20 Impact Transfers

[Muskie]

From Collegebasketballtalk.com (http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/08/2013-2014-season-preview-impact-transfers-in-college-hoops/)

8. Josh Smith, Georgetown (via UCLA): John Thompson III lost Otto Porter to the NBA and, in all likelihood, Greg Whittington for the season with a torn ACL. Ex-UCLA big man Josh Smith will be eligible for the second semester if he doesn’t get a waiver to play immediately. JT3 knows that Smith has the ability to be an all-league player, but his impact for the Hoyas depends on his conditioning.

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Matt Stainbrook, Xavier (via Western Michigan):The former Western Michigan big man is reportedly an inch taller (http://cincinnati.com/blogs/xavier/2013/09/30/extras-from-practice/) and down 40 pounds since last playing during the 2011-2012 season, where he averaged 11.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.

[GoMuskies]

JTIII has to be hoping Josh Smith does not eat all of his teammates.

[Juice]

JTIII has to be hoping Josh Smith does not eat all of his teammates.

In an article I just read about Smith I found this little gem:


Smith flashed NBA potential when he averaged 10.9 points and 6.3 boards as a freshman, but he regressed as a sophomore as weight issues led to foul trouble and prevented him from playing more than a few minutes at a time without getting winded.

I don't care how fat you are, if you're a 20 something year old college athlete and you can't play a few minutes without getting winded, then you got major problems.

[More Cowbell]

Matt Stainbrook, Xavier (via Western Michigan):The former Western Michigan big man is reportedly an inch taller and down 40 pounds since last playing during the 2011-2012 season, where he averaged 11.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.

I love this reporting. The source for the inch growth was just a comparison between Stainbrook and Reynolds in this article from Shannon:

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/xavier/2013/09/30/extras-from-practice/

[Titanxman04]

In an article I just read about Smith I found this little gem:



I don't care how fat you are, if you're a 20 something year old college athlete and you can't play a few minutes without getting winded, then you got major problems.

George Hibbert came to Georgetown without being able to do a push-up.

[casualfan]

George Hibbert came to Georgetown without being able to do a push-up.

So did Roy ;).

[PMI]

Difference is, Roy couldn't do a pushup because he was a giant who weighed roughly the amount that Smith puts on after that snack between brunch and lunch.