Robbie Beran enters the transfer portal

[AdamOnFirst]

I don't think he was soft but he just didn't seem assertive when it came to offense. I remember seeing when he was a freshman with his jumping ability and shot and thinking he could develop into a Sam Dekker type player. It just didn't turn out that way. Unfortunate but he had a good head on his shoulders and will do well wherever he lands. I wish him luck wherever he lands

I don’t know about Beran being unassertive as much as just him never developing as a finisher from either outside or inside. For a smooth, 6-9, highly athletic guy who came in with a shooting stroke he wasn’t an efficient scorer from… well basically anywhere kn the floor he’d shoot from. Even when he slashed into the lane and got a close look he missed more bunnies and 8 footers than he ought.

 

[clarificationcat]

I don’t know about Beran being unassertive as much as just him never developing as a finisher from either outside or inside. For a smooth, 6-9, highly athletic guy who came in with a shooting stroke he wasn’t an efficient scorer from… well basically anywhere kn the floor he’d shoot from. Even when he slashed into the lane and got a close look he missed more bunnies and 8 footers than he ought.

He went hard to the basket several times this year and he got his shot blocked on 80% of them. There was no deception and they were clean blocks. At some point, you stop doing that. And he did. If he had a mid-range game, that would have been a great alternative to trying to get to the rim. When we played against a zone, we would put Beran at the free throw lane and he had several wide open shots. He missed almost all of them. He needed to make about 75% of those shots. I assume that's all confidence.

Having said all of that, he he hit some 3's late in the season (generally early in games) and his free throw shooting got much better this year. He shot 34.5% from 3 (good enough) and 39% from 2 (not nearly good enough). And I thought he was a very good defender this year. I though he and Nicholson did a nice job of protecting the rim when they played together and that Beran was generally very good on switches. He could have gotten some points on offensive rebounds but he never developed that skill.

He's a nice player to have in the rotation. I hope we can find someone to replace him. Martinelli is probably already a better scorer and offensive rebounder (probably the best on the team) but I don't know if he has the foot speed to defend on switches and the strength to defend bigger 4's. He was only a freshman, though, so he can certainly improve.

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

Its weird, in the Big Ten conference games, Beran played 21.4 mpg as a freshman, 20.1 mpg as a soph, 23.0 mpg as a junior and 24.1 mpg this past season. His rebounding, scoring, etc were essentially static across the 4 seasons.

Perhaps it's because he played further from the basket this year, but his shooting regressed. Tbf, the team was "the gang that couldn't shoot straight".

 

[NUCat320]

Perhaps it's because he played further from the basket this year, but his shooting regressed. Tbf, the team was "the gang that couldn't shoot straight".

And most shots that went to Berry, by the numbers, would’ve been better as Beran’s.

At least Eanet’s job will be easier.

 

[vee4three]

Poor evaluation I think. Beran developed into a team leader and plus defender under the coaching staff. While not always active offensively, he did his job. Not everyone is going to be All B1G, even if they have stars next to their name.

Adding to this, I don’t think a lot of people appreciate quite how low the hit rate is even for recruits of Robbie’s caliber.

Below are the first 15 prospects outside of the top 100 for the class of 2019. Robbie is right in the middle of this group, rankings-wise. He might not be the best of the bunch, but it’s hard to classify his career as a disappointment. And only one other guy played 4 seasons for his original school. (I’m just using minutes and points as quick baselines for comparison, not as complete measures of their production.)

101: Josh Nickelberry – minimal minutes during his 2 years at Louisville, 11 ppg as a starter at LaSalle the last 2 years
102: Jalen Cone – 2 seasons as a significant bench player at VT, 2 seasons as Northern Arizona’s leading scorer by a wide margin
103: Toumani Camara – starter basically his whole career, first at Georgia then Dayton…scores in double figures, 7-8 boards
104: Jaylen Forbes – 10 mpg as a frosh at Alabama, 16+ ppg at Tulane ever since
105: Jalen Gaffney – transferred to FAU (from UConn!) and averaged 4 ppg this season, starting more often than not
106: Malcolm Dandridge – 4 years at Memphis, topping out at 14.5 mpg
107: Tyrell Terry – 31st pick in draft after 1 season at Stanford
108: Robbie Beran
109: Dontaie Allen – limited action at Kentucky, followed by 9 ppg as a part-time starter at Western Kentucky
110: Jaden Shackelford – 14+ ppg all 3 seasons at Alabama, declared for the NBA early and went undrafted
111: Cole Bajema – 1 year at Michigan in which he barely played, then transferred to Washington where he was a regular bench contributor before cracking the starting lineup as a senior
112: Rylan Jones – started most of his games, although seems like he ran into some injuries…2 seasons at Utah, then 2 at Utah St, averaging 7 ppg over his career
113: Al-Amir Dawes – another 4-year starter (essentially), first at Clemson before transferring to Seton Hall as a senior and scoring 13 ppg
114: Damion Baugh – 2 seasons at Memphis in which he played a good amount but was an offensive afterthought, followed by 2 at TCU in which he played a ton and scored a lot more
115: Tyrell Jones – hardly got run in 2 years at Auburn, played more at South Alabama after that but fell short of averaging double figures

