2023 College Basketball Transfer Portal

xavierj · 05-02-2023, 03:46 AM

Originally Posted by MHettel

I, for one, expected exactly what we got from Boum. I’m sure my posts from his commitment showed my excitement about his game. He was a guy that shot from deep and got to the line. He did it for 4 years and there was no reason to think he wouldn’t do it for us.

I see the new backcourt as equal or better than Boum and Kunkel. Oliveri is a very similar player to Boum, and McKnight is more of a PG than either Boum or Kunk. Deep shooting may suffer a bit for the new guys, but I expect the backcourt D to make up the difference.

Quincy Olivari is around 80% from the line and has a higher 3% over 4 years than Boum did prior to coming to Xavier. Dayvion McKnight has done well against high major talent, shot 84% from the line and 46% from the floor during his time at WKU. That is good for a point guard, he can finish. Boum was around 40% for his career prior to X and Kunkel finished around 42% for his career. McKnight isn’t considered a good three point shooter but I bet he will be accurate by being very selective with his 3’s under Sean. As you stated, the defense will be improved but the offense should also be fine.

XUGRAD80 · 05-02-2023, 06:03 AM

Yes….brain fart…definitely meant GREEN

XUGRAD80 · 05-02-2023, 06:14 AM

IF Freemantle can do what he was doing last year before he got hurt and give the team 15 points a game, Hunter can give them 10, and they can get another 10 from a combination of the centers, X should be OK in the front court scoring wise. I’m not worried about X being able to score enough points to win. I do think that they have a chance to be a better defensive team, starting with guards that will hopefully do a better job of preventing penetration by the opposing teams guards. If X can just do that, I like their chances of being able to score enough to win games. They won’t have to score 80+ points on a regular basis to win games.

**Masterofreality** · 05-02-2023, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by MHettel

I, for one, expected exactly what we got from Boum. I’m sure my posts from his commitment showed my excitement about his game. He was a guy that shot from deep and got to the line. He did it for 4 years and there was no reason to think he wouldn’t do it for us.

I see the new backcourt as equal or better than Boum and Kunkel. Oliveri is a very similar player to Boum, and McKnight is more of a PG than either Boum or Kunk. Deep shooting may suffer a bit for the new guys, but I expect the backcourt D to make up the difference.

Originally Posted by xavierj

Quincy Olivari is around 80% from the line and has a higher 3% over 4 years than Boum did prior to coming to Xavier. Dayvion McKnight has done well against high major talent, shot 84% from the line and 46% from the floor during his time at WKU. That is good for a point guard, he can finish. Boum was around 40% for his career prior to X and Kunkel finished around 42% for his career. McKnight isn’t considered a good three point shooter but I bet he will be accurate by being very selective with his 3’s under Sean. As you stated, the defense will be improved but the offense should also be fine.

This is Sean’s thing. And we saw a return of that strategy last year.
“Make more free throws than your opponent attempts”

Sean wants guards who force the action to the rim and can finish/draw fouls then make the frees rather than just jacking up from deep. This is who he got.
We all have to totally eliminate the mindset we were indoctrinated with for four ineffective years. You can score 3 points in a posession different ways and many times more efficiently.
While it’s great to have guys who can make 45-50% from deep, the other way is consistently more reliable.
I’m with Sean.

Final4 · 05-02-2023, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by Masterofreality

This is Sean’s thing. And we saw a return of that strategy last year.
“Make more free throws than your opponent attempts”

Sean wants guards who force the action to the rim and can finish/draw fouls then make the frees rather than just jacking up from deep. This is who he got.
We all have to totally eliminate the mindset we were indoctrinated with for four ineffective years. You can score 3 points in a posession different ways and many times more efficiently.
While it’s great to have guys who can make 45-50% from deep, the other way is consistently more reliable.
I’m with Sean.

Hey Naismith they're not playing on peach baskets anymore. You may want to read a few articles on "analytics and shot selection" which may help you better understand today's game.

xavierj · 05-02-2023, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by Final4

Hey Naismith they're not playing on peach baskets anymore. You may want to read a few articles on "analytics and shot selection" which may help you better understand today's game.

It seemed to work for Xavier last year. They will not be a team that jacks up a ton of three’s. It’s about style and pace. Force the action and take whatever great looks you get. Sean learned a lot about the best offensive system for todays game the year he was off.

**GoMuskies** · 05-02-2023, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Final4

Hey Naismith they're not playing on peach baskets anymore. You may want to read a few articles on "analytics and shot selection" which may help you better understand today's game.

This sounds like a philosophy that is a decade old at this point. We're on to the next evolution.

Xville · 05-02-2023, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by GoMuskies

This sounds like a philosophy that is a decade old at this point. We're on to the next evolution.

Yep… everyone thought they were going to be the next warriors and then people finally started to realize that not everyone is steph curry… well most people, except for Steele.

Anyways, there is certainly an evolution going on.

smileyy · 05-02-2023, 01:49 PM

If I have a guy who can shoot 45-50% from deep he better be shooting at least 10 a game. Even if he "only" shoots 40% on pull-up 3s (a more difficult shot than catch-and-shoot) I want him taking 20 a game.