If Olaniyi grad transfers and is interested, he’s an instant take imo.
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Not sure if they have scholarships available, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Rutgers got involved in this one considering Pikiell recruited him to Stony Brook.
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Oh my! Good shooter and driver! Love the highlights against a mix of teams including some in the Top 15
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Low major jump to Power-Conference … doesn’t usually work out well.
You’re not wrong, but I don’t think there’s a whole lot to lose taking on a player like Olaniyi for a year when he has a diverse skillset and there’s not exactly tons of guards out there to choose from.
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Jeff Borzello just tweeted that he’ll be a regular transfer, not a grad, if he doesn’t stay in the draft.
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Everything about this is just bizarre. Why he is even in the draft (again!), why he is leaving Purdue and just a bizarre player and game.
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Matt Haarms and Nojel Eastern were supposed to be breakout stars for Purdue last year.
Instead, both took a lateral step at best (I’d argue a step back) and opted to transfer this offseason.
Can start to put the pieces together as far as Purdue’s 16-15 season…
Not really a “Ewing Theory” but that Purdue team as configured didn’t work. It will be interesting to see what Purdue looks like this year with a new identity.
Should be a huge offseason for Eric Hunter Jr. and I’m curious to see freshmen guards Newman (RS), Ivey, Morton.
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whispers Nojel might look pretty good next to Eli Franz and Livers
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Would need a waiver otherwise he’d be next to ___, ___ and ____.
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Lineup would probably never happen but a smith, Brooks, Franz, eastern livers lineup intrigues me a lot.
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I will never understand how someone can be this poor of a shooter.
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Sounds like Painter is pissed lmao
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Interesting, thanks! Less of a take, in that case, but I do like his skill set!
Speaking of Stony Brook:
6’1" guard, most minutes on the team last year, and second leading scorer. Wonder what’s going on at SB where the three far-and-away best players from last season are transferring/leaving within the past 24 hours.
Yikes. Think there are any sour grapes with that transfer?!
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I don’t mind Eastern as a sit-one/play-one transfer … if the immediate transfer waiver comes through later this summer then he’d be a good rotational player behind Brooks/Wagner at the 2/3 spot.
But with the number of scholarships open for the 2021-22 season, he might be more valuable to the staff as a sit-one/play-one – with Jackson and not much else on the current backcourt depth chart. (I know things will change and recruits will come; I’m not panicking but someone who has played 20+ mpg in the B1G gives a nice “floor” for future projections)
Hard pass for me. We don’t need another sub 50% free throw shooter. Zavier had so many other positive attributes that I could live with the free throw shooting (and celebrated his hard work to improve on it). Not saying Nojel doesn’t have other talents and he may be a good defender, but he is a black hole on offense.
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I’ve always envisioned Nojel Eastern as Charles Matthews after the Space Jam monsters took all his talents.
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