 

[clarificationcat]

Adding to this, I don’t think a lot of people appreciate quite how low the hit rate is even for recruits of Robbie’s caliber.

Below are the first 15 prospects outside of the top 100 for the class of 2019. Robbie is right in the middle of this group, rankings-wise. He might not be the best of the bunch, but it’s hard to classify his career as a disappointment. And only one other guy played 4 seasons for his original school. (I’m just using minutes and points as quick baselines for comparison, not as complete measures of their production.)

101: Josh Nickelberry – minimal minutes during his 2 years at Louisville, 11 ppg as a starter at LaSalle the last 2 years
102: Jalen Cone – 2 seasons as a significant bench player at VT, 2 seasons as Northern Arizona’s leading scorer by a wide margin
103: Toumani Camara – starter basically his whole career, first at Georgia then Dayton…scores in double figures, 7-8 boards
104: Jaylen Forbes – 10 mpg as a frosh at Alabama, 16+ ppg at Tulane ever since
105: Jalen Gaffney – transferred to FAU (from UConn!) and averaged 4 ppg this season, starting more often than not
106: Malcolm Dandridge – 4 years at Memphis, topping out at 14.5 mpg
107: Tyrell Terry – 31st pick in draft after 1 season at Stanford
108: Robbie Beran
109: Dontaie Allen – limited action at Kentucky, followed by 9 ppg as a part-time starter at Western Kentucky
110: Jaden Shackelford – 14+ ppg all 3 seasons at Alabama, declared for the NBA early and went undrafted
111: Cole Bajema – 1 year at Michigan in which he barely played, then transferred to Washington where he was a regular bench contributor before cracking the starting lineup as a senior
112: Rylan Jones – started most of his games, although seems like he ran into some injuries…2 seasons at Utah, then 2 at Utah St, averaging 7 ppg over his career
113: Al-Amir Dawes – another 4-year starter (essentially), first at Clemson before transferring to Seton Hall as a senior and scoring 13 ppg
114: Damion Baugh – 2 seasons at Memphis in which he played a good amount but was an offensive afterthought, followed by 2 at TCU in which he played a ton and scored a lot more
115: Tyrell Jones – hardly got run in 2 years at Auburn, played more at South Alabama after that but fell short of averaging double figures

Thanks for the research. We have way too high of expectations for our recruits in the top 100. Outside of the top 25 (and definitely the top 50), it’s hit and miss.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Adding to this, I don’t think a lot of people appreciate quite how low the hit rate is even for recruits of Robbie’s caliber.

Below are the first 15 prospects outside of the top 100 for the class of 2019. Robbie is right in the middle of this group, rankings-wise. He might not be the best of the bunch, but it’s hard to classify his career as a disappointment. And only one other guy played 4 seasons for his original school. (I’m just using minutes and points as quick baselines for comparison, not as complete measures of their production.)

101: Josh Nickelberry – minimal minutes during his 2 years at Louisville, 11 ppg as a starter at LaSalle the last 2 years
102: Jalen Cone – 2 seasons as a significant bench player at VT, 2 seasons as Northern Arizona’s leading scorer by a wide margin
103: Toumani Camara – starter basically his whole career, first at Georgia then Dayton…scores in double figures, 7-8 boards
104: Jaylen Forbes – 10 mpg as a frosh at Alabama, 16+ ppg at Tulane ever since
105: Jalen Gaffney – transferred to FAU (from UConn!) and averaged 4 ppg this season, starting more often than not
106: Malcolm Dandridge – 4 years at Memphis, topping out at 14.5 mpg
107: Tyrell Terry – 31st pick in draft after 1 season at Stanford
108: Robbie Beran
109: Dontaie Allen – limited action at Kentucky, followed by 9 ppg as a part-time starter at Western Kentucky
110: Jaden Shackelford – 14+ ppg all 3 seasons at Alabama, declared for the NBA early and went undrafted
111: Cole Bajema – 1 year at Michigan in which he barely played, then transferred to Washington where he was a regular bench contributor before cracking the starting lineup as a senior
112: Rylan Jones – started most of his games, although seems like he ran into some injuries…2 seasons at Utah, then 2 at Utah St, averaging 7 ppg over his career
113: Al-Amir Dawes – another 4-year starter (essentially), first at Clemson before transferring to Seton Hall as a senior and scoring 13 ppg
114: Damion Baugh – 2 seasons at Memphis in which he played a good amount but was an offensive afterthought, followed by 2 at TCU in which he played a ton and scored a lot more
115: Tyrell Jones – hardly got run in 2 years at Auburn, played more at South Alabama after that but fell short of averaging double figures

