Yes sure. And yes most were wrong
but people also panicked about other players and were correct
BB Recruiting New Mexico transfer SG Lewis Duarte has signed with Rutgers
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but people also panicked about other players and were correct
Looks like a case of expect the worst and hope for the best for me.
Signing with New Mexico State in 2023 and through then to now never played College ball is worrisome to me.
But maybe the experience he gained playing as a low level pro might help him become a asset ..
I'll hope that's the case.
Signing with New Mexico State in 2023 and through then to now never played College ball is worrisome to me.
But maybe the experience he gained playing as a low level pro might help him become a asset ..
I'll hope that's the case.
As we have seen with the COVID year option - older players have an added advantage. Kid played in the G league Mexico city team Capitanes!
A little more on the kid from app.com
Coming out of high school in 2023 he signed with New Mexico State and redshirted but never actually played there due to eligibility issues. He’s the cousin of former Oregon All-American and Indiana Pacers guard Chris Duarte, who was drafted with the 13th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
Coming out of high school in 2023 he signed with New Mexico State and redshirted but never actually played there due to eligibility issues. He’s the cousin of former Oregon All-American and Indiana Pacers guard Chris Duarte, who was drafted with the 13th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
You are not understanding. At successful schools, the ADs office runs the fundraising show. They bring the coach in to make the deals happen. With Hobbs in charge, he refused to get involved and left Pike hanging.
We had 7 freshman last year - not sure what you were expecting from any of them. We had 3 transfers - DBJ, Riq and Fall. Everyone knew Fall was a lottery ticket, as he flopped at 2 schools. Riq and DBJ were perfectly fine.
It was a general apathy over the entire class that came in
the euros are “freshmen” but they were grown adults who turned out to be damaged goods
the track record of crappy transfers goes 3 years back
Right when NIL started?
it’s almost as if NIL affected the quality of players?Of course, I get that, but it was still on Pike to be doing raising for his program whether Hobbs helped or not.
Wrong!! This is a new era. Sounds like you are as out of touch as Pikell is
Hard to make a comment on someone we've never seen play from a league we don't know much about.
“Someone we’ve never seen play from a league we don’t know much about”……that is the problem right there……had we seen tape of him at NM State and then more tape at the college level if he had maybe transferred to another program, people would have a much different level of comfort with him. Instead we have a guy who has played as much college basketball as me (that would be none) and add on to it played in a league we don’t know much about, as you said. None of that screams let’s be excited about this addition, raises far more questions as opposed to celebrations.
Supposedly he plays on a very competitive club in the Dominican Republic whatever that means.
Tariq had least put up numbers. He was lightning in a bottle
This isnt comparable..its more comparable to badalou or zrno and this guy is 165 lbs too
Come on man
His recruiting went south after 2021Right when NIL started?
This thread sounds a lot like... In Pike we Don't Trust.
The staff must have had some reasons to believe Duarte could help the team. Let's see how it works out.
The staff must have had some reasons to believe Duarte could help the team. Let's see how it works out.
Are we sure he's even eligible after being ineligible at New Mexico and then not attending school?
Also, talk about Pike not caring about academics.
First Jones
Now this guy.
Back to back years of guys with prior/current eligibility issues.
Also, talk about Pike not caring about academics.
First Jones
Now this guy.
Back to back years of guys with prior/current eligibility issues.
That's true. I wouldn't celebrate, but I also wouldn't label him a bust with our lack of knowledge. Give em' a chance...
My guess would be he starts as a wing. I mean Zrno and Powers started a bunch of games. He looks ahead of both. He'sI found this. Cousin of Pacer’s player. Has to be a depth piece.
Lewis Duarte - Free Agent Basketball | RotoWire
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also light years ahead of the kid from Merrimack. He's no Blyden, but we have no shot at kids that caliber. Now we can spend most of the money we have on a 4 & 5, maybe even overspend. I like this signing.
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We already have end of the bench guard pieces on the team! We need true starter level talent. No idea if he can play but looks sketchy
The idea that many are already relegating this kid to the bench or claiming he's only a replacement for Zrno is ridiculous. According to AI he received offers out of high school from Washington St., Mississippi St., Illinois, Creighton and South Carolina. He probably went to NMSU because they told him he might make it academically there, and it just never worked out. Do you really think he is worse than he was four years ago. Seems a lot of quick over reactions here. As far as eligibility, Overtime elite provides academic support and it's a pretty good program. Nice job by Steve Hayn.
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From Pike’s recent record, a lot of the supposed “end of bench” kids wind up being rotational pieces. I think at this point, he’s desperate to sign anyone and jumps on kids that he can get
When he can get them just to have a roster.
Sounds like a huge academic risk that couldnt even play for that ivy league school new mexico state
If you look back you'll see I edited my post. NMSU is probably the one school, out of his offers, that thought he could make it academically and he couldn't. Overtime Elite is also a good program and they do provide academic support. Rutgers will get him through if he wants to get through. I see him as a sixth man type, at worst.
Dude's been hanging in the Dominican for a couple years. While probably not as fun now, since I drank the island out of rum a few years ago, he most likely hasn't been honing his study skills!
Doesn’t remind Shelby of either Sheridan or Vogel. Similar height and shooting stroke as Moody.
Lol it is you is wrong. Of course coaches help or take it upon themselves if the AD is failing in their role to raise NIL but that is not their primary job. It’s been well documented how far we were behind because of Hobbs and how much Greg did on his own and the relief he expressed with The new regimes. If you want to get on Pike for not doing what Greg did in absence of competent AD leadership that’s fine but make now mistake it’s a critical main job and any major college AD.
Coach Pikell, never said it’s not job of AD but it’s also the job of the coach in this new era. Or we will just continue to languish under you.
we have too many of these situations under Pike....