Looking forward to see what happens this week in the transfer portal.
6:49p, 4/28/24
In reply to Method Man
You, me, and maybe a half dozen more of us on here too!
Method Man said:
Looking forward to see what happens this week in the transfer portal.
You, me, and maybe a half dozen more of us on here too!
8:27p, 4/28/24
I'm curious to see if we land Phelps are we shutting it down? Or will we look to add more than one more piece
8:53p, 4/28/24
Yes. I watched some highlights. He had some hot shooting games but assuming he has bad shot selection. His driving is nice.
9:08p, 4/28/24
I think we need another big. And I don't mean a PF type. And I would love two perimeter players (Phelps would be one if we land him). But we only have the room today to land 1 player.
9:09p, 4/28/24
In reply to MarcAg
Liucci thinks over under was 3.5 and he is leaning over.
MarcAg said:
I'm curious to see if we land Phelps are we shutting it down? Or will we look to add more than one more piece
Liucci thinks over under was 3.5 and he is leaning over.
9:48p, 4/28/24
In reply to PJYoung
That was also before we missed on guys like Harris, Pope and Oweh. So unsure that we are in on that many guys left, but guys are entering daily still. They thought they were getting Harris.
PJYoung said:MarcAg said:
I'm curious to see if we land Phelps are we shutting it down? Or will we look to add more than one more piece
Liucci thinks over under was 3.5 and he is leaning over.
That was also before we missed on guys like Harris, Pope and Oweh. So unsure that we are in on that many guys left, but guys are entering daily still. They thought they were getting Harris.
10:29p, 4/28/24
In reply to MarcAg
Is Phelps really a perimeter player per se? He can't shoot.
MarcAg said:
I think we need another big. And I don't mean a PF type. And I would love two perimeter players (Phelps would be one if we land him). But we only have the room today to land 1 player.
Is Phelps really a perimeter player per se? He can't shoot.
10:38p, 4/28/24
In reply to Know Your Enemy
A guard is a perimeter player regardless of if he can shoot. He's on the perimeter. Doesn't mean that's where he's ultimately going to score from. Just like if a guard scores everything at the bucket you wouldn't say he's an interior player. Mark meant guard/wing
10:40p, 4/28/24
In reply to AgEfan
Yes that's what I meant. Another shooter would be nice, but doesn't have to be a shooter.
6:42a, 4/29/24
In reply to MarcAg
Yeah good point.
MarcAg said:PJYoung said:MarcAg said:
I'm curious to see if we land Phelps are we shutting it down? Or will we look to add more than one more piece
Liucci thinks over under was 3.5 and he is leaning over.
That was also before we missed on guys like Harris, Pope and Oweh. So unsure that we are in on that many guys left, but guys are entering daily still. They thought they were getting Harris.
Yeah good point.
7:18a, 4/29/24
In reply to AgEfan
Yeah, I guess I just really desire another guy who can shoot from deep. That also helps open up the lane for the bigs and guys like MO to drive to the hole when you have outside scoring threats.
AgEfan said:
A guard is a perimeter player regardless of if he can shoot. He's on the perimeter. Doesn't mean that's where he's ultimately going to score from. Just like if a guard scores everything at the bucket you wouldn't say he's an interior player. Mark meant guard/wing
Yeah, I guess I just really desire another guy who can shoot from deep. That also helps open up the lane for the bigs and guys like MO to drive to the hole when you have outside scoring threats.
10:44a, 4/30/24
Posting this everywhere I can:
This guy's an absolute MUST GET!!!
I'm an Albuquerque resident and follow UNM - and this kid, who played his high school basketball in Dallas and was Texas High School 4A POTY before coming to UNM this year is a truly skilled big man with NBA potential.
We need to pull out all of the stops and scrape up all remaining NIL money to try to get him!
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40056801/new-mexico-frosh-jt-toppin-enters-transfer-portal
This guy's an absolute MUST GET!!!
I'm an Albuquerque resident and follow UNM - and this kid, who played his high school basketball in Dallas and was Texas High School 4A POTY before coming to UNM this year is a truly skilled big man with NBA potential.
