2025 Transfer Portal Thread

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i2amavol said:
I am pretty sure that Bradshaw had a wrist injury that affected his shooting, as well. It was a shame, because he was a really good player. One of my favorites.

As for Boswell, I think his shooting ability is way underrated. I think he needs to step up in the basics of passing and dribbling (unforced turnovers). It will be interesting to see his development in the upcoming season.
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I played against Dane Bradshaw / White Station Memphis at State 2 years in a row in high school when White Station went back 2 back. Dane did not even average the most points on his high school teams but he was Mr Tennessee basketball player of the year. He wasnt the best shooter in hs either btw... And when you played against him you quickly realized why he was Mr Tennessee basketball player of the year only averaging right at 10 points a game in high school as a senior and how crucial he was to winning and team success....

So the person that compared him with mashack (they are way different types of players with way different skill sets) BUT they are Both Comparable within the fact that they definetely impact winning without the need to score. They just impact Winning & their history of success backs that up.
 
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VolHoopsInTheMix said:
I played against Dane Bradshaw / White Station Memphis at State 2 years in a row in high school when White Station went back 2 back. Dane did not even average the most points on his high school teams but he was Mr Tennessee basketball player of the year. He wasnt the best shooter in hs either btw... And when you played against him you quickly realized why he was Mr Tennessee basketball player of the year only averaging right at 10 points a game in high school as a senior and how crucial he was to winning and team success....

So the person that compared him with mashack (they are way different types of players with way different skill sets) BUT they are Both Comparable within the fact that they definetely impact winning without the need to score. They just impact Winning & their history of success backs that up.
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Who’d u play for?
 
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volhall16 said:
Nice. I played for Liberty out of Jackson Tn from 04-07. We never played you all, but we beat Memphis Mitchell in the state championship in 06 & 07.
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Awesome! We got clapped both times by white station, they were loaded full of college talent. i was '03 & '04... a friend of mine moved to your area Jackson to be fca or young life leader, S. Moten. Might know him as he knows a lot of the athletes there
 
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VolHoopsInTheMix said:
Awesome! We got clapped both times by white station, they were loaded full of college talent. i was '03 & '04... a friend of mine moved to your area Jackson to be fca or young life leader, S. Moten. Might know him as he knows a lot of the athletes there
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I haven’t lived in Jackson since ‘07. Went to UTK for school, & now live in Nashville. It’s sad though to see how much HS hoops has declined in West Tennessee/Memphis, over the last couple decades. Memphis used to have 4-5 teams every year with high-major talent all over the place.
 
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Hard to really gauge much from Boswell. He injured his shoulder pretty early in the season, so he never really had a chance to get into the flow offensively. I think he's a good defender already, could be an excellent defender. He played his role and didn't do much outside of that. I can't fault him for that.
 
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Vol49er said:
I mean who do you trust to play big minutes at guard other than the starters?
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I trusted the guys who came in the last two years and they produced. I trust Barnes to do the same this year. Coach them up so they came become contributors to the teams success. In fact, I believe we have more and better talent than we have had the last 2-3 years.
 
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EasternVol said:
The murder was well after he finished at Florida.
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He was charged with more than one after college. Acquitted on one. However, there was some allegations that he might have been involved with a shooting at UF with other football players. One victim was seriously injured and knew one of the football players. The shooter was described and favored Hernandez. I think some of those statements were recanted, and Hernandez was never charged. The football players had been at a club that night with the victims.
 
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VolGee4 said:
He was charged with more than one after college. Acquitted on one. However, there was some allegations that he might have been involved with a shooting at UF with other football players. One victim was seriously injured and knew one of the football players. The shooter was described and favored Hernandez. I think some of those statements were recanted, and Hernandez was never charged. The football players had been at a club that night with the victims.
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This is true. My cousin who lives in Gainesville is married to ex UF campus police officer and told me it was basically covered up to bail out the football program and not bring headlines to the football team and university. My cousin husband and several other campus officers resigned shortly after this incident and for other internal reasons with this being one of them. From what he told me, Aaron Hernandez was well known around campus as being a trouble maker and had started fights in the bars and clubs near university.
 
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omghulkhands said:
If we had unlimited cash we would have landed Rice. So it was always my assumption if we were honestly in the running for a player like Claude, he’d have to to be willing to come at a discount.
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Not to mention if it were one or the other, and I'll assume Claude is looking for money similar to what Rice got, that we'd have preferred Rice in the first place. He was a better fit for what we need and has the built-in chemistry with Gillespie. I'd guess Claude would have to come here for the kind of money we offered Rice instead of the kind of money Rice got from USC for us to have a chance. Otherwise, we'd have just ponied up for Rice to begin with.
 
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Claude never made sense to me. It wouldn't be a fit for him or this team. We need shooters that can play a role and he probably wants another place where he can be ball dominant and a volume scorer on bad shooting %s.
 
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This article mentions us having some "irons in the fire" for another potential add. Not sure if that is based in reality, or internet rumor mill fodder, but mentions Desmond Claude by name, as well as a potential international add as a possibility. Seemed more like guesswork, but who knows.
www.cbssports.com

Ranking SEC basketball teams by tiers: Kentucky, Florida at top of conference poised to dominate again

An early look at each SEC team after the NBA Draft stay-or-go deadline and weeks of portal combat
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
 
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cncchris33 said:
Not to mention if it were one or the other, and I'll assume Claude is looking for money similar to what Rice got, that we'd have preferred Rice in the first place. He was a better fit for what we need and has the built-in chemistry with Gillespie. I'd guess Claude would have to come here for the kind of money we offered Rice instead of the kind of money Rice got from USC for us to have a chance. Otherwise, we'd have just ponied up for Rice to begin with.
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I’m not sure it’s important to relive Rice, but I’d say he wasn’t looking for money, but was offered it anyway. We were never in it seriously for Claude and I don’t know why certain analysts said we were. He is looking for money.
 
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cncchris33 said:
This article mentions us having some "irons in the fire" for another potential add. Not sure if that is based in reality, or internet rumor mill fodder, but mentions Desmond Claude by name, as well as a potential international add as a possibility. Seemed more like guesswork, but who knows.
www.cbssports.com

Ranking SEC basketball teams by tiers: Kentucky, Florida at top of conference poised to dominate again

An early look at each SEC team after the NBA Draft stay-or-go deadline and weeks of portal combat
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
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Was told we’re doing our homework on a couple portal guys as well as international, they definitely want to add another guard/scorer in an ideal world.
 
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