'22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> Oakland )
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
I identify as a Apolosa Tuburu Naivalurua
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
I think he played some RugbyDeanDome88 wrote: ↑1 year agoI like his footwork. I would not be surprised if he has played a lot of soccer.PeterRamTime wrote: ↑1 year agoHe an athleteSandorClegane wrote: ↑1 year ago This kid really a SF? Looks like a solid kid at 6’8 235. Is that a typo?
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
Yes.PeterRamTime wrote: ↑1 year agoI think he played some RugbyDeanDome88 wrote: ↑1 year agoI like his footwork. I would not be surprised if he has played a lot of soccer.
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
I’m so confused, if Austin just lost a recruiting battle to Oakland then I don’t know what to say
Guess starting up the Brandon Gardner train again
Guess starting up the Brandon Gardner train again
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
Horizon League (I sometimes forget that this particular Oakland is in Michigan). Last went to the NCAAs in 2011.
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
Maybe he thinks it’s more his competition level?
Edit, I had no idea Oakland was actually in Michigan. There’s no way he chose them lol.
Edit, I had no idea Oakland was actually in Michigan. There’s no way he chose them lol.
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
So much for some of you feeling it was a done deal with him.
Like I said, I don't draw conclusions till he commits and signs.
I hope we are still pursuing Ja'Heim Hudson from Georgia State.
Like I said, I don't draw conclusions till he commits and signs.
I hope we are still pursuing Ja'Heim Hudson from Georgia State.
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Losing recruiting battles to Oakland. Ouch!
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Wow! Shocking turn of events. I did not expect this news. Damn.
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
I was very confused why people kept saying we had him.. is what it is..We move on
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
I don't know why someone is blaming Austin. He got him to visit. After that, it's up to the head coach to close the deal.
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Lower conference is the only reason I can think that he chose Oakland-a suburb of Detroit, or a specific academic reason? I don’t even see a video of him visiting.
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
Do we know for sure if he was our #1 target? We could have had him but are going after someone else who the staff rated higher.steveystuds06 wrote: ↑1 year ago I was very confused why people kept saying we had him.. is what it is..We move on
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I was more confused when people put him in the starting lineup.steveystuds06 wrote: ↑1 year ago I was very confused why people kept saying we had him.. is what it is..We move on
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No one was saying anything like that Stevey. We were the only team that got an Instagram post of his visit. His sister posted that...steveystuds06 wrote: ↑1 year ago I was very confused why people kept saying we had him.. is what it is..We move on
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Jesus I wished he had gone pro instead of this. We go all out for this guy and he goes to Oakland??
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Multiple people here said we were getting him.rhodyram22 wrote: ↑1 year agoNo one was saying anything like that Stevey. We were the only team that got an Instagram post of his visit. His sister posted that...steveystuds06 wrote: ↑1 year ago I was very confused why people kept saying we had him.. is what it is..We move on
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
I thought we would get him because his list of teams chasing him were not that good. He picked a team with a worst NET then us.
I don"t know.
I don"t know.
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
We must be after someone better. He's really not that good. We didn't want him. What else??Ramfan22 wrote: ↑1 year agoDo we know for sure if he was our #1 target? We could have had him but are going after someone else who the staff rated higher.steveystuds06 wrote: ↑1 year ago I was very confused why people kept saying we had him.. is what it is..We move on
Tie all this "rejection" into season ticket payments aren't due until June. Didn't even hear from them until a week or so ago.. we usually here right after the season or shortly thereafter, it's time to renew . Obviously until they step on the court in November we don't know what to expect. Just not getting a lot of warm and fuzzy about the coming season.
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Bummer. I liked him a lot.
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Hey we are one and one going up against Oakland. We got Wright and they got Boru. OK I will stop with the negativity but man this is a hard one to accept. Yeah lets blame Rhody Vault, or Austin Carrol. The buck stops at the top for better or for worse. Rule number 101 of recruiting, the assistants get them to the campus and the head coach and others (existing players etc.) close the deal. I find it hard to believe if we wanted this kid that he chose Oakland over us. But evidently that is the case.
