There’s a ton of talent out there, and more going to the portal every day. I’m not too worried about it.
Tre had family connections to the Miami coaching staff.
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There’s a ton of talent out there, and more going to the portal every day. I’m not too worried about it.
Tre had family connections to the Miami coaching staff.
I’d be a bit concerned though there is still time left in the portal. I was honestly hoping for more impact guys at this stage of the portal given that we were building a completely new rosters and had a lot to offer incoming players. We have brought in one guy who averaged more than 10 points a game and that is it. We have brought in talented yet raw bigs who yes bring much needed height but have underwhelming stats. Portal is not over and hopefully we get some offensive impact guys soon but it is starting to make me nervous that we are throwing away next year to build for the following year. Very risky strategy with these players being moved around so much by agents to get them the top dollar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xavier
Last time I checked, A J Storr still available. He can probably go for 800K.
He has BE experience, at Whisky was 2nd team B1G and nobody seems to be after him.
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As much as we want to think "we're building for the future", the future in the NIL world is right now. Even if you have success, guys are going to move, it's just the nature of the beast in chasing more money. Without some type of rule change, that's what it's going to be.
You can't assume a 3-4 year plan anymore. It has to be "right now". It's just icing on the cake if most stick around.
The guys that perform are going to seek an elevated pay day, and the guys that don't you may not want to even stick around. It's an annual re-build unless you start offering something that's unique and progressive, that's not cash, that no one else does.
It's not that much different than the annual decisions we all think about in terms of looking for a new company. It's more than money, but money is probably most important, especially when you're younger, and doubley especially since they have agents.
Someone is going to have to build some rules and guardrails, but who and when? At this point, I'm not even sure who would be responsible for that as it seems the NCAA has lost complete control.
Plenty of impact guys still out there.
I’m not concerned that we didn’t get Washington. I looked at his stats and when considering his role on this team as a likely #1 or #2 scorer I had some concerns about his offensive output and efficiency. I know he was “behind” Dent, but his overall shooting % was low 40s and from 3 he was low 30s. He didn’t get to the line much and just didn’t fit that mold of Boum / Quincy / Conwell that we’ve relied on.
I do believe Wright is penciled in at SG. But we need a some more scoring, that’s for sure.
Polazza (sp?) sure has a heck of a highlight reel. He seems like he’d be a great pickup for SF. But yeah, still some more scoring needed and another PG. obviously we will get another PG and who that is should help us get a read on whether Anderson is the starter.
Maybe grasping at straws here but saw Pozzatto followed A Robinson yesterday on X. He'd be a huge addition and having a 6'7 wing with athleticism may have us all forget about that Swain guy
Random question that's portal related. Once a guy like Swain enters and then commits to TX, does he immediately leave X or does he go through the motions of finishing the semester? I remember when going to class was important, sorry Sister Rose!
I doubt these guys even go to class any more in the traditional sense. My guess is that everything is done online. Could be wrong...maybe someone that has graduated in the least few years could substantiate that, but that's my assumption in today's world. With that said, I'd think he'd finish out the semester? But i dunno.Quote:
Originally Posted by murray87
Does a player has to pass the courses to maintain the scholarship and play in the team ?
Every offseason has become the equivalent of picking a new team at the Y, with the best guys going to the highest bidder. I don’t feel very connected to a team built that way.