Goodbye Jalen Haynes

[Patriot8]

That was fast. Massive addition.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1664987181587341313

View: https://twitter.com/jonrothstein/status/1664987181587341313?s=21

 

[Patriotsince81]

HELL YES!!!!!!!

 

[gmujim92]

Wow … just wow.

Welcome Jalen, the missing piece of the puzzle.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

That is a nice addition at the last minute. Not gonna complain about this one.

 

[Patriotsince81]

In my book of WAY TOO early predictions .....I have this young man down as a day 1 starter.

 

[HoopsAdmin]

Holy carp. Did not expect this on a Sat morning! Welcome, Jalen!

 

[Patriot8]

In my book of WAY TOO early predictions .....I have this young man down as a day 1 starter.

Will need a waiver.

 

[p8triotfan4life]

Unreal. Welcome Jalen! DAY 1 starter! Exactly what we needed. A true brawler.

 

[tblack33]

Love this signing. Insanely fast commit, great job by the staff to lock this down. We are going to have great competition for starting minutes at the 4, and this gives Tony a ton of options for lineups depending on the style he wants to play. This feels like an under the radar steal.

 

[JPgmuswim]

That’s a big body that I bet can cause some matchup nightmares in the A-10

 

[HoopsAdmin]

Hard not to get SUPER excited about this addition!

View: https://youtu.be/9PpIBa_xL-8

View: https://youtu.be/iCpfGvnv2dE

 

[Patriot8]

Credit to our DOBO Mark Bialkoski on this. He’s been working the ETSU angle hard since he joined the staff and it finally paid off.

It’s been said before, but this staff is fantastic.

 

[GM Logo Guy]

Getting cised!

 

[GM Logo Guy]

Legit! I feel like we’re going to be competing for a10 championship this year! Let’s go!

 

[Old Ram]

Legit! I feel like we’re going to be competing for a10 championship this year! Let’s go!

If he gets approved for a waiver request...

 

[mkaufman1]

Legit! I feel like we’re going to be competing for a10 championship this year! Let’s go!

Ok let’s calm down lol. But yes I’m excited too.

Welcome Jalen.

 

[GM Logo Guy]

Ok let’s calm down lol. But yes I’m excited too.

Welcome Jalen.

Sports are more fun when opinions and expectations are extreme regardless of how realistic they are. Bring on the next final 4 banner!

But for real, this feels like a Larranaga player. A post player with good hands who’s comfortable playing with his back to the basket.

 

[FlPatriot]

Reminds me of Will Thomas or a thin Jai Lewis.

 

[masonhoops1984]

Will need a waiver.

Why?

 

[FreeGunston12]

I'm having trouble adjusting my idea of filling out a roster back to the traditional sense. When we signed Hall & Newton, I thought, "here are a couple of guys that will play the 4 even though they probably think of themselves as guards". I didn't really understand why the staff was still going after 4s so heavily.

But with Kelly, Henry, Pavrette, and now Haynes (waiver permitting), that'll probably keep Hall & Newton from having to take on too many minutes in the frontcourt.

As I adjust my expectstions for what the roster should look like, I can now see a scenario where still adding Olayinka would make a lot of sense. And if Haynes doesn't get a waiver, we would still be in great shape.