Basketball Cliff Omoruyi to enter Transfer Portal
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Apparently every team wants him. They all must think he was mismanaged here. I get that Cliff would have plenty of offers but he's getting attention from the biggest schools.
Hopefully the rumor is true and the Kentucky center will transfer to RU for next year. Bradshaw.
Awesome kid. Awesome memories. Solid player.
He needs a change imo. This program has real trouble developing offense and offensive chemistry.
I think he could have benefitted from Ace and Harper, but at the same time I think we are going to rely on the two of them creating without much ryhme or reason, and I'm not sure cliff truly excels given that.
Let him try to see what he can do someplace else. We can now fins a big that fits next year's team.
He needs a change imo. This program has real trouble developing offense and offensive chemistry.
I think he could have benefitted from Ace and Harper, but at the same time I think we are going to rely on the two of them creating without much ryhme or reason, and I'm not sure cliff truly excels given that.
Let him try to see what he can do someplace else. We can now fins a big that fits next year's team.
I just honestly wonder if it's possible anymore going forward.
That group was the last of the old system, where more kids commited to a program with plans to stay for 4 years and build a generational/program. That creates a certain attitude and team/culture.
I'm just not sure anyone will have that anymore. These are all 1 season free agent classes now.
So St John's lures him in the Portal, but now bigger programs with deeper pockets are going to snatch him.
St.John's is not lacking for money. Mike Repole, their biggest booster Is a billionaire!
Exactly what happened with Cam last year….except much earlier this time which I guess is nice.
Cliff can do better than St Johns
He was mismanaged here. It's criminal that the guy is a senior and the coaching staff wasn't insisting he box out when the ball went in the air. This is a 7 foot guy who averaged like 8 rebounds/game last year and he should have averaged 12. And he never developed even a single offensive move - how did nobody force him to just practice a baby hook from the middle of the key?
Perhaps Cam has some feedback/insight he can or did share with Cliff.
Why do you guys think our coaching staff is incompetent? Are you really Rutgers fans? Cliff is a super athlete trying to turn into a basketball player at a late stage in his life. Why do you think this would be easy?
... because he's a super athlete.
I think our coaches are excellent recruiters and they seem to be terrific teachers of defensive basketball. Everything else related to in-game coaching, I think they are subpar.
I'm not sure what you're asking. I think many fans, but not all, are disappointed another 4-year Jersey kid, with the best class ever in Rutgers history coming in, is choosing to play his final year of eligibility somewhere else. You would think he'd wanna finish off his college career at his alma mater with the great talent arriving, but I guess not.
Cliff is 6’9”, measured at NBA workouts. Not 7’
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They don’t need to think he was mismanaged. He’s was a great player here, especially on the defensive end. No shit he’s getting a lot of attention.
So now we’re becoming Hurley’s G League team.
Farm system for Uconn. Didn't Oregon go right back to the well - after they stole Eugene Omoruyi from us. Didn't take long for them to lure Jacob Young too
Hope you have a huge collection of these to get us through the offseason
Wasn't Cliff quoted as saying Cam (and Paul) essentially misled him on leaving? Anything can happen but would be surprised to see Cliff relying on Cam for his transfer decision.
Their back up big is better than Cliff. Samson Johnson…hed bolt if they took Cliff
Watch Cliff become one of best players in country like Spencer for UCONN
Is he better, or just in a better environment? Would you really trade Cliff - straight up for Samson?
They don’t watch the games. They don’t see the bounce passes bouncing off of cliffs hands. They don’t see Derek going up for jump shots at anywhere from a 30 to 60 degree angle or bricking wide open shots.
Coaches can teach, but players have to execute.
And I say that as someone who wouldn’t mind if Derek or Cliff came back.
You believe that Cam made a huge leap in his play from last year to this year? Interesting. The numbers don’t support your position. He made modest improvements that you would expect for a 23-24 year old guy playing ball. So, he didn’t “become” anything. He was already that player, but admittedly playing at UConn raised his profile.
I didn't say Cliff would become elite. Actually I don't think he will. Too may offensive flaws. Just sucks to be UCONN's G league. We are better than that now.
That we can agree on. And I haven’t hid the fact that I have no love for Cam. I don’t care if that makes me petty. I’m good with it. Ha
Cliff is going for a bag. It's been reported that Pike had talked to him about staying while the season was going on and Cliff made up his mind to leave. Who can blame him? He's looking at a million dollar payday from a blue blood where he only needs to be a piece of the pie and not the man.
I'm not sure what season you were watching, but he wasn't great this year. Mostly because the personnel around him were so weak. This is his one chance to cash out. Time to let him go.
Hmm… the “personnel” didn’t brick those inside chippies, fumble the ball in the post, commit silly fouls, often taking him out of the game before it even gets going, get pushed around in the post against bigger players. But thanks for playing “Poor Cliff has No Help”
I guess we will see next year whether Cliff and his "bag" is really elite, or the same player he's always been at RU.
