Looks like the last roster spot has opened up

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Looks like the last roster spot has opened up

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Best of luck to Fitz. Seemed like a fine young man with tons of potential talent. Worked hard to come back from that knee injury.

Unfortunately, with House and Hogg on the roster next season, the writing was on the wall for this one.

I'm expecting at least one more (Johns seems most likely), and then the staff will probably add another guard (JUCO or transfer) from a handful of prospects that they are currently looking at.

I think Billy Kennedy has had an entire roster transfer in four years.

Would've loved to see him stay and develop.

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Would've loved to see him stay and develop.

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Under what coach?

Has Mr. APR had more players graduate or transfer at this point?

If they transfer in good academic standing I don't think it hurts us.

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If they transfer in good academic standing I don't think it hurts us.

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I know. I just think for all the handwringing about APR, that it is funny that BK has a revolving door roster losing at least 2 (sometimes 3 players) every year.

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I think Billy Kennedy has had an entire roster transfer in four years.

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Most high major teams have 2-3 transfers per year.

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Best of luck to Fitz. Seemed like a fine young man with tons of potential talent. Worked hard to come back from that knee injury.

Unfortunately, with House and Hogg on the roster next season, the writing was on the wall for this one.

I'm expecting at least one more (Johns seems most likely), and then the staff will probably add another guard (JUCO or transfer) from a handful of prospects that they are currently looking at.

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Other than House, our scoring was pretty terrible last year, so the writing shouldn't have been on the wall. Minutes should be completely up for grabs because once again we couldn't frickin score unless House was carrying the O.

Kennedy really isn't interested in developing players. He just wants to bring in new guys.

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Most high major teams have 2-3 transfers per year.

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I don't think "most" have 2-3 transfers every year.

2013 Transfers

2014 Transfers

This article shows ACC transfers in 2013-2014. Most of these high major schools do not have 2-3 transfers a year.

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If they transfer in good academic standing I don't think it hurts us.

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I know. I just think for all the handwringing about APR, that it is funny that BK has a revolving door roster losing at least 2 (sometimes 3 players) every year.

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But if it doesn't hurt APR why even bring it up? Hate him all you want for his coaching but it's a fact that he greatly improved the APR numbers here.

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Looks like the last roster spot has opened up

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Best of luck to Fitz. Seemed like a fine young man with tons of potential talent. Worked hard to come back from that knee injury.

Unfortunately, with House and Hogg on the roster next season, the writing was on the wall for this one.

I'm expecting at least one more (Johns seems most likely), and then the staff will probably add another guard (JUCO or transfer) from a handful of prospects that they are currently looking at.

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Other than House, our scoring was pretty terrible last year, so the writing shouldn't have been on the wall. Minutes should be completely up for grabs because once again we couldn't frickin score unless House was carrying the O.

Kennedy really isn't interested in developing players. He just wants to bring in new guys.

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They tried Fitzgerald in some different roles and he couldn't get comfortable, plus House was playing so well it was hard to get minutes. He seems most comfortable at the small forward spot out on the wing, but next season you have House, Hogg, and also they are hoping to play Jalen Jones more in that role (word is Jones will be working hard on some aspects of his game over the summer to play more time at SF), while guys like Trocha, Miller, and Elijah Thomas are possibilities at PF, with some Jalen Jones in that role as well.

Bottom line, the roster situation probably looked crowded to a guy like Fitzgerald in terms of being able to play a major role next season, and he only has two years of eligibility left.

He had a really great attitude and seemed to have a ton of potential. I hope he finds a nice landing spot.

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But if it doesn't hurt APR why even bring it up? Hate him all you want for his coaching but it's a fact that he greatly improved the APR
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Because it shows the APR argument for him is BS. It was used time and time again to defend his crappy roster management. The fact is, BK is a crappy roster manager and it has been demonstrated through out his career. His coaching technique is to basically keep turning over a the roster until he gets one that he cannot screw up through his coaching.

And what proof do you have he greatly improved APR numbers?

APR is a red herring.

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APR is a red herring.

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Yep.

BTW, Logan is saying there are a number of schools who have already contacted A&M showing interest in Fitzgerald. Logan seems to feel that he'll end up at a mid-major.

Most everyone seem really high on Fitz's raw talent including Logan, and say that in an open gym setting without much structure the guy often looked like one of the best players on the team. Just really struggled when got into actual games.

Seems like there is a good chance that a couple of years from now, if it 'clicks' for Fitz, we might very well see him tearing it up at some mid-major school. I hope so. Really like him and he seemed like a fine young man.

