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Post by Former uwgb men’s manager will on Apr 9, 2024 18:16:15 GMT -6
Is Patrick summenck in the transfer portal?
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Post by shooting the J on Apr 10, 2024 21:17:02 GMT -6
Is Patrick summenck in the transfer portal? Yup. He'd be a high quality player in the Horizon.
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Post by fansincebuss on Apr 11, 2024 0:17:05 GMT -6
Some combination of Pearson, Paveletzke, Suemnick and Skogman would look good. All have Wisconsin ties and most would seam attainable.
If we could get one or two of the announced transfer out to change their plans, it would make my day. To my knowledge only one of them has found a home.
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Post by Former uwgb men’s manager will on Apr 11, 2024 10:28:56 GMT -6
Who found a home just byhre or someone else? Jedkins and dutro are yet to comment according to Kyle Malzahn if they will transfer. Summeck would be huge since they only have two guys above 6’6 right now what about Gus Yalden I think he’s a d3 prospect coming from the badgers he redshirted had off the court problems. But he’s from Appleton, Wisconsin. Danilo jankovich former 4 star recruit so he’s been to Louisville and Miami university maybe would come close to home at a place like uwgb?
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Post by fansincebuss on Apr 11, 2024 11:36:50 GMT -6
Byhre is the only one that I know of. It would sure be nice if Jones changed his mind and returned. Obviously Reynolds would be fantastic.
The kid from Appleton may have too much baggage.
Let's get some of these players committed and pursue some size and athleticism.
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Post by Former uwgb men’s manager will on Apr 11, 2024 12:04:04 GMT -6
For athletic options uwgb is interested in Ethan Pickett and Vincent Brady. Maybe Wisconsin guys najsha tolfree and Steven clay? Noah Reynolds is visting ole miss tommrrow so maybe uwgb gets him back maybe not. Pavetlete,sumenick,Pearson,clay,tolfree, Yalden great Wisconsin talents that uwgb should be going after.
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Post by appletonphoenixfan on Apr 11, 2024 14:42:27 GMT -6
I know Yalden is originally from Appleton. Anyone know if his parents or other family still live in the area? Maybe Sunny can work his magic and get him to GB. If Yalden is as good as his 4-star rating, he would be a great pick up.
Also, do you notice that there are quite a few players who leave Wisconsin for schools and teams that blow recruiting smoke the right way, but a few years later, the players find themselves in the transfer portal and fans use the "he's a Wisconsin kid - maybe he wants to play closer to home" angle. Clearly, it's a very general statement because there are players who want to play elsewhere or at a bigger program, but I wonder if the coaches use that in their pitch? "Why play elsewhere and transfer out when you can play at a high level all four years close to home?" With Sunny elevating the program, maybe we'll get some of those players who had been opting to play at at far-away mid-majors to stay in Wisconsin and play for GB.
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Post by yayphoenixyay on Apr 11, 2024 15:04:26 GMT -6
I know Yalden is originally from Appleton. Anyone know if his parents or other family still live in the area? Maybe Sunny can work his magic and get him to GB. If Yalden is as good as his 4-star rating, he would be a great pick up. Also, do you notice that there are quite a few players who leave Wisconsin for schools and teams that blow recruiting smoke the right way, but a few years later, the players find themselves in the transfer portal and fans use the "he's a Wisconsin kid - maybe he wants to play closer to home" angle. Clearly, it's a very general statement because there are players who want to play elsewhere or at a bigger program, but I wonder if the coaches use that in their pitch? "Why play elsewhere and transfer out when you can play at a high level all four years close to home?" With Sunny elevating the program, maybe we'll get some of those players who had been opting to play at at far-away mid-majors to stay in Wisconsin and play for GB. When I was a high school kid in the area, ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS LEAVE. I think a lot of kids have that mindset, at least anecdotally. Why stay and live on a rural campus with few amenities, where it is cold most of the year, when I could go to, say Malibu to play at Pepperdine and live in (or at least next to) luxury and have world class scenery and weather? Why not go to, say, a Fordham or Iona where I'm in or very very near all of the cultural amenities in New York City? I think the greater point being, is that "home" is not only a relative term, but it isn't the selling point it probably was 40 years ago when communication wasn't as synchronous with family and friends, and transportation allows us to get to farther away places more quickly than ever before. Now, stability might be a selling point, and I think Sunny should lean into that considering he just signed an extension thru 2029.
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Post by Former uwgb men’s manager will on Apr 11, 2024 15:11:55 GMT -6
Funny enough David Jesperson went to Pepperdine. So under linc darner he got Jesperson,Schwartz, cohen they were at other d1 schools. Schwartz went to San Jose state. Maybe they want to transfer closer to home maybe they don’t. Maybe they can’t get them. But linc darner got the transfer Wisconsin kids not in freshman Wisconsin kids wicks has gotten Wisconsin freshman not a lot Wisconsin transfers.
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Post by yayphoenixyay on Apr 11, 2024 15:23:16 GMT -6
Funny enough David Jesperson went to Pepperdine. So under linc darner he got Jesperson,Schwartz, cohen they were at other d1 schools. Schwartz went to San Jose state. Maybe they want to transfer closer to home maybe they don’t. Maybe they can’t get them. But linc darner got the transfer Wisconsin kids not in freshman Wisconsin kids wicks has gotten Wisconsin freshman not a lot Wisconsin transfers. I'm aware, that is why I made the connection in the first place. It really isn't unlike trying to convince someone to come to Miami or LA as opposed to Milwaukee in the NBA, especially since money is a huge factor, now. How do you "sell" Green Bay and the program? It's tough, but think of the things that makes this place different (in a positive way) from other places and lean into it. I might be a poor salesman, but selling points are hard to come by, especially when you can get paid to go play anywhere and just leave if you don't like it after a year. If you want my honest opinion, college sports, at least as we have come to know them, are ruined entirely. I am GLAD the kids get to be compensated for their labor and likenesses, because, don't get me wrong, this is a job, first and foremost, and at least most of the "student"- athletes I've worked with don't go to college to "play school." My fix? Make these NIL contracts or whatever hundreds of thousands these boosters are paying out of pocket contingent upon not only staying at a school, but even graduating. If they leave, then they get a reduced amount, just like someone can get bought out of a contract at a reduced rate. That way, these kids are still technically free to just move around to whatever school they want, but there is some accountability, and this way the education aspect is not only solidified, it's bolstered. On the flip-side, I think NIL also leads to potentially harm coaches and programs that emphasize the "grit" and "hard work" etc because at the end of the day, college sports NOW is a business where you aren't getting paid by how hard you work, just like most occupations, and winning may not mean as much if each institution is just seen as a stepping stone year after year. Sure, you COULD get paid more if you bust your ass and develop your profile, but at a different school, doing absolutely nothing for where you just were. Oakland, for example, isn't on the path to be the next Gonzaga, or even a perennial champion of a low-level conference like Colgate. If they don't strike portal gold, they could (and likely will) fade into obscurity in a year or two, which isn't the fault of Kampe or the program itself, its just the nature of how college sports are organized now, and the disparity of the "haves" and "have nots" will only grow. Make no mistake, "big" schools (which I prefer to call "brand" schools because there are tons of "small schools" according to sports media that have 10k enrollment) don't like that the Oaklands and Florida Gulf Coasts exist and pull off upsets in March because it has a negative impact on their overall bottom line, so they're going to do whatever they can to stop that from happening behind the scenes. What will probably happen is the SEC, BIG 10 (or 12 or 14 or 256, or whatever other iteration they're at each year), Big East and whatever amalgamation of west coast schools all break away from the NCAA and do their own overly commercialized bullshit where they are a farm league for pro sports, since they're quasi-pro sports anyway, and the remainder of schools reconfigures under a new umbrella, either NCAA or something new, divisions get realigned (not just conferences), and institutions can regain a sense of balance between the academic aspect of college sports. Until then, its going to be a new roster here pretty much every year, same with most programs. I prefer to watch any athlete play for "the badge," not "the brand."
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Post by Former uwgb men’s manager will on Apr 11, 2024 15:44:02 GMT -6
I think there are selling points. Especially uwgb can offer playing time if you work hard. Being close to home for some Wisconsin players. The Wisconsin crowd of Yalden, essigan,hartle,lindsey. Ar being looked at by d3 at least uwgb is a d1 wish is sellable point. If you don’t want to work hard yeah uwgb is not the place for you under coach wicks.
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Post by yayphoenixyay on Apr 11, 2024 16:09:03 GMT -6
I think there are selling points. Especially uwgb can offer playing time if you work hard. Being close to home for some Wisconsin players. The Wisconsin crowd of Yalden, essigan,hartle,lindsey. Ar being looked at by d3 at least uwgb is a d1 wish is sellable point. If you don’t want to work hard yeah uwgb is not the place for you under coach wicks. But can't virtually every non "brand" school offer playing time since half of their rosters leave every year? I bet Antchak worked his ass off in practice and his limited game time, but what was his reward? Its not a blanket rule that hard work pays off, as I lament the fact that society does not operate as the meritocracy that it should.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Apr 11, 2024 21:25:07 GMT -6
Wardle had success bringing in players from Chicago. Part of his positioning was GB's campus is a safe place to really focus on basketball and academics. I'm not saying other places aren't safe just that it is clearly obvious when visiting campus that someone would have to go out of their way to find trouble. That is going to appeal to some players.
Kowalczyk, Ryan and Wicks all were able to bring in guys from smaller towns that GB was just the right size for them to still feel comfortable.
Wicks brought in local guys that are good HL players that did appreciate being near family. As mentioned Darner has some success with come back guys too.
GB is not for everyone. However, it still has plenty to offer for lots of viable D1 players.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Apr 11, 2024 21:35:20 GMT -6
In today's world there is another kind of player I forgot to mention. The guy that wants to be paid and will go wherever has the most money for them. I understand that GB has some NIL money in place. While they can't compete to keep Noah there are productive players that might come to GB for the amount GB does have.
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Post by Former uwgb men’s manager will on Apr 12, 2024 8:19:37 GMT -6
Last night coach wicks that something’s going to change the game? Make they got a transfer pick up? I mean he did get his extension but this was later in the night. I hope it’s a transfer pickup with 6 open scholarships have to start filling the roster before the portal window closes may 1st.
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