Kadary Richmond to transfer portal

[husky429]

Good player, game doesn't really fit out playstyle. Our non-shooter wings are ballmovers and connectors. Kadary is not that guy. Slick Rick will make the most out of him, I'm sure.

 

[superjohn]

Good player, game doesn't really fit out playstyle. Our non-shooter wings are ballmovers and connectors. Kadary is not that guy. Slick Rick will make the most out of him, I'm sure.

He's really good but the way he plays on offense reminds me of how guys played offense in the NBA in the early 2000's and I hated that era.

 

[CL82]

Boy, do I have a story for you.

So, let's hear it...

 

[gsmooth]

Good player, game doesn't really fit out playstyle. Our non-shooter wings are ballmovers and connectors. Kadary is not that guy. Slick Rick will make the most out of him, I'm sure.

Also, like auror said, Kadary really doesn't move without the ball all that much. Just watch any Seton Hall game and you or anyone else will see that. It's not to say Seton Hall didn't have intricate plays, they did, but a lot of times Richmond would break the play and try to create in iso. That's why whenever Fox went into the Seton Hall's huddle you would hear Holloway criticize his players when they were standing around and watching someone else, usually Richmond, go iso.

 

[Fan1978]

Here's an unbiased, statistical take. But go off. Everyone outside of this board thinks the kid is a top transfer. The takes here are absurd.

He would mess up the UConn salary cap

 

[ctchamps]

These things are not the same. It's a heck of a lot easier to tweak a guy's game than it is to change his drive and motor (on the court and off). Hurley's messaging this offseason has been pretty clear. Don't bring the wrong people or parents into the organization. You don't want a guy that misses 3 key games in the middle of a conference title race mysteriously as a senior. Neither the rumors (relating to NIL $) nor the official story would make him the right fit for our program.

The official story from the coach is that Kadary is not telling the coach or trainer what his injury is... after the 2nd game he missed? Just contrast this with what Cam did for us last year. You only have so many roster spots. There are a lot of talented guys out there. We don't need to risk the culture for a moderately more talented player than alternatives.

To be fair that period where he missed games was after the triple overtime loss to Creighton. Shaheen was irresponsible with how he played Richmond that game.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Also, like auror said, Kadary really doesn't move without the ball all that much. Just watch any Seton Hall game and you or anyone else will see that. It's not to say Seton Hall didn't have intricate plays, they did, but a lot of times Richmond would break the play and try to create in iso. That's why whenever Fox went into the Seton Hall's huddle you would hear Holloway criticize his players when they were standing around and watching someone else, usually Richmond, go iso.

Richmond is a good player, nothing more.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Good player, game doesn't really fit out playstyle. Our non-shooter wings are ballmovers and connectors. Kadary is not that guy. Slick Rick will make the most out of him, I'm sure.

Agreed, I think he can do well as a ball-dominant creator if you stack shooters around him. Has to be the right roster makeup for that to be a really good team. At a minimum I think he’s good enough to carry them to pretty good.

 

[gsmooth]

Richmond is a good player, nothing more.

Richmond is a great player and a UConn killer, maybe not in the games away from Seton Hall's homecourt but definitely the last 3 games at Seton Hall, and I wouldn't have minded seeing him win BEPOY. His style just doesn't fit with UConn's. Could Hurley and the coaching staff make it fit? Perhaps, but like WhereisthDove said in the post above, he needs to have good shooters around him and a 5 that can finish off off offensive rebounds, and he would have to keep the ball moving. We know he has good floor vision and passing. The pluses he would contribute that the 24-25 UConn roster looks deficient in at the moment is size at the guard spot, good defense (led BE in steals), and rebounding.

 

[Ricker]

Kadary has a dominant strength taking smaller guards to the rim, and he isn't a knock down deep shooter, but its a weak theory that he can't distribute or play in a system that doesn't feature him that way. When I watched him a number of times at Brewster, (including the game I spotted Karaban), he was working the ball to Matt Cross and the late Terrance Clarke for 3's penetrating and dishing. He was also a warrior on the boards and a tough defender. Consider the possibility that in college he is playing the way his coaches want him to play, rather than how he could play and fit in a system. Despite defending him as a player, I don't think he is a 2024-25 fit for our roster, primarily because it seems like this is a 'ME' move focusing on an NIL payday.

 

[Old blue]

He just signed with St John's.

 

[UCFan1513]

Does St. John’s have anyone in their front court, really? Seems like a couple of young guys who didn’t do much last year (Dunlap and Ejifor) and Ichukwu who hasn’t produced much in 2 years

 

[jibsey]

I’m sure our games with them will be competitive.

 

[Fan1978]

Does St. John’s have anyone in their front court, really? Seems like a couple of young guys who didn’t do much last year (Dunlap and Ejifor) and Ichukwu who hasn’t produced much in 2 years

They are not done

 

[JustbrewitMan]

They are not done

If you’re a Johnnies fan, you’re praying this is true…because their overall portal activity so far has been pretty disappointing

 

[UCFan1513]

They are not done

Yeah but I mean who’s left for bigs that would be an impressive get? Every top 30ish center except Osobor is off the board and I don’t think he’s going there. All the PFs who are left are tweeners

 

[lange10]

If you’re a Johnnies fan, you’re praying this is true…because their overall portal activity so far has been pretty disappointing

Really? I don’t know. Besides missing out on Cliff/Omier at the 5, I think they’ve filled out the roster nicely. Their length on the wing is impressive and will allow them to be extremely versatile.

1: Kadary, Wilcher
2: Deivon Smith, Jaiden Glover
3: Aaron Scott, Brady Dunlop
4: RJ Luis
5: Zuby Ejiofor, Vincent Iwuchukwu

I think their ceiling is contingent on the development of their 4 returning pieces - Wilcher, Dunlop, Luis, & Ejiofor.

They need more frontcourt depth and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them add another perimeter shooter, too. But I do like their roster on paper a lot as of now.

 

[champs99and04]

I think the character concerns are overstated. He's not going to win the body language Olympics, but the fact alone that he played and produced in all five NIT games is telling. A lot of guys would have opted out of that.

I will say that, based on what I observed, he was one of the worst defenders in the Big East last season - particularly away from the ball. He got a lot of steals which bumps the advanced numbers, but advanced numbers have never been a reliable measure of defense.

 

[Hoopcrazee]

He just signed with St John's.

Birds of a feather ..will be the poster child of Slick Rick's flock 2024-2025

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Really? I don’t know. Besides missing out on Cliff/Omier at the 5, I think they’ve filled out the roster nicely. Their length on the wing is impressive and will allow them to be extremely versatile.

1: Kadary, Wilcher
2: Deivon Smith, Jaiden Glover
3: Aaron Scott, Brady Dunlop
4: RJ Luis
5: Zuby Ejiofor, Vincent Iwuchukwu

I think their ceiling is contingent on the development of their 4 returning pieces - Wilcher, Dunlop, Luis, & Ejiofor.

They need more frontcourt depth and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them add another perimeter shooter, too. But I do like their roster on paper a lot as of now.

While they picked up some nice pieces, there wasn’t much splash until Kadary.

“Filled it out nicely” and a “contingent” ceiling are not things that SJU fans hoped as descriptors for next years team with Pitino at the helm and unlimited NIL cash…