Isaiah Coleman 28 & 8 vs Auburn

TheHall87

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Why would he stay in an offensive system with no other shooters and slow pace?

He got paid and got in a better offensive system to showcase himself
Having a point guard to set Coleman up would have helped him immensely.

He was plenty productive last year until Jenkins (and Dylan) went down and stripped the offense bare.

He averaged over 21 a game in the six full BE games before Jenkins was injured. Over 20 BE games he averaged 17.4 per even with a couple of atrocious nights.

That said we were never going to pay him close to market value.
 

Hall Is Life

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shu67

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Wasn't he supposed to be 6'5" when he was at SHU? I guess all of the NIL money (gold) he got weighed him down so much he lost some height carrying it around!
 

GrMtWood

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Playing on last year's team was likely worse than watching last year's team.

Can understand how a young man with options would be tempted to explore them.
 
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HallGuy2323

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Wasn't he supposed to be 6'5" when he was at SHU? I guess all of the NIL money (gold) he got weighed him down so much he lost some height carrying it around!
lol, it’s insane how badly basketball players lie about their height. Now it’s because they get “measured in their shoes”. I guess they wear heels.
 
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hallstorm

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Wait a minute….

this is a thread based on a player’s output for a scrimmage? For an essential single practice that doesn’t count?

This board loves to follow how ex players do on other teams and the start a thread on how we missed out.

We need another Anthony Nelson or Jordan Walker thread. How are they doing overseas?
 
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NYShoreGuy

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Wait a minute….

this is a thread based on a player’s output for a scrimmage? For an essential single practice that doesn’t count?

This board loves to follow how ex players do on other teams and the start a thread on how we missed out.

We need another Anthony Nelson or Jordan Walker thread. How are they doing overseas?
Jordan Walker pro ball Lithuania 9 pts 5 assists last game
 

NIL BAD

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Along with a very good offensive game Zay had the physical skills to be an elite defender. Unfortunately he was very inconsistent on both ends. We never knew what version of Zay we were gonna get, yet he was still one of the better players in the league.
 

lr591902

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I am not sure we could offer him enough money to return. I think he had lost focus as he did not like the style of play or the way Sha ran the team. I think he and his family thought a change of scenery would be beneficial. Always like IC, i hope he has a great season similar to Khadary last year.
 

radecicco

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No problem with Coleman looking for more $$$. What boggles my mind are a few posters saying they didn’t want him back, he wasn’t a good player, he was inconsistent or lacked focus, was just chucking shots,etc, etc, etc. He was a second year player with upside being asked to carry a lousy team.
 

Halldan

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The question was asking price. Word leaked from decent sources that he wanted $1.5M. There was no way in hell the Pirates had that money to give when the ask was made.

We had to wait until the court case (never a given) was resolved before we had that kind of money. And then the question would have been do you really want to give that kind of money to a 6-3 wing?
 

TheHall87

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The question was asking price. Word leaked from decent sources that he wanted $1.5M. There was no way in hell the Pirates had that money to give when the ask was made.

We had to wait until the court case (never a given) was resolved before we had that kind of money. And then the question would have been do you really want to give that kind of money to a 6-3 wing?
I look at this from both sides.

I can see the real concerns about asking price and the ability/want to pay.

At the same time sometimes you might have to overpay to keep a talent to show that you're serious about trying to compete.
 
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NYShoreGuy

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The question was asking price. Word leaked from decent sources that he wanted $1.5M. There was no way in hell the Pirates had that money to give when the ask was made.

We had to wait until the court case (never a given) was resolved before we had that kind of money. And then the question would have been do you really want to give that kind of money to a 6-3 wing?
Let's see him avg shooting percentage of 50 40 80 and see what he does against Iowa state before some here want to build him a statue
 

jklings99

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People don’t realize how good he is…if you compare year by year he was better than Jared Rhoden in his first 2 years…by a wide margin. I would’ve given him a million. I think he’s that good.
 

Halldan

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His asking price was one he knew would never be matched and he settled for a lot less after he left. He wanted out after last season when by midseason he started to play selfishly and not for the team.

Hunted points and played no defense. You do not award a 6-3 wing with $1.5M for that.

I have no ill will towards him but I'm not rooting for him like I did for Richmond and Davis as I did last season.

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