This was a very revealing exercise, thank you

 

[HKKJB]

Thanks and all the best to Robbie. Seems like a great kid. Clearly contributed a lot, stuck with it through the dark ages, and deserves the joy of a season like the one we just had.

 

[docrugby1]

I bet VCU and Richmond have already called

Richmond's coach , Chris Mooney(Princeton Alum) just had a proximal aortic aneurysm repaired at UVA-that is an enormous surgery. He does not have the characteristic appearance of Marfan's syndrome, so he was lucky to have that identified

 

[mickbula]

Richmond's coach , Chris Mooney(Princeton Alum) just had a proximal aortic aneurysm repaired at UVA-that is an enormous surgery. He does not have the characteristic appearance of Marfan's syndrome, so he was lucky to have that identified

isn't that what John Ritter died because of??

 

[rogerkim]

isn't that what John Ritter died because of??

Slightly different: Ritter had an aortic dissection: a separation of the layers of the wall of the aorta which starts from a tear in the intima, the innermost layer/lining. Named as such because the blood flow starts getting in between the layers through the tear and dissects the layers apart from each other.

Dissections can occur concurrently with aneurysms (which is an abnormal enlargement of a blood vessel), but can also occur in normal caliber aortas.

[And this concludes the Wildcat Report mini-medical lecture of the day. You may now resume your usual Northwestern angst about the future of our sports teams. ]

 

[DaCat]

And Chat GPT might have saved his life with this procedure:

Aortic dissection is a medical emergency in which there is a tear in the inner layer of the aorta, which is the large artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. A heart surgeon would typically use surgical intervention to fix an aortic dissection, and the specific procedure used would depend on the location and extent of the tear.

The most common surgical approach for repairing an aortic dissection is called an aortic graft or aortic replacement surgery. During this procedure, the surgeon makes a large incision in the chest and replaces the damaged portion of the aorta with a synthetic graft made of Dacron or another material.

In some cases, a less invasive procedure called endovascular repair may be used. This involves the insertion of a stent graft through a small incision in the groin and threading it up to the site of the aortic tear. The stent graft is then expanded to create a new lining for the aorta, sealing off the damaged section.

In either case, the goal of the surgery is to repair the tear and prevent further damage to the aorta, which could lead to life-threatening complications. Recovery time can vary depending on the extent of the repair and the overall health of the patient. The surgeon will typically provide specific instructions for post-operative care and follow-up appointments to monitor healing and ensure proper recovery.

 

[rogerkim]

And Chat GPT might have saved his life with this procedure:

Aortic dissection is a medical emergency in which there is a tear in the inner layer of the aorta, which is the large artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. A heart surgeon would typically use surgical intervention to fix an aortic dissection, and the specific procedure used would depend on the location and extent of the tear.

The most common surgical approach for repairing an aortic dissection is called an aortic graft or aortic replacement surgery. During this procedure, the surgeon makes a large incision in the chest and replaces the damaged portion of the aorta with a synthetic graft made of Dacron or another material.

In some cases, a less invasive procedure called endovascular repair may be used. This involves the insertion of a stent graft through a small incision in the groin and threading it up to the site of the aortic tear. The stent graft is then expanded to create a new lining for the aorta, sealing off the damaged section.

In either case, the goal of the surgery is to repair the tear and prevent further damage to the aorta, which could lead to life-threatening complications. Recovery time can vary depending on the extent of the repair and the overall health of the patient. The surgeon will typically provide specific instructions for post-operative care and follow-up appointments to monitor healing and ensure proper recovery.

It's official - I'm being replaced by an AI.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

It's official - I'm being replaced by an AI.

is this the same artificial intelligence that calls our guy Pursue Audige?

 

[Smolmania]

And Chat GPT might have saved his life with this procedure:

Aortic dissection is a medical emergency in which there is a tear in the inner layer of the aorta, which is the large artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. A heart surgeon would typically use surgical intervention to fix an aortic dissection, and the specific procedure used would depend on the location and extent of the tear.

