Kingfish019

I think that starting lineup is good for the beginning of the year, but if he's as good as advertised, I bet you'll see Watson and Irving sharing the backcourt together in significant minutes, maybe even starting. Also see a much bigger year for James Kennedy, so he may get a good number of starts, too.

With the other freshmen, Papale is a knock-down shooter, so if he carries that on to college, he'll see some good PT. There's ALWAYS room for someone like that on the court. I saw Dieudonne play back in December and though he's still very raw, I can see him making an impact in his first year. Talked to Jones some about Alston and he is very unsure about him, sounds like even more of a project than Piotrowski, meaning he'll be a proud Club Trillion representative.

Though the connections make sense on the surface, I would be very, very surprised if O'Brien ended up at Penn State. He opted to stick with BU and Chambers back in 2009, but he, like other players on the team, were rubbed the wrong way by his departure.

I do agree that he has the capability of playing for a high major school. If the goal is to go to the NCAA Tournament, BC would be an exercise in futility. I could see somewhere like PC, but at this point, it's all speculation. Best of luck to him, though. Three coaches and several debilitating injuries is tough to work through, so a change of scenery makes sense.

BU Fan 84

I don't think he'd get playing time at Duke. He'd be behind two Plumlees, Murphy, Hairston, Hood and Jefferson.

Edit: And Ryan Kelly, whose game is basically the same as Jake's, except much better.

Quickdraw62

According to Jeff Goodman, O'Brien is looking at Temple, Purdue, UVA, Providence, BC, Ohio State and NC State........should be an interesting decision. Some offer a better chance to dance than others.

icemchine9

I can't see him being anything more than a small role player at any of those schools. He was a pretty good America East player, nothing special.

drbell

even BC?

I think some people forget his talents.

LittleMike

It is not about playing time. It is about Coach K having to tell a highly recruited player who chose Duke over UNC and Indiana that his playing time is going to be cut because we got some kid from BU.

Just doesn't happen......Duke will have zero interest.

dnapolit

Apparently Coach K was able to convince the Duke roster last year that a transfer from Liberty University (Seth Curry) would be getting more playing time than blue chips recruits. It has already happpened. Not saying it will happen for Jake but it does happen.

UVM Hoop Cat

There's a huge difference though between a transfer that's coming into your program for 3 years (Curry) and one that would be coming in as a grad student transfer for only 1 season. Curry was also a household name given his brother.

Additionally, Duke took on Mississippi State transfer 6'8 Rodney Hood already- doubt they would want O'Brien.

Third, adding O'Brien to Duke would be redundant and I doubt there is interest. As BU Fan 84 said Duke already has Ryan Kelly who does everything O'Brien can do- except does it better.

Of the teams Goodman mentioned, O'Brien would get reduced minutes and play a specific role at all except BC. He would play a BC, but that's because there is more talent in my basketball league at the JCC in Newton then there is on the BC roster right now.

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I'm just going to be curious to hear what he plans on getting a graduate degree in that isn't offered at BU- since BU offers a masters degree in just about everything.

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NU Hoop Fan

He doesn't have to get a degree in anything. He has to be enrolled in a program that BU doesn't offer. He has to pass enough classes to be eligible at the end of the first semester, and after that, he can basically do what he wants.

Yes, there may be APR implications, but it's not like he needs to have his master's diploma in order to play.

I'm sure he can find a program somewhere, and I'm sure the coaches at every school interested in him are finding some obscure program they offer that isn't offered on Comm. Ave.

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UVM Hoop Cat

True, it is just a year and they don't have to follow-up and get an actual degree, they can just take classes for one year in Underwater basket weaving or whatever.

I agree, I'm sure the coaches will find some random program- but it will be harder to do this from BU then other places because BU has so many programs- they have a business school, law school, and medical school. It will be interesting for me to hear what he chooses, if it's ever made public. Seems like it's a waste, but whatever.

As an aside, I'm really not sure how I feel about this rule. I don't feel like if someone receives a medical redshirt they should be allowed to do this anymore. If a player is an amazing student and can graduate in 3 years or the basketball team redshirts them as a non-medical redshirt then that should be fine- but I'm not sure if kids that receive a medical redshirt should be allowed to transfer like this.

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ccd494

I think Jake would be a tremendous fit for the University of Maine's Doctorate of Philosophy in Forest Resources.

Or perhaps a graduate certificate in Advanced Engineered Wood Composites.

ccd494

Actual news from Andy Katz:

NU Hoop Fan

I wouldn't use the words "Actual News" and "Andy Katz" in the same sentence all too often.

Only difference between his blog and this message board is that some coaches return his calls, and he gets paid to rumor monger, we don't.

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UVM Hoop Cat

Yeah, and I'd even go a step further and replace "Andy Katz" with "Any College Basketball writer with a blog/twitter".

Just have to look at an article I linked to in this thread, which by all accounts, isn't correct:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebask...ansferring-out

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