Transfer Portal 2025

I understand the concern with Nijel Pack's defense, but he is getting no respect from the portal rankings on any site. They have forgotten who he is:
  • 2023 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Most Outstanding Player
  • 2022 Big 12 Most Improved Player
  • First Team All-Big 12 (2022)
  • Associated Press First Team All-Big 12 (2022)
  • NABC First Team All-District 8 (2022)
  • USBWA All-District VI (2022)
  • All-Big 12 Academic Rookie Team (2021)
 
Moneyball said:
SCAR dropped a bag on this kid and felt good going into next year with him as a #1 option. Now they’re going to have to shop at “TJ Maxx” to try and find a real #1. That’s brutal
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Some mid-talent dude is going to get paid because South Carolina's desperate and has cash. Kentucky, Kansas, Duke, or North Carolina?
 
pnkranger said:
I understand the concern with Nijel Pack's defense, but he is getting no respect from the portal rankings on any site. They have forgotten who he is:
  • 2023 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Most Outstanding Player
  • 2022 Big 12 Most Improved Player
  • First Team All-Big 12 (2022)
  • Associated Press First Team All-Big 12 (2022)
  • NABC First Team All-District 8 (2022)
  • USBWA All-District VI (2022)
  • All-Big 12 Academic Rookie Team (2021)
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He is a top 10 guard in the portal. Probably the best shooter in the portal and can also play point guard.
 
Is the Brown / Scott combo a done deal? Keep seeing it is expected, but haven't seen any real confirmation - unless I missed it.
 
WichitaSooner said:
24, 55, and 74 is where The Athletic ranks Brown, Pack, and Davis. Regarding Davis, they write that his shooting is X factor. If he can improve there, they see him as an impact player on a high major team, but if that doesn’t improve, more of a role player.

With Brown, they praise his ability to read and use screens, which they said is key because he isn’t great at creating his own shot in isolation.

With Pack, they mention that he has improved his lead guard skills, but note that he will need work defensively.
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I liked the rest of their write-up on Davis, e.g. playing through contact, getting to the rim, etc....and on Brown, e.g. good shooter off the bounce and catch, etc.
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Davis - "Davis is at his best as an athletic slasher and cutter who finds his way to the rim either by driving in a straight line, waiting in the dunker spot or cutting. If you give him even a little bit of space, he's going to get downhill in a hurry by using his long strides to find his way to the rim. He also does a great job of playing through contact, as he drew six foul shots per game this year. He's continued to get better every year as a shooter, too and made 30 percent of his 3s this year. That's the swing skill here. If Davis can't shoot, he's probably more of a role player at the high-major level on a great team. If he gets to work on the jumper over the summer and figures things out, then he has a chance to be a significant impact player given his length and athleticism at the four at around 6-9."
Brown - "Brown thrives working out of ball screens. He has a good understanding of how to set his man up and make sure he uses the screen. He needs it because he struggles to create separation in isolation, but when he gets an angle he does a good job of using his body to shield off defenders. He’s a good shooter off the bounce and off the catch. He’s going to find a way to get his points and was one of the most consistent scorers in the Atlantic-10. He scored in double figures in every game as a sophomore and went for 20-plus in his final four games."
Pack - "Pack will need to get a medical redshirt approved by the NCAA after he played in only nine games this season due to something of a mysterious ankle injury. If it gets approved, some team is going to get a lead guard with an immense amount of experience. He was a first-team All-Big 12 player at Kansas State before transferring to Miami (Fla.) in 2022-23, leading the Canes to a Final Four as a starting guard next to Isaiah Wong. He improved at the lead guard aspects of the position over his three seasons at Miami after being more of a scorer when he was younger. He’s undersized, so a team will need to be willing to work with him a bit on defense. But if he can spend another year in college, he will be in demand."
 