Its a shame that we lose him. And more of a shame that no one really developed him more than they did.

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Its a shame that we lose him. And more of a shame that no one really developed him more than they did.

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He came off an injury and a lot of times guys take an extra year to get going after that. Probably could've used a redshirt year in retrospect.

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Dominic Artis fans @DominicArtis2 Apr 3


How would Dominic look in a Texas a&m jersey @texasambuzztap

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The above was tweeted on Dominic Artis' twitter account about 5 days ago,
and about a week after he visited A&M for an official visit.

I'm still leaning towards guessing that we sign Artis as the additional guard that Hop & Logan say the staff is still looking for, and would not be surprised if part of the reason we haven't heard yet is making sure we have scholarship room. All the transfers out need to play out before any transfer in.

Right now, with Roberson/Green/Space/Fitzgerald going out and Davis/Hogg/Thomas/Gilder coming in, we have exactly 13 scholarships filled. To add yet another player such as Artis, then one more scholarship will have to be freed up.

My guess for several weeks now has been that Space, Johns, and Fitzgerald were the most likely three players to transfer. Space if his plan to graduate worked out so that he could transfer and immediately play (which it did) and the latter two for playing time reasons. I will still be mildly surprised if Johns does not make a decision similar to Fitzgerald.

I've thought some about Tavario Miller. Given the crowded situation, he has been mentioned as a guy to keep an eye on as well, but I think Miller's chance to have an important role and play some good minutes next season are much higher than Johns.

Yea I know they tried him a bit, but he was coming off of a major knee injury. It's very difficult to come back from those in less than a year.

it's a shame that he didn't get a shot after an offseason in which he actually got to train and practice, full speed.

seems like a pretty good sign house is coming back.

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Not really, but you keep on believing it. Either way, I want a coach who keeps us out of APR trouble AND wins. Haven't had one of those for a while.

another player leaving under the kennedy regime. too many to keep track of

Which one of the incoming fish would you give up to keep him? Word is he didn't show what he needed to in practice to get the PT, and he didn't perform well in most games he got in. Wish it would have been different because I thought he was going to be a significant player before he got hurt.

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Has Mr. APR had more players graduate or transfer at this point?

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It's a revolving door.

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Where would he go?

A maybe 2nd rounder and unguaranted contracts? Euroball?

Trap door.




...tough year. All Conference in practice allegedly to an afterthought.

Best of luck to Fitz. Seems like a good kid.

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Not really, but you keep on believing it. Either way, I want a coach who keeps us out of APR trouble AND wins. Haven't had one of those for a while.

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The only way APR affected Kennedy is that he wasn't able to run off a significant portion of the roster and fill it up with "his guys" right away. Other than that, APR was NOT a problem. We never lost scholarships, weren't put on probation, weren't banned from post-season play, didn't lose television coverage, or whatever else you can think of. It did nothing to our program but keep Kennedy from going after "Kennedy players." And considering the rate that guys he's brought in stay for a year and then transfer, I'm not convinced that Kennedy knows what a "Kennedy player" is either.

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Which one of the incoming fish would you give up to keep him? Word is he didn't show what he needed to in practice to get the PT, and he didn't perform well in most games he got in. Wish it would have been different because I thought he was going to be a significant player before he got hurt.

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Nobody wants to say it but Avery Johnson, Jr should not be on this team over davonte.

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Not really, but you keep on believing it. Either way, I want a coach who keeps us out of APR trouble AND wins. Haven't had one of those for a while.

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I mean it's a BS excuse for crappy coaching. Either way we agree on the second point.

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That sounds like good news!

Another player trap doored.

Just goes to show what a nice guy Kennedy is. [/Hyman]

If that is the way you/y'all feel, then rules need to be made to not allow it. Unfortunately it happens all the time. The way to stop it is to change the rules....more NCAA involvement.

Kennedy lost a good one. Now the kid can play for an actual coach. Best of luck Fitz.

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BTW, Logan is saying there are a number of schools who have already contacted A&M showing interest in Fitzgerald. Logan seems to feel that he'll end up at a mid-major.

Most everyone seem really high on Fitz's raw talent including Logan, and say that in an open gym setting without much structure the guy often looked like one of the best players on the team. Just really struggled when got into actual games.

Seems like there is a good chance that a couple of years from now, if it 'clicks' for Fitz, we might very well see him tearing it up at some mid-major school. I hope so. Really like him and he seemed like a fine young man.

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He's a good talent. leaving college station. He would do well at a mid major conference but I believe he'll have opportunities at another big school should he choose that route.

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