Pierce

Princeton Tigers
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World university games in germany in july, on same team as ethan roberts

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Right- so if he opts out of his senior year wonā€™t be for injury rehab. Will be for the ca$h. Remains to be seen.

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The one thing that would make Pierce look much, much more compelling at higher levels would be to show that he can be a good catch-and-shoot three-point guy. Tosan had to do that too, but he had to prove it in the G league. If Pierce were to play somewhere (Princeton or elsewhere) where he got to feature that along with the rest of his all-around game then he would be in decent shape to try out for an NBA squad. A guy who can get rebounds out of area, play tough D, pass it well, set good screens, and hit open treys is going to make a lot of coaches happy.

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Id be shocked if Caden is ever an NBA player.

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I would be stunned if Caden isnā€™t a Power 3 starter if he chooses to leave. He will be heavily sought after by all but 5 or 6 teams.

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And after a year as a starter for a Power 3 team, what next? Europe?

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Pierce isnā€™t an nba prospect

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Iā€™m sure Caden could start for most power conference teams, but heā€™d be a complementary player not a ball-dominant star. And he could easily be benched in a big game for missing a few open shots or making some bad TOs. I donā€™t think thatā€™s a great career move.

If Caden hopes to play in the NBA, heā€™ll have to go the long-term Tosan route. Even then, I think it would help to be known as a mid major superstar instead of a high major glue guy. Maybe Iā€™m wrong.

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There probably know more than me about this.
I understand Pierce is on rosters for Summer play,
but are we sure he is going to play?
If he had wanted to play in a Power conference,
he could have entered the portal. Sitting out
a year only makes sense if he cannot play
at 100%.
My take last year was that he played hurt to try
to help the team. He may regret that now as his
stock took a hit. I canā€™t fault him for not wanting to
repeat that cycle.
I hope he is healthy and plays for Princeton again.
He has been a joy to watch.

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Heā€™s been playing. Heā€™s posted video on his X account.

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Getting a Princeton degree while working out and improving for a year and then getting paid boatloads of cash to play for another team sounds pretty sweet to me.

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Itā€™s not a bad idea. He also gets a year of grad school. The downside is that he doesnā€™t become a 4 year team guy with the other players in his class. I think thatā€™s an important thing but most kids these days donā€™t care as much.

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Mitch Henderson might not think itā€™s that ā€œsweetā€.

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The other guys he came in with are gone.(Unless Devan Austin returns). Maybe with maconnell gone heā€™s not happy overall.

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has macconnell landed yet?

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There was a rumor he was headed to Stanford.

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Iā€™ve seen nothing on him yet

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And ā€¦?

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FWIW, he is not listed on the current updated roster (incoming freshmen also not yet listed).

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He is not playing in the university games, jackson hicke is