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
I personally thought we secured him. Why would his sister post such a thorough montage of his trip? Why didn't Oakland get one? What did we do wrong here? Looks like he was treated like a king.Rhody15 wrote: ↑1 year agoMultiple people here said we were getting him.rhodyram22 wrote: ↑1 year agoNo one was saying anything like that Stevey. We were the only team that got an Instagram post of his visit. His sister posted that...steveystuds06 wrote: ↑1 year ago I was very confused why people kept saying we had him.. is what it is..We move on
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
Oakland...that is what we have come to?
Archie Miller loses a recruiting battle to Oakland???
Archie Miller loses a recruiting battle to Oakland???
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
I remain fairly underwhelmed by this staff’s recruiting ability.
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Are we already on to the "we never really wanted him anyway" narrative? We're going to lose recruiting battles, its part of the deal. But let's not pretend we didn't want the guy. The staff certainly seemed to go all out for him.
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
Good point, 22.Ramfan22 wrote: ↑1 year agoDo we know for sure if he was our #1 target? We could have had him but are going after someone else who the staff rated higher.steveystuds06 wrote: ↑1 year ago I was very confused why people kept saying we had him.. is what it is..We move on
Personally, I liked the player - based on what I watched - and thought he’d be a good fit. But, what the coaches see is a different story and what their evaluation of his game is and how it may translate to the A10, is a different story.
I’ve moved on.
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Hey but on the plus side, it was stealth!!!
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
He didn't recruit well at Dayton or Indiana (compared against Indiana high expectations).
No idea how you can't close on someone like this after rolling out the red carpet. Oakland? Shocking.
No idea how you can't close on someone like this after rolling out the red carpet. Oakland? Shocking.
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
Maybe Buru doesn't like seafood.
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BAR, I will wait to see how this roster pans out before I make a judgement call.
Right now I have no issues with the 2 recruits, the jucos, and the 3 transfer, but we still have some glaring needs that has to be addressed.
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Kendall Pollard, Scoochie, Deshawn Pierre were all 3 stars and good gets at UD. Got Sibert and Cooke to transfer there. Didn’t he get Romeo Langford to IU and the kid Trayce Jackson?Section104 wrote: ↑1 year ago He didn't recruit well at Dayton or Indiana (compared against Indiana high expectations).
No idea how you can't close on someone like this after rolling out the red carpet. Oakland? Shocking.
It’s true that he won big at UD not via landing 4 stars but he did bring some dudes in there. I don’t care how good a coach you are you aren’t winning without some dudes.
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Plenty still left, have faith.bigappleram wrote: ↑1 year agoI will too but not much talent left in the portal. And while I think our roster is better than last year’s that isn’t saying much.
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
I was worried the sticking point was guaranteed playing time. Kid didn’t start playing ball until later and may be requiring guaranteed time.
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
We lost to Oakland, completely out of the blue. So all the facilities and all of the red carpet treatment, trips to the oyster bar, don’t really amount to all that much in the long run.
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
We’re still going to need rebounds. Are we still in on that kid Foster from Monmouth or the guy from Georgia State?
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Jesus this stings losing to Oakland and the horizon
If he avgs 18 and 10 it will sting even more which it sounds like he may be able to do
If he avgs 18 and 10 it will sting even more which it sounds like he may be able to do
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
Looks like a lot of A-10 schools are already in on Foster. Maybe that ship has already sailed.
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Buru don't surf!!!!!
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Re: '22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> ??? )
Not you too, Bar. Damn....bigappleram wrote: ↑1 year agoI will too but not much talent left in the portal. And while I think our roster is better than last year’s that isn’t saying much.
