2024 Portal Watch

[Vinny]

I just hope Eli leaving means….no one else is so he didn’t see where his spot in the rotation would be. 

[BjoeHusker]

We absolutely need Williams, Gary, and Mast to return. 

[Norm Peterson]

Just now, BjoeHusker said:

We absolutely need Williams, Gary, and Mast to return. 

 

I would add Jamarques Lawrence to that list.

[REDZONEDAN]

Damn, I really like Eli and his potential.  This one surprises me.

[millerhusker]

5 minutes ago, REDZONEDAN said:

Damn, I really like Eli and his potential.  This one surprises me.

If Sam Hoiberg transfers anywhere other than somewhere to be on golf scholarship I will be surprised 

[thrasher31]

29 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

 

Meh. If he was as good as we needed him to be, he would have been in the rotation commanding minutes all season long.

 

We'll see what kind of offers he gets, but I'd bet he's moving down a level.

This is how I feel. Very much doubt he ends up at a HM. He could very easily score a lot at a mid major, and I think that's where he ends up. 

 

Loss for the wing room, but he's by no means irreplaceable 

Edited March 25 by thrasher31

[Huskerpapa]

I would also love it if Diop returns.  He is the athlete we are wanting.

[AuroranHusker]

24 minutes ago, BjoeHusker said:

We absolutely need Williams, Gary, and Mast to return. 

 

Yes, we do. Especially Brice & Rienk. We can fit pieces around those 2 in particular the best. Not that I want Juwan to go, don't confuse that. I just believe he can replaced easier than those other two. GBR Always.

 

[AuroranHusker]

3 minutes ago, Huskerpapa said:

I would also love it if Diop returns.  He is the athlete we are wanting.

 

That baseline jumper in the Big Ten tourney was beautiful. And he achieved a top-of-the-key three the same day that Zach Edey finally did, and both teams won 85-70 on that same night. If Diop does even a 1/3rd of an Edey next season, we'd all be very pleased!

 

[Huskerpapa]

Here is where we sit:

Guards: Brice, Ahron, Jamarques, Sam, CJ, Cale, Nick, Braden

Bigs: Matar, Blaise, Juwan, Rienk, Henry

 

Who am I missing?

 

It is always painful and exciting going through this process...but as mentioned by others, it is the world we live in.  I am so much more confident given the staff that we have on board.

[thrasher31]

12 minutes ago, Huskerpapa said:

I would also love it if Diop returns.  He is the athlete we are wanting.

I know it's hindsight, but I'd rather have him return than rice. 

[thrasher31]

Something I would prefer in this portal cycle is to balance out the classes a bit. We have 6 seniors next year, which is good, but the team the following year will be bare. Getting a sophomore or freshman leaving a school would be awesome this cycle. Or picking up another HS kid

[huskercabby]

I have a feeling things are going to happen quickly here.

[bobcat402]

13 minutes ago, Huskerpapa said:

Here is where we sit:

Guards: Brice, Ahron, Jamarques, Sam, CJ, Cale, Nick, Braden

Bigs: Matar, Blaise, Juwan, Rienk, Henry

 

Who am I missing?

 

It is always painful and exciting going through this process...but as mentioned by others, it is the world we live in.  I am so much more confident given the staff that we have on board.

What’s Blaise status like can we count on him next year?

[Fullbacksympathy]

Frager > Rice

Janowski > Lloyd 

 

I think that’s what it comes down to.  The writing was on the wall. The two newbies are likely to be an upgrade in team defense.  Frager is at least close to Rice offensively and Janowski is a great young all around player.  I don’t know how meaningful their contributions will be next season but they improve our roster with this trade immediately. 
 

And I liked both Rice and Lloyd as talents, but I like the newbs better. 

[millerhusker]

1 hour ago, Norm Peterson said:

 

Meh. If he was as good as we needed him to be, he would have been in the rotation commanding minutes all season long.

 

We'll see what kind of offers he gets, but I'd bet he's moving down a level.

He should move down a level and I’m guessing he won’t have a choice. Georgetown was his only other high major offer out of high school and I don’t think there’s anything he did this year that would make a high major team want to use a scholarship on him. 

[Chuck Taylor]

Asking for a friend: Can we hold off with the 2024-2025 lineups for a week or so until everything settles out?

[AuroranHusker]

59 minutes ago, thrasher31 said:

I know it's hindsight, but I'd rather have him return than rice. 

 

Hindsight's 20/20. Let's see how the rest shakes out. Need to re-recruit that productive Brice - Juwan - Rienk trio as much as hitting the portal, tbh.

[AuroranHusker]

Just now, Chuck Taylor said:

Asking for a friend: Can we hold off with the 2024-2025 lineups for a week or so until everything settles out?

 

I foresee Chuck Taylor being a 1st rd. draft pick.... is that better? 

 

[Lifetimesker]

4 minutes ago, Chuck Taylor said:

Asking for a friend: Can we hold off with the 2024-2025 lineups for a week or so until everything settles out?

Agreed. Let’s just call it speculation at this point!

[millerhusker]

34 minutes ago, Chuck Taylor said:

Asking for a friend: Can we hold off with the 2024-2025 lineups for a week or so until everything settles out?

I’ve speculated about potential future lineups all year round, every year for decades and I will not stop now :)

[millerhusker]

3 hours ago, Faux Mike Peltz said:

Welp…..

Frankie’s Instagram post that started some buzz in Lincoln, Omaha and Madison included himself, Chucky and William Kyle. Note that it did not include Dotzler (and there are plenty of photos out there of the four of them). FWIW……

[Silverbacked1]

1 hour ago, Chuck Taylor said:

Asking for a friend: Can we hold off with the 2024-2025 lineups for a week or so until everything settles out?

Well crap there goes the last 5 hours of my life as I was getting that together for a midnight launch.

[B-town hoopsfan]

4 hours ago, Fullbacksympathy said:

Frager > Rice

Hot take as I would be shocked( or things are going very poorly) if frager is a back end of the rotation guy as a freshman. 
 

I also thought from the minutes he got in close games that rice would be a dude for us in coming years though 

[TourneyBound]

12 minutes ago, B-town hoopsfan said:

Hot take as I would be shocked( or things are going very poorly) if frager is a back end of the rotation guy as a freshman. 
 

I also thought from the minutes he got in close games that rice would be a dude for us in coming years though 

YA no way Frager is better than rice