Tom McKrackin
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In mid-April, New Mexico coach Richard Pitino joked on Twitter (or X, whatever) that he only had to wait 15 more days until he could be mean to his players again.
Two young studs, JT Toppin and Donovan Dent, were the top pieces New Mexico was trying to keep out of the transfer portal.
The Lobos went 1-for-2.
Pitino getting Dent back for Year 3 is tremendous. The dazzling point guard was one of the top pick-and-roll maestros in the sport last year. With Jamal Mashburn Jr. charting off to Temple and Jaelen House exhausting his eligibility, the table is set for Dent to have a monster year.
His frontcourt running mate will not be joining him. Dent was an elite play-creator, and Toppin became one of his favorite play-finishers. The Mountain West Freshman of the Year averaged 12.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. He was fabulous. But Toppin entered the transfer portal in the final hour, and he's quickly become one of the top small-ball big men in the transfer portal. Toppin has boatloads of Big 12 interest.
Getting a potential Mountain West Player of the Year candidate back will keep New Mexico's floor high, but the ceiling changes without Toppin. Oh, what could have been...
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A coaching change always kickstarts tons of roster movement, but new Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington was less than 24 hours away from emerging from the transfer portal fracas with Ven-Allen Lubin still in the fold.
It was not meant to be.
The emerging, 6-foot-8 forward entered the portal on Wednesday, just hours before the deadline. Vanderbilt hoops had a frustrating season, but Lubin was the major bright spot. He elevated his game to new heights after transferring to Vanderbilt from Notre Dame. Lubin went toe-to-toe with some elite frontcourts and dominated. He had 17 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks against Auburn. He ripped Florida's intimidating frontline for 25 points and 11 rebounds.
Lubin shot over 66% at the rim as an undersized center in the uber-athletic SEC. He's a beast. Lubin joins Great Osobor, Norchad Omier and Toppin as one of the premier small-ball centers on the market. He had to play the 5 at Vanderbilt, but Lubin could easily downshift to a matchup-hunting 4 at his next spot.
Byington has built up depth in Vanderbilt's frontcourt with transfer additions like Jaylen Carey, Tyler Nickel and Devin McGlockton, but Lubin was primed to be near the top of the scouting report for the 'Dores in 2024-25, and now he's gone at the very last second. Cruel.
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Seems to me the asks are coming from a million different directions at UNT these days. Economy sucks and people getting laid off left and right. Meanwhile, our players are bailing to portal and students protesting on campus. Football team was 8th in the conference so in my estimation they are asking for support with zero results.
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11 hours ago, UNTLifer said:
The silence out of the football program is ridiculous. Nothing from Morris, nothing from anyone, just silence. Meanwhile, other universities have their coaches reaching out to the fans, alumni and boosters.
I even looked up the Light the Tower initiative website. Poorly designed, links don’t work, etc. Same old crap every year. They are pushing me away from coming for any football games. I may just switch over to basketball tickets.
I agree wholeheartedly. My interest in football has waned.
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8 minutes ago, keith said:
I think we have put the extra covid year mess behind us, so some of this may settle down. I'm curious if people feel differently about players who came here out of high school and ultimately transfer vs. those who transferred in and then transfer out. If they transfer in with multiple years of eligibility left or have already transferred multiple times, we shouldn't be surprised if they are only here for a year.
I'm in the camp of once a member of the Mean Green family, always a member of the Mean Green family, but in the fluid state we are in now (and apparently going to be in for the foreseeable future), I do think we need to set some HOF guidelines to account for this.
The family metaphor is used a lot in sports and I even used it here. As fans I think we get more invested in those student-athletes that start their college careers here and we enjoy watching them grow and develop as athletes and men and women. We're happy for them when they are ready to "leave the nest" and move on with their lives. If they are fortunate to make it as professional athletes, that's just icing on the cake. However, if they leave our nest just to go to another family's nest, I think that is probably what affects fans the most, especially for programs like ours where we struggle to elevate our brand on the national stage.
Great sentiments
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If a picture paints a thousand words…
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18 hours ago, aztecskin said:
This is click bait. Congrats on it working. Got my TL talking for a bit. I am not unemployed or 22 years old anymore so I have had a hard time caring very hard.
Yup total click bait.
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I think we are upgrading our talent if we keep this up.
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Looks like he won a national championship in juco
Before Fairfield: After winning an NJCAA National Championship at Northwest Florida State College, Floyd assumed a starting role in the backcourt at Hillsborough in 2022-23. The 6-3 guard ranked second on the Hawks with 14.7 points per game and led the team with 6.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per contest. Floyd played scholastically at Wharton High School in his hometown of Tampa, Fla.
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50 minutes ago, Arkstfan said:
Some Memphis folks think the Tigers would pass on Pac-2 offer. Seems pretty clear Florida State and Clemson are going to leave with just the exit date and cost to be worked out. If they leave seems likely UNC and UVA would leave too.
Memphis would be the best candidate to pull up that doesn’t have baggage of an in-state school whining about not elevating them.And what of SMUt?
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1 hour ago, Green Otaku said:
he gave us everything he had
My ex told me that before we got divorced.
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5 hours ago, Mo Green said:
Looking at the tournament the teams that made the biggest splash were not like in the past, just ask John Calipari.
The teams that adjusted to the reshaping college BB in that they are older and more experienced than ever. The way of the freshman-led squads which coaches and fans relied on in the past just didn't cut the mustard today. One and done is here (unfortunately!). It's a different animal out there now.
So, don't look at our BB problems, look at the way Calipari had difficulty adapting to college basketball's new reality like us. Now he's a swine!
GMG
I think the UConn players looked old like grown men compared to teams like ours!
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1 hour ago, NTSU 74 said:
wOULD YOU REALLY WANT A KID THAT DIDN'T WANT TO BE HERE?
I agree with you 100% on this!
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3 hours ago, MeanGreenTexan said:
Honestly,
I would not be surprised if Coach Hodge encouraged the guys to dip their feet in the portal to see if they can't secure more money elsewhere. He loves these players, and wants what's best for them.
I highly doubt he subscribes to the Littrell mantra of, "Once you're gone, you're gone". I bet he still keeps in touch with them, letting them know that they still have spots here (with the same, if not more NIL$) if they don't get what they're looking for elsewhere.As has been stated several times before... Coach Hodge is cut from the JUCO cloth. Turnover is constant in the JUCO world. He knows how to deal with this.
Agreed
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9 minutes ago, Green Otaku said:
How much is it though? And are we at least competing with our conference peers? Those are the questions I'd like answers to. I find the turnover pretty concerning. The only other program I can think of that's going through the same thing we are that didn't lose their coach is ECU. They've lost 8 players.
Every team is facing turnover. This is not anything new. It’s the system. Also we don’t have that one star player like last season with Tylor.
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10 hours ago, flyonthewall said:
Just a quick note on tbt. We are in!!! We will be playing our regional this year in the Fertitta Center in Houston. No word yet as to seeding but the first game will be around July 19th. We are in search of a uniform sponsor so if anyone is interested please PM me and I will give you the details. Team is pretty much intact from last year so far and obviously we are looking to add a couple of players.
thank you to everyone is helping with this. We have high expectations this year.
Also, we will be changing the name slightly due to some copyright problems with an eagles fan who owns the mark "bleed green"
Thank you for all your support of the program!
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43 minutes ago, Green Otaku said:
That list is a joke. Please stop posting inaccurate made up information!
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Good for Andrew.
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UNT students join growing number of pro-Palestinian demonstrations at US colleges
in The Eagles Nest (There Should be Pie For Everyone Forum)
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I don’t have a dog in this hunt. That said, are we so immature that we can’t have a civil conversation about important topics?