He is gone. Only thing left is the shouting. GOstags13 might have given some folks on this board a slight sliver of hope( stag euphoria) that he may remain a stag. No way. He planned to leave FF the minute he decided not to play in the CBIT. Waiting to get best offer and then formally announce. Ditto for Leach.
I thought Brycen did enough last season to garner a professional contract, and I expected him to go pro. After all, he's been in school for five years. I assume that he has a Fairfield undergraduate degree. I have no idea about his graduate studies. Maybe he feels he needs one more big season to optimize (and monetize) the next chapter or maybe he wants to prove that, once and for all, he can play at the highest level of D1. In any case, he's earned the right to make this move to Oklahoma. There is risk, of course -- see Ferron Flavors at Oklahoma State. But he's placing a bet on his talent, and I think it's a good wager. I expect him to play well in the SEC, as I expect Leach to play well in the Big 10.
Although what I'm reading here is that it might be Oklahoma, I guess nothing is "official" in that regard, right? Anyway if it is, I agree with you he has the talent to compete at the highest level of college ball. After all he was originally recruited at that level based on his scholastic play way back when. But like with Ferron who did play a bit for Ok. State but not nearly enough for what he was hoping for I presume, obviously there is a risk and a gamble in moving to a new situation where even a couple of talented players in his position could really hurt his playing time and hence possible professional chances after the year is over. That said, one thing in general that has caught my attention these past couple of years because of the many players moving up to higher levels through the transfer process is that there is some great talent playing at mid-level programs who through their production later on prove they can be very effective against the best of college competition. Just to name four off the top of my head who became well-known to national hoop fans are Cam Spencer at UConn, Grant Nelson and Aaron Estrada at Alabama and Dalton Knecht at Tennessee who became one of the best players in the country and an All American to boot. A lot more fail than achieve this status I'm sure. But believing in oneself and shooting for the top is the American way, is it not? Anyway I share your optimism regarding Brycen, Jalen and even Jasper at North Texas State. If all or any succeed at their new level, Fairfield benefits in the long run I think.
He is gone. Only thing left is the shouting. GOstags13 might have given some folks on this board a slight sliver of hope( stag euphoria) that he may remain a stag. No way. He planned to leave FF the minute he decided not to play in the CBIT. Waiting to get best offer and then formally announce. Ditto for Leach.
He’s gone IMO but it’s not official yet. There was a sliver of hope last week on working on NIL with him to stay from the Fairfield end but OU just has way too much money.
To me, we lose out on the scoring he had but he wouldn’t be 40 Minutes per game workhorse (just had surgery three weeks ago) and also defensively with the guards we currently have we need someone who can be that 4th guard and defend, that’s not Goodine. While it’s a major loss as Leach was, my hope is there are still good players out there to get.
Post by reindeerfan on Apr 30, 2024 14:36:56 GMT -5
I felt Goodine and Leach were gone when they decided not to play in the CBI tourney. I am more critical of them not playing in this tourney than I am in their decision not to return the program.
I want the best for these players and I truly wish them well. Only time will tell if this decision was the best. Personally, I think for BG the risk is a lot greater, as he may not get much playing time, and certainly his opportunity to play would have been much better at Fairfield. I understand Fairfield made a generous NIL offer to him, so it wasn't about getting a decent payday, it was about pursuing more money for less playing time. These players are under a lot of pressure from agents, family and significant others to pursue money. In some cases agents are paid based on a percentage of what the player gets. Their advice is therefore based on the agent's best interest (top dollar) versus other factors.
This sort of reminds me of the baseball strike during the 1994 season. I still watch baseball but less frequently; my enthusiasm level will never be what it was. Ditto for college basketball......
We don’t have exact details, so hard to comment. But, having a family & friend network close and around you is worth a lot, especially with young fam. Isn’t his fam from Mass? Don’t quite get some of these moves.
Also, for Jasper, North Texas vs. Fairfield. He would have been beloved here next year with a shot at All-MAAC playing for a coach that they all enjoyed. Very hard to replicate.
Again, don’t have all details. Want best for these guys. Think NIL (and subsequent agent involvement) setting up grass is always greener scenario and very hard to replicate what is going on at Fairfield.
If I remember the conference changes occurring this summer correctly, Oklahoma is moving to the SEC. So with both Brea and Goodine, the SEC now has two of the best 3 point shooters percentage-wise last season. Hopefully, at some point during the conference part of the season —- Oklahoma and Kentucky will be scheduled to face each other.
Interesting that our transfer that Evan Miya rated the highest, Jasper Floyd, goes AAC to North Texas while Leach goes Big Ten and Goodine goes SEC. Of those 1,891 D1 players who have entered the portal so far, Miya had Floyd rated 226 and a 4 star rating (on a 2 to 5 star scale). Leach at 371 and Goodine at 610 are both rated 3 stars. Miya is similar to Pomeroy in that it’s completely statistical analysis. Looking at the site, Goodine ranks lower than Floyd and Leach in large part because his defensive numbers are not as good as the other two. Prophet Johnson, Deon Perry and Kyle Jenkins are all rated 3 stars by Miya.