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Is Iso and Batcho, and Miller, Jr. coming back for another year? I suppose they want to test the NBA draft waters. But, I can tell them they need another year of college ball at Tech. Then, they'll be ready for the pros.
And, no I am not just saying that in an attempt to keep them here. It's true, they need another year of college ball.
The biggest need is a serviceable PG.
Newman had spurts of good play, but more off than on. Gotta have a consistent PG to win.
Miller is coming back - damaged goods so he really doesn't have much of a market
Iso & Batcho are testing the professional waters to see if they would be drafted or proffered a solid FA contract - I have a feeling Batcho could make a lot of $$$ overseas
I just don't see a market for Iso at the professional level
I saw an article that talked about how Iso's age could keep teams away. Basically stated that he'd need a couple of years in G-League.
if iso could clean up his ball handling, i could see him being an nba prospect. but as-is, g-league is probably the best he can do. of course i want him to come back for one more year, but this is a guy who has already had two potentially career-ending injuries -- you can't blame him if he decides to take whatever chance he has to play professionally before it happens again.
Looking at all the new signees, there are gonna be a lot of new faces on the team next year. I guess it is still too early to know who all will be returning from last year, but if anyone has the inside track, please let the rest of us know.
Boo, hiss...:(Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
When coach brings in your replacement, it’s probably time to leave https://latechsports.com/news/2024/4...r-forward.aspxQuote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
If this is the reason Miller left, then he has no future in competitive basketball and might as well hang up his sneakers now. I tend to doubt, though, this was his reason. Just thinks "the grass is greener across the fence," and is delusional that somewhere else will be "magical" for him. Even with this addition, and even with Iso and Batcho returning, Miller, Jr. would have seen enough PT to show his stuff...and! if he fancies himself to actually be good (which I think he has the talent to be), he would have carved out even more PT next season. Then in his junior year, with the departure of Iso and Batcho, he would have been the "big man on campus" with two full years to build his NBA resume'.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Instead, I just think he got caught up in the whole stupid portal thingy with someone giving him bad advice. We'll see where he ends up, but I'm thinking he's going to regret his decision to leave Tech.
This is from the Tech Website / I updated Class & Years in College. I think Miller Jr was asked to leave. With the additions, we'll have 13 scholarship players (Ponder is a walk on).Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
0 Devin Ree Guard 6-8 180 Jr. 3rd Year Jackson, Miss. / Oak Hill Academy Louisville whois_Dev whois.dev 4 Sean Newman Jr. Guard 6-1 160 R-Jr. 4th Year Los Angeles, Calif. / Culver City HS Fullerton College seannewmanjr 10 Ben Ponder Guard 6-3 200 Sr. 4th Year Shreveport, La. / Calvary Baptist Academy _bpond _bpond 11 Jaylin Henderson Guard 6-3 175 Sr 5th Year Wichita, Kan. / Wichita West HS Seward County Community College jaylinhenders18 showtimehendo 13 Daniel Batcho PF 6-11 235 R-Sr. 5th Year Paris, France / Texas Tech daniel_batcho batshow 14 Will Allen PF 6-7 225 R-Jr. 4th Year New Orleans, La. / Bonnabel HS wiillALLEN _wiiilll_ 20 Jordan Crawford Guard 6-3 175 Jr. 3rd Year Ruston, La. / Simsboro HS Jor1an1 1_2smooth 21 Alex Vertus Guard 6-3 205 Sr. 4th Year Coral Springs, Fla. / Putnam Science Academy Polk State nolimittvert nolimittvert 22 Isaiah Crawford Forward 6-6 220 Sr. 6th Year Fort Worth, Texas / North Crowley HS IsoooZaay zaaybeenlit 34 Terri Miller Jr. PF 6-8 250 Sr. 4th Year Fresno, Calif. / Clovis North HS College of the Sequoias terrijmillerjr terri.miller.1 Incoming Albert Green Guard 6-3 180 Elk Grove, CA San Diego City JUCO Landren Blocker Forward 6-4 200 Fr. 1st Year Little Rock, AR / Little Rock Christian Academy AJ Bates Guard 6-3 170 Fr. 1st Year Katy, TX / Seven Lakes Clarence Payia Forward 6-5 180 Fr. 1st Year Beaumont, TX / Beaumont United Amaree Abram Guard 6-4 195 Castaic, CA / Southern California Academy Georgia Tech / Ole Miss Sean Elkinton PF 6-8 Crosby, TX / Crosby HS St. Edward's
What is this third to last column showing? Where they transferred from?Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Yes / previous schools. For some reason my computer doesn't paste the top row when I copy & paste. The Tech site only shows last schoolQuote:
Originally Posted by TXR62011
Miller, Jr. was asked to leave? Surely not! At least I hope not. He is so much better....WAAAAY better...then some of the guys remaining. When Batcho got hurt during the season Miller started a game or two in his absence, scored 17 pts with close to 10 rebounds in one of the games. Surely Hester ain't that stupid.
True, Miller needs some development, but his potential to be a major contributor is huge. Nope! I think this was strictly Miller's decision, based on some very bad advice he got encouraging him to enter the portal. As he is no longer a Dawg he is "dead to me" and I don't care what happens to his career now. But that doesn't lessen the impact to Tech's prospects for next year. Oh well...
Hope this Sean Elkinton turns out to be the real deal! That will certainly help. We still need guards though. I think both Sean Newman and Jordan Crawford can be major contributors, but both coming in off the bench. Tech needs a PG and now a scorer to replace Chavez.
It's official.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMrUJp_X...jpg&name=small
Couldn't ask for much more from him
Wish him the best of luck and maybe he will catch on with the right team like Paul did...
Guess Batcho will be next to leave. Can't blame him with the way the ship is going down. What coulda been...but as usual we got "Teched" again. Par for the course.
? We probably have the lowest percentage of players in the portal (which closed on May1). If he were to leave, it would have been done by now.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
William Jeffress - Pittsburgh Panthers Forward - ESPN
Stats aren't impressive, but neither were Batcho's
Front court wasn't a concern.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportdawg
Our back court was.
Still can't see that we added a PG that will help us come conference tournament time.
So we will run the table with the SWAC/NAIA schools then bust out come CUSA tournament time.
@JohnRothstein: Louisiana Tech's Isaiah Crawford tells me that as of now he plans to stay in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Averaged 16.3 PPG and 6.2 RPG last season.
The basketball page now shows the "2024-25" roster (although most of the new guys aren't on it). There are 5 scholarship players returning (Ree, Allen, Jordan Crawford, Newman, Batcho), plus walk-on Ben Ponder. https://latechsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Batcho was posted with caption "Run it Back" with Tech uniform on. I loved watching him play.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg Fan
The seven new guys have now been added to the page - use the link above.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg Fan