???.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg1984 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 https://247sports.com/Article/Grant-Nelson-top-available-player-in-transfer-portal-withdraws-from-NBA-Draft-210922921/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Otis 83 Posted May 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2023 14 minutes ago, jmg1984 said: https://247sports.com/Article/Grant-Nelson-top-available-player-in-transfer-portal-withdraws-from-NBA-Draft-210922921/ That article was very interesting but I would have edited it to say En route to a first team All-Summit League selection at the end of the 2022-23 season, Nelson led North Dakota State in scoring (19.9 ppg), rebounds (9.8 rpg), assists (2.4 apg), blocks (1.7 bpg) and steals (1.1 spg) however he disappeared whenever he was guarded by ORU's Kareem Thompson. He paced the Summit League in rebounding and ranked second in blocks. Showcasing his ability to score at an elite level, Nelson posted 11 games of at least 20 points and cracked the 30-point mark on three occasions. 3 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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