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Posted on 5/2/25 at 8:59 am to tigersham
They are just covering for not wanting to pay for a very good player in Harper.
Harper put up big numbers against a few good teams this year, he wasnt just good because of the MEAC.
@ Kansas (very first ever collegiate game) - 16 pts (6/10 FG, 3/3 3PA), 4 reb, 3 ast
@ Cincinnati - 23 pts (8/16 FG), 10 reb
UNCW (made NCAAT) - 18 pts (5/11 FG, 3/4 3PA), 7 reb. 4 ast....Howard WON this game, against an NCAAT team
Creighton flat out paid more than us, pretty obvious. We've been scraping bottom of the barrel for our last few pickups, they would have came very cheap.
Harper was conference player of the year and just a freshman this past season, he was not coming cheap wherever. Just sad Creighton apparently has more money than we do - and they already had a better transfer class as well than we did even before Harper.
Brune just trying to save face there, or reporting what he was told to report basically. Harper will be way better than PJ Carter or our last couple pickups I would place a large bet on.
There's a better argument Blake Harper would have been the BEST player we've taken in the portal this cycle than all the crap about him playing in the worst conference. Dude was a true freshman and absolutely dominated, and against some good teams outside the MEAC. He can very clearly play.
Harper put up big numbers against a few good teams this year, he wasnt just good because of the MEAC.
@ Kansas (very first ever collegiate game) - 16 pts (6/10 FG, 3/3 3PA), 4 reb, 3 ast
@ Cincinnati - 23 pts (8/16 FG), 10 reb
UNCW (made NCAAT) - 18 pts (5/11 FG, 3/4 3PA), 7 reb. 4 ast....Howard WON this game, against an NCAAT team
Creighton flat out paid more than us, pretty obvious. We've been scraping bottom of the barrel for our last few pickups, they would have came very cheap.
Harper was conference player of the year and just a freshman this past season, he was not coming cheap wherever. Just sad Creighton apparently has more money than we do - and they already had a better transfer class as well than we did even before Harper.
Brune just trying to save face there, or reporting what he was told to report basically. Harper will be way better than PJ Carter or our last couple pickups I would place a large bet on.
There's a better argument Blake Harper would have been the BEST player we've taken in the portal this cycle than all the crap about him playing in the worst conference. Dude was a true freshman and absolutely dominated, and against some good teams outside the MEAC. He can very clearly play.
This post was edited on 5/2/25 at 9:05 am
Posted on 5/2/25 at 9:17 am to mmcgrath
I disagree with the roster being worse. You have Reed and Miller coming back. Both have the skills to be dominant players next year. We have increased our size which was also an issue last year. Won't have any bigs just backing uo Collins and Chest due to their skinny frames. And we won't have a guard under 6'1" and many of our wings can play 2,3 or 4 so there is diversity in their game. Again need to see if those skills can translate to the SEC but at least they have experience and we aren't depending on 4-5 players with little or no collegiate experience.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 10:48 am to mcspufftiger7
I really liked Harper but not sure what his number was. At some point you have to say no if the price is too high or you don't have the funds.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 12:21 pm to mcspufftiger7
I’ll see if I can find out what his number was.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 1:01 pm to tigersham
Posted on 5/2/25 at 1:02 pm to tigersham
Huge addition! This kid is said to be a sharpshooter
Posted on 5/2/25 at 1:20 pm to tigersham
Catch and shoot three point specialist. Definitely something we needed. I’ll take it.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 1:25 pm to DhanTigers212
Shot 39.8% the last two seasons on 3.7 attempts per game. I believe only 5 guys shot that well in the SEC this season. Was behind Haggerty and Hunter at Memphis so he’ll be able to get more shots up here.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 1:27 pm to tigersham
That puts Lsu at 12. I can't imagine adding anyone else significant unless an RS is planned for one of the FR.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 1:31 pm to rds dc
Been told we’re getting one more guy overseas, probably a wing. I believe the staff trusts Reece in the backup PG role.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 1:48 pm to tigersham
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Was behind Haggerty and Hunter at Memphis so he’ll be able to get more shots up here.
Maybe Lsu should have signed Haggerty instead
Posted on 5/2/25 at 1:50 pm to rds dc
There is no stopping this roster. I think McMahon has really done it !
Posted on 5/2/25 at 1:54 pm to rds dc
Probably gonna start WW3 here, but looks like he’s going with Wade to state lol
This post was edited on 5/2/25 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 5/2/25 at 2:27 pm to rds dc
Haggerty had a very high price from what I heard. Don't think we had the funds to sign him.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 2:34 pm to thunderbird1100
I am sure we got outbid but at some point you step away. But this is a very typical thing LSU fans do…
This kid is ranked below 3 other transfers and closely ranked near Nwoko. We are hyping him because we didn’t get him.