What makes him so good as a shooter -- even in the high 30s -- is that you have to guard him from NBA range. He's just as comfortable shooting it deep as he is inside the arc. He just opens up the floor. He also shot like 57% inside the arc last year, and we have three lead guards shooting 80%+ from the free throw line. If he's physically able to go, this will be a really strong offensive team. Can we defend and rebound?
 
bearcreekfan said:
I liked the rest of their write-up on Davis, e.g. playing through contact, getting to the rim, etc....and on Brown, e.g. good shooter off the bounce and catch, etc.
Here's more...
Davis - "Davis is at his best as an athletic slasher and cutter who finds his way to the rim either by driving in a straight line, waiting in the dunker spot or cutting. If you give him even a little bit of space, he's going to get downhill in a hurry by using his long strides to find his way to the rim. He also does a great job of playing through contact, as he drew six foul shots per game this year. He's continued to get better every year as a shooter, too and made 30 percent of his 3s this year. That's the swing skill here. If Davis can't shoot, he's probably more of a role player at the high-major level on a great team. If he gets to work on the jumper over the summer and figures things out, then he has a chance to be a significant impact player given his length and athleticism at the four at around 6-9."
Brown - "Brown thrives working out of ball screens. He has a good understanding of how to set his man up and make sure he uses the screen. He needs it because he struggles to create separation in isolation, but when he gets an angle he does a good job of using his body to shield off defenders. He’s a good shooter off the bounce and off the catch. He’s going to find a way to get his points and was one of the most consistent scorers in the Atlantic-10. He scored in double figures in every game as a sophomore and went for 20-plus in his final four games."
Pack - "Pack will need to get a medical redshirt approved by the NCAA after he played in only nine games this season due to something of a mysterious ankle injury. If it gets approved, some team is going to get a lead guard with an immense amount of experience. He was a first-team All-Big 12 player at Kansas State before transferring to Miami (Fla.) in 2022-23, leading the Canes to a Final Four as a starting guard next to Isaiah Wong. He improved at the lead guard aspects of the position over his three seasons at Miami after being more of a scorer when he was younger. He’s undersized, so a team will need to be willing to work with him a bit on defense. But if he can spend another year in college, he will be in demand."
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Yea I sure hope Davis playing through contact translates to being able to finish at the rim, because that is something we have lacked for a long time. You are definitely right to have picked up on that part of their analysis of his game.
 
WichitaSooner said:
Yea I sure hope Davis playing through contact translates to being able to finish at the rim, because that is something we have lacked for a long time. You are definitely right to have picked up on that part of their analysis of his game.
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it will be interesting to see how much the guards can spread the floor to clear the lane for Davis drives ..
 
BoulderSooner said:
it will be interesting to see how much the guards can spread the floor to clear the lane for Davis drives ..
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IMO, this is one of the biggest problems with PM's offense the first 4 years, which Jeremiah helped and offset with his great first step and PNR ability.

Moser's 5 out or 4:1 offense is designed to spread the floor and create downhill lanes. But it MUST have guys that are threats outside. We haven't had those 2 guys, or even one guy, on the floor at all times that the defense has to respect which opens up the lane. As a result, defenses don't respect the outside game and can pack it in or play the drive, causing or lack of size to be more of an issue.

This issue was easy to see by looking at Jalon's first half of the year or league play compared to the end of the year. He was challenged much more on his drives the last half of the conference and it showed in the stats. Same way with Duke Miles getting to the rim. He was shut down. Goodine wasn't as hot as he was early. Yeah, we had those few games where we got hot, but as a rule, teams didn't respect our ability to do big damage from deep.

Even worse in previous years when Tanner and/or Jacob Groves were some of the "best" outside threats. We've had some streak shooters, but no consistency.

Look forward to seeing what good guard play can do for the team. Not just one good guard.
 
pnkranger said:
I understand the concern with Nijel Pack's defense, but he is getting no respect from the portal rankings on any site. They have forgotten who he is:
  • 2023 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Most Outstanding Player
  • 2022 Big 12 Most Improved Player
  • First Team All-Big 12 (2022)
  • Associated Press First Team All-Big 12 (2022)
  • NABC First Team All-District 8 (2022)
  • USBWA All-District VI (2022)
  • All-Big 12 Academic Rookie Team (2021)
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Who's the last 1st teamer all-conference we've had? Reaves? He might not even been
 
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