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Post by canislatrans on Mar 31, 2019 6:48:27 GMT -6
I always enjoy watching Mooney play. He's a talented offensive player, but he always seems to bring added value on the defensive side. I'm not sure of his stats this year, but he always seems to have a hand in the passing lanes or just outright steals. I wish him the best in the Final Four, and wherever life takes him!
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Post by Yotes on Mar 31, 2019 8:59:47 GMT -6
Chris Beard has been on a meteoric rise in his 4 years as a D1 head coach. In one year at UALR he took a team who hadn't had a winning record in some time to being a 12 seed scoring an upset over Purdue. In two years he took a Texas Tech program that had never won much of anything to their first ever Elite 8.
I don't have to tell you about year 3 at Tech but I was very much happy to see Mooney decide to attach his final year to this guy. Starting in the Final Four with a shot at the national championship wasn't what I expected, but I'm damn happy for him.
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 1, 2019 17:24:02 GMT -6
Mooney said in the interview with John Thayer that the move was to improve his game in the eyes of scouts with the goal of playing professionally. Thinks he can do that better at the next level, which he is right about. Good prediction from a year ago (before Tex Tech was announced as his landing spot)
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Post by coyotecrazie5 on Apr 4, 2019 15:35:49 GMT -6
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Post by Cousin Eddie on Apr 4, 2019 16:17:54 GMT -6
Interesting that Sell is the one pushing for this change.
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Post by Yote 53 on Apr 4, 2019 18:40:33 GMT -6
Interest in the article all the Dakota influence. Of the main participants they discussed, one from USD, one from UND, and an AD from SDSU.
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Post by gopheryote on Apr 4, 2019 19:33:14 GMT -6
That SI article is pretty awesome.
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Post by elcoyote on Apr 4, 2019 20:02:23 GMT -6
That proposal by the NCAA is ridiculous. If a player gets their degree, which should be the main reason they're in college in the first place, I think they've earned the right to do whatever they want. What if the school they've been attending doesn't have a master's program in the field they choose to study? Or what if the program takes more than two semesters to complete? It would obviously take a special person, but I know there have been football players who have attended law school while competing.
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Post by dave on Apr 4, 2019 20:42:53 GMT -6
Interest in the article all the Dakota influence. Of the main participants they discussed, one from USD, one from UND, and an AD from SDSU. SDSU AD Justin Sell is the chair of the committee, there was some interesting articles and comments from Justin Sell when the committee was formed a year ago, or has it been two time flies by.
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Post by Yote 53 on Apr 4, 2019 21:05:39 GMT -6
That proposal by the NCAA is ridiculous. If a player gets their degree, which should be the main reason they're in college in the first place, I think they've earned the right to do whatever they want. What if the school they've been attending doesn't have a master's program in the field they choose but to study? Or what if the program takes more than two semesters to complete? It would obviously take a special person, but I know there has been football players who have attended law school while competing. Normally I would agree but then I read the comments in the articles from the players and every one of them said their focus is on basketball and getting their masters degree is pretty much secondary. The masters programs they are enrolling in are interesting too, not like they are mastering in astrophysics, more like general studies.
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Post by elcoyote on Apr 4, 2019 21:20:34 GMT -6
That proposal by the NCAA is ridiculous. If a player gets their degree, which should be the main reason they're in college in the first place, I think they've earned the right to do whatever they want. What if the school they've been attending doesn't have a master's program in the field they choose but to study? Or what if the program takes more than two semesters to complete? It would obviously take a special person, but I know there has been football players who have attended law school while competing. Normally I would agree but then I read the comments in the articles from the players and every one of them said their focus is on basketball and getting their masters degree is pretty much secondary. The masters programs they are enrolling in are interesting too, not like they are mastering in astrophysics, more like general studies. I would agree that the "general studies" masters is weak. Didn't even realize that was a thing until a few years ago. Still, I don't think that it would be right to punish players that are after a legitimate degree. That's issuing a blanket condemnation of everyone. Take Geu for example. The Argus article indicated that he graduated with a degree in business administration. Good for him. I have no idea if NDSU has an MBA program, but if they don't, and that's what he wishes to pursue, should the school he attends be penalized if it's not completed within a year?
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Post by Yotes on Apr 4, 2019 22:18:27 GMT -6
Normally I would agree but then I read the comments in the articles from the players and every one of them said their focus is on basketball and getting their masters degree is pretty much secondary. The masters programs they are enrolling in are interesting too, not like they are mastering in astrophysics, more like general studies. I would agree that the "general studies" masters is weak. Didn't even realize that was a thing until a few years ago. Still, I don't think that it would be right to punish players that are after a legitimate degree. That's issuing a blanket condemnation of everyone. Take Geu for example. The Argus article indicated that he graduated with a degree in business administration. Good for him. I have no idea if NDSU has an MBA program, but if they don't, and that's what he wishes to pursue, should the school he attends be penalized if it's not completed within a year? If you want to study something then don't go to a school that doesn't fit your needs. I'd say about 99% of grad transfers at the D1 level are crap if you look at them from an academic standpoint. Texas Tech's website doesn't state what Mooney is studying, but his undergrad is in business. I'd guess they've got him in a "general studies" program that is structured differently than USD's and that's how he was able to grad transfer there. If you try to interpret the rule as it was originally meant all you will see is people taking advantage of it. I accept the rule as just being part of the wackiness that is the NCAA. Nothing makes sense, just roll with it. The one constant is that no one really cares about school.
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Post by elcoyote on Apr 4, 2019 22:27:22 GMT -6
Some will always try to take advantage of anything and everything. Nature of the beast. It would be interesting to see percentages of grad transfers who actually get a graduate degree and in what field of study.
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 5, 2019 5:12:59 GMT -6
I feel like trying to fix the grad transfer rule is like trying to re-arrange the deck chairs on the Titanic. It doesn’t address the real problem, which is the fact that money has killed amateurism in Men’s Basketball. Who cares if the masters aren’t legitimate, when most elite players aren’t taking their undergraduate degrees seriously either?
If someone looked at the legitimacy of grad transfer degrees on the women’s side, I bet you would see a different story. That points to the rule not being the problem.
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 5, 2019 14:26:22 GMT -6
Back to Mooney: There are articles all over the place about him right now! Call it free advertising for getting our University's name in people's mouths. Found this funny interview with Andy Katz retweeted by Elsen:
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