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Tyrese Hunter Enters Portal Again
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I think Shaka Smart is the kind of guy who would actually care and try to help Hunter develop - whether that is to keep playing ball, coaching, whatever.
We were all angry and vindictive when he left, but he is a kid whose had a rough go. I'd like to see him figure it out and have success in life. Let's stay focused on the real villain here - the University of Texas.
Most here are thinking his college career is falling. He’s probably getting a pay raise to join Calipari in Fayetteville.
Honestly we've been pretty lucky. TJ has lost one guy to NIL opportunity. If we continue to add transfers with one or two years it really isn't an issue. Keeping Momcilovic is very positive. Hopefully Keeping our best freshmen will continue.
I think a few things can all be true at the same time...
- Hunter neared his ceiling much earlier in the process than a lot of young players do. That gave an impression that there was no ceiling.
- He's wildly inconsistent game to game, the telltale signs of what amounts to an average P5 starter, 6th, or 7th man - all depending on the team.
- He probably could have developed a bit further had he stayed in a developmental program, but I think it still wouldn't have been the growth you see from many players going from Freshman to Sophomore season.
- I know he did have legit NBA aspirations while at Iowa State. So he was faced with chasing the money early or staying and having a better role and development path that would set him up for better chances later (though I think reality still would have limited things). He chose the first option - which is perfectly fine and understanding, especially given his background.
- He's still a good player, if you put your expectations on what he can contribute in check - going to be somewhat turnover prone if put in the wrong position, going to be very up and down game to game in scoring, and doesn't necessarily excel at any one thing. That equates to a pretty average player in today's game.
Depends on what he wants for his final year. If he wants to be a ball dominate scoring guard it might be best to go to a mid-major. If he wants to be a role player on a successful team, I'm sure there's plenty of high majors that would want him. If he wants money, he will go to whoever is offering the most.
Took a bag of cash and went to a school that had no interest in his development, and now he's been recruited over. Tough break, but I'm sure he'll get another pay day to go be average somewhere else. I'd be surprised if it's more than what Texas was paying him, but maybe it will be.
I mostly agree with this. He left Texas a year too late.
Everyone assumes his leaving was a money issue (and I am sure that was some of it. But give the KID a break, no parents, I amsure the money was awesome). But I also feel like Beard promised him more individual opportunities than TJ. TJ is all about the team and his program just isn't for every player.
Except that doesn't really make sense. They had Marcus Carr, Sir'Jabari Rice and had signed Aterio Morris. He was never going to get more individual opportunity at Texas. As soon as Marcus Carr left, they got Abmas. At Texas, there isn't any interest in development from within-- it's always going to be about stockpiling (paying) talent.
It was about the money.
The whole Tyrese Hunter thing has made me uncomfortable since the Texas/Colgate game in Wells Fargo Arena. There were grown adults standing and booing every time he got the ball. It was so embarrassing for our fanbase. The student section during an ISU/Texas is one thing... but grown adults (on the verge of retirement) booing him in a game against Colgate?! It really left a sour taste in my mouth, considering he's a kid who lost both of his parents and has had to navigate this college landscape on his own.
You are bashing on the kid pretty good. Calling his character and everything into question. It's one thing to say, I think he made a wrong decision and drop it, but to say the things you have in previous posts say you are/were mad he left.
I wasn't at that game, but if you want to voice your disagreement, boo him at announcements, then move on. If you are continually booing a 19-22 year old kid because they transferred is a you problem. We don't know the whole situation.
If he got $840k I don't see how you can call it a terrible decision. He started at a P5 school for two years and most likely will do the same somewhere next year. I think you could definitely make the argument that UT overpaid for his services. That doesn't bother me at all.
I honestly hope he finds a good situation where he can get his career back on track. I would say the two years at Texas was punishment enough for leaving us.
He's not playing in the NBA regardless but still could have a good overseas career.
Agree! If that was the offer on the table...he had to take it (if it wasn't anywhere close to what ISU was offering)! There were no guarantees either way of future NBA type money so I would suggest he made the right choice. Good for him at that time and now he can second guess himself if he chooses to but he made the decision that he felt OK with at that moment. I have no idea...was he happy at ISU? Not all kids feel the same way about every environment. I am not going to clown on the guy because I really don't care...hope things work out for him because they seem to have worked out alright for ISU!
