2025 Transfer Portal Thread

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cncchris33 said:
With Ament, I understand the exposure that Duke offers, but I also think that he is competing with a lot of others for that exposure on the same team, primarily the Boozer Bros. for his class. Like Flagg this year, they will be the story next year, unless Ament just grossly outperforms them, which is possible. If not, though, everyone else in that class will feel secondary the way Knueppel and Maluach were.

On the flip side, Tennessee...as much as we hate to admit it...isn't going to touch Duke in terms of exposure, prestige, or money.

An interesting dynamic, and Ament probably realizes that neither answer is wrong. He just has to decide for himself which one is most right.
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Agreed, he'll be fighting an uphill battle for minutes at 4 spot between Cameron Boozer, 3rd ranked prospect measuring at 6'9 235 lbs and Nikolas Khamenia, 15th ranked prospect at 6'8 210 lbs.

Ament is undersized compared to those two, at 6'9 185 lbs. I imagine CRB and coaching staff is also selling Ament on Garrett Medenwald and our S&C program.
 
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All Vol! said:
@Stoerner Fumbles I wondered if you may have heard anything at all whether Carey may have left Vanderbilt on not great terms or after some kind of falling out or such? You've probably seen his comments after committing to us that came across as kind of abrasive toward Vandy, saying, "I don't care about no black and gold.." etc. Maybe he was just reacting to Vandy fans probably throwing the traitor label at him but fair to say you don't often see a player throwing shade like that at his former team on the way out the door. Not a huge deal necessarily, just hoping he'll integrate well in Knoxville and not a guy who's easy to have a falling out or so. Just curious.
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His minutes were really restricted in the their two postseason games. Not sure if these two things are related, but I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility that he wasn't pleased.

Privately, after his "black and gold" comments, and coupled with the fact that he's transferred twice in two years, I've felt like I won't be surprised if he's making those same comments about orange and white a year from now. Hopefully he finds what he's looking for in Knoxville and we have him for 2 or 3 years and my gut feeling was nothing more than fearing the worst.
 
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ManchesterVol03 said:
I know there is a lot of focus on Rice and Ament, deservedly so, but I have watched Gabriel Pozzato play a couple of times and man he is a player. He gets to rim, shoots it well, and plays with high energy. I know there is a back issue that is making teams hesitant to pursue him, but I think he would be an ideal 3 man or 6th man off the bench. I think if there is any way you could land 3 of Ament/Rice/Pozzato/Freeman you are really looking at a very dangerous team offensively. I know Alvaro can play, but I just do not see room in the front court for another big who could not at least play the 3 for a period of time unless JP is transferring.
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Big fan of Pozzato if his back checks out.
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
I got nothing this morning. Rice’s visit and Ament’s decision are framing everything else. We aren’t going to sign another wing until Rice is in. Ament family was alienated by Arky and Louisville talking only to agents and not answering their or their son’s questions. Our family inclusive process is a plus. Duke losing early gave them some space to get more involved. Obviously recruiting against them is hard for a variety of reasons. It’s impossible to match the exposure they get. Hard to know whether we can come out on top. We’re still in a good spot with other players we like, but won’t dial things up until after the weekend. Our coaches seem to feel like Carey can be a massive talent, and that the only thing holding him back is conditioning, and improving basic shooting mechanics/free throws. More to come as things shape up.
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Feels like things are about to kick into gear this weekend coming out of the dead period, a lot of those backup options will likely be heading to other campuses and those schools looking to close the deal, I would not be waiting a whole lot longer on an Ament decision.
 
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cncchris33 said:
With Ament, I understand the exposure that Duke offers, but I also think that he is competing with a lot of others for that exposure on the same team, primarily the Boozer Bros. for his class. Like Flagg this year, they will be the story next year, unless Ament just grossly outperforms them, which is possible. If not, though, everyone else in that class will feel secondary the way Knueppel and Maluach were.

On the flip side, Tennessee...as much as we hate to admit it...isn't going to touch Duke in terms of exposure, prestige, or money.

An interesting dynamic, and Ament probably realizes that neither answer is wrong. He just has to decide for himself which one is most right.
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Plus, UT has more good looking female students! Don’t discount that fact.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Feels like things are about to kick into gear this weekend coming out of the dead period, a lot of those backup options will likely be heading to other campuses and those schools looking to close the deal, I would not be waiting a whole lot longer on an Ament decision.
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Ament to that!
 
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cncchris33 said:
His minutes were really restricted in the their two postseason games. Not sure if these two things are related, but I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility that he wasn't pleased.

Privately, after his "black and gold" comments, and coupled with the fact that he's transferred twice in two years, I've felt like I won't be surprised if he's making those same comments about orange and white a year from now. Hopefully he finds what he's looking for in Knoxville and we have him for 2 or 3 years and my gut feeling was nothing more than fearing the worst.
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First transfer to Vandy was following his coach there - that’s understandable to me.
 
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