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Old 06-30-2020, 07:38 PM   #21
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Keith is our single most important player at the moment.

After him, at the 2/3 spots we're considering:

-2 true freshmen (Madsen bros)
-1 true sophomore who played 9 min/game (Harvey)
-1 true sophomore who is unproven as a combo guard (MAW)
-1 transfer who is talented but undersized on the wing and may not even be eligible (Dejulius)
-1 true sophomore who played the least of our returning players, is not a natural wing, and is coming off a major injury

Keith provides experience, leadership, athleticism, scoring ability, rebounding ability, defense, and is a reliable FT shooter.

Without him, no matter who his replacement may be, we would be a far less competitive team next season.
As the season looks less and less likely, I think The odds of Keith returning also becomes less and less likely.
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Old 07-01-2020, 01:27 AM   #22
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As the season looks less and less likely, I think The odds of Keith returning also becomes less and less likely.
Don't you think he'd want to at least return to school and finish his education while he can? It's not like he's going to find more opportunity to support himself with basketball right now. He may as well earn a degree to fall back on.
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Old 07-01-2020, 06:02 AM   #23
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As the season looks less and less likely, I think The odds of Keith returning also becomes less and less likely.
Im not seeing it. Europe has a travel ban on US residents. There goes a giant option for him. So now its between the G-League and coming back
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Old 07-01-2020, 06:13 AM   #24
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Don't you think he'd want to at least return to school and finish his education while he can? It's not like he's going to find more opportunity to support himself with basketball right now. He may as well earn a degree to fall back on.
I hope. I’d love him back. He can always finish his education. That’s not something that needs to be done immediately.
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Old 07-01-2020, 08:47 AM   #25
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I hope. I’d love him back. He can always finish his education. That’s not something that needs to be done immediately.
Yeah normally I'd say go for the cash while the opportunity is there. But right now it isn't there at all.

Guys who are hoping to go pro at lower levels in the next year or two are going to get a shock. NBA is a huge question mark, and they've been one of the smarter groups with all the considerations. Foreign leagues aren't getting any traction and the travel bans make it even harder.
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Yeah normally I'd say go for the cash while the opportunity is there. But right now it isn't there at all.

Guys who are hoping to go pro at lower levels in the next year or two are going to get a shock. NBA is a huge question mark, and they've been one of the smarter groups with all the considerations. Foreign leagues aren't getting any traction and the travel bans make it even harder.
The college season is also a big question mark. If there isn’t a season, I’m not sure what he gains from coming back. They Might not even be able to practice. Schools starts in August, (next month) and right now that isn’t looking good.
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The college season is also a big question mark. If there isn’t a season, I’m not sure what he gains from coming back. They Might not even be able to practice. Schools starts in August, (next month) and right now that isn’t looking good.
It certainly isn't a done deal by any means. What happens if a team or two get struck with the virus and can't even compete? It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out. I don't know how many people will sit inside an arena for several hours next to others who could have the virus...mask or not. If the curve doesn't flatten it will be hard to make it happen.
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The college season is also a big question mark. If there isn’t a season, I’m not sure what he gains from coming back. They Might not even be able to practice. Schools starts in August, (next month) and right now that isn’t looking good.

Here is my line of thinking.

We do not know if there will be G-League( Love him, but he isnt playing in the NBA next year if the NBA has a season). He cannot play in Europe as there is a travel ban for an US citizens. So his options are G-League, China?, and College. Yes there is uncertainty with college, BUT even if there is no college season id imagine free room and board would still be here for him. So then you have to think, if there isnt a G-League season, he still needs to eat and live and thats not free. But thats free in college, regardless if there is a season or not
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Here is my line of thinking.

We do not know if there will be G-League( Love him, but he isnt playing in the NBA next year if the NBA has a season). He cannot play in Europe as there is a travel ban for an US citizens. So his options are G-League, China?, and College. Yes there is uncertainty with college, BUT even if there is no college season id imagine free room and board would still be here for him. So then you have to think, if there isnt a G-League season, he still needs to eat and live and thats not free. But thats free in college, regardless if there is a season or not
I don’t think a free place to stay is the deciding factor in his decision.

Who said there wasn’t going to be an nba/ g league season? They are far more likely to have a season than college in my opinion. G league already doesn’t have fans. Not sure why they can’t have a season if they limit travel. Nba already talked about starting Christmas or later. Nba is the most likely season.

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It certainly isn't a done deal by any means. What happens if a team or two get struck with the virus and can't even compete? It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out. I don't know how many people will sit inside an arena for several hours next to others who could have the virus...mask or not. If the curve doesn't flatten it will be hard to make it happen.
If there is a season, there is zero percent chance there will be a full arena of fans.
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