College Basketball Transfer Portal 2024-2025

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Originally Posted by Final4

Hey mods this crosses a line don't you think? Maybe it's time this POS takes a little break.

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He has a long history of crossing the line, but never once been put in time out. On top of that, it is common for him to be Mr Knowitall for everything. Example, recently posted about HS recruiting. "Some people here have no idea of what High D1 talent is". As if he does. He uses that tactic like the adjustable wrench in his toolbox.

As far as his posting style....it's Rodney Dangerfield in a carnival Dunking Booth. He takes fire from all directions, while returning insults and childish put downs. Classic keyboard tough guy.

Guys, he is the "Troll King" here. Just look at his frequency and time stamps. No one post more here, and almost all of it is in some way connected to his trollish style. It seems obvious that getting a rise out of people is his entertainment pay off and I am sure this post will put a big smile on his face.

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Originally Posted by xuphan

The concern that I have is that……. I highly doubt Miller’s family is going to allow him to spend a majority of his vacation on the phone talking to his coaches and transfers….

If the NIL money is there than we should expect nothing less than a complete rebuild with several impact transfers coming in. No excuses then.

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1). You shouldn’t worry……he and his staff are working hard…….and his family understands the demands of the job.

2). Just because X has comparable money doesn’t mean that they don’t have the same obstacles that they had before the NIL rulings. Nobody said that they have an advantage there, only that they are no longer sitting at a disadvantage when it comes to the NIL. But that doesn’t mean that recruits are lining up and hoping that X offers. I don’t often hear their name mentioned in the same sentence as Indiana, North Carolina, Duke, UConn, Kentucky and the rest of the blue bloods. X will fill out their roster with some quality pieces, but don’t expect McD All-Americans to be part of it.

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Originally Posted by Xuperman

He has a long history of crossing the line, but never once been put in time out. On top of that, it is common for him to be Mr Knowitall for everything. Example, recently posted about HS recruiting. "Some people here have no idea of what High D1 talent is". As if he does. He uses that tactic like the adjustable wrench in his toolbox.

As far as his posting style....it's Rodney Dangerfield in a carnival Dunking Booth. He takes fire from all directions, while returning insults and childish put downs. Classic keyboard tough guy.

Guys, he is the "Troll King" here. Just look at his frequency and time stamps. No one post more here, and almost all of it is in some way connected to his trollish style. It seems obvious that getting a rise out of people is his entertainment pay off and I am sure this post will put a big smile on his face.

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Paul McMillan anyone? He’s in the transfer portal again. We should scoop him up lol.

Anyone with a brain and has seen high school ball knows objectively what high d1 talent looks like. It’s not hard.

You’d think someone that posts frequently, been a member for 8 years, and consistently whines and complains on this board about his global issues could spare a few bucks every now and then. Yet, here is someone that slings it, gets personal and then backs up and plays the victim card. Must have gone to the angel reese school of victim hood.

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Originally Posted by XUGRAD80

1). You shouldnÂ’t worryÂ…Â…he and his staff are working hardÂ…Â….and his family understands the demands of the job.

2). Just because X has comparable money doesnÂ’t mean that they donÂ’t have the same obstacles that they had before the NIL rulings. Nobody said that they have an advantage there, only that they are no longer sitting at a disadvantage when it comes to the NIL. But that doesnÂ’t mean that recruits are lining up and hoping that X offers. I donÂ’t often hear their name mentioned in the same sentence as Indiana, North Carolina, Duke, UConn, Kentucky and the rest of the blue bloods. X will fill out their roster with some quality pieces, but donÂ’t expect McD All-Americans to be part of it.

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1) I think fans have every right to worry after Miller failed to bring in a starting 5 during the last transfer portal. I was critical saying Abou is a good rotation guy but not the starter we need. People on here laughed it off saying not to worry that we have Miller who would turn Abou and Kachi into beast. Well, that didnÂ’t happen. I am not saying the coaches arenÂ’t working hard but I also think it is a bad look to be on vacation at a critical recruiting time for the program. We have a major rebuild on the front court and we havenÂ’t brought in a single player. IÂ’d be concerned with how many weeks the portal has been open and the amount of NIL and minutes we have to offer. We had a head start on other programs yet have not landed a single front court player. Not in panic mode be definitely concerned especially with more schools entering the portal for Bigs. Yes, I am sure he will bring front court players in but are we getting just rotation players like Abou or getting an impact transfer like Nunge? It has to be atleast 2 high quality impact front court guys and 1 rotational forward. Going to be difficult at this point of the portal to get that done.

2) No one is taking about bring in McDonalds All Americans. I have been a Xavier fan for decades and I understand the profile of players we should be bringing in. Moving to the Big East should have helped recruiting but not to that extent. NIL funds have always been a concern so I am glad to hear we have funds to compete with the best. Should help Miller rebuild the front court to one of the top front courts in the Big East.

Again, it is a dead period on final four weekend, if you are going to take a vacation with your family, now is the time to take it. Miller may be working well into the summer on recruiting etc and befor you know it, it’s practice time.

