three of his very own teammates off of the Missouri team that had completed their eligibility, all put themselves in to the transfer portal in April in hopes that the fifth year would be made available. Our own Denzel Aberdeen did the same thing. Many others did also such as Arkansas’s Malik Ewin and Florida’s Micah Handlogten. He must have been so confident in his own ability that he would make an NBA roster, but why not always have a back up plan or some type of insurance in case he wouldn’t?
Why didn’t Mark Mitchell entered the transfer portal back in April?
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We made fun of the people who did it back then. He probably thought it was just as dumb as we did.
Maybe he didn't have advice from legal counsel
Maybe the others got better advice than Mitchell did.
He played four years of college. That's enough. Move out.
Pretty sure all the rest you’ve mentioned had injuries or limited playing time or juco years, and were hoping for a waiver.
Jordan Pope is one of the few that entered for this reason.
Jordan Pope is one of the few that entered for this reason.
He was confident he was going to be drafted.
I assume he thought it was a waste of time due to the rules at the time. I don’t blame him one bit for not doing it. It’s like registering for summer school when you have already graduated. What’s the point?
Padsfs07 already hit the nail on the head.
Some reason folks like defending “rules” even if they’re nonsensical and unnecessary.
Some reason folks like defending “rules” even if they’re nonsensical and unnecessary.
So what? The fact remains that he had no eligibility remaining and therefore no reason to enter the portal. How hard is that to understand?
Apparently it’s like rocket science for some. Seems pretty damn clear to me.
But people can play 7 years and all is good? **** out of here with that. If last year and next year and the years after each got 5 years. Why not the 22 class? Please make that make sense.
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He thought he was going to be drafted. He had no intentions of ever playing college basketball again.
Plus he has a dumbass agent.
I only know of 2 others Crews and Porter. Yes they were both looking for hardship waivers. Crews is/was hoping for a 7th year I believe lol.
7th year? Yeah. Desroys everyone that is against its point. Don’t we have a 7 year player on our roster?
I used to, but now I just chuckle, usually.I wonder about people....I truly do.
This. I think he was just so confident he was NBA bound that he didn’t see this backup plan as anything he might ever need.
Then got a rude awakening when the draft and summer league didn’t go as expected.
He hired his brother as his agent, nuff said. Injuries had nothing to do with the players that did it by the rules. Had he entered the portal while it was open, he wouldn't be in the shape he's in. His Missouri team mates, and numerous other players, did it the right way and are now eligible. He screwed up, and now wants the rules changed to accommodate he and his brothers stupidity.
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Bingo.
Mitchell didn't hire a good agent. He hired his inexperienced brother Brandon to be his agent. His brother has been using the 15% he makes off Mark to start and grow his own agency.
Had Mark just hired some random agent from CAA, he'd have been advised to enter the portal in April just to cover all his bases.
One look at your history and your a negative troll.
pope has number one transfer class “um actually he only has the number one class because he sucks!!!!”
Had Mitchell gone to North Carolina no way youd be b*tching this much
LOL. That would actually be his dumb *** brother.
what part of my post was not true?
Do you not want him on the current roster?
Why are you on a Kentucky forum as an Arkansas fan? "Im not concerned about Kentucky" but going to post 15 times about how stupid Mitchell and Kentucky are for this.
There was no rational reason for him to have been thinking about the college portal at that time.
Both sides can be true. Yes, he should have entered his name as a preemptive measure. Abeerden did; Trimble did, etc. But also, the timing of when one enters the transfer portal went away once the courts granted him elgibility. The stating of a player "must enter the transfer portal during the sport's normal time frame" should be disregarded after a player receives eligibility and has the portal re-opened for them.
I truly don't see how the rule holds up in court. I do believe either a) Sankey gives in or b) the court rules in Mitchell's favor because some arbitrary rule is being used outside of the scope of it's creation.
Looking at the media and rival fans, it's comical to see the "objective" stance because none want Mitchell to play at Kentucky. Other fans comments on this forum are proving the point that Kentucky + Mitchell is only a problem because it will make Kentucky a contender.
Well guess what, the college basketball world is about to find out that you don't mess with Kentucky and basketball. Pope and Batt should and will go scorched earth to make sure Mitchell can play.
I didn't say just injuries, but yes they all have a story.
Crews was a juco one year and only played 9 games in another season. Stone had season totals of just 13 games, 13 games, and 9 games and missed all of the year before last at WVU. Stone would be trying to play his 7th year, not unlike Kepnang. These two would be eligible under the old rules. Phillips only had 20 games at LSU his freshman year, but very limited minutes. He's had minor injuries his whole career too, but would've been looking at an Aberdeen-like waiver.
I love Chick Fil A, but I’m not gonna go there on Sundays hoping they miraculously change their policies. Instead I just go eat somewhere else. Same thing with Mitchell, why do something with zero guarantee of it working when you have another option
He would have a much better case if so many others in the exact same boat as him hadn’t entered the portal
he got bad advice cause he didn’t hire a real agent is my actual thoughts on why he didn’t
he got bad advice cause he didn’t hire a real agent is my actual thoughts on why he didn’t
I guess he would rather see the kid in another conference, because he's playing next year.
His agent was his brother. He has since retained other representation. His brother probably didn’t advise him too just in case. Other, more seasoned agents covered all bases
Isn’t it such a small thing to change though? It’s just common sense for Sankey to see all his buddies that did something stupid ( enter the portal with no eligibility) get to play, but he can’t. It’s just sour grapes and Sankey being petty. The inter conference transfer rule was put in place for Football. It was to stop players from going thru spring practice with a team. Find out they were buried on the depth chart. Then transfer to a program they would play against. Coaches would want to question them about our playbook, plays and players. That’s why the rule was adopted. It was never meant for something like this.
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Aberdeen got lucky because he entered with hopes of getting a redshirt year from his freshman year at Florida.
I'd have been first in line complaining the moment UNC's coach offered any former dook player in the transfer portal. Mark Mitchell, Nik Kamenia, Darren Harris, Jeremy Roach, Sean Stewart, TJ Power, Jaylen Blakes...
There is not a single dook transfer I've ever wanted to cheer for in UNC jersey. But that's because I consider dook to be our arch rival and I still believe that means something. You are free to cheer for whomever you want.
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