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Subject: Jack Scott to... Author: Bengal [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 18:59:48 04/26/24 Fri In reply to: M3 's message, "Why Enter The Portal?" on 06:48:03 04/15/24 Mon ...Wm & Mary and Brian Earl. I wonder if this was sorta, kinda the plan all along, or whether Jack decided he wanted to play elsewhere and the Wm& Mary play developed only after that? The latter would be more consistent with the Earl-Henderson friendship. A loss for Princeton. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Re: Jack Scott to... Author: Tiger81 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:58:04 04/27/24 Sat Agree this is a disappointing loss for Princeton, and a baffling one. Jack Scott was a key player for Princeton last year and was positioned to be in the heart of the rotation next year. He is the son of two Tiger hoops alums and is going to a school that has never been to the NCAA tournament and is facing a turnaround under Coach Earl. Unlike Mack and Wolf, who went to big-time programs to seek out elite competition, NBA exposure and NIL windfalls, this move is a head-scratcher. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Jack Scott to... Author: Bengal [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:35:46 04/28/24 Sun Yeah, we had essentially a 7 man rotation last season, and he was one of the two with the most time playing off the bench. His experience/contributions will be missed. Mitch, the staff, and the the players did a remarkable job last season given the lack of height and depth. Our women’s team had both. We’ll see how these squads develop with graduation and any other losses. I am especially looking forward to seeing how Amanze does. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Vernon Collins to Western Carolina Author: Bengal [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:55:09 05/09/24 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Vernon Collins to Western Carolina Like Taking A Flaming Torch to Your Own Life Author: An Observer [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:42:37 05/09/24 Thu No offense to the fine students and alumni of Western Carolina University, but I have never heard of their college. And I used to live in North Carolina. Can you imagine introducing yourself as a new player to your teammates in the fall? "Hi, I'm Vernon, I'm a transfer from Princeton." Possible replies would be, "Hi, I'm Willie. I transferred from Oxford" and "Hi, I'm Jerome. I started at Cambridge initially, then transferred to the Sorbonne and now here I am at WCU." If I were a job interviewer and I came across an applicant who told me, "I originally matriculated at Princeton, but then transferred to Western Carolina," I would mentally ding him right there and then. Seriously, I wouldn't want to hire an employee who had that kind of judgment. If he can't manage his own life, I sure don't want him managing my assets. I really feel for young Mr Collins. I wonder how many months or years will pass before he realizes that he has just made a terrible decision on possibly the most important choice he has had in his life so far. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Vernon Collins to Western Carolina Like Taking A Flaming Torch to Your Own Life Author: Gregory [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:03:38 05/09/24 Thu Good points and I personally agree, but here are a few other considerations: 1) In his personal culture a prestigious degree may not mean the same thing as it does to you. Not everyone in America views a top Ivy League degree as the highest achievement, or even a worthy goal. 2) One cannot underestimate the extent to which Mr. Collins may feel that he doesn't fit in to the culture on the Princeton campus (pure conjecture). Going to his new institution close to home may be his personal 'safe space'. 3) He may be struggling academically (pure conjecture). 4) Not sure this weighs on Mr Collins, but the prestige of the top universities has been eroded this Spring with the protests (Some more than others. Columbia has been destroyed). A Princeton degree may not mean as much now or in the future as it has in the past. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Vernon Collins to Western Carolina Like Taking A Flaming Torch to Your Own Life Author: An Observer [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:25:33 05/09/24 Thu I would guess that it's mostly (1) and I am not here to say that everybody in America or anywhere else should share my values. I am here to say, however, the probability is fairly high that young Mr Collins wakes up one day at age 22 or age 25 or age 30 and says to himself, "I wonder if having a degree from Princeton might have made a difference in my life." Maybe age 50 or age 60. I'm getting near the age where my peers, academic and professional, are confronting the decisions they have made over the course of their lives. One thing I realized early on that some of them are now realizing is: You Don't Need to Make All Good Decisions in Your Life, But You Better Have A Good Batting Average on the Few Important Decisions. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Vernon Collins to Western Carolina Like Taking A Flaming Torch to Your Own Life Author: Ghost [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:38:15 05/09/24 Thu He's an athlete, correct? Has a limited time to complete his athletics experience? Not a bad place to do it https://catamountsports.com/sports/2018/6/19/211718866.aspx [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Vernon Collins to Western Carolina Like Taking A Flaming Torch to Your Own Life Author: sparman [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:18:31 05/09/24 Thu I suspect he learned he was not interested in a career in finance. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Vernon Collins to Western Carolina Like Taking A Flaming Torch to Your Own Life Author: Rufus T [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:29:09 05/09/24 Thu I see what you did there. Not so subtle reference to Vernon’s new teammates as “Willie” and “Jerome”. Always a hidden agenda. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Vernon Collins to Western Carolina Like Taking A Flaming Torch to Your Own Life Author: joiseyfan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:41:15 05/09/24 Thu Certainly no coincidence in his returning home for his final two seasons. Hope he and his family enjoy his future efforts. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]