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Date Posted: 14:33:56 03/12/03 Wed
Author: Staggerlee
Subject: He won't get better in the MAAC
In reply to: STAGAL 's message, "Gai to transfer???????????????????????????" on 07:38:48 03/12/03 Wed

It will take more than a mentor (currently lacking) to lift his level of play. In the Big 10 he will compete in games and practice against top-rated big men. Tell me if that kind of challenge exists in the MAAC where his peers at other schools are caught in programs that emphasize guard play.

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[> [> Re: He won't get better in the MAAC -- Rave, 15:20:34 03/12/03 Wed

Do you remember a guy who started in the MAAC all 4years and got better every year? That guy was Lionel Simmons. He got better because he made himself better. Look at Michigan's roster and who they have brought in and are recruiting for 2004. Many Pros are not from big time programs. You improve by how much you work on your game not on where you play. Deng Gai, you can be a first round pick from Fairfield as much as Michigan. Your opportunities there might not be as good as you think.


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[> [> [> Re: He won't get better in the MAAC -- Staggerlee, 15:28:59 03/12/03 Wed

If not Michigan try these:

Western Kentucky
Kansas
UCLA
Notre Dame
Texas Tech
Georgia
Saint Bonaventure
Clemson
South Carolina
Iowa
Sacred Heart


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[> [> [> [> Re: He won't get better in the MAAC -- Rave, 16:26:58 03/12/03 Wed

What do his options have to do with him getting better? You have to be kidding me about Sacred Heart. You would sit a year to go there? Interesting to see what a list you have there and there is no tampering involved. If I were Fairfield and I knew there was illegal contact by another school, I would not give a release. That's, I believe, 2 years of sitting.


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[> [> [> [> [> An option that was left off my list -- Stagger Lee, 18:15:14 03/12/03 Wed

Why not Iona? They have an NBA great who understands the center position; and it's only a few miles away...he wouldn't even have to relocate.


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[> [> [> [> [> [> Maac requires you to sit out 2 years if you transfer in league -- jcm, 21:47:32 03/12/03 Wed


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Not true -- GM, 11:00:01 03/13/03 Thu

Unless they recently changed the rule, a player transferring to one MAAC school to another only need to sit out 1 season. John McDonald (Loyola to Iona) and Anthony Walker (Loyola to Marist) are recent examples of this.

At the same time, if Gai wants to transfer to help his NBA chances, going to Iona wouldn’t be much of an improvement. It would seem logical that Gai would either transfer to a big time school or stay at Fairfield.


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[> [> [> Re: He won't get better in the MAAC -- ghostman, 15:51:11 03/12/03 Wed

With the current trend towards big men coming out of school early, the 4s and 5s in the Big East/ACC/Big Ten aren't substatianlly better than the MAAC. Their average 4s and 5s are an inch or 2 bigger, 10 pound heavier. If the kids they bring in a great, they are there for 1 or 2 years. If he wants a better level of competition, he should go to the NBA development league and play against 25 year old men. IMO Reeves, Mendez, and Jenkins would be Big East starters, a few others would be contributers.


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[> [> [> [> Re: He won't get better in the MAAC -- Stagger Lee, 16:44:39 03/12/03 Wed

If he's committed to improvement and an eventual NBA career, working in a proven program in 2003-2004 followed by participation in the August 2004 Olympics would be the way to go.


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