We need to pull out all of the stops and scrape up all remaining NIL money to try to get him!
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40056801/new-mexico-frosh-jt-toppin-enters-transfer-portal
11:41a, 4/30/24
In reply to Fanatic15...Drs2B!
But FYI, on March 26th I messaged one of the top guys with Aggies United about Toppin. I said this is the big man we need. It was rumored he was going in at that time.
I'm thinking outside of the money issue with Payne, Garcia and Washington this is a tougher sell now too. Would be huge, but lot of things working against us I feel
If he wants to return to Texas it feels to me like a Baylor or Texas landing spot. That's where the money is. Plus the Dukes, Arkansas, UCONNs and Kentuckys of the world are probably after him as well. I don't know how we compete against that.Fanatic15...Drs2B! said:
Posting this everywhere I can:
This guy's an absolute MUST GET!!!
I'm an Albuquerque resident and follow UNM - and this kid, who played his high school basketball in Dallas and was Texas High School 4A POTY before coming to UNM this year is a truly skilled big man with NBA potential.
We need to pull out all of the stops and scrape up all remaining NIL money to try to get him!
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40056801/new-mexico-frosh-jt-toppin-enters-transfer-portal
But FYI, on March 26th I messaged one of the top guys with Aggies United about Toppin. I said this is the big man we need. It was rumored he was going in at that time.
I'm thinking outside of the money issue with Payne, Garcia and Washington this is a tougher sell now too. Would be huge, but lot of things working against us I feel
11:47a, 4/30/24
In reply to MarcAg
Thanks! I don't disagree that we might not be able to compete.
I also mentioned him on a post maybe 6 weeks ago as someone we should try to pry away from UNM. Would love to have a guy like this on the team - and could see a rotation with him, Garcia, Solo, and Payne making our front court as good as any in the conference.
I would not be shocked if he already has a big NIL deal with UCONN or Calipari's new team.
MarcAg said:If he wants to return to Texas it feels to me like a Baylor or Texas landing spot. That's where the money is. Plus the Dukes, Arkansas, UCONNs and Kentuckys of the world are probably after him as well. I don't know how we compete against that.Fanatic15...Drs2B! said:
Posting this everywhere I can:
This guy's an absolute MUST GET!!!
I'm an Albuquerque resident and follow UNM - and this kid, who played his high school basketball in Dallas and was Texas High School 4A POTY before coming to UNM this year is a truly skilled big man with NBA potential.
We need to pull out all of the stops and scrape up all remaining NIL money to try to get him!
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40056801/new-mexico-frosh-jt-toppin-enters-transfer-portal
But FYI, on March 26th I messaged one of the top guys with Aggies United about Toppin. I said this is the big man we need. It was rumored he was going in at that time.
I'm thinking outside of the money issue with Payne, Garcia and Washington this is a tougher sell now too. Would be huge, but lot of things working against us I feel
Thanks! I don't disagree that we might not be able to compete.
I also mentioned him on a post maybe 6 weeks ago as someone we should try to pry away from UNM. Would love to have a guy like this on the team - and could see a rotation with him, Garcia, Solo, and Payne making our front court as good as any in the conference.
I would not be shocked if he already has a big NIL deal with UCONN or Calipari's new team.
11:54a, 4/30/24
last min entry with him testing the draft waters also, surprised Mashburn ended up in Temple over Lexington
Donovan Dent was the other one I was watching for there with maybe the highest pro potential but no motion from him yet
Donovan Dent was the other one I was watching for there with maybe the highest pro potential but no motion from him yet
12:17p, 4/30/24
In reply to EliteZags
Agree that Dent would be a great player for anyone as well.
I guess that because Toppin is from Texas, made me think we might have a chance. Especially if he knew some of the Dallas kids already on the team like Wade or Manny.
I guess that because Toppin is from Texas, made me think we might have a chance. Especially if he knew some of the Dallas kids already on the team like Wade or Manny.
1:40p, 4/30/24
In reply to Fanatic15...Drs2B!
We need to stop thinking of incoming players as Boots replacements. We don't need one player to play like Boots, we need several players who, in some combination, can be reliable.