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Originally Posted by xuphan

1) I think fans have every right to worry after Miller failed to bring in a starting 5 during the last transfer portal. I was critical saying Abou is a good rotation guy but not the starter we need. People on here laughed it off saying not to worry that we have Miller who would turn Abou and Kachi into beast. Well, that didnÂ’t happen. I am not saying the coaches arenÂ’t working hard but I also think it is a bad look to be on vacation at a critical recruiting time for the program. We have a major rebuild on the front court and we havenÂ’t brought in a single player. IÂ’d be concerned with how many weeks the portal has been open and the amount of NIL and minutes we have to offer. We had a head start on other programs yet have not landed a single front court player. Not in panic mode be definitely concerned especially with more schools entering the portal for Bigs. Yes, I am sure he will bring front court players in but are we getting just rotation players like Abou or getting an impact transfer like Nunge? It has to be atleast 2 high quality impact front court guys and 1 rotational forward. Going to be difficult at this point of the portal to get that done.
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You sure about that? lol in a week coaches can only make phone calls you are wondering why Sean is making calls on vacation instead of in his office. (Unless you really think a D1 college coach wouldn’t make a phone call on vacation. That would be quite the take) Seems to be a bit much.

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Originally Posted by Xville

Again, it is a dead period on final four weekend, if you are going to take a vacation with your family, now is the time to take it. Miller may be working well into the summer on recruiting etc and befor you know it, it’s practice time.

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If you’re going to take a vacation with your family, the best time to take it would be from May 16-24 during the next dead period of recruiting after the transfer portal closes. Not in the middle of the transfer portal window coming or the worst season in recent memory with most of your front court gone or coming back from serious injury. Unless you have already taken care of business on the recruiting trail or transfer portal and have solidified most of your roster. Miller hasn’t done that yet.

Let me ask some of you this. What if this was Steele? What if Steele would have went on vacation in the middle of the transfer portal with no front court and coming off the worst season in recent memory. Would you have been fine with it?

Like I have said multiple times, it’s not a good look for Miller.

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Originally Posted by Final4

Hey mods this crosses a line don't you think? Maybe it's time this POS takes a little break.

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Originally Posted by Xuperman

He has a long history of crossing the line, but never once been put in time out. On top of that, it is common for him to be Mr Knowitall for everything. Example, recently posted about HS recruiting. "Some people here have no idea of what High D1 talent is". As if he does. He uses that tactic like the adjustable wrench in his toolbox.

As far as his posting style....it's Rodney Dangerfield in a carnival Dunking Booth. He takes fire from all directions, while returning insults and childish put downs. Classic keyboard tough guy.

Guys, he is the "Troll King" here. Just look at his frequency and time stamps. No one post more here, and almost all of it is in some way connected to his trollish style. It seems obvious that getting a rise out of people is his entertainment pay off and I am sure this post will put a big smile on his face.

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One wonders why the mods are the only ones that don't see this...

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Originally Posted by xuphan

If you’re going to take a vacation with your family, the best time to take it would be from May 16-24 during the next dead period of recruiting after the transfer portal closes. Not in the middle of the transfer portal window coming or the worst season in recent memory with most of your front court gone or coming back from serious injury. Unless you have already taken care of business on the recruiting trail or transfer portal and have solidified most of your roster. Miller hasn’t done that yet.

Let me ask some of you this. What if this was Steele? What if Steele would have went on vacation in the middle of the transfer portal with no front court and coming off the worst season in recent memory. Would you have been fine with it?

Like I have said multiple times, it’s not a good look for Miller.

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Just because it closes, doesn’t mean you can’t recruit players out of there. All player decisions regarding going to the portal or not will be made by May, not all players that will enter have entered yet. I think now is a much better time than then.

As for Steele vs miller, miller has earned the right to receive the benefit of the doubt. When he fails to go to 4 straight tournaments at Xavier, then I guess that benefit of the doubt will go away.

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Originally Posted by XUGRAD80

For those questioning why Miller would be out of the country on vacation right NOW…..

This is a “dead” period for recruiting. Coaches are not allowed to make IN-PERSON contact with recruits during this period. No in home visits, no official campus visits. HOWEVER…..they ARE allowed to txt or call recruits during this period. Recruits are allowed to visit campuses, but not “officially”. Schools can’t have coaches showing players around the school in person. But they can talk with them via the phone. This period was set up so that the coaches would feel free to attend the Final 4 without the thought that another school might be staying at home and looking to gain a recruiting advantage. This dead period ends April 11, so look for things to heat up by the end of this coming week. I’m pretty sure that Mille and the other coaches are burning up the phone lines trying to get their targets on campus starting on the 12th. And believe it or not, it is possible to make phone calls from Aruba (or so I’ve been told).

I’ve also read a report that claims that the Xavier NIL is in VERY good shape and that we shouldn’t expect it to be a reason that X might miss out on some transfers. X will be going head to head with other BE schools and heavy hitters so we shouldn’t expect 100% success, but they should be able to hold their own with just about anyone….at least as far as NIL money is concerned.

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Maybe I misread or misinterpreted one of your earlier posts where you mentioned the $ 500 K donor/match and that $250 K had been raised against that match meaning a total of $500 K ($250 K from donor; $250 K from others had been raised to date. If other funds had been received, then the donors contribution would be higher . Did I get that wrong ?
You mention you saw a report that said the NIL was in VERY good shape. Could you refer us to the report or at least indicate whether VERY was your interpretation of an actual number in the report or a quote from the report.
The amount of money available will be crucial in evaluating the roster rebuild. If it is $500 K or $2M then any failure to get a front court will be understood if it is $500 K but less understood at $ 2M . And if it is $2M and a weak front court then there will be other reasons why we can’t rebuild which will be ominous for the future.