Well certainly, he'll need to act like a professional. I'm just saying it isn't as crazy as other posters are suggesting. It isn't a big stretch for just about any P5 scholarship player to make a living playing basketball across the globe. Not saying they will get rich, but many make a living at it. Nate Walkup made a decent amount of money being a professional basketball player. Caldwell has the natural skill set to make a living, and at his age it's probably the best decision for him.Method Man said:
This.^ Fabyon is also driven and focused.
spot on.Hop said:
If Fabyon Harris is still earning a paycheck playing this game, so can Caldwell.
This is really weird.Method Man said:
This young man has had a tough life. I hope he does well.
There are literally hundreds of guys who don't pan out at schools across the country every year. Here is a list of current transfers in 2018 to date: 628 D1 players are changing their location. That's 628 players right there that somebody spent time/effort recruiting who ended moved on to another place.TMartin said:
I wish JJ well but these projects that Kennedy devotes so much time and resources to just don't seem to be worth the effort for a team trying to build an SEC program.
I get what you're saying but when I finally saw the kid play I was underwhelmed. Transfers are actually the way Kennedy is sustaining the A&M program so I'm good with that part.Pumpkinhead said:There are literally hundreds of guys who don't pan out at schools across the country every year. Here is a list of current transfers in 2018 to date: 628 D1 players are changing their location. That's 628 players right there that somebody spent time/effort recruiting who ended moved on to another place.TMartin said:
I wish JJ well but these projects that Kennedy devotes so much time and resources to just don't seem to be worth the effort for a team trying to build an SEC program.
That's an average now creeping closer and closer each year to 2 players per D1 program transferring out.
http://www.verbalcommits.com/transfers/2018
That said, obviously guys like Caldwell who were highly rated and 'hyped' for such a significant amount of time are a much bigger disappointment than some average 3-star kid who didn't pan out. At least some of us (I know I was one) got really excited about this kid, but who turned out to be a bust. From everything I read, Caldwell is legitimately talented, which no doubt was a major reason why the staff stuck with him. Had he been some regular recruit, they'd have probably moved on much faster. Unfortunately, the kid apparently never could get his act together.
This seems like a major overstatement. Danuel and Jalen (along with Collins) were invaluable transfers that made the SEC championship and first Sweet 16 a reality, but we've had nothing close to that impact in the two seasons since they left. Duane Wilson's year here is a really inspirational story, but it's somewhat of a footnote regarding last season. And the JC Hampton transfer ended up not filling the void at PG, which was a major reason we watched March Madness from home that year.Quote:
Transfers are actually the way Kennedy is sustaining the A&M program so I'm good with that part.
Agree. They have helped mightily, especially House and Jones, but the core of the team has been guys from HS. Even this year the core is going to be Gilder and the sophomoreswacarnolds said:This seems like a major overstatement. Danuel and Jalen (along with Collins) were invaluable transfers that made the SEC championship and first Sweet 16 a reality, but we've had nothing close to that impact in the two seasons since they left. Duane Wilson's year here is a really inspirational story, but it's somewhat of a footnote regarding last season. And the JC Hampton transfer ended up not filling the void at PG, which was a major reason we watched March Madness from home that year.Quote:
Transfers are actually the way Kennedy is sustaining the A&M program so I'm good with that part.
The transfers have helped at times to differing extents, but I don't see it as being a common theme that explains our success. Or I guess it explains some of our success, but I don't see it as a method of "sustaining" the strength of the program.
Obviously transfers were a huge part of the 2015-2016 Sweet Sixteen/SEC Championship team, given that three of the five starters were transfers. And House and Jalen Jones in particular played a huge role in their two seasons here to help bring the program back from the dead.wacarnolds said:This seems like a major overstatement. Danuel and Jalen (along with Collins) were invaluable transfers that made the SEC championship and first Sweet 16 a reality, but we've had nothing close to that impact in the two seasons since they left. Duane Wilson's year here is a really inspirational story, but it's somewhat of a footnote regarding last season. And the JC Hampton transfer ended up not filling the void at PG, which was a major reason we watched March Madness from home that year.Quote:
Transfers are actually the way Kennedy is sustaining the A&M program so I'm good with that part.
The transfers have helped at times to differing extents, but I don't see it as being a common theme that explains our success. Or I guess it explains some of our success, but I don't see it as a method of "sustaining" the strength of the program.