2024 Portal Watch

[jimmykc]

I wouldn't mind having Cliff to back up Mast next year.

[AuroranHusker]

4 minutes ago, jimmykc said:

I wouldn't mind having Cliff to back up Mast next year.

 

Mast may have to swap spots, fwiw.

 

[Norm Peterson]

Hmmmm ...

 

 

[Norm Peterson]

Hey, @hhcmatt any chance we can combine the two portal threads?

 

Thx

[AuroranHusker]

On 3/14/2024 at 3:08 PM, Huskerpapa said:

He played with Josiah at Northstar, and I will go to my death bed advocating that Josiah, not Donovan, was the best player on that team.

 

Friday would be a perfect opportunity to show the nation that CWS was right all along. I hope he plays a big role in NU walkin' outta FedEx with a B1G dub!!! GBR!!!

 

[millerhusker]

3 hours ago, Bugeaters1 said:

 

He’s a good center. I would not reach out to him. 

[AuroranHusker]

13 minutes ago, millerhusker said:

He’s a good center. I would not reach out to him. 

 

A shot-blocker would be amazing, though, no?!

 

[millerhusker]

38 minutes ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

A shot-blocker would be amazing, though, no?!

 

Yeah it would. I think/hope “Culture fit” will be the first thing on the checklist when evaluating any portal player. Cliff would fit better with Hoiberg’s first few teams than these last two. 
 

William Kyle and his 7’3” wingspan could protect the rim pretty well. He’s got a conference DPOY under his belt now. And he checks the culture fit box for sure. We’ll see if he enters the portal. 

[jimmykc]

We can check him and Charlie Easley out at 6:35 tonight.

[busticket]

16 hours ago, AuroranHusker said:

 

A shot-blocker would be amazing, though, no?!

 

From a basketball perspective I would love to have him slot into Josiah’s spot.  Millerhusker’s comments give me pause, though.  Culture ABSOLUTELY has to come first.

[Norm Peterson]

5 minutes ago, busticket said:

From a basketball perspective I would love to have him slot into Josiah’s spot.  Millerhusker’s comments give me pause, though.  Culture ABSOLUTELY has to come first.

 

William Kyle has two years of eligibility left. He would probably accept the role-player kind of understudy role. I don't see Cliff being willing to play 2nd fiddle to Rienk Mast. And Mast does more of what we need.

 

I wish to heck that Stanford big man was coming out NEXT YEAR though. Boy, he checks all the boxes.

[Vinny]

Alright, what do we got here?

[Navin R. Johnson]

On 3/19/2024 at 10:52 AM, Bugeaters1 said:

 

 

Nebraska has contacted him, as well as 20 some other schools.

[HB]

We need to be VERY active in the portal. 

[Milk]

15 minutes ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

Nebraska has contacted him, as well as 20 some other schools.

Don’t know why he would come here when we have Mast returning and other schools offering him big NIL plus starting job 

[jimmykc]

Has Mast definitely indicated that he'll return next year? I can't help but remember his welcome to Lincoln was a punch in the nose. 

[thrasher31]

So far, these are the guys that have been contacted by us. 

 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/tarris-reed-jr-1.html

 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/frankie-fidler-1.html

 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/koren-johnson-1.html

 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jalen-leach-1.html (hasn't been confirmed but Howard is following)

 

In a vacuum, I like all these as they fill holes. 

 

[hskr4life]

 

Hopefully this is positive news on Juwan

[Huskerpapa]

1 hour ago, thrasher31 said:

So far, these are the guys that have been contacted by us. 

 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/tarris-reed-jr-1.html

 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/frankie-fidler-1.html

 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/koren-johnson-1.html

 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jalen-leach-1.html (hasn't been confirmed but Howard is following)

 

In a vacuum, I like all these as they fill holes. 

 

In my opinion, who we truly go after will depend on who leaves, right?  

I am also of the opinion, that we actually land players that, at first, seems to be a surprise.   It's as if we float names, and then land a player that went unnamed.

This should be another interesting offseason. 

[cornfed24-7]

3 hours ago, Huskerpapa said:

This should be another interesting offseason

I think with the portal the way it is currently it's gonna be an interesting off-season from now until eternity. 

Edited March 23 by cornfed24-7

[Navin R. Johnson]

50 minutes ago, Huskerpapa said:

In my opinion, who we truly go after will depend on who leaves, right?  

I am also of the opinion, that we actually land players that, at first, seems to be a surprise.   It's as if we float names, and then land a player that went unnamed.

This should be another interesting offseason. 

 

Certainly, but if everyone is back I think we can be a little picky with who we go after.

[thrasher31]

2 hours ago, Huskerpapa said:

In my opinion, who we truly go after will depend on who leaves, right?  

I am also of the opinion, that we actually land players that, at first, seems to be a surprise.   It's as if we float names, and then land a player that went unnamed.

This should be another interesting offseason. 

They have one open scholly at the moment, so yeah. Naturally it'd depend on who leaves. 

 

And yeah, as far as players that are typically unnamed but come out of nowhere that's pretty accurate. Gary is an example of that, as is Coleman or Mast. 

 

It's probably one of the more interesting off-seasons in Fred's tenure, as they have an established formula that works, but still have holes. Building on the culture while filling those holes is going to be interesting. And who ends up leaving, as they only have 1 open scholly at the moment. 

[Faux Mike Peltz]

From a current player on the team:

** Coach will meet with everyone to discuss the season, off season workout plans, and their future role starting this Tuesday. **

 

My guess is these meetings will wrap up by Wednesday or Thursday and that will give Coach and the staff a solid game plan to know what pieces they need to prioritize. Coach has historically let the players release their own statements regarding staying/leaving - so my guess is they will come out as the players see fit. 
 

[B-town hoopsfan]

Hear me out here, and I realize not everyone will return next year but the athleticism upgrades might already be on the bench aside from a 6’8 PF that can shoot the rock 

[Fullbacksympathy]

We’re going to have the $ to keep who Fred wants to keep and bring in some talent.  I expect a win in the tourney next season.