2021 Transfer Portal

[muspc2]

    Many posters apparently had a negative impression of Sy based upon his very limited minutes at MU. It should be kept in mind, however, that the teams that are still playing at the Elite Eight don't lack for players that can handle the ball without kicking it off their feet, throw a crisp accurate pass and drive to the basket when  the opportunity presents itself (and the coach allows it). There is no denying that his open 3 point shot was unacceptable, but Sy was/is only a Soph and "may" at least shoot acceptably in his remaining college career. I hope Stevie and Kam show up and are at least the ballhandlers and defenders Sy is. I also hope Shaka can attract other recruits/transfers that are being named which might have the potential to make us forget we had or need Sy's services.
    Without naming names of current players on last year's roster, a successful team going forward will need more than a few highlight dunks or open three shooting streaks to be successful. (As much as all MU players are loved and appreciated, that was a bad team.) Sy has the tools to be successful playing in a rotation on a good team. If he somehow starts to hit a decent percentage of his open looks, we may miss him and he will show why he had 4* potential coming out of high school.
     That having been said on Sy's behalf, good luck to him at Syracuse (Sy does have many tools to put him on a high major team), and very good luck to his MU replacement. Let's hope Shaka puts together a team that does not need Sy and will exceed the play of not only last year's MU team, but also exceeds the overall results of Syracuse and other high majors.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Good to see your display of personal integrity by not naming names.



JK. Good luck to Sy. Seemed like a good teammate.

[Pakuni]

    Many posters apparently had a negative impression of Sy based upon his very limited minutes at MU. It should be kept in mind, however, that the teams that are still playing at the Elite Eight don't lack for players that can handle the ball without kicking it off their feet, throw a crisp accurate pass and drive to the basket when  the opportunity presents itself (and the coach allows it). There is no denying that his open 3 point shot was unacceptable, but Sy was/is only a Soph and "may" at least shoot acceptably in his remaining college career. I hope Stevie and Kam show up and are at least the ballhandlers and defenders Sy is. I also hope Shaka can attract other recruits/transfers that are being named which might have the potential to make us forget we had or need Sy's services.

Sy's turnover rate of 22.8 percent was highest on the team among players who averaged more than 10 minutes per game (only Dexter and Oso were higher).
There may very well be a solid ballhandler in there somewhere, but we didn't see it last year.

[Stretchdeltsig]

    Many posters apparently had a negative impression of Sy based upon his very limited minutes at MU. It should be kept in mind, however, that the teams that are still playing at the Elite Eight don't lack for players that can handle the ball without kicking it off their feet, throw a crisp accurate pass and drive to the basket when  the opportunity presents itself (and the coach allows it). There is no denying that his open 3 point shot was unacceptable, but Sy was/is only a Soph and "may" at least shoot acceptably in his remaining college career. I hope Stevie and Kam show up and are at least the ballhandlers and defenders Sy is. I also hope Shaka can attract other recruits/transfers that are being named which might have the potential to make us forget we had or need Sy's services.
    Without naming names of current players on last year's roster, a successful team going forward will need more than a few highlight dunks or open three shooting streaks to be successful. (As much as all MU players are loved and appreciated, that was a bad team.) Sy has the tools to be successful playing in a rotation on a good team. If he somehow starts to hit a decent percentage of his open looks, we may miss him and he will show why he had 4* potential coming out of high school.
     That having been said on Sy's behalf, good luck to him at Syracuse (Sy does have many tools to put him on a high major team), and very good luck to his MU replacement. Let's hope Shaka puts together a team that does not need Sy and will exceed the play of not only last year's MU team, but also exceeds the overall results of Syracuse and other high majors.