The most common surgical approach for repairing an aortic dissection is called an aortic graft or aortic replacement surgery. During this procedure, the surgeon makes a large incision in the chest and replaces the damaged portion of the aorta with a synthetic graft made of Dacron or another material.

In some cases, a less invasive procedure called endovascular repair may be used. This involves the insertion of a stent graft through a small incision in the groin and threading it up to the site of the aortic tear. The stent graft is then expanded to create a new lining for the aorta, sealing off the damaged section.

In either case, the goal of the surgery is to repair the tear and prevent further damage to the aorta, which could lead to life-threatening complications. Recovery time can vary depending on the extent of the repair and the overall health of the patient. The surgeon will typically provide specific instructions for post-operative care and follow-up appointments to monitor healing and ensure proper recovery.

About 20 years ago my boss tried a case involving a Riverside resident who died after suffering from an abdominal aortic aneurism (and the Estate blamed the paramedics for not transporting him properly). The father of a court reporter we used ended up on the jury. He recalled well the testimony of our expert, Dr. David Gewertz (sp?) who described at length the symptomology of this type of aneurism. 6 months later the guy had the same symptoms and called his doctor -- the gp told him it was probably heartburn, but he insisted that he had an AA aneurism, so the doctor met him in the ER where they did the imaging... sure enough, the fact that this man was paying attention on jury duty saved his life. They did immediate surgery and the aorta was repaired. The court reporter showed up the next day with pizzas for the office to thank Mr. Ryan for saving her dad's life.

 

[Katatonic]

Adding to this, I don’t think a lot of people appreciate quite how low the hit rate is even for recruits of Robbie’s caliber.

Thanks for the research. We have way too high of expectations for our recruits in the top 100. Outside of the top 25 (and definitely the top 50), it’s hit and miss.

Problem is, that during the dismal, dry spell - miss after miss on top 100-150 recruits.

Simmons, Beran, Kopp, Falzon, Ivanauskas, Roper* and Benson.

(*Unfortunately, not going to find out playing for the Cats.)

Some may disagree w/ me, but I'm going to include Nance, as he never struck me as being able to be "the guy."

Law is the only one to pan out, and even he had to work on the offensive side of his game.

CC has done much better w/ "overlooked" recruits like BMac, Pardon, Lindsey, Boo, etc.

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Problem is, that during the dismal, dry spell - miss after miss on top 100-150 recruits.

Simmons, Beran, Kopp, Falzon, Ivanauskas, Roper* and Benson.

(*Unfortunately, not going to find out playing for the Cats.)

Some may disagree w/ me, but I'm going to include Nance, as he never struck me as being able to be "the guy."

Law is the only one to pan out, and even he had to work on the offensive side of his game.

CC has done much better w/ "overlooked" recruits like BMac, Pardon, Lindsey, Boo, etc.

You can say this about the majority of Coaches. Players ranked 100-150 often fizzle out.

 

[TheC]

Slightly different: Ritter had an aortic dissection: a separation of the layers of the wall of the aorta which starts from a tear in the intima, the innermost layer/lining. Named as such because the blood flow starts getting in between the layers through the tear and dissects the layers apart from each other.

Dissections can occur concurrently with aneurysms (which is an abnormal enlargement of a blood vessel), but can also occur in normal caliber aortas.

[And this concludes the Wildcat Report mini-medical lecture of the day. You may now resume your usual Northwestern angst about the future of our sports teams. ]

Except now I have angst about what you wrote!!

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Well Robbie Beran is getting some love after all.
Surprised to say he has narrowed his next opportunity to 3 ACC schools.
Virgina Tech, Virginia and Miami, FL
Not one dog in that group!

I'm surprised. I'll admit it.

Here's a Va Tech report on Robbie's decision...

https://techlunchpail.com/blog/nort...an-sets-virginia-tech-visit-down-to-3-schools

 

[Hungry Jack]

Good for Robbie. He will get to play near his Richmond home if he chooses.

 

[ballerog711]

Happy for him. I think Miami would be the best fit for him

 

[rogerkim]

Good for Robbie. He will get to play near his Richmond home if he chooses.

Just want to point out that Va Tech is a 3 hr drive from Richmond. UVa is closer at a 1 hr 10 min. “Near” is relative, I realize. But neither of these schools is as close as U Richmond or VCU.

My interpretation: Robbie is making a decision based on multiple factors. Proximity to home is clearly a factor, but clearly not the only one.

 

[GatoLouco]

His list of schools make me believe this was never about playing time.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

His list of schools make me believe this was never about playing time

I'm not sure what it says about Beran. He was one of the coach's "Big 3" coming into the season. He definitely wasn't at the end of the season.

