2022 Transfer Season

xdxmmxchxxl said:
Yeah, fingers crossed I go 1 for 3.
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Yeah. I think a lot of fans didn't want to think about that possibility for obvious reasons at the time. Including the fact that she stated that they would be back.

But if we're being honest, Gaston is sorta in the same position as Lattimore. She's a natural PF that would more than likely have to play a lot of minutes at the center position due to Aaliyah being at PF and because of need.

And it's obviously the same thing for Kyndall in the backcourt. The only thing that might help there is that you can play more than one guard at a time, and the fact that there's class separation with her and Matharu.
 
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Vic talked about the problems with the portal in his Nov 10, 2021 presser ("Unfortunately ya'll, and any coach could be sitting up here, the day of kids paying their dues, putting in the work, developing, unfortunately those days are fewer and farther between. Today is about instant gratification, and NOW. And it just doesn't work that way ya'll"). But we have no way of knowing if this is playing-time induced or something else. So what we have is the person that would stand to get the most minutes at the post (Ebo) decides to portal out, and the person who would most benefit from that move also decides to portal out. That doesn't make a lot of sense, but it is what it is at this point. When you make transferring this easy, its to be expected that people will leave when it may not make a lot of sense to do so. In this presser, Vic talks about the commitment to retaining and developing players - something that he has a great track record for doing (just look at this record over the last 10 years). But he also points out that the commitment between the players and the coach needs to be a two-way street. Personally, I think if you don't aggressively use the portal nowadays as a program, you are likely to get left in real bind and have potentially serious depth problems at certain positions from season-to-season. We've got some real needs to fill now. Let's hope there are asst. coaches in place pretty soon to look for players to fill those needs.
 
I kind of expected it at the end of the season but her praise of her rehab and posts on ig after the season led me to believe she was staying. I’m assuming she wants to be closer to home. This sucks because she has tremendous potential and I was really excited to see what she can become. This off-season absolutely sucks so far and I would be lying if I didn’t say I was a bit worried. We need to add about 3/4 players through the portal and now two bigs so that makes it even harder and we have no staff so that also adds to it.
 
Jacob Johnson said:
I kind of expected it at the end of the season but her praise of her rehab and posts on ig after the season led me to believe she was staying. I’m assuming she wants to be closer to home. This sucks because she has tremendous potential and I was really excited to see what she can become. This off-season absolutely sucks so far and I would be lying if I didn’t say I was a bit worried. We need to add about 3/4 players through the portal and now two bigs so that makes it even harder and we have no staff so that also adds to it.
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As it stands right now, which could obviously change tomorrow, we don't need to add 3/4 more players. We just need to add a center. I think folks are forgetting that we have a highly touted SF and another quality PF coming in with Amina, so she just replaces Lattimore. And with Codio's injury, adding a big guard would be nice but it's not a pressing need.
 
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kurupt said:
As it stands right now, which could obviously change tomorrow, we don't need to add 3/4 more players. We just need to add a center. I think folks are forgetting that we have a highly touted SF and another quality PF coming in with Amina, so she just replaces Lattimore. And with Codio's injury, adding a big guard would be nice but it's not a pressing need.
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Agree on all fronts, could use a back up PG also. Still hoping for Myah Taylor.
 
brnkj said:
If the social media exchanges between Blackwell and Nalyssa Smith are any indicator Baylor might be a real possibility.
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If they get her, they'll be right back in business. She's special talent and IMO is was the best player to enter the portal behind Rickea Jackson.
 
I forgot Treasure hunt was in the portal. I was very impressed with her late in the season. Not a scorer but can if need be. Will also fight for rebounds and play tough defense.

Also had no idea the Cavinder twins were in the portal as well. Haley shot 97% from the free throw line going 109-112 this past season which is unheard of.
 
After so much optimism, kinda feels like our board has bee nuked. I sure hope Vic surprises us soon with some quality transfers and staff.....
 
It is a downer but I can’t help think there’s really good stuff happening that we just don’t know about yet (both with players and coaches). I shudder to think this is the new normal though
 
HornView said:
It is a downer but I can’t help think there’s really good stuff happening that we just don’t know about yet (both with players and coaches). I shudder to think this is the new normal though
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Yeah, that's my hope also. It's going to be the new normal with players, so I suppose it is best that we get used to it from the jump. Our situation is particularly compounded this year due to the assistants all moving on for promotions at other schools. It's definitely testing my patience, but I feel we are in great hands with Vic.
 
Everyone is going to have to practice patience as it comes to any incoming transfer announcements. I doubt we'll see any news until we hire at least one or two assistant coaches. Granted, there is a chance that someone who has played for or was recruited by Vic in the past hops on board; or, maybe someone from the state of Texas who knows they want to attend Texas the second time around.

With the deadline to enter the transfer portal a little more than 2 weeks away, I sure hope Vic gets the coaching staff assembled and officially announced before the end of April. Sometimes, an assistant coach leaving to go work at a different school unexpectedly prompts one of their former players to want to transfer and follow them; that's what happened when Ole Miss hired a Maryland assistant coach a few years ago; Shakira Austin was the transfer.
 
HornView said:
It is a downer but I can’t help think there’s really good stuff happening that we just don’t know about yet (both with players and coaches). I shudder to think this is the new normal though
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Hornview, I'm hoping Lattimore decided to transfer because Angel Reese will be coming. Got my horns crossed.
 
Bobcat said:
After so much optimism, kinda feels like our board has bee nuked. I sure hope Vic surprises us soon with some quality transfers and staff.....
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Feel the same way Bobcat. And when things start to look gloomy enough, I just look back at Vic's Power-5 head coaching record and it gives me all the reassurance I need (imagine if our Football and MBB programs produced results like this):

Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2012–2020)
2012–13 Mississippi State 13–17 / 5–11 T-11th
2013–14 Mississippi State 22–14 / 5–11 13th WNIT Quarterfinals
2014–15 Mississippi State 27–7 / 11–5 3rd NCAA Second Round
2015–16 Mississippi State 28–8 / 11–5 T-2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2016–17 Mississippi State 34–5 / 13–3 2nd NCAA Final Runner-Up
2017–18 Mississippi State 37–2 / 16–0 1st NCAA Final Runner-Up
2018–19 Mississippi State 33–3 / 15–1 1st NCAA Elite Eight
2019–20 Mississippi State 27–6 / 13–3 2nd NCAA Tournament Canceled
Mississippi State: 221–62 (.781) 89–39 (.695)
Texas Longhorns (Big 12 Conference) (2020–present)
2020–21 Texas 21–10 / 11–7 5th NCAA Elite Eight
2021–22 Texas 29–7 / 13–5 3rd NCAA Elite Eight
Texas: 50–17 (.746) 24–12 (.667)

Take the first 2 years out, and he's winning 84.5% of his games.
 
According to Mr. Field's twitter, they have had in-home visits with the coaches from Arizona, Kansas State, Duke, and Utah.
 
DFW_Horn said:
Should she land at Texas, between her and Rori, a lot of Big12 ball handlers will be on anti-anxiety medication.
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Second only to Rori in Big12 in steals. Plays a lot of minutes and described as having "an intense style". I guess we know why Vic's doing an in-home:
Lauren Fields Earns All-Big 12 Honors - Oklahoma State University Athletics

AZ apparently hired an OSU assistant:
Adia Barnes sets her sights on Oklahoma State transfer Lauren Fields - Arizona Desert Swarm
 
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