[Stretchdeltsig]

    Many posters apparently had a negative impression of Sy based upon his very limited minutes at MU. It should be kept in mind, however, that the teams that are still playing at the Elite Eight don't lack for players that can handle the ball without kicking it off their feet, throw a crisp accurate pass and drive to the basket when  the opportunity presents itself (and the coach allows it). There is no denying that his open 3 point shot was unacceptable, but Sy was/is only a Soph and "may" at least shoot acceptably in his remaining college career. I hope Stevie and Kam show up and are at least the ballhandlers and defenders Sy is. I also hope Shaka can attract other recruits/transfers that are being named which might have the potential to make us forget we had or need Sy's services.
    Without naming names of current players on last year's roster, a successful team going forward will need more than a few highlight dunks or open three shooting streaks to be successful. (As much as all MU players are loved and appreciated, that was a bad team.) Sy has the tools to be successful playing in a rotation on a good team. If he somehow starts to hit a decent percentage of his open looks, we may miss him and he will show why he had 4* potential coming out of high school.
     That having been said on Sy's behalf, good luck to him at Syracuse (Sy does have many tools to put him on a high major team), and very good luck to his MU replacement. Let's hope Shaka puts together a team that does not need Sy and will exceed the play of not only last year's MU team, but also exceeds the overall results of Syracuse and other high majors.

I thought Sy would excellent at Marquette. But he didn't. He had two years to get on stage to show his stuff. It wasn't all that great. I wish him the best in the future.

[muspc2]

    I was not trying to be cute not naming names, it is just that I didn't want to "attack" any past or present player as some returning players have built up reputations based upon the ability to do one or two things well while having gaping wholes in their games which other high major college players don't display. I hope all MU players reach their ceilings sooner rather than later, but even MU's present "stars" can show improvement. (And maybe Sy's potential ceiling is/was higher than most of last year's team.)
     We all can be huge fans without expressly pointing out the negatives in individual players games. The errors and tendencies toward errors were there to be seen.
Just hope the new coaching staff can maximize the talents of the returning players and bring in more highly skilled players so that the overall results are more acceptable to the fan base. Better coaching and higher overall abilities seem needed going forward for more than a few players. Even our top three returning players (I don't think they need be named) need to get better. And although it may never be fully realized, I don't believe anyone on that team had a higher upside than Sy outside of the top three. A lot of outside names have been thrown around, but I certainly hope we are not in a position of "missing" someone like Sy in the next two or three years.

[mumi27]

https://mobile.twitter.com/jakeweingarten/status/1377372755893555210

Boogie Ellis of Memphis has entered the portal. Notable due to his former 5 star status and his cool name

[NickelDimer]

It's great that Sy has some decent handles, vision and passing but unless he develops himself into something of an offensive threat those talents are pretty worthless. I wish him nothing but the best.

[forgetful]

https://mobile.twitter.com/jakeweingarten/status/1377372755893555210

Boogie Ellis of Memphis has entered the portal. Notable due to his former 5 star status and his cool name

I think Boogie would be a good fit here. Also, really like his name so a bonus.

[CrowdOf5]

Creighton's Christian Bishop now in the portal. Kinda surprised.

https://twitter.com/chris_bishop13/status/1377446561257512960?s=21

[Johnny B]

Creighton's Christian Bishop now in the portal. Kinda surprised.

https://twitter.com/chris_bishop13/status/1377446561257512960?s=21

not really. plantation stuff weighs on ya.

[CrowdOf5]

not really. plantation stuff weighs on ya.

Yeah interestingly enough Zegarowski had to send out a tweet denying speculated intentions of him transferring.

https://twitter.com/mzegarowski1/status/1377350112448376832?s=21

[pbiflyer]

Creighton's Christian Bishop now in the portal. Kinda surprised.

https://twitter.com/chris_bishop13/status/1377446561257512960?s=21

So he's going off the.....

[PGsHeroes32]

Yeah interestingly enough Zegarowski had to send out a tweet denying speculated intentions of him transferring.

https://twitter.com/mzegarowski1/status/1377350112448376832?s=21

Well, if he changes his mind he can come play for Shaka.

[MU82]

I like Bishop's energy. Obviously, I don't know who else Shaka is looking at, but I'd take Bishop.