In general though, the guys who leave our team (lately) have consistently drawn significant interest from other Power 6 programs. So that speaks to a) the talent on our roster and b) Chris Collins' ability to recruit at Northwestern. Maybe there are other takes, but thats what it seems to indicate (to me).

 

[Smolmania]

My take is that we spend way too much time on this Board talking/worrying about guys who didn't want to be here. Roper, Baran, Young, Nance. . . if you don't want to be here any more, good luck to you. That's your absolute right. I'd rather focus on the guys who do want to be here, and what kind of team we could have should Boo figure out that the NBA isn't going to be breaking down his door to get him to come...

 

[SmellyCat]

My take is that we spend way too much time on this Board talking/worrying about guys who didn't want to be here. Roper, Baran, Young, Nance. . . if you don't want to be here any more, good luck to you. That's your absolute right. I'd rather focus on the guys who do want to be here, and what kind of team we could have should Boo figure out that the NBA isn't going to be breaking down his door to get him to come...

This isn't a take I have a problem with. However, I spent four years rooting for the guy and I'm invested in his career. I want him to be successful even if, in the end, he didn't want to be at NU. It's different for guys like Casey Simmons, who I don't even remember seeing play.

Also, there's a lot more to transferring than just "didn't want to be here," so I usually give these guys the benefit of the doubt as long as they don't burn a lot of bridges on their way out the door.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

My take is that we spend way too much time on this Board talking/worrying about guys who didn't want to be here. Roper, Baran, Young, Nance. . . if you don't want to be here any more, good luck to you. That's your absolute right. I'd rather focus on the guys who do want to be here, and what kind of team we could have should Boo figure out that the NBA isn't going to be breaking down his door to get him to come...

How's this sound... the guys we have are awesome. Each of them deserves to be an All-American. The guys who left are all terrible. We're all so happy they left - it only indicates how despicable they are. Our coach is the best and most beloved coach in the history of basketball.

 

[mshelton33]

Robbie Beran makes it official, he's transferred to Virginia Tech for his final season of college basketball.

 

[DaCat]

Ok

 

[GatoLouco]

Last year's VA Tech's best scorer played as a 4. He had one year left of eligibility but signed with a pro team in Italy.

 

[NJCat]

The only other PF on the team averaged just 8 minutes/game last year, and had more FTs (66) than shots (53). Great opportunity for Robbie to slide into a starting slot for his final year. Hope he's allowed to reach his potential (jk).

 

[TheC]

Robbie Beran makes it official, he's transferred to Virginia Tech for his final season of college basketball.

At the risk of sounding bitter.... orange is such an ugly color

 

[DaCat]

He's a turkey!

 

[NUCat320]

How's this sound... the guys we have are awesome. Each of them deserves to be an All-American. The guys who left are all terrible. We're all so happy they left - it only indicates how despicable they are. Our coach is the best and most beloved coach in the history of basketball.

That you, @CoralSpringsCat ?

 

[NUCat320]

Robbie Beran makes it official, he's transferred to Virginia Tech for his final season of college basketball.

That looks like the scream Robbie let out after blocking a shot late in the first half at Illinois, as the Illini recovered the loose ball and scored a buzzer-beating cheapie.

Big Matt (aka Lob Woodward) is the only NU player, current or former, that should be allowed to carry a rim around as if he just ‘Send it in Jerome’ed it.

Go Hokies. Gobble gobble.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Fans are already lining up in Blacksburg for the Duke game.

Robbie Beran vs Ryan Young is gonna be epic!

If Duke wins, then Young should have started for us with Nance at the 4.
If Virginia Tech wins, then Young should have started for us with Nance at the 4.
If Robbie goes off for 40 points, then... well..... he found his shot back in Virginia.

Good luck, Robbie! Congrats on the Northwestern diploma(s)!!!

 

[Username Not Available]

Congrats to Robbie and I hope he has a great season. Thanks for the four years!

 

[GatoLouco]

Good luck to Robbie.

The age of the portal is so crazy I just accidentally read the world "Colorado" and my name got put into the portal.

 

[CappyNU]

Robbie Beran makes it official, he's transferred to Virginia Tech for his final season of college basketball.

They should work on getting a better photoshop artist to transfer in, unless something drastic happened to Beran's left leg in the offseason.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

They should work on getting a better photoshop artist to transfer in, unless something drastic happened to Beran's left leg in the offseason.

I didn't know you could get a leg transplant...
Or did he try to climb Everest and get severe frostbite?