UBinMD Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, 121Merrimac said: At UB, Skogman was in an Accounting program. Davidson does not have an accounting major. Perhaps David decided to pursue other studies, but he did have a 3.5 gpa, so I’m guessing he liked the field of study. I was curious about that too. I guess there must be something he can study that’s he’s interested in. I guess accounting can transfer to some other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull_trojan Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 On 4/30/2022 at 9:35 AM, John said: I somehow wonder if the NCAA even had a clue that the NIL would turn out to be like this. I guess another case of the NCAA not having a clue of what this is all about. I don't think institutions see this as a problem. The major issue will arise if NIL money eats away at institutional donors and sponsorships. This hasn't happened yet. If anything, I think donations are up..which makes sense, Syracuse W Basketball, USC Football, and other cases, pay the buyout, fire the loser coach, buy a new coach AND get an instant infusion of better players. Money well spent. Will constant roster churn impact ticket sales? I would think no. Ultimately you root for whoever is in the laundry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 A former Bull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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UBinMD Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, trueblue32 said: Hopefully he finds success there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGBull Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Kyle Lofton is transferring from St Bonaventure to Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue32 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Sounds like Mballa may be headed there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuchMany Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, trueblue32 said: Sounds like Mballa may be headed there too Good luck going up against Tshiebwe and the SEC with that Peugeot motor, Josh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee4three Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 13 minutes ago, MuchMany said: Good luck going up against Tshiebwe and the SEC with that Peugeot motor, Josh. If he is back to playing the 5 spot mballa, he can handle the sec Now if he is at the 4 he might look very out of place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuchMany Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Just now, Tee4three said: If he is back to playing the 5 spot mballa, he can handle the sec Now if he is at the 4 he might look very out of place Is Josh 6'7.5" in shoes? He's not an SEC 5. He's really a tweener between three positions, size of a wing, game of a 5. I have zero confidence that he could hold up in meaningful minutes night to night against Tshiebwe, Jaylin Williams, Bediako, Yohan Traore, etc. Maybe as an energy specialist off the bench. A transfer like Skogman's to Davidson makes more sense for him, getting major minutes with more eyes on him than in the MAC. I'd guess he gets buried on an SEC roster once the intensity of conference play picks up, but happy to be proven wrong if he indeed ends up at Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabulls Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 10 minutes ago, MuchMany said: Is Josh 6'7.5" in shoes? He's not an SEC 5. He's really a tweener between three positions, size of a wing, game of a 5. I have zero confidence that he could hold up in meaningful minutes night to night against Tshiebwe, Jaylin Williams, Bediako, Yohan Traore, etc. Maybe as an energy specialist off the bench. A transfer like Skogman's to Davidson makes more sense for him, getting major minutes with more eyes on him than in the MAC. I'd guess he gets buried on an SEC roster once the intensity of conference play picks up, but happy to be proven wrong if he indeed ends up at Florida. There’s only a handful of PFs that are stars under 6’7, Zion Williamson and Charles Barkley to name a couple. The SEC is full of huge big men and I can’t see Mballa flourishing there unless he really ups his game dramatically. I wish him the best though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Dabulls said: There’s only a handful of PFs that are stars under 6’7, Zion Williamson and Charles Barkley to name a couple. The SEC is full of huge big men and I can’t see Mballa flourishing there unless he really ups his game dramatically. I wish him the best though Maybe he will play like he cares there, also he may listen to coaches there and not jack awful 3’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue32 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 While he was at UB he averaged 13.6 PPG and 8.2 RPG against high majors. He will be fine in the SEC. Without a doubt he looked worse this year after coming back from COVID, but if he's back in shape conditioning wise he will be fine. I've never heard motor concerns about a guy who has recorded 20 rebounds in a game before lol. I do have concerns about his game but physicality and motor are not either of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clodney Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 14 minutes ago, trueblue32 said: While he was at UB he averaged 13.6 PPG and 8.2 RPG against high majors. He will be fine in the SEC. Without a doubt he looked worse this year after coming back from COVID, but if he's back in shape conditioning wise he will be fine. I've never heard motor concerns about a guy who has recorded 20 rebounds in a game before lol. I do have concerns about his game but physicality and motor are not either of them Seriously. The dude was on track to utterly dominate the MAC this year but obviously took a step back and looked out of whack. If he gets back on track he can contribute in the SEC or any conference for that matter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enrique14150 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Is this set? In my mind I assumed that Mballa was done here, either moving on professionally or to another college team. If you told me the Bulls were losing the motivated Mballa who was working his way up, I would say that's a big loss...but if you tell me we're losing the guy who looked like he didn't give a crap (like against Canisius this past season), I'm not all that bothered. I still maintain that I'm not all that worried about who we're losing. I'm much more interested in the potential and growth of who's coming in than the lack of further potential of a group that fizzled out last season. I will definitely miss Skogman though. The whole new landscape of yearly free-agency in college sports makes me less interested and less enthusiastic overall. Why should I care so much about my school's team when the players playing for it clearly don't? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 https://www.gatorcountry.com/florida-gators-basketball/transfer-portal-target-buffalos-josh-mballa/ Great write up here summarizing Mballa. Note what it mentions about his offensive game, him buying in and the leash he was given at UB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said: https://www.gatorcountry.com/florida-gators-basketball/transfer-portal-target-buffalos-josh-mballa/ Great write up here summarizing Mballa. Note what it mentions about his offensive game, him buying in and the leash he was given at UB. 'He doesn’t shoot it, only 14-57 (25%) from three in his career, and when you have a non-shooter at power forward it can often condense the floor.' This occurred with UB some last year. Also, seemed like he and Skogman clashed rather than complemented one another majority of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrabukes Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, enrique14150 said: The whole new landscape of yearly free-agency in college sports makes me less interested and less enthusiastic overall. Why should I care so much about my school's team when the players playing for it clearly don't? You read my mind on this one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, DooleyBull06 said: https://www.gatorcountry.com/florida-gators-basketball/transfer-portal-target-buffalos-josh-mballa/ Great write up here summarizing Mballa. Note what it mentions about his offensive game, him buying in and the leash he was given at UB. Whomever wrote this was dead on. Volume scoring, very inefficient. Great rebounder and defender when he was interested in doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 21 minutes ago, skrabukes said: You read my mind on this one. Imagine how the blue bloods have felt the past decade. Embrace the change. We finally made the big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 2 hours ago, DocCas86 said: 'He doesn’t shoot it, only 14-57 (25%) from three in his career, and when you have a non-shooter at power forward it can often condense the floor.' This occurred with UB some last year. Also, seemed like he and Skogman clashed rather than complemented one another majority of time. Spot on. He and Skogman clashed. And to the point of this article, if Mballa buys into the role of defense and rebounding and rebounding and not being a focal point offensively then he can thrive. But last year he was given too much liberty. And we got what we got…a flawed tweener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 18 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said: Spot on. He and Skogman clashed. And to the point of this article, if Mballa buys into the role of defense and rebounding and rebounding and not being a focal point offensively then he can thrive. But last year he was given too much liberty. And we got what we got…a flawed tweener. I do think part of it was likely someone telling him about adding to his game for the NBA or pro basketball so we got a guy with freedom trying to branch out and work on his game instead of focusing on his strengths and helping the team win games. I think Graves fell into that a bit too, now he’s an internet beast, so who knows. Wish him well wherever he ends up and hopefully this was a learning year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 35 minutes ago, UBinMD said: I do think part of it was likely someone telling him about adding to his game for the NBA or pro basketball so we got a guy with freedom trying to branch out and work on his game instead of focusing on his strengths and helping the team win games. I think Graves fell into that a bit too, now he’s an internet beast, so who knows. Wish him well wherever he ends up and hopefully this was a learning year. A lot of it comes down to coaching as well. Whitesell may have given Mballa too much freedom. Graves seems to be doing well in an nba environment, particularly the Spurs organization. Getting to the nba takes discipline…something that’s been missing at times from our team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 7 hours ago, DooleyBull06 said: …. discipline…something that’s been missing at times from our team. Yeah, this past year did have a bit of a ‘cellphones on the sidelines’ vibe to it. That reference is several years old, and may not be best. I’m laughing about it though, so that’s good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee4three Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 8 hours ago, DooleyBull06 said: A lot of it comes down to coaching as well. Whitesell may have given Mballa too much freedom. Graves seems to be doing well in an nba environment, particularly the Spurs organization. Getting to the nba takes discipline…something that’s been missing at times from our team. Think graves gets a bit too much hate for his "nba testing the waters" A lot of what made him look poorly was the offensive system where he was now the number 1 option. The offense we have been running is the opposite of Graves strengths. Lots of iso one on one ball. Graves at his best is when you get him the ball while he is moving/slashing/cutting As with mballa I think a big issue this past season was never being able to develop chemistry with skogman and the coaches having no answer to help. They always seemed to want to be in the same exact spots all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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