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[> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- GG, Thu, October 30 2025, 15:41:47

What about Kumu or Max or anyone else?

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[> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- Griff, Thu, October 30 2025, 15:49:05

I think Max will be the first big off the bench. Kumu will get minutes but is still adjusting. Don't be surprised to see Edwards get legit minutes and EVDP as the first wing off the bench.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- Griffine, Thu, October 30 2025, 17:07:49

Sadly, Niblack is out for 2 months with a meniscus tear. He is being scoped this week So Benard and Edward’s will play the point. Coach is really high on Njonda based on his excellent scoring and rebounding in the two scrimmages.
And Michael Ev is a fierce rebounder for his size

. Also, look for Oliver to play as he is showing skills and a high IQ. Kumu will both excite and frustrate with his intense but wild athleticism. Other than Singleton, though, we will struggle with outside shooting. Should be an interesting team to watch as they mature as a team

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- Griff, Fri, October 31 2025, 5:53:48

Damn. I knew he was banged up but didn't think it was as serious as that. Not good.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- JB, Fri, October 31 2025, 6:51:21

So he's been out virtually the whole preseason and now he's having surgery?

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- Griff, Fri, October 31 2025, 10:16:10

Yeah I don't know. I thought they were just getting him back into game shape.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- BfloGriff, Fri, October 31 2025, 5:30:50

Interesting. Two Freshmen and a Sophomore in the top nine. Go Griffs.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- BfloGriff, Fri, October 31 2025, 7:03:33

With Oliver, a third Freshman, apparently hot on their heels.

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[> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- Griff72, Fri, October 31 2025, 13:01:56

Benard might be our best all around player, would be great if he could become just a little bit more of a scorer, would not be surprised if we end up relying on the three freshmen mentioned for a good part of our offense as the season unfolds, without Niblack may have a hard time defending good scoring guards which the MAAC is loaded with, may have to just let the freshman play and grow with them (and unfortunately probably lose them next year), we should be better but what that means for wins is a total crapshoot at this point.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- Griff, Fri, October 31 2025, 16:54:48

I appreciate Benard - gives great effort and has his moments offensively - but he isn't in the ballpark as the "best all around player". He's more like 7-9 range. The freshmen will contribute but there is way too much talent elsewhere to hand them the keys. Ndjonga is the best player and may have been even if Niblack was healthy. Evbagharu will be very good and Singleton, Jusianiec, Wilmoth, and EVDP will all be solid veteran contributors.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- BfloGriff, Sat, November 01 2025, 6:23:46

EVDP is just a Sophomore, but on track for a fine career IMO.It would be a shame if the freshmen don't stay at Canisius. What's the point?

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- GG, Sat, November 01 2025, 7:29:15

To get paid more obviously.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- BfloGriff, Sat, November 01 2025, 9:19:29

Does anyone know what the market is for mid majors pirating each others players these days? How many mid-major recruits just want to play that game and don't give a rats ass about the morality of their their college/university choice. How is the "game" played any way? How do their parents feel about that when their young man/woman comes home without a decent degree? Or none at all?

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- Griff, Sat, November 01 2025, 13:56:25

There are several mid-major kids getting 6 figures. Coach Christian said at this year's caravan that there are individual players in the MAAC getting more NIL money than what other programs are able to spend on their entire team.

They are offered NIL money out of the program's NIL budget. It's just another layer of the recruiting process. And I'm sure their parents are thrilled to death since there are plenty of places where they can go, get a decent degree, and make a boatload of money for a 20 year old kid.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- BfloGriff, Sun, November 02 2025, 8:47:19

BG hopes our recruits and their parents and advisers know there is more to attending college/university than getting NIL money, those students going to mid-major schools especially. They will be receiving four year athletics scholarships, but they will do that to receive an excellent education to prepare them for a lifetime profession. Certainly at a school like C.U.. Their goal is their degree, right? Their advice should be something like "make the first choice the best one". It's great to get some $$ to help along the way to the degree. But remind them it also it requires paying Federal Income Tax and State Tax in most states. In recent years we've heard of student athletes jumping from 1 to 2 to 3 and to 4 different schools, not just a few of them not receiving degrees and not reaching careers. There have been many MBB and WBB players coming to Canisius for their four years and graduating into successful Lawyers, Doctors, Teachers, Bankers,etc.,etc.,etc.. A lot of them staying here in Buffalo for their entire careers. Yes, there have been some who reached the NBA (before NIL, but not ancient). Here's a true story BG experienced when he was a student at C.C.in the days our Golden Griffins played at the AUD downtown before crowds of, oh, any where from 6,000 to 10,000 people. Back then Freshmen couldn't play on the varsity until Sophomore year, so the scholarship Freshmen together with other Frosh played other Freshman teams. One January after exams BG, when he was a student, was walking in Old Main late one afternoon, he heard crying and then saw another student talking with another one who was bawling (not balling) his eyes out. He had flunked out of Canisius. He had to leave the College. BG recognized him as a Sophomore member of the MBB team. Today, he would have been helped in the appropriate office at Canisius to get him back on track. Our recruits of today, BG believes, are picking the first one as the best one. Let's Go Griffs!

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- Griff, Sun, November 02 2025, 10:13:30

So if a kid is getting 5k in NIL money at Canisius, enters the portal to gauge interest and gets offered 50k to go to Loyola Chicago, he should stay at Canisius because they were "the first one"? Or what if he gets offered 150k to go to VCU?

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- Pragmatism, Sun, November 02 2025, 13:52:45

We can bemoan the current system or we can adjust and try to find a competitive advantage.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- Griff, Sun, November 02 2025, 15:25:34

I agree. And lower level mid major coaches know that with the current system, they are going to virtually lose their entire roster every year. Don't be surprised to see Mulcahy and maybe one more domestic freshman be it. Maybe. Recruiting efforts are going to turn entirely to JUCO's, foreign players who want to get exposure in the US, and portal kids looking to have one big year to make themselves more marketable to a school with more NIL money.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- JB, Sun, November 02 2025, 15:30:01

Exactly.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- GG, Sun, November 02 2025, 15:34:35

The only way to limit this is for the NCAA to limit the number of transfers to 1. But that would end up in the courts too.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Dayton 90 Bowling Green 59 (Exhibition Game) -- 67 lol, Sun, November 02 2025, 18:07:37

jus heard about this site. are you for real bruh? it's 2025. please tell me your stories about the cotton gin instead of the dude cryin. all about the benjamins my man. we can get certs wherever. you bougie cuz.