I would have loved to have had him, especially since it is bare bones, but besides youth, how is he better than King or Sutton? Honest question. Worse competition by far, worse ranking…if King and Sutton are so mid why is this guy so much better?
This kid is ranked below 3 other transfers and closely ranked near Nwoko. We are hyping him because we didn’t get him.
I would have loved to have had him, especially since it is bare bones, but besides youth, how is he better than King or Sutton? Honest question. Worse competition by far, worse ranking…if King and Sutton are so mid why is this guy so much better?
Posted on 5/2/25 at 2:36 pm to mcspufftiger7
Haggerty was going to be $3m+
Wade publicly said he told NCSU he wouldn’t come unless they would make NIL similar to Unc and Duke to compete. They are doing that. They are going to be abysmal in footbsall but about to start a top 10 perennial basketball program
Wade publicly said he told NCSU he wouldn’t come unless they would make NIL similar to Unc and Duke to compete. They are doing that. They are going to be abysmal in footbsall but about to start a top 10 perennial basketball program
Posted on 5/2/25 at 2:56 pm to LSUButt
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I am sure we got outbid but at some point you step away.
All we heard this offseason was all this money we had to go out and spend now in the portal and now Creighton comes in already with a pretty strong class and got this guy away from us, the staff wants people to believe we didn't like him, which seems absurd considering his performance as a FRESHMAN; we simply got outbid, and by Creighton who already clearly spent some money themselves.
To me, this feels like we got sold a bit of false goods when we're told we're going out and spending all this money and essentially it feels like we got 1 really good player out of all of it (Thomas). A lot of questionable or cheaper mid-major takes for sure, some which might work out, others more an afterthought. But point here is we clearly have run out of NIL at this point taking guys like Carter, Tamba and will probably waste the last spot on some international guy who will do nothing here next season.
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This kid is ranked below 3 other transfers and closely ranked near Nwoko.
Huh?
On3 has Harper #87 while the industry has him #103. Nobody else is close to him in our class outside of Thomas obviously ranked higher.
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how is he better than King or Sutton? Honest question. Worse competition by far, worse ranking…if King and Sutton are so mid why is this guy so much better?
Again, just look into Harpers numbersand see the dude can absolutely play, he tore up 3 really good teams this year (outside the MEAC). Can we say that about anyone else really we have? Also, he most certainly not ranked worse, guess depends on what you look at, but only a moron would rank that guy around Nwoko
Sutton is a sub 30% shooter and King shot 32% from 3. This guy shot over 40% from 3, again, as a freshman. Grabbed over 6 boards a game, very close to Sutton despite being a guard/wing, not forward. Averaged over 3 assists a game. The dude is extremely well rounded player and has GREAT size for a guard/wing at 6'7-6'8 210. He clearly has a very high ceiling where as you wonder if Sutton/Kind are already there basically as they have their deficiencies each. This kid is really good just about everywhere and turned 19 years old this past season, not a 21-22 year old. I dont know how anyone could remotely have him lower ranked than anyone but Thomas in our class. It just makes no sense. Dude is a big time good looking all around prospect.
This post was edited on 5/2/25 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 5/2/25 at 3:12 pm to thunderbird1100
I’m not arguing or debating about getting outbid. We don’t have as much money. That is obvious. It is frustrating but it is reality. We don’t know Harper’s number for signing, but seeing how it was strung out and going back and forth, he ran that thing up. Creighton is more desperate than we are because…well no one here cares about basketball. That is their sport and they must get better
I was using 247 for transfers. Regardless, if you use on3 or 247 it proves that different people have different opinions on these guys.
I was just using Nwoko as an example. I do not think he is Harper, but be honest…If a guy like Nwoko played in the MEAC, tell me he wouldn’t put up ABSURD numbers. Dude put up 10 and 10 in 16 minutes against Prairie View…again, just using him as an example comparing to weak competition. Jordan Sears played in a better league and was a god…the list goes on and on
I don’t care about his 2 random games against teams that don’t care and figuring out rotations. Parker Edwards put up 18 points against LSU in like 10 minutes. Or alabama state had dudes go off this year.
I was using 247 for transfers. Regardless, if you use on3 or 247 it proves that different people have different opinions on these guys.
I was just using Nwoko as an example. I do not think he is Harper, but be honest…If a guy like Nwoko played in the MEAC, tell me he wouldn’t put up ABSURD numbers. Dude put up 10 and 10 in 16 minutes against Prairie View…again, just using him as an example comparing to weak competition. Jordan Sears played in a better league and was a god…the list goes on and on
I don’t care about his 2 random games against teams that don’t care and figuring out rotations. Parker Edwards put up 18 points against LSU in like 10 minutes. Or alabama state had dudes go off this year.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 3:52 pm to DhanTigers212
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Catch and shoot three point specialist. Definitely something we needed.
Crank that Keith Hornsby mixtape!
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