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Might have a high ceiling, Tyler Nickle, 6’7” SG, Fr, UNC. Didn’t fit for some reason. PT faded during the season. Team developed chemistry problems and turned down the NIT to get the season over. First preseason #1 to not dance.
 

Rockraven said:
Might have a high ceiling, Tyler Nickle, 6’7” SG, Fr, UNC. Didn’t fit for some reason. PT faded during the season. Team developed chemistry problems and turned down the NIT to get the season over. First preseason #1 to not dance.
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Was 84 ranked players in his class

 

Gophs24 said:
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Stats make him look like a Cooper clone except shoots FTs better. Turns it over at a high rate on a losing team (Pepperdine was 9-22) in a lower conference (outside of the Zags)
 




Syracuse lands 5* PG transferring from Norte Dame.
 












howeda7 said:
How does Shaka keep 14 guys happy?
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His bigger worry will be pro opportunities and making sure the donors can match the ineveitable stack of money Memphis will throw Kam Jones way.

Shaka has already said he wont use the portal much and hasnt reached out to the Towson kid so not sure why Gophs and Marquette were referenced as the ones "out".
 



Gopher_In_NYC said:
Additionally there are so many landing spots and maybe so if these guys realize they won’t be pros or want to move on with the next chapter of their life and would like their degree to be from MN.

Let’s put the student back into the athlete.
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I think that is a poor argument. It is probably better to get a degree from a university in an area of the country you want to live in. If you want to live in San Diego, what means more...a degree for Minnesota or a degree from San Diego State?
 



Wet_Blanket_Guy said:
I think that is a poor argument. It is probably better to get a degree from a university in an area of the country you want to live in. If you want to live in San Diego, what means more...a degree for Minnesota or a degree from San Diego State?
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I have not idea how SDSU is germane to my post.

Obviously, if someone really wants to live in San Diego then there's a high probability they'll go to school there.

FWIW - 62 for MN vs. 151 for SDSU - per US News and World Report

The overall point I was making, is that you sell what you can sell and look for a good fit (that's why I said "some players" - you emphasize the academics and I would like to have data on earning potential for a U degree vs other collegiate towns, if it is available, and also for Twin Cities market vs. other markets etc....

If you wanna try and get me on posts for which don't contain anything I included, fire away, I just won't play those reindeer games, Rudy.
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
I have not idea how SDSU is germane to my post.

Obviously, if someone really wants to live in San Diego then there's a high probability they'll go to school there.

FWIW - 62 for MN vs. 151 for SDSU - per US News and World Report

The overall point I was making, is that you sell what you can sell and look for a good fit (that's why I said "some players" - you emphasize the academics and I would like to have data on earning potential for a U degree vs other collegiate towns, if it is available, and also for Twin Cities market vs. other markets etc....

If you wanna try and get me on posts for which don't contain anything I included, fire away, I just won't play those reindeer games, Rudy.
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I was reading your comment, the one I replied to, as they would come to MN to get a degree as they are thinking of their post basketball life (and said MN degree would help them) better than other degrees from other schools. If I read that wrong, that's on me.

If I read that right, my comment stands. I think a MN degree is fine, but it's better used in the Mid-west. If a player has enough foresight to think about post-playing life, maybe he is also thinking about where he wants to live. If that is the case, maybe they chose San Diego State or other Cal Public Schools close to San Diego (if that is the destination of choice) as it's more about who you know in life versus the name on the degree.
 


Wet_Blanket_Guy said:
I was reading your comment, the one I replied to, as they would come to MN to get a degree as they are thinking of their post basketball life (and said MN degree would help them) better than other degrees from other schools. If I read that wrong, that's on me.

If I read that right, my comment stands. I think a MN degree is fine, but it's better used in the Mid-west. If a player has enough foresight to think about post-playing life, maybe he is also thinking about where he wants to live. If that is the case, maybe they chose San Diego State or other Cal Public Schools close to San Diego (if that is the destination of choice) as it's more about who you know in life versus the name on the degree.
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I appreciate your reply, regardless -

It depends on what they want their degree in, as most schools are better in some academic areas than others and yes some college players do have a life plan in place at that point on their lives - I didn’t possess that much foresight.

Regarding your second point, w e would be recruiting players from the Midwest or looking to go to a school in that region.

And again, I said this could be helpful for “some players.” You need to do the research when making a sale to find out what the prospects’ needs are and position yourself accordingly.

So per my experience in business, you sell your competitive advantage, accentuate the positive. If you disagree with that fine, but that’s my experience having worked for companies with 500 sales reps nationwide and managing/running my own department for a boutique firm.
 
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Would they come here for the education to spend their working life in Minnesota winters? The ones we need are the ones with a pro basketball future.
 

jameer Nelson Jr. is my dream PG signing!
 




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