Basketball Myles Johnson is in the transfer portal

[kcg88]

TheKnightReport - TRANSFER: Rutgers Basketball's Myles Johnson enters transfer portal

Rutgers Hoops big man Myles Johnson enters the transfer portal as a graduate transfer with the intent to play elsewhere.

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[fatsam98]

Damnit.

 

[Spare130]

Just saw it. S**t

 

[shields]

We will get a good player. No doubt in my mind.

 

[Degaz-RU]

F*ck

 

[Tango Two]

 

[RUby RED]

Pain. Lots of it.

Nonetheless, thank you Myles for a great few years — your on and off the court impact will be missed

 

[cm_13]

Sad, he will be greatly missed.

 

[bac2therac]

we will move on

 

[RUsojo]

Pike has not really re-recruited his own players with much success so I was not anticipating anyone with eligibility coming back.

Cliff will replace Myles no problem next year so I’m not too bothered by this at all. As long as Myles doesn’t go somewhere stupid which there is no reason to believe he would.

 

[Mbash93]

This hurts.

 

[Rhuarc]

He gave us some great years. He's earned the right to do what's best for him. Good luck big man.

This is where Pike needs to prove he's not just a flash in the pan coach. Go get 'em Coach!

 

[kcg88]

Pike has not really re-recruited his own players with much success so I was not anticipating anyone with eligibility coming back.

Cliff will replace Myles no problem next year so I’m not too bothered by this at all. As long as Myles doesn’t go somewhere stupid which there is no reason to believe he would.

How many Big Ten starters have announced they're coming back?

 

[Mr Magoo]

no surprise here. that's a tough one. glad that he did it quickly and with class but who would have expected otherwise.

 

[kcg88]

we will move on

Myles is the reason our two point defense has been so great... Look up Penn State with Harrar, yikes.

 

[bac2therac]

Pike has not really re-recruited his own players with much success so I was not anticipating anyone with eligibility coming back.

Cliff will replace Myles no problem next year so I’m not too bothered by this at all. As long as Myles doesn’t go somewhere stupid which there is no reason to believe he would.

somewhat agree with you on this. Myles was basically a zero on offense whether it was feeding to the post or as a decoy. Cliff has the offensive skills but is going to need to bulk up. I am very interested in seeing his progression. Its the rebounding that I am worried about but RU can land a Harrar and now that becomes easier with Myles gone. We can offer plenty of playing time for a big. Pike has to start recruiting another big guy that is for sure.

 

[NickRU714]

Eh. This seems to be more academically motivated than athletically.

Nothing we could really do.

Kid is a genius.
Can't really blame him for maximizing his opportunity.

 

[bac2therac]

Myles is the reason our two point defense has been so great... Look up Penn State with Harrar, yikes.

on the other hand Myles provides nothing on offense, so its 4 vs 5. So to me I do not mind accelerating the timeline here to get this team better offensively.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Thanks for everything Myles, good luck, let’s get someone to replace him simple as that!

 

[dpwhite]

Thank you, Myles

 

[Pancho1939]

Pike has not really re-recruited his own players with much success so I was not anticipating anyone with eligibility coming back.

Cliff will replace Myles no problem next year so I’m not too bothered by this at all. As long as Myles doesn’t go somewhere stupid which there is no reason to believe he would.

are we really going to blame pikiell that Myles graduated in three years and happened to grow up on the total opposite side of the country with great academic institutions down the street? Not everything that happens needs to be a bash pikiell moment.

 

[FrankZ]

Welp

 

[shields]

His O was not good this year. I wish him all the best. Not Pikes fault at all.

 

[RUby RED]

on the other hand Myles provides nothing on offense, so its 4 vs 5. So to me I do not mind accelerating the timeline here to get this team better offensively.

Cliff has a lot of work to do if he’s gonna single-handedly raise our team’s offensive profile. I’ll agree the potential is there (I think Oturu would be best case scenario) but he’s yet to flash much beyond lobs/putbacks

 

[bitnez]

Not surprised at all. I am curious where he ends up but I’m not so certain this will be driven by academics alone like many seem to think

 

[MadRU]

GEO’s roommate

 

[bac2therac]

Cliff has a lot of work to do if he’s gonna single-handedly raise our team’s offensive profile. I’ll agree the potential is there (I think Oturu would be best case scenario) but he’s yet to flash much beyond lobs/putbacks

its just going to change things from the stagnation we saw this year, remember Cliff was thrown in without any time to develop in the non conference. Ive seen better offensive skills from him than I ever did from Myles. Yes I dont want to downplay, losing Myles is a loss for the force he was defensively and in rebounding. I look at it as an opportunity to give this program a shakeup that it probably needs. We have guys on the bench and we likely will have guys in the portal. You tinker and mold a new team

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

are we really going to blame pikiell that Myles graduated in three years and happened to grow up on the total opposite side of the country with great academic institutions down the street? Not everything that happens needs to be a bash pikiell moment.

Didn't Myles red shirt as a frosh and grad in 4 years?

 

[RU848789]

Damn, this sucks - we're really going to miss his defense and I still think he can get better offensively. Really thought he was staying, based on the intel from my friend in the eng'g school. Oh well. Thanks, Myles for all your efforts and best of luck wherever you land and in the future.

 

[Mbash93]

are we really going to blame pikiell that Myles graduated in three years and happened to grow up on the total opposite side of the country with great academic institutions down the street? Not everything that happens needs to be a bash pikiell moment.

Technically he graduated in 4 years. He redshirted his first year

 

[RUBlackout]

I think we get more transfers in the portal than just him

 

[bac2therac]

Not surprised at all. I am curious where he ends up but I’m not so certain this will be driven by academics alone like many seem to think

UCLA? Stanford? The Pac 12 may good now but Myles physical play with little post moves doesnt seem like a great fit there.

 

[Caliknight]

Thanks Myles.

Ready for the next chapter of RU basketball.

 

[bac2therac]

I think we get more transfers in the portal than just him

likely and Im not really sure I agree with the free for all that the NCAA created this year but the outcry would have been worse

 

[BossNJ]

Pike has not really re-recruited his own players with much success so I was not anticipating anyone with eligibility coming back.

Cliff will replace Myles no problem next year so I’m not too bothered by this at all. As long as Myles doesn’t go somewhere stupid which there is no reason to believe he would.

Cliff needs to develop quite a bit to be an adequate replacement for Myles. He’s not there yet. Not close.

 

[Mr Magoo]

At least he gave us team for Pike to work the portal. I like Harrar a lot but I think he winds up in a higher profile program.

 

[RUChoppin]

on the other hand Myles provides nothing on offense, so its 4 vs 5. So to me I do not mind accelerating the timeline here to get this team better offensively.

Our offense worked better with Johnson on the floor than off the floor, whether or not he himself was averaging double digits.

Wish him the best of luck - door is still open if he chooses not to leave!

 

[MadRU]

Makes redshirting players less useful with the transfer portal. Rare for a player to stay a 5th year at any school now. Might as well just throw them into the deep end and get as much as possible.

 

[RUhobbit]

An honor to share a degree with brother Myles.

 

[hinson32]

UCLA? Stanford? The Pac 12 may good now but Myles physical play with little post moves doesnt seem like a great fit there.

He is a great fit for Cronin’s grind it out defense first style.