Mgbako in portal
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I would say any one that enters the portal from here on out, is very likely gone. DeVries will have had a chance to meet with Mgbako, and anyone else that enters from this point forward. If I'm DeVries and I've met with them, and they THEN enter the portal... see ya.
One of best quotes of press conference was "I didn't recruit you and you didn't recruit me" I took that to mean See ya!
I took it to mean “If you want to be here, show it, because if I want you to be here, I’ll show it.”
He'll go somewhere and score some.
But he's never gonna get you that had to have rebound..Or a 50/50 ball and D someone up..
But he's never gonna get you that had to have rebound..Or a 50/50 ball and D someone up..
Someone claimed this was post meeting with the new guy. Probably means DD asked if he was gonna try to play defense next year and MM said “Yo Quiero Taco Bell!”
Million dollar arm, ten cent head.
It just looks like nobody ever taught him anything.
In the meeting, DeVries mentioned the dreaded D word and insulted Him. Defense
He has potential but he needs to understand he isn’t close to being a complete player yet. I was hoping he would figure that out at IU.
Yeah, but I remember people telling us he was a sure one-and-done.
Maybe they meant one defensive possession per game.
His tweet to the fans was obviously written by someone else. He used 3 syllable words.
I think that's about the best way to describe him. It's very weird to watch him play. TMP (I think) said he doesn't have the instinct for the game and I think that's fair too. But I lean more to what you say, even if you don't have the instinct, learning to get into a defensive position should at least be manageable.
I’ve got virtually every game he played at IU recorded. Pretty confident he never once got into an actual defensive stance.
I thought maybe Pitino could use him for his shooting woes this season but can MgBako play defense for slick Rick? We shall see.
Just read it. I’d be willing to bet DD called him into his office and handed that to him. Done and done.
He said he's gonna test the waters of the NBA. Me suspects he will find those waters to be icy cold to a player of his skills or rather lack thereof.
I read somewhere that he played zone defense exclusively in HS. If so, it certainly explains a lot.
I saw that as well and LMAO. Good luck, no way he is ready for that. Good riddance!
It wouldn't surprise me if CDD watched tape on all of MM's defensive highlights this past season and it only took about five minutes at the most. Then he had to decide how much is teachable and how much is not.
The dude moves like he has lead in his shoes. He just isn't very fast or explosive. Great shot, but can't guard a chair. May be addition by subtraction.
Wow, the criticism here is something else.
Almost the entire IU roster went into the portal when Archie was fired. This is typical for most teams/players after coaching changes because they both need to recruit each other for the first time. To that, I imagine he knows he is likely to go back to college and he wants to play on a competitive team, or maybe he is worried about playing time. If its PT, then CDD either values his talent to want to offer reassurance in his place or he would rather not. If IU looks competitive and the roster is such that MM feels he has a chance to compete for conference and national titles, he may want to return. I leave that decision up to CDD and MM.
None of this is to say CDD is or isn't interested or MM is or isn't truly considering a return, but I would like to think most of the kids would want to be in the portal, no strings attached, and allow the coaches to talk them into coming back or moving on.
Almost the entire IU roster went into the portal when Archie was fired. This is typical for most teams/players after coaching changes because they both need to recruit each other for the first time. To that, I imagine he knows he is likely to go back to college and he wants to play on a competitive team, or maybe he is worried about playing time. If its PT, then CDD either values his talent to want to offer reassurance in his place or he would rather not. If IU looks competitive and the roster is such that MM feels he has a chance to compete for conference and national titles, he may want to return. I leave that decision up to CDD and MM.
None of this is to say CDD is or isn't interested or MM is or isn't truly considering a return, but I would like to think most of the kids would want to be in the portal, no strings attached, and allow the coaches to talk them into coming back or moving on.
I have a hunch he’s a bit of an attitude/team chemistry problem.
Good luck to Mgbako. I hope he succeeds wherever he lands. I still think he has a shot at the NBA if someone can get him to focus and dial in his shot, his form is pretty.
I agree, especially since there's probably a mutual understanding after their meetings. I'm optimistic for anyone who decides to stick around as that means they've passed DeVries check.
Frozen solid actually. That comment tells you exactly how self-unaware this kid was. The only waters he's testing are the ones he's selling in bottles to the fans as a vendor.