Personally, I think it's way too early to know what this team is. I'm not going to overhype them, and I'm not going to assume we have no "dudes" either.
How do we know Connor and Cam won't be great in a year or two?
What if Always actually is the right person to lead this team to a bid before he's gone?
What about Weston?
Brown, Foumena, House and Zek all look talented. What if one of them makes a jump like Ish did? What if two of them do!?
What if we get an impact player with one of our final two ships?
Maybe this group of players will find winning chemistry and surprise everyone in the A10.
Players develop. Players get better, especially under good coaching. Players also become absolute busts. We don't know. But we haven't even played a second of basketball, and some assume that we know exactly what these players are. I'm not going to do that. It's WAYYYYYYYY too early..
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I found this on Myles Foster's thread. Interesting list:
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Haha Stevey, I’m not in the doom and gloom camp by any means. And I like some of the new pieces and already think our roster is better composed than last year. My comment was singularly focused on recruiting. And IMO this staff has not punched above their weight yet on the 10-12 kids they have brought into the program over the last 12 months. Not saying some of them aren’t or won’t be talented players for us but on paper we haven’t snagged anyone that seemed to be too good for us. That is key to getting back to top of the league. Get fringe P6 level players to choose Rhody.steveystuds06 wrote: ↑1 year agoNot you too, Bar. Damn....bigappleram wrote: ↑1 year agoI will too but not much talent left in the portal. And while I think our roster is better than last year’s that isn’t saying much.
Personally, I think it's way too early to know what this team is. I'm not going to overhype them, and I'm not going to assume we have no "dudes" either.
How do we know Connor and Cam won't be great in a year or two?
What if Always actually is the right person to lead this team to a bid before he's gone?
What about Weston?
Brown, Foumena, House and Zek all look talented. What if one of them makes a jump like Ish did? What if two of them do!?
What if we get an impact player with one of our final two ships?
Maybe this group of players will find winning chemistry and surprise everyone in the A10.
Players develop. Players get better, especially under good coaching. Players also become absolute busts. We don't know. But we haven't even played a second of basketball, and some assume that we know exactly what these players are. I'm not going to do that. It's WAYYYYYYYY too early..
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Honestly, I agree. I'm just trying to convince myself that everything is ok and we are going to be great. But the truth is I expected Archie to land at least one EC Matthews type get this offseason. He hasn't. I think he has landed some nice pieces that would fit around a superstar but we don't have one player that I think is a game changer. I truly hope I'm wrong and we shock the A10 next year.bigappleram wrote: ↑1 year agoHaha Stevey, I’m not in the doom and gloom camp by any means. And I like some of the new pieces and already think our roster is better composed than last year. My comment was singularly focused on recruiting. And IMO this staff has not punched above their weight yet on the 10-12 kids they have brought into the program over the last 12 months. Not saying some of them aren’t or won’t be talented players for us but on paper we haven’t snagged anyone that seemed to be too good for us. That is key to getting back to top of the league. Get fringe P6 level players to choose Rhody.steveystuds06 wrote: ↑1 year agoNot you too, Bar. Damn....bigappleram wrote: ↑1 year ago
I will too but not much talent left in the portal. And while I think our roster is better than last year’s that isn’t saying much.
Personally, I think it's way too early to know what this team is. I'm not going to overhype them, and I'm not going to assume we have no "dudes" either.
How do we know Connor and Cam won't be great in a year or two?
What if Always actually is the right person to lead this team to a bid before he's gone?
What about Weston?
Brown, Foumena, House and Zek all look talented. What if one of them makes a jump like Ish did? What if two of them do!?
What if we get an impact player with one of our final two ships?
Maybe this group of players will find winning chemistry and surprise everyone in the A10.
Players develop. Players get better, especially under good coaching. Players also become absolute busts. We don't know. But we haven't even played a second of basketball, and some assume that we know exactly what these players are. I'm not going to do that. It's WAYYYYYYYY too early..
ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING