2024 - Portal Tracker

[hoopsupstate]

Good size and good numbers. Would be an interesting player to pursue.

Anyone know why he left the team in January for personal reasons?

 

[orangetom]

Anyone know why he left the team in January for personal reasons?

My source (reliable) says he was verbally abused by the coaching staff. Head coach has a history. Last season, he was actually fired for physically assaulting a player in the locker room after a road game. The Albany black community strongly protested and he was subsequently unfired. Both players were white, head coach is black. All I know.

 

[RyanCuse44]

 

[two3zone]

Chris Bell 2.0

 

[DilemaCuse]

Things might really pick up next week in terms of entrants. More guys and guys from NCAA tournament teams that lose this weekend.

 

[RyanCuse44]

 

[RyanCuse44]

Just adding another tweet with Stanford's Center's Stats -

 

[atlanticuse]

Maybe we can pick up one of Virginia’s pure shooters.

 

[Meloyellow]

https://x.com/tiptonedits/status/1770525994878702041?s=46&t=eDLjugogFk76Y1T6Q9zU8g

 

[Cuse2023]

https://x.com/tiptonedits/status/1770525994878702041?s=46&t=eDLjugogFk76Y1T6Q9zU8g

This is a big one. Will be very highly coveted.

 

[pearl31]

This is a big one. Will be very highly coveted.

yeah gotta think there's a bidding war for big Cliff

 

[PauliePeppas]

This is a big one. Will be very highly coveted.

St Johns and look for our buddy Kadary join em

 

[Nicknack]

This is a big one. Will be very highly coveted.

Hey, he's got a BIG smile. That ought to count for something!

 

[Fly Rodder]

oooh Big Cliff hitting the portal.

 

[Orangezoo]

yeah gotta think there's a bidding war for big Cliff

With Bacot going to assisted living and Filipowski off to the pros gotta figure UNC and Duke will be bringing the brinks trucks

 

[pwong]

oooh Big Cliff hitting the portal.

Seems like St.Johns lured him in

 

[UpstateSM]

A dude like Mag from Rutgers is exactly what our program needs

 

[pwong]

A dude like Mag from Rutgers is exactly what our program needs

Mags cant shoot tho, he’s like career sub 30% from 3

 

[Orangezoo]

A dude like Mag from Rutgers is exactly what our program needs

Defensive specialist who is bad on offense?

 

[UpstateSM]

Defensive specialist who is bad on offense?

Somebody who tries hard all of the time, defends their ass off and comes from a program with an established culture

 

[dasher]

Somebody who tries hard all of the time, defends their ass off and comes from a program with an established culture

You were going to say something about Cohen if he hit the portal. Well...

 

[Fly Rodder]

Not portal related but a cool thing that doesn't fit in any other thread.

 

[UpstateSM]

You were going to say something about Cohen if he hit the portal. Well...

He is a really interesting player. I had my doubts about what he could do in the A-10 after putting up numbers in NEC but I knew I was wrong after I watched UMass' first game in person. And when I watched them play against WVU he was outplaying Jesse until JE got hurt. He absolutely deserved first team in the A-10.

I don't think that I have ever watched a dude play high level college hoop like Cohen does. It is all suuuuper awkward but his footwork is is really good, he plays at his own pace and he just puts the ball in the basket when he gets in the post. Only took 32 threes but made 11 and I was never uncomfortable when he shot them.

His defense is a major problem though. He only had 16 blocks as a 6'10 dude in the A10 and Frank had to sit him down the stretch of close games more often than you should need to sit a first team all-league player. Frank likes to play through a big, and Cohen fit that, and I think leaving UMass was probably about money but there is no way Frank Martin enjoyed having a star player that was a negative on defense. I doubt he asked the collective to burn money to bring him back.

I think he could contribute as a starter in the ACC. He will get his offensively against anyone one way or another but I think he would get murdered defensively. It would be far from perfect but if you have a rim protecting big like McLeod (or Patterson?) behind him I think it could work here. If he is looking to be the focal point on a P6 team he will get eaten alive but there is a fit for him at this level, IMO.

Is he a possibility here? I am very confident that the board would hate him as soon as they watch his film. LOL

 

[orangefog]

Not portal related but a cool thing that doesn't fit in any other thread.

You should save that for party banter.

 

[dasher]

He is a really interesting player. I had my doubts about what he could do in the A-10 after putting up numbers in NEC but I knew I was wrong after I watched UMass' first game in person. And when I watched them play against WVU he was outplaying Jesse until JE got hurt. He absolutely deserved first team in the A-10.

I don't think that I have ever watched a dude play high level college hoop like Cohen does. It is all suuuuper awkward but his footwork is is really good, he plays at his own pace and he just puts the ball in the basket when he gets in the post. Only took 32 threes but made 11 and I was never uncomfortable when he shot them.

His defense is a major problem though. He only had 16 blocks as a 6'10 dude in the A10 and Frank had to sit him down the stretch of close games more often than you should need to sit a first team all-league player. Frank likes to play through a big, and Cohen fit that, and I think leaving UMass was probably about money but there is no way Frank Martin enjoyed having a star player that was a negative on defense. I doubt he asked the collective to burn money to bring him back.

I think he could contribute as a starter in the ACC. He will get his offensively against anyone one way or another but I think he would get murdered defensively. It would be far from perfect but if you have a rim protecting big like McLeod (or Patterson?) behind him I think it could work here. If he is looking to be the focal point on a P6 team he will get eaten alive but there is a fit for him at this level, IMO.

Is he a possibility here? I am very confident that the board would hate him as soon as they watch his film. LOL

Oh, I don't know. I haven't heard word one ifn that regard. Just thought he was interesting and wanted to know more.