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Quote from: Hammertime on March 22, 2017, 08:08:46 pm

Quote from: SBUFAN? on March 22, 2017, 12:19:08 pm

Quote from: NYstateofmind on March 22, 2017, 11:25:00 am

SBUFan.. According to the NFL Pro Day calendar SB has its Pro Day on March 28th- at 830. Now, in true Priore fashion here's the really funny part. SB Football Practice start's on the 28th at 7:30!  Is there anyone running the calendar up there or are they just clueless? Looks like we are off to once again another great season of goofy "calls" and non focus! Gezzz.

all I can say is WOW !!

Typical Priore style.. 2 more years minimum, of coach P as HC, get used to it!

Where does the 2 years come from?  Does he have a guaranteed, no-cut contract?  Is there no buyout clause?   Does a SUNY school not fire a coach as an unwritten rule?

Like him or not, and reason for his dismissal aside, my view is that Fiore's regime was a major contributor to where the program has come.  He was a visionary and a vocal cheerleader for the University, that got SBU a lot of press.  For example, his touting the University during its College World Series run was superb, IMO, even if he was rambunctious and flamboyant (and some may even say, self-serving).  Heilbron seems much lower key and much less visible outside of the University.  This may have been needed initially, after the Fiore dismissal, but I think he needs to sell the brand more, and certainly become more visible externally.  I mean, except for the athletes, the donors and the AD fraternity, who even knows his name?

He definitely made a bold pick with Boals as MBB coach, but after 1 season, I think it was the right move and a good one.  If his main emphasis is the football team, however, then he needs to make a coaching change, since I think Priore is definitely not the way to go moving forward.

I gave it a Treading Water, although I would have stated the option as "hasn't helped the program, hasn't hurt the program much".

Juco forward Shaquille Rombley received an offer from SB.  6'8" athletic, defensive POY in HS league.

Wish you all the best Ronald!

https://twitter.com/RolandLAmour/status/844297647989166082

https://www.instagram.com/p/BR6j-zXDGncuwoNn5Y4JKTBKJZW-iVbqWIi_I40/

"Albeit with mixed feelings, I have decided to not return to Stony Brook upon graduation in may and pursue a professional Basketball career. I wanna thank everybody that has helped me along the way and especially coach Pikiell for giving me the chance to play collegiate basketball, and coach boals who believed in me this year. Stony Brook will forever hold a special place in my heart and the friendships, memories and personal growth this place allowed me to have are irreplaceable and forever valued. Love you guys. 24."

We gonna miss him. He was going to get significant minutes in the wing/slasher G/F position. I hope Boals can find a Juco or transfer who play minutes and can provide experience and production right away to the rebuilding team.

I know it's only been only two or three years for the women's bb coach, but when does she get the hook for finishing 2nd to last in the worst conference in women's bb?

Also, where all these championships that AD promised the Stony Brook family?

Mitchell with his typical 0 points and 2 fouls in the first half.

It seems high major bad teams stopped playing in the CBI.

Ochefu should be an instant contributor next year IMHO- he was a starter on a stacked HS squad so he's played with the best. I can't wait to see him after an offseason of working out at the college level. I'd like to see him at center- he's a bit undersized in the big picture but it will be fine in the America East. Corry Long looks like he has "it"- he's confident and not afraid to take a big shot. Elijah Olaniyi is an athletic freak- he's got ridiculous bounce and was under-recruited. He just dropped 40 points not too long ago. I can't judge McKenzie because I haven't followed him closely enough with him out of the region.

Andrew Garcia is a big wildcard- he's athletically quite gifted and definitely has the college build. I haven't seen enough film on him but people in the program raved about him.

What I envision next year is an uptempo athletic offense that will thrive in the transition game. The personnel weren't there this year to be honest to fully utilize that system that Boals will implement- we will see a lot more running and scoring in transition with the team speed we will have next year.

C- Ochefu/Petras/Campbell
F- Garcia/Sturdivant/Saintel
F- Yeboah/Nyama/Sekunda
G- Olaniyi/Long
G- Almonacy/Iroegbu/McKenzie? [completely up in the air]

This is a talented roster with tons of top tier athletes. I would love to get a JuCo depth big man that fits the mold of a Dallis Joyner from a few years back to provide some tough rebounding and depth. I also wish I had more clarity at our backcourt. I think Olaniyi and Long will be fun to watch but neither were asked to distribute the ball in college. I'm still not sold on Iroegbu being anything more than depth- his shooting is horribly inconsistent and he doesn't move the ball.

Sturdivant is going to need to elevate his game- he just flat out disappeared at the end of the year unfortunately. He's got talent and plays hard but will need to spend the offseason figuring out what happened. I doubt everybody will be back and there may be some redshirts.

Overall, I'm super excited to see the 2017-2018 version of the team. I think it's going to be the most athletic team in the conference by a fair margin. Hopefully we can turn that athletic skill set into lots of wins. I think the team is going to be a lot of fun to watch for sure.