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Zek Montgomery is Back!

Stevezall said:
How often does a team lose a player to the portal only to gave him come back?
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It's rare, but it does happen.
I posted this instance of a player who played for Geno Ford at Stony Brook, then transferred to Miami, then after 1 year transferred back to Stony Brook - https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/s...312-hickman-enters-portal?p=518586#post518586

Here was another instance a few years ago - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4066877/kevin-marfo
 
Da Coach said:
It's rare, but it does happen.
I posted this instance of a player who played for Geno Ford at Stony Brook, then transferred to Miami, then after 1 year transferred back to Stony Brook - https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/s...312-hickman-enters-portal?p=518586#post518586

Here was another instance a few years ago - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4066877/kevin-marfo
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Boy Miami must have been really bad for the player to go back to Geno Ford
 
Maybe we need a “We Love U - we need u!” thread started for Zek too! I was bummed when he decided to leave and even tweeted him about it. He has so much upside and thought he had pro basketball potential, but not after last season at URI. Love his shooting touch and athleticism!

Come back to BU Zek and reclaim that Valley crown! You were a big part of the turaround in the season when you took over at Indy St to beat the Mores and then helped BU to many wins thereafter! U will not be disappointed and neither will we, your fans!
 
I imagine the welcome back for Zek at Carver would be pretty outstanding. Looking forward to being a part of that.
 
some comments about Zek on the fan forums from his previous team after he entered the portal.
"didn't break a sweat last half of season. Adios"
"Bye!!! thank gooodness"
"Never seemed like he was giving full effort. Zero "fire" it seemed....we can do better"
I'm grateful for the positivity that the Bradley base holds. I don't think I've read anything this negative on the PTown forum.:D
Zek, come on home buddy. We actually like you here!
 
Bacci'sAftertheGym said:
some comments about Zek on the fan forums from his previous team after he entered the portal.
"didn't break a sweat last half of season. Adios"
"Bye!!! thank gooodness"
"Never seemed like he was giving full effort. Zero "fire" it seemed....we can do better"
I'm grateful for the positivity that the Bradley base holds. I don't think I've read anything this negative on the PTown forum.:D
Zek, come on home buddy. We actually like you here!
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Wow, that's amazing. Zek was their leading scorer through the first several weeks of the season, and was still the 2nd leading scorer when their coach decided to take him out of the starting lineup, reduce his role, and limit his minutes. In the 15 games he started, he averaged almost 28 minutes and 12 points per game. In the 16 games he came off the bench, he averaged just a little over 20 minutes, and only slightly more than 7 points per game. I didn't see his games, so I am not going to comment on his level of effort, but we didn't see any problem with his effort at Bradley. It certainly looks like the drop-off in his production had a lot to do with his reduced playing time and being reduced to a reserve role.
 
I would like Zek to returns but I don’t want that to be our 2-guard move. I’d be fine with something of this nature (I want 6 rotation guards, and I won’t count on Johnson as a freshman yet):

1 - Deen/recruit/Burch
2 - Top Notch shooter recruit/Burch
3 - Zek/Davis(also 4 man minutes)/Burch
 
Bacci'sAftertheGym said:
some comments about Zek on the fan forums from his previous team after he entered the portal.
"didn't break a sweat last half of season. Adios"
"Bye!!! thank gooodness"
"Never seemed like he was giving full effort. Zero "fire" it seemed....we can do better"
I'm grateful for the positivity that the Bradley base holds. I don't think I've read anything this negative on the PTown forum.:D
Zek, come on home buddy. We actually like you here!
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Sounds like sour grapes!
 
Tommy said:
Sounds like sour grapes!
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He’d not see the floor on BU if he didn’t give max effort. I can see why some from URI think he may be lazy, but Zek’s game is smooth, but I didn’t ever see a lack of hustle on his part when with Bradley.
We’ll take you back as a fan base in a heartbeat!
 
LittleBrave said:
He’d not see the floor on BU if he didn’t give max effort. I can see why some from URI think he may be lazy, but Zek’s game is smooth, but I didn’t ever see a lack of hustle on his part when with Bradley.
We’ll take you back as a fan base in a heartbeat!
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my understanding is that changed his role to more of a forward, but I think he handled the ball more earlier in the year. So I wonder if his change in role was confused with laziness. I watched a couple games and didn't notice a lack of effort. That 30 pt game came later in the season.
 
I thought Zek's departure from the Braves last year was a bigger blow than losing anyone else. He had so much upside and was our best athlete - had pro potential - maybe not NBA, but easily overseas.

It's up to Coach Wardle and staff as to whether they would accept a guy who already decided to leave the team, but dang - I would take Zek over any other option out there now...to make us stronger, and a guy who knows the system and is a fan fave.
 
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