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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: PORTAL KOMBAT

« on: April 18, 2024, 01:31:07 PM »

Duke forward

https://247sports.com/Player/Mark-Mitchell-46077127/

Mark Mitchell, a former five-star McDonald's All-American and two-year starter for the Duke basketball program, entered the transfer portal earlier this week. Now, the 247Sports Crystal Ball projects the 6-foot-9, 230-pound forward to take his talents to Kansas State, albeit with only one entered prediction thus far.

https://www.si.com/college/duke/prediction-pops-outbound-basketball-transfer-4-24

This is cap, by the way, we aren't recruiting this guy

So why aren't we recruiting him?


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: November 08, 2023, 08:17:53 PM »

WOW!!!


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: November 03, 2023, 08:50:16 PM »

Gene hired the right coach.  They have improved every week in conference play.  KU isn't an easy place to play. 


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: October 11, 2023, 07:20:54 PM »

Carter isn't a 6 rotation OH.  That's no crime, there's really very few that are.  Cats are scrapping against Iowa St, fun to watch.  Home digs look sweet.


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: September 22, 2023, 07:14:29 PM »

70% platform sets don't win many D1 VB matches.  Brutal


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: September 22, 2023, 07:11:22 PM »

They aren't even close, can't block, can't pass, can't dig.  Painfully difficult on their attackers.


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: September 22, 2023, 01:25:57 PM »

Sus 1st contact, not good.


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: September 10, 2023, 10:24:38 AM »

Hitting .296 & losing usually indicates some defensive issues.  I didn't see the match so dunno.


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: September 05, 2023, 06:32:57 PM »

We looked really good in the first set. We looked really really shitty in the second set. The third set is likely who we are and that's a team that will need to claw, scratch, and fight to be on the bubble.

Mansfield seems to want to only block one in the middle, we did it all night with no adjustments, at all so I'm guessing it's philosophical. Nebraska absolutely dominated that middle solo blocker and all good teams will.

The transfer setter is still adjusting to the team. She isn't bad, at all, but it's wild that she was first team all Pac 12. I don't see that at all.

I really like Aniya Clinton. Suzie did a great job recruiting her. She's really aggressive and the moment didn't seem too big for her, at all. She and Meyers are the only underclassmen who play. I hope Mansfield is a good recruiter.

Losing Aliyah Goolsby to Iowa State hurts.  Cats were at least in it till the end.


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: August 31, 2023, 10:20:10 AM »

After this and having to open Morgan Family Arena on Friday, Omaha should be ready to run a train on the Summit League. Their non con is ridiculously brutal. They host a tournament with Creighton and Iowa State too.
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1697060879932461216

Nope


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: August 24, 2023, 09:55:13 AM »

It wasn't the look of the floor, it was the type of floor.  I had seen that type of floor in the NCAA tourney, but didn't pay it all that much attention, but now that K-State has that type of floor on a full time basis I was trying to figure out what it's all about.  Because I'm a sports facility nerd, what can I say 

It's Taraflex, the surface every player would love to have under their feet.


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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: PORTAL KOMBAT

« on: July 04, 2023, 07:30:55 PM »

It's the last $$ he'll make playing basketball.  Highest bidder won.


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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: PORTAL KOMBAT

« on: June 11, 2023, 12:15:33 PM »

https://twitter.com/gopowercat/status/1667939315203076098?s=42&t=BqxZpEt1jdl0Jy9hPUWung


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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: PORTAL KOMBAT

« on: May 31, 2023, 06:48:46 PM »

He was never gonna do Massa like that.  Too bad.


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: KSU Booze Cats

« on: May 31, 2023, 06:45:15 PM »

I think the key is not running off kids that can hit in favor of his kid that can't.


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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Baylor

« on: January 07, 2023, 09:13:51 PM »

3-0 in OT games, 7-0 in games decided by 10 or less. Remember struggling for shots in close games?

Remember hating Ish as a role player and not knowing what type of zone we ran on Tuesday? Either way, go cats!

Ish had 0 rebounds in 17 minutes today. Still far too weak a player. Thankfully, the other bigs and Johnson were warriors on the boards. Need N'guessan back.

13 pretty big points from Ish.  He's not perfect but he was pretty salty tonight. 


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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Baylor

« on: January 07, 2023, 08:45:46 PM »

Guys we are pretty good IMO

With no  N'guessan


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: December 27, 2022, 05:06:24 PM »

Mods change this thread to Salcat Volleyball


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: December 27, 2022, 01:26:08 PM »

I’d peripherally seen uw hired their assistant as head coach a few days earlier. We’re they fighting for the uw job, loser got ksu?

https://volleytalk.proboards.com/thread/92364/who-next-head-coach-washington

Also learned uw has beach volleyball. https://gohuskies.com/sports/womens-beach-volleyball?path=wbvball

The #1 assistant @ UW had been there for 26 years as both a player & coach.  He wasn't leapfrogging her.


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: December 27, 2022, 12:12:31 PM »

There will be some portal movement, at least I hope. Haley Warner is the only player who doesn't have eligibility left. Returning an entire team who went 6-10 in conference doesn't seem like a winning formula. He'll want to bring in some of his own women.

Yes, Carter & Fernholz stay , find an experienced setter in the portal, build around those pieces


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: December 27, 2022, 11:56:19 AM »

I strong sign of his recruiting chops will show in what we don't see in the portal over the next 24-72 hours.


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: December 27, 2022, 10:31:40 AM »

He's spent a lot of time around elite programs.  Seems like Gene did his job.  Anxious to see the staff he assembles.


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: December 22, 2022, 08:53:35 PM »

You would hope we can do better, what’s the hold up? OU just named their coach in 2 weeks time.

Pretty puzzling, really considering what they are walking into facilities wise.  Bridges need major rebuilding but the right coach can do that right away.  More interesting that I haven't seen a single player in the portal.  Don't know if that's good or bad.


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: December 22, 2022, 08:44:05 PM »

No


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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: Volleyball

« on: December 19, 2022, 08:58:32 PM »

I will say, there are several coaches that have a similar profile as Dawn, but none of them were alumni. I built her up because I've wanted her here for so long, then she went and won at UNLV, confirming what I thought. There are hires that can be made that can excite, let's hope Gene gets it done, we should know within the next 48 hours.

Pretty easy choice for the Mizzou AD to hire the same Head VB coach twice!!


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