JJ Caldwell going pro

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Best of luck.

Gladiator-91
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His NBA career will be as long as mine.
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PatAg
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he has the physical tools, I think. We'll see if this was a big enough wakeup call for the guy, maybe get some real coaching in the g league
CactusThomas
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Wow
Rick Flex
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Pro what?
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If Fabyon Harris is still earning a paycheck playing this game, so can Caldwell.
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Fabyon Harris showed that he was a much better player than Caldwell. Caldwell never showed anything. All we have are the stories of his domination from his red-shirt year.
Method Man
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This.^ Fabyon is also driven and focused.
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Method Man said:

This.^ Fabyon is also driven and focused.
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.
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Hop said:

If Fabyon Harris is still earning a paycheck playing this game, so can Caldwell.
spot on.
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We sure have a lot of groundhogs around here.
The conversations will be uncomfortable, but we all have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable for progress to be made.
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Wow - I forgot all about Fabyon Harris. I'll always pull for that guy. Glad to hear he's still playing.
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Fabyon had the ugliest three I have ever seen. And I've seen Marlon throw up a few.
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Another case in point:

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LawHall88 said:

Another case in point:


Davis is a far superior player than Harris or Caldwell. Of course Davis is making bucks playing ball.
expresswrittenconsent
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Davis had a 30/20 here and was a very good 4 yr player. There was never any doubt he could make a living overseas if he wanted.
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Prediction: JJ Caldwell successfully goes pro... in China!
To 1,000,000 touchdowns ...and beyond
Method Man
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This young man has had a tough life. I hope he does well.
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I hope so too
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It does not specify what exactly he is going pro in. Maybe this dude put in an application to work for fedex.
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Do we have anybody left on the roster?
Peace for Ukraine!
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Another year in the BK turnover stakes.
TMartin
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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.
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Method Man said:

This young man has had a tough life. I hope he does well.
This is really weird.
He may have had a tough life, but turning his back on a college education is the stupidest decision he has made so far in his life. One that he will soon sincerely and severely regret.
Who in the hell is he getting his advice from? I assume it is no one who cares anything about him.
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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.
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.

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.

Method Man
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Some people aren't college material. It's a miracle he got accepted into any university as far as I can tell.
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Pumpkinhead said:

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.
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.

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.


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.
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Transfers are actually the way Kennedy is sustaining the A&M program so I'm good with that part.
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.

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.
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wacarnolds said:

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Transfers are actually the way Kennedy is sustaining the A&M program so I'm good with that part.
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.

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.
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 sophomores
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wacarnolds said:

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Transfers are actually the way Kennedy is sustaining the A&M program so I'm good with that part.
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.

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.

If goes without saying that A&M absolutely will stink next season if the staff hasn't hit the lottery on a bunch of JUCO's and transfers, which doesn't give one a bunch of confidence while waiting this off-season.
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God luck for great career. Hope you remain an Aggie after you leave CS.
Method Man
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Transfers are currently sustaining the A&M b-ball program. Hard to argue.
DukeMu
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Israeli league might be a good fit.

Euroball is guard oriented. If he had a better outside shot, I'd be pretty confident he could have a long Euro career. They'll be expecting his style of passing.

Best of luck, JJ.
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