If anyone is a Boots replacement, it's Manny, but what we really need is just depth and options, and this is another step that direction.
Last year we had no options until the very end of the season and even then it was just Manny. Good game or awful game Boots and Taylor were going to be out there for 30 minutes. Game trending fast or slow? Outside shots not falling? Not able to defend length or penetrate against it? Someone just having an off night or a bad matchup? Other team going big/small?
Didn't matter, our backcourt rotation was basically the same no matter what type of game we were playing in. Just absolutely no depth or options at the guard spot at all.
If anyone is a Boots replacement, it's Manny, but what we really need is just depth and options, and this is another step that direction.
Last year we had no options until the very end of the season and even then it was just Manny. Good game or awful game Boots and Taylor were going to be out there for 30 minutes. Game trending fast or slow? Outside shots not falling? Not able to defend length or penetrate against it? Someone just having an off night or a bad matchup? Other team going big/small?
Didn't matter, our backcourt rotation was basically the same no matter what type of game we were playing in. Just absolutely no depth or options at the guard spot at all.
3:07p, 4/30/24
In reply to FTAG 2000
Current Guard Rotation:
Taylor, Phelps, Manny, Carter, Mills, and Wilcher.
Current Forward Rotation:
Payne, Garcia, Coleman, Solo, Turkson
And that doesn't include Hefner, Lee, and Ringgold.
2-3 more? Seems like a lot.FTAG 2000 said:
Agreed, we need 2-3 more playmakers and scorers.
Current Guard Rotation:
Taylor, Phelps, Manny, Carter, Mills, and Wilcher.
Current Forward Rotation:
Payne, Garcia, Coleman, Solo, Turkson
And that doesn't include Hefner, Lee, and Ringgold.
3:15p, 4/30/24
I honestly think we could use a backup for Payne (somebody taller than Henry) and another guard/wing who has multiple years of eligibility. But for each additional player we add now it will require somebody else not coming back. We are maxed at our 13 scholarships right now
1. Wade
2. Manny
3. Jace
4. Garcia
5. Washington
6. Payne
7. Phelps
8. Wilcher
9. Dockery
10. Turkson
11. Mills
12. Coleman
13. Hefner
1. Wade
2. Manny
3. Jace
4. Garcia
5. Washington
6. Payne
7. Phelps
8. Wilcher
9. Dockery
10. Turkson
11. Mills
12. Coleman
13. Hefner
3:18p, 4/30/24
In reply to Mikeyshooter
I think he means compared to last year.
Last year we had Taylor, Radford, and then a mystery revolving door of Obaseki, Carter and Hefner, and until the last couple weeks of the season you couldn't count on any of those three to handle the ball or score. Even Radford was pretty dicey as a primary ballhandler a lot of the time and even when Manny came on late in the season he's still pretty rough as a passer.
No one player of Phelps, Mills and Wilcher is going to replace Boots, but when you look at them as a group along with Taylor and Obaseki and Carter that's a much better group on paper than what we had a year ago. I mean up until the last few weeks of the season Carter was playing like 30 minutes a game because Manny and Hefner couldn't give us anything. Now you're looking at Carter as maybe a 4th or 5th option depending on the matchups and the game flow?
Last year we had Taylor, Radford, and then a mystery revolving door of Obaseki, Carter and Hefner, and until the last couple weeks of the season you couldn't count on any of those three to handle the ball or score. Even Radford was pretty dicey as a primary ballhandler a lot of the time and even when Manny came on late in the season he's still pretty rough as a passer.
No one player of Phelps, Mills and Wilcher is going to replace Boots, but when you look at them as a group along with Taylor and Obaseki and Carter that's a much better group on paper than what we had a year ago. I mean up until the last few weeks of the season Carter was playing like 30 minutes a game because Manny and Hefner couldn't give us anything. Now you're looking at Carter as maybe a 4th or 5th option depending on the matchups and the game flow?
4:07p, 4/30/24
In reply to bobinator
I agree that we are in good position at guard assuming we get end of season Manny. He changes so much for this team because he can play 1-4 positions.
Would be nice to get one more big guy but I have a feeling we might be done.
