Omaha enters the transfer portal (confirmed)
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I'm sorry I failed the loyalty test. Won't happen again.
He was at the top of my list of transfers. When he entered games he just looked out of place most of the time. People have used the word raw to describe him. I think it fits quite well. Makes me wonder about the high school rating system.
With Jackson added, we were at the full 13 scholarships by my count. So we should have four spots open now, even including the one transfer in from Jackson already.
There are still so many people here in total denial about Omaha. The bottom line is he just isn’t good enough to make the jump (right now). Potential doesn’t equate to everything working out. It’s a shame that a guy that was from close to the school that loved everything about ISU wasn’t the right guy. Things don’t always work out. We’re not going to be any worse without him and hopefully he figures it out soon and can contribute elsewhere. TJ is one of the brightest minds in basketball and will do the right thing to keep this team deadly and dangerous to opponents.
Give me a break. I didn't attack you. I asked you simple and reasonable questions. Apparently ones you can't answer.
I don't answer to you. Why on earth would my opinion on this be of any consequence to you?
Well you certainly seem to want answers from others. I guess you are above answering questions though.
I mean, he was a 5 star McDonald's AA and spent half the season racking up DNP's and only looking OK at best in the non-con.
It's OK to expect something from a 5 star recruit, doesn't even have to be all conference freshman level but something, and we didn't get anything. It's just wild that going into year 2 the outlook was maybe if he improves a ton he'll get some minutes.
Disappointed it didn’t work out.
I wonder, as has been mentioned how far his summer absence put him behind everyone else, it appears a lot, and maybe the ultimate reason he never got up to speed.
I thought I heard last night on the game broadcast that Nate Oates at Alabama brought in 7 guys from the portal for this team.
As Jay Wright said the other night,….. this is not a freshman/soph game anymore.
You are going to have to have older dudes…. Wherever they come from,
I wonder, as has been mentioned how far his summer absence put him behind everyone else, it appears a lot, and maybe the ultimate reason he never got up to speed.
I thought I heard last night on the game broadcast that Nate Oates at Alabama brought in 7 guys from the portal for this team.
As Jay Wright said the other night,….. this is not a freshman/soph game anymore.
You are going to have to have older dudes…. Wherever they come from,
Only thing I would say to this is I think you need to continue having some impact freshman if nothing more than to continue the Iowa State culture. You can’t do that if it’s new players every year. Getting transfers with multiple years is big
I think it was the Houston Big 12 Championship game when he got some run at the very end. Had a bounce pass right to him that he fumbled away for a turnover. All he had to do was catch it and go up for a dunk. Couldn’t. That’s him, in a nutshell.
I would feel more "duped" if Prohm was coaching and the team missed the tournament. As it is, TJ didn't think he was good enough to play, and they were 2nd in the Big 12, and made the sweet 16.
We got plenty of something from Milan, Gilbert and Curtis Jones. Who were also in the 2023 recruiting class.
If this is a decision by Omaha’s “handlers”, it’s stupid. The kid had the coaching and support system to be successful if he stayed here, a framework of good players around him—and above all, was clearly happy to be here. And happy with his teammates.
Best wishes, Omaha, wherever you land. Once a Cyclone, always a Cyclone.
Best wishes, Omaha, wherever you land. Once a Cyclone, always a Cyclone.