Or aren't we allowed to accept other BEast schools' players? I'm pretty sure the ACC and a few other leagues no longer have that restriction.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

https://twitter.com/JamieShaw5/status/1377362995219550208

Jamie Shaw
@JamieShaw5
Since putting his name in the portal Eastern Kentucky transfer TRE KING has been offered by Georgetown, Xavier & Va Tech

He's also heard from Marquette, Vandy, Georgia, East Carolina, Pittsburgh & South Alabama

The 6-foot-9/225 junior avg 14.9 points & 6.2 rebounds last season

Put up big numbers against mostly bad competition. He does have experience scoring on Big East defenses. He hung 25 points, 13 rebounds, 1 block, and 4 steals on 8/16 shooting on Xavier earlier this season.

[jfp61]

List of Transfer Marquette has had some communication with

Tyler Kolek- 6'3" - George Mason
Wendell Green Jr. - 5'11" - Eastern Kentucky
Emmitt Matthews Jr. - 6'7"- West Virginia
Tre King- 6'9"- Eastern Kentucky
Adonis Arms - 6'6"- Winthrop
Noah Gurley- 6'8"- Furman
Noah Locke- 6'3" - Florida
Brandon McKissic- 6'3" - UMKC

[ATL MU Warrior]

List of Transfer Marquette has had some communication with

Tyler Kolek- 6'3" - George Mason
Wendell Green Jr. - 5'11" - Eastern Kentucky
Emmitt Matthews Jr. - 6'7"- West Virginia
Tre King- 6'9"- Eastern Kentucky
Adonis Arms - 6'6"- Winthrop
Noah Gurley- 6'8"- Furman
Noah Locke- 6'3" - Florida
Brandon McKissic- 6'3" - UMKC

That is a great name. 

[D'Lo Brown]

Maybe a dumb question but are there expectations for when the transfer market will really heat up? Or more an expectation that guys picking new teams will be more of a slow trickle?

[tower912]

Uncharted waters.

[DoctorV]

Maybe a dumb question but are there expectations for when the transfer market will really heat up? Or more an expectation that guys picking new teams will be more of a slow trickle?

There were expectations that DJ Carton would be one of the certain ones out of town at seasons end...
There were expectations that very few coaches would be fired in this odd Covid season and that the coaching carousel would be very quiet...
Expect the unexpected

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

List of Transfer Marquette has had some communication with

Tyler Kolek- 6'3" - George Mason
Wendell Green Jr. - 5'11" - Eastern Kentucky
Emmitt Matthews Jr. - 6'7"- West Virginia
Tre King- 6'9"- Eastern Kentucky
Adonis Arms - 6'6"- Winthrop
Noah Gurley- 6'8"- Furman
Noah Locke- 6'3" - Florida
Brandon McKissic- 6'3" - UMKC

Add Tari Eason - 6'8" - Cincinnati

[genious expert]

List of Transfer Marquette has had some communication with

Tyler Kolek- 6'3" - George Mason
Wendell Green Jr. - 5'11" - Eastern Kentucky
Emmitt Matthews Jr. - 6'7"- West Virginia
Tre King- 6'9"- Eastern Kentucky
Adonis Arms - 6'6"- Winthrop
Noah Gurley- 6'8"- Furman
Noah Locke- 6'3" - Florida
Brandon McKissic- 6'3" - UMKC

I think Brandon McKissic is out

https://twitter.com/JacobPolacheck/status/1376238645699567617?s=20

UMKC transfer Brandon McKissic confirms he will be making his college decision sometime within the next week. 

Finalists: Kansas, Oregon State, Florida, Saint Louis, Missouri and Kansas State.

[shoothoops]

I think Brandon McKissic is out

https://twitter.com/JacobPolacheck/status/1376238645699567617?s=20

UMKC transfer Brandon McKissic confirms he will be making his college decision sometime within the next week. 

Finalists: Kansas, Oregon State, Florida, Saint Louis, Missouri and Kansas State.

Brandon's cousin is Jordan Goodwin from SLU. Brandon is trying to get him to come back for one more year. Chis Hollender, (Cuonzo Martin assistant) recruited him to UMKC so there are a few, long term, close relationships to overcome there. Others are random. Some of the others have less connections but have impressed him with their effort. (Mike White)

[Hards Alumni]

This should be a very interesting off season for sure.  When dominoes start to fall, I imagine they will fall quickly.