Aggies trying to be aggressive

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Yeah I mean if it is this late and you have a scholarship available why would you not use it on a guy like this for depth? Texas already has 2 wing transfers who are much better plus Disu as a stretch 4. He would be lucky to even play at Texas with Timmy Allen and Christian Bishop coming in so I can't see how why he would go there.

I actually like his highlights quite a bit but man he's seriously one of the skinniest guys I've ever seen even after 4 years in college. He looks like a hs kid you would take and hope he can develop enough physically to help you in 2-3 years. He's a former juco kid so Buzz and Rock have a good track record with those guys they can sell plus losing Hall probably helps us too. Was also his juco conference defensive player of the year and looks like a pretty good shot blocker with his length.
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Texas A&M: "We talked about spreading the floor out, pushing the ball, and having an uptempo. Their message to me was that they see me being a mismatch at all opportunities and all aspects of the game. If I have a guard on me, I can play in the mid range or the post, if I have a big on me we can spread the floor where I can attack or pull up."
He also says that Texas would want him to redshirt.
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Aggie09Derek said:


I don't like our chances here. Alabama would probably be a perfect fit for his style of play.

I figure that Small will either pick us or TTU. I'm also assuming that the transfer Looch hinted at ain't happening.
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If he is putting any value in fan love from Twitter we will finish 10th.
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Would be nice if Looch at least tells us who it was if it indeed doesn't happen
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I'm also getting the vibe that it isn't happening and it'll go down as another thing in Aggie basketball the last decade where "if X had happened, we'd have been better," is what people say all next year.

Hope I'm wrong.
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Topher17 said:

I'm also getting the vibe that it isn't happening and it'll go down as another thing in Aggie basketball the last decade where "if X had happened, we'd have been better," is what people say all next year.

Hope I'm wrong.


You talking about Obanor? I don't think anyone will say that if we don't get him. There wasn't really ever a time when people felt oh the Aggies were probably going to land him. If it was rumored we were going to get him and then missed maybe. Think it would be huge upset if we get him.
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MarcAg said:

Topher17 said:

I'm also getting the vibe that it isn't happening and it'll go down as another thing in Aggie basketball the last decade where "if X had happened, we'd have been better," is what people say all next year.

Hope I'm wrong.


You talking about Obanor? I don't think anyone will say that if we don't get him. There wasn't really ever a time when people felt oh the Aggies were probably going to land him. If it was rumored we were going to get him and then missed maybe. Think it would be huge upset if we get him.


No, sorry I should have quoted. Referring to the fabled big name transfer Looch has been alluding to.
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Gotcha. I don't think we will ever know the name if we don't get him.
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Agreed. And if it isn't Obanor, I don't know of a single person out there it could be that would meet the alluded to criteria. Football will start and no one will care or remember the rumor existed other than about 8 of us on this board.
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Luicci on radio this morning, said getting Obanor 'not realistic'. Doesn't think he's coming here.
But does think we will get some good transfer news this week. My reading on that is getting Small.

Also said the St. Joe's kid was 'a weird deal'.
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Based on how the topic now seems to be avoided by mods that the "big transfer that was a 'name' guy" isn't happening.
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This is the transfer commit announcement that you have to keep an eye on.

LawHall88
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If he can shoot 40% from 3 he can certainly contribute, but hardly a program changer. Maybe Williams and Coleman will surprise me, but I'm not expecting that we'll be in serious contention for an NCAA tourney spot. Hopefully I'm wrong.
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Feels like we'll probably land Small, but I'm not sure what he does that I'm all that excited about. He'll be another decent piece, but I don't think he changes the outlook for next year at all.

Whatever was going on behind the scenes with the "big transfer" seems to pretty clearly have fallen through.
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Topher17 said:

Feels like we'll probably land Small, but I'm not sure what he does that I'm all that excited about. He'll be another decent piece, but I don't think he changes the outlook for next year at all.


Dude shot 49% from three in sun belt play (granted he wasn't shooting 5 a game). We need all the shooting threats we can get. We aren't good enough to where a guy like that can't help us out a lot. Look at our forwards? It's a bunch of unknowns. This guy has something at least. Moves well and can shoot. I mean yeah he isn't coming in here and being all SEC, but I'm not sure any of us expected us to land anyone like that. If Chris Beard offered the kid we should be excited if we get him. Beard isn't offering guys that "might" help his team. Yes we should be excited about possibly landing this guy because we are desperate for help.
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All good points and I don't disagree with you. I hope he comes here and lights it up, just my personal feelings in general that I think he'd be a nice piece, but doesn't really change my thoughts on the team.

For what it's worth, Looch reiterated tonight he still believes the transfer he's been alluding to is going to happen.
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Yeah as I said I don't think the kid is a star, but we don't have a good enough roster to where a guy like that can't help. And I honestly didn't think an A&M basketball savior was walking through that door this summer. This team is going to have to win as a team, not because of stars.
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sucks seeing TT land guys like the UTEP transfer and making the final 4 for Obanor even without Beard there.
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To be fair, it is based of Beard's success. If tech falls off, they will probably struggle too.
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Apparently Small is staying put at Texas State
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Only school that would guarantee starter minutes, maybe? This is a strange one.
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LOL
bobinator
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What a bizarre offseason in college basketball.
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tu asked him to redshirt and yeah, maybe neither Tech or A&M were promising enough playing time, though you'd think that would have gotten worked out earlier to conclude yay or nay. Who knows
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LawHall88 said:



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Obanor to Texas Tech
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Man I could have sworn that once they hired a 64 year old coach nobody would ever want to play there again.
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Marcus Carr to Texas tonight, they have a real shot to be ranked preseason #1
bobinator
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Only if Jeff Goodman gets to do everyone's rankings for them.

But yes, like I've said elsewhere, it is extremely annoying how good they're going to be right away. But that's what you get when you hire maybe the best coach in the game.

That Texas at Tech game next year might be an all-timer of a college basketball atmosphere in this state.
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That Texas team is probably going to be more talented than any team he had at Tech.
 
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