Stud IL 8th Grader Transferring to South Warren - For 1 Year

[Clyde]

Top player in IL in the class of 2019. Coming to South Warren so he can play varsity ball (can't in IL). Will return to IL for his high school years.

 

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[spindoc]

Ala OJ Mayo.

[mcpapa]

Ala OJ Mayo.

 

Same name came to my mind.

[AHSPanther23]

Here comes the question..... Would you play him since he only intends to stay one year?

[spindoc]

Here comes the question..... Would you play him since he only intends to stay one year?

 

Absolutely

[jumpingj]

Absolutely NOT !!!

[spindoc]

You play the hand your dealt. He's legal, if he's good enough a coach would be a moron not to play him. But it's whatever. Now we are bound to get the homegrown, boys in your program, ect. refrain.

[DragonFire]

For one year? OK, a little less anxiety on my side of things now. But I was already a bit worried that next year might be the breakthrough year for South Warren. This may put them over the top.

[First]

No thanks. And talk about things that there should be rules against. Wow.

[DragonFire]

You play the hand your dealt. He's legal, if he's good enough a coach would be a moron not to play him. But it's whatever. Now we are bound to get the homegrown, boys in your program, ect. refrain.

 

There is a bit of irony in the situation, at least in my eyes. Dayton Gumm is a junior, and started at the PG position last year. He and his brother moved over to South Warren from Warren Central two years ago. As with those types of transfers the reasons given for why that happened vary. I do know that I've been at close enough proximity at a game to their father - former WC star Cedric Gumm - to hear him loudly talk about how if Dayton had still been at Central he'd have been on the bench because of Coach Unseld's philosophy. From that and other things I always assumed that he was both upset that the older son had almost zero play time going into his senior year when they transferred, but also thought his son might be similarly railroaded in having to wait his turn.

 

And now here he'll be, playing behind an 8th grader.

[spindoc]

There is a bit of irony in the situation, at least in my eyes. Dayton Gumm is a junior, and started at the PG position last year. He and his brother moved over to South Warren from Warren Central two years ago. As with those types of transfers the reasons given for why that happened vary. I do know that I've been at close enough proximity at a game to their father - former WC star Cedric Gumm - to hear him loudly talk about how if Dayton had still been at Central he'd have been on the bench because of Coach Unseld's philosophy. From that and other things I always assumed that he was both upset that the older son had almost zero play time going into his senior year when they transferred, but also thought his son might be similarly railroaded in having to wait his turn.

 

And now here he'll be, playing behind an 8th grader.

Sure, assuming the 8th grader is actually a stud. Funny how the game changes when you're 4/5 years younger than other guys.

 

And to be fair, really, if this was a situation that a kid transferred/moved into a school district to play as a senior, would be expect him not to play? Really?

[DragonFire]

Sure, assuming the 8th grader is actually a stud. Funny how the game changes when you're 4/5 years younger than other guys.

 

And to be fair, really, if this was a situation that a kid transferred/moved into a school district to play as a senior, would be expect him not to play? Really?

 

Well if he turns out not to be a stud - at least next year - then it won't really make a difference to anyone at all. The things I've read though, he talks as if he has been promised the starting job already.

[spindoc]

Well if he turns out not to be a stud - at least next year - then it won't really make a difference to anyone at all. The things I've read though, he talks as if he has been promised the starting job already.

Well, I'd like to see him play.

[plantmanky]

Transfer in, transfer out, that's what ky basketball is all about. KY basketball rules this state, that's what we gotta do to make it great.

[Clyde]

No thanks. And talk about things that there should be rules against. Wow.

 

What would the rule be?