Would be nice to get one more big guy but I have a feeling we might be done.
4:07p, 4/30/24
In reply to Fanatic15...Drs2B!
34.4% 3 point shooting from Mr. Toppin.
Fanatic15...Drs2B! said:
Posting this everywhere I can:
This guy's an absolute MUST GET!!!
I'm an Albuquerque resident and follow UNM - and this kid, who played his high school basketball in Dallas and was Texas High School 4A POTY before coming to UNM this year is a truly skilled big man with NBA potential.
We need to pull out all of the stops and scrape up all remaining NIL money to try to get him!
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40056801/new-mexico-frosh-jt-toppin-enters-transfer-portal
34.4% 3 point shooting from Mr. Toppin.
4:14p, 4/30/24
In reply to ObviousLazyRiverIsObvious
He is a double double machine! Any outside shooting is a bonus.
But most posters here have expressed their feelings that this kid will be out of reach for the Aggies in terms of the NIL $$$ he will require to sign.
But most posters here have expressed their feelings that this kid will be out of reach for the Aggies in terms of the NIL $$$ he will require to sign.
4:44p, 4/30/24
In reply to bobinator
I agree (as i stated in another thread) that no ONE will "replace" Boots - but to get a good defender (likely better than Boots) who can rebound (likely NOT better than Boots) and score at the rim - Phelps may be best single candidate to fill the hole Boots' departure left in our team - OBVIOUSLY along with (hopefully) the continued emergence and improvement of Manny - plus, perhaps FINALLY a three-point shot maker in Wilcher (though no guarantees) and, who knows?, maybe Jace (and Hefner - if he returns) will regain their outside shooting form next year as well.
Bottom line is that our guard rotation will be stronger and much deeper than it was most of last year - and should hopefully take some pressure off of Wade. And that isn't even counting on a potentially really good incoming fish in Mills - who may warrant some minutes of his own.
Overall, when you count what and who we are going to gain - even if we stop now - compared to what we lost off of last year's team, we definitely APPEAR to have an overall talent upgrade.
Now it's up Buzz and his coaching staff to get all of the new guys to mesh well with an excellent group of returning players - and potentially make this coming year our best year yet!
Bottom line is that our guard rotation will be stronger and much deeper than it was most of last year - and should hopefully take some pressure off of Wade. And that isn't even counting on a potentially really good incoming fish in Mills - who may warrant some minutes of his own.
Overall, when you count what and who we are going to gain - even if we stop now - compared to what we lost off of last year's team, we definitely APPEAR to have an overall talent upgrade.
Now it's up Buzz and his coaching staff to get all of the new guys to mesh well with an excellent group of returning players - and potentially make this coming year our best year yet!
4:56p, 4/30/24
In reply to Mikeyshooter
At least Payne has multiple years of eligibility left, my biggest concern is Guard, especially PG, for the future. We have two portal SG who are on their last years, plus Wade, Carter and Manny, all who are also on their final years.
The only guard we will have on campus in the fall with any eligibility left (at this moment) is Mills, and he isn't really a PG.
I bet you are right in that we are probably done, but MAN it would be nice to grab a truer PG with multiple years left to take over in 2025.
Mikeyshooter said:
I agree that we are in good position at guard assuming we get end of season Manny. He changes so much for this team because he can play 1-4 positions.
Would be nice to get one more big guy but I have a feeling we might be done.
At least Payne has multiple years of eligibility left, my biggest concern is Guard, especially PG, for the future. We have two portal SG who are on their last years, plus Wade, Carter and Manny, all who are also on their final years.
The only guard we will have on campus in the fall with any eligibility left (at this moment) is Mills, and he isn't really a PG.
I bet you are right in that we are probably done, but MAN it would be nice to grab a truer PG with multiple years left to take over in 2025.
6:29p, 4/30/24
In reply to Mikeyshooter
Hop said he thinks if they add another it will be a guard.
Mikeyshooter said:
I agree that we are in good position at guard assuming we get end of season Manny. He changes so much for this team because he can play 1-4 positions.
Would be nice to get one more big guy but I have a feeling we might be done.
Hop said he thinks if they add another it will be a guard.