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Transfer Portal

Bradley3342 said:
Didn’t Zek enter the portal though?
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Yes, that was the context of his comment. He was referring to his players who choose to enter the portal. He was not saying his players couldn't put their name in the transfer portal, he said they would not be taken back once they chose to enter the portal.



Docmartin said:
Sorry DC and members of this outstanding Forum. As a first time poster, I decided that during the MVC conference and tournament wind up that it would be inappropriate to comment about BU players who might be leaving via the Transfer Portal. By the way, remember Luqman Lundy and his incredible contribution to the 2018-19 Tournament Championship? He did start the last 20 games, but he was on “fire” when it counted! Although not “plucked “from the bench as Linke, maybe Connor or some other non-regular starter will step up as did Lundy. Coach Wardle seems to have a good grasp of these important situations. GLORY DAYS-right?!!
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Welcome Docmartin... whether any current Bradley players might test the transfer portal this spring is anyone's guess.

Yes, i think all Bradley fans remember Luqman Lundy. He is one of my all-time favorites. He spent a lot of time on the bench and never complained. He was extremely well liked by his teammates, as well. And of course, he became a valuable starter the last half of the 2018-19 season, and his performance in the 2019 MVC Tournament championship game, when Bradley fell behind UNI by 18 points, is legendary. He almost single-handedly brought Bradley back to help them win the championship.
Here are the highlights- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9z3S_Lfpis
And a nice feature on him- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeOLCmptkKs
 
Docmartin said:
Sorry DC and members of this outstanding Forum. As a first time poster, I decided that during the MVC conference and tournament wind up that it would be inappropriate to comment about BU players who might be leaving via the Transfer Portal. By the way, remember Luqman Lundy and his incredible contribution to the 2018-19 Tournament Championship? He did start the last 20 games, but he was on “fire” when it counted! Although not “plucked “from the bench as Linke, maybe Connor or some other non-regular starter will step up as did Lundy. Coach Wardle seems to have a good grasp of these important situations. GLORY DAYS-right?!!
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Thank you for your discernment and restraint. I don’t see positives for speculating publicly at this particular timing.
 
The Senior Night email blast just came out and features a picture of Linke, Hannah, Leons and Biliew. No Duke Deen. Read into it or don't but hopefully both Deen and Hannah are back on the Hilltop next year.
 
ManMythLegend said:
The Senior Night email blast just came out and features a picture of Linke, Hannah, Leons and Biliew. No Duke Deen. Read into it or don't but hopefully both Deen and Hannah are back on the Hilltop next year.
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The Hannah thing is kind of a shock. Hope he is not entertaining more offers.
 
It may not mean anything. Ja'Shon Henry was honored at his Senior Night, but returned and played the next season.

Darius Hannah has already said he'll be back. And Duke's absence in the photo suggests he could be back.
I have also heard that Connor Linke might be interested in another year at Bradley pursuing post-grad work. If so, he might return to the team as a non-scholarship player.

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Da Coach said:
He did say something like that, but was referring to Bradley players entering the transfer portal.
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If everyone comes back who is eligible and Wardle brings back Zek, this is a top 25 team. But I don’t think Wardle is the type to do that. Once you’re gone, you’re gone it seems to me. He was really unhappy when Zek left.
 
BengalFan said:
If everyone comes back who is eligible and Wardle brings back Zek, this is a top 25 team. But I don’t think Wardle is the type to do that. Once you’re gone, you’re gone it seems to me. He was really unhappy when Zek left.
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Yes, you are right. He was disappointed. But I'm hearing it could happen.
 
Da Coach said:
Yes, you are right. He was disappointed. But I'm hearing it could happen.
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I would be ok. with Zek coming back but we need a lot more good players coming in and ready to contribute immediately if we expect to win championships. Replacing Malevy should be the no. 1 goal, another couple of experienced guards that can shoot is also very important. We cannot rely on freshman recruits to be consistent so unless someone else leaves I would want 3 transfers to go along with the 2 incoming freshman. This recruiting cycle needs to be a good one because we cannot afford to miss on transfers again this time.
 
Tommy said:
I'm all for a redemption story. Come on home, Zek!
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Even in a scenario with everyone eligible back, we still have the potential to offer starting spot battles at the 3 and 4. Zek is the exact kind of player we need at the 3. Atlason/Davis may be able to handle some four minutes. I think Atlason is actually best suited as a stretch four. With the potential to be a Valley favorite, could we land an even better guard than Zek? Do we take the known quantity or what’s behind the curtain? I think I’d take Zek as the known quantity, but maybe I’m gun shy from the transfer situation this year. I’m concerned Zek’s three percentage went way down this year. I’d love a guy than can shoot at the three spot. It’d make us deadly behind the arc with Atlason, Hick, and Deen.
 
BUfan14 said:
Even in a scenario with everyone eligible back, we still have the potential to offer starting spot battles at the 3 and 4. Zek is the exact kind of player we need at the 3. Atlason/Davis may be able to handle some four minutes. I think Atlason is actually best suited as a stretch four. With the potential to be a Valley favorite, could we land an even better guard than Zek? Do we take the known quantity or what’s behind the curtain? I think I’d take Zek as the known quantity, but maybe I’m gun shy from the transfer situation this year. I’m concerned Zek’s three percentage went way down this year. I’d love a guy than can shoot at the three spot. It’d make us deadly behind the arc with Atlason, Hick, and Deen.
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Zek is not coming back. I highly doubt he would want to, nor do I think he'd be welcomed.
 
Why is this a conversation about Zek?I think Wardle was quite clear on his views,once you leave you are not coming back.
 
carter said:
Why is this a conversation about Zek?I think Wardle was quite clear on his views, once you leave you are not coming back.
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Again, that quote was specifically referring to the players on his roster last year, and that they would not be allowed to withdraw from the portal and return to the team.
If Zek or Rienk were interested in returning to Bradley via another trip through the transfer portal, our coaches would be open to that.
 
With Darius Hannah's repeated answer of "I'm going to take a fifth year" in response to Dave's questions yesterday, I'm more worried about losing Hannah than a theoretical Zek return.
 
Sorry da coach,I have to disagree with you on this one.Wardle is all about loyalty.If those players that left and had an opportunity to come back they would have.It doesn't matter who you are talking about That's just my opinion.
 
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