ub2019 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Impressive list of schools for Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 8 minutes ago, ub2019 said: Impressive list of schools for Jack. Anywhere but Arkansas St 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubbullsfan09 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Kuluel Mading just committed to Norfolk State Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 40 minutes ago, Ubbullsfan09 said: Kuluel Mading just committed to Norfolk State Wish him the best. I think he is a talent and may do well at that level of competition if he can stay healthy and maybe gain some mass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue32 Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) I was searching around trying to find out what's going on with Curtis Jones. Sounds like he is visiting Iowa State and their fan forum is pretty confident he will commit (I have no idea what that's based on, I don't see anything on Twitter) https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/iowa-state-transfer-recruiting-class-2023.277819/page-47 Clearly a step up and only a few hours from his hometown of Minneapolis so it could make sense for him. Hopefully Halcovage gives him a good pitch before any decisions are made Edited April 11, 2023 by trueblue32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBlearns Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Not surprised that Jones is fielding interest from big programs - I had a feeling it would happen regardless of Coach Whitesell's status, given how impressive he played this year. Would love to have him back at UB, but wish him all the success in the world if he decides to take a step up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBfan44 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 8 minutes ago, Jeseph said: This would be a big loss. He has Massinburg level potential. If he leaves I hope he stays a starter at a P5 program and doesn’t end up a rotational guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 20 minutes ago, UBfan44 said: This would be a big loss. He has Massinburg level potential. If he leaves I hope he stays a starter at a P5 program and doesn’t end up a rotational guy. I know we will never know, but I'm curious what the new staff's push has been/will be with Curtis. I would think he has the skill and talent they would want to retain, but you just never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 IF Isaac Jack goes to Vanderbilt (or other P5) and Curtis Jones goes to Iowa St and, my thoughts on our previous regime's HS evaluation and recruiting abilities will be changed. They may not have been able to use them to their maximum ability, but the talent was obviously there with whomever found them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 13 minutes ago, UBinMD said: IF Isaac Jack goes to Vanderbilt (or other P5) and Curtis Jones goes to Iowa St and, my thoughts on our previous regime's HS evaluation and recruiting abilities will be changed. They may not have been able to use them to their maximum ability, but the talent was obviously there with whomever found them. Yet we didn’t win big games. And very often in those big games Jones disappeared. So while those guys may have P5 talent, the coaching (JW) failed to put them in the right in game situations. I wish them well and lots of success. Hope they land and flourish. My gripe is with Whitesell and his recruiting. He had somewhat an eye for high school talent but never had a plan of either going mostly in on high school talent or the portal. Instead he leaned heavy on the portal and brought in pieces that didn’t mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue32 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 31 minutes ago, UBinMD said: IF Isaac Jack goes to Vanderbilt (or other P5) and Curtis Jones goes to Iowa St and, my thoughts on our previous regime's HS evaluation and recruiting abilities will be changed. They may not have been able to use them to their maximum ability, but the talent was obviously there with whomever found them. Some of the guys they just missed landing have also been big hits. We were finalists for Antonio Reeves before he went to Illinois State then on to Kentucky where he averaged 14.4 PPG this year, and finalists for KD Johnson before he went to Georgia then on to Auburn where he's been a key contributor on two tourney teams. I'm not going to rehash my thoughts on the last staff but I think they did mostly fine identifying talent and recruiting it but it was after they got on campus that there were issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue32 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 23 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said: Yet we didn’t win big games. And very often in those big games Jones disappeared. So while those guys may have P5 talent, the coaching (JW) failed to put them in the right in game situations. I think it's fine to say Curtis Jones is a P5 talent, but not a P5 level playmaker. He has good size, shoots the hell out of the ball, takes care of the ball, passes well, and defends. If he goes to ISU and plays next to Tamin Lipsey where he's not being relied on to create for others I think he is going to excel. That said I'd like to see him do all that in Buffalo lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBfan44 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, UBinMD said: IF Isaac Jack goes to Vanderbilt (or other P5) and Curtis Jones goes to Iowa St and, my thoughts on our previous regime's HS evaluation and recruiting abilities will be changed. They may not have been able to use them to their maximum ability, but the talent was obviously there with whomever found them. IMO they always recruited well and had plenty of talent. But the travels, charges, throwing the ball away, stepping on the out of bounds line, iso ball, etc were fixable issues that never got better. Maybe it happens everywhere and I just don’t pay attention but it felt like I was watching a team that cared less about valuing possession than their competitors Edited April 12, 2023 by UBfan44 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 50 minutes ago, trueblue32 said: I think it's fine to say Curtis Jones is a P5 talent, but not a P5 level playmaker. He has good size, shoots the hell out of the ball, takes care of the ball, passes well, and defends. If he goes to ISU and plays next to Tamin Lipsey where he's not being relied on to create for others I think he is going to excel. That said I'd like to see him do all that in Buffalo lol I don’t disagree. I don’t think he becomes a star. But becomes a useful role player. Maybe the pressure of being a star at UB was too much for him too soon. I’d like to see him here too but at the same time I’d like to see Halcovage begin to build his team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 11 minutes ago, Jeseph said: Would love to keep him, but Vanderbilt is a great school and would be a good opportunity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Didn't realize this was paywalled... i'm assuming he enjoyed his visit or they wouldn't find this worth updating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big 4 Hoops Blogger Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubbullsfan09 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Just now, Big 4 Hoops Blogger said: Not surprising at all, best of luck to Curtis. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Ubbullsfan09 said: Not surprising at all, best of luck to Curtis. Pretty much expected At least it’s a step up, not lateral or down. Will be interesting to see how he fairs. He doesn’t have to be the main focus there Edited April 17, 2023 by UBinMD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1ubP1fanaticM7 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 12 hours ago, Big 4 Hoops Blogger said: I never thought that he’d stay all 4 years. Still sucks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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UBinMD Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, trueblue32 said: Could be a good A10 player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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