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14 minutes ago, cornfed24-7 said:

I have nothing but a feeling, but I feeeeeel this can't be true. Gotta be closer to 50/50 right?!? Like we have 6 open spots. Presumably they will all transfer down/laterally. And we'll fill 6 open spots. From guy moving up/laterally. Make it make sense! 

A LOT of guys go into the portal and don't get an offer from anyone. (If you leave Detroit Mercy for more playing time, where do you go?) In addition, a lot of coaches oversign on recruits, and guys get bumped to make room. They move down.

It's not a zero sum game. Or maybe it is a zero sum game. I can never get that right.

8 minutes ago, Chuck Taylor said:

A LOT of guys go into the portal and don't get an offer from anyone. (If you leave Detroit Mercy for more playing time, where do you go?) In addition, a lot of coaches oversign on recruits, and guys get bumped to make room. They move down.

 

It's not a zero sum game. Or maybe it is a zero sum game. I can never get that right.

To me this rationale would mean a lot of kids in the portal just stop playing basketball which may very well be the case 

Some players move up and out as well. On to pro ball either in the NBA or overseas, leaving room for players to move up/laterally in the portal. So as long as there aren’t as many or more players just quitting at lower-level programs, the potential for more upward movement is there.

42 minutes ago, KZRider said:

Because I have no idea I ask: At what point does a scholarship terminate when a player enters the portal? Does just entering it free the school from its scholarship obligations or do those only end when a player signs with another school? If, for example, JL had a change of heart and decided Nebraska was still where he wanted to be, can he just shut the portal door with his scholarship still in effect or would the school need to reinstate him?

The scholarship is gonzo.  It certainly can be renewed if he comes back; but a return is not a given.  The school can say no go, and the player is left on the outside, looking in.  Or so I have been told.

We are looking at Juco as well.  So our new players could seemingly come high school, foreign market, junior college or the transfer portal.  

Our current roster

1 hour ago, Huskerpapa said:

We are looking at Juco as well.  So our new players could seemingly come high school, foreign market, junior college or the transfer portal.  

Our current roster

 

Nebrasketball : Scholarships

		2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027	2027-2028
	13	Tominaga, Keisei	Gary, Juwan	Diop, Matar	Diop, Matar	Janowski, Nick	1
	S	Josiah Allick	Ahron Ulis	Janowski, Nick	Janowski, Nick	Frager, Braden	2
	C	Coleman, Jarron	Williams, Brice	Frager, Braden	Frager, Braden	** OPEN **	3
	H	Gary, Juwan	Mast, Rienk	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	4
	O	Ahron Ulis	Diop, Matar	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	5
	L	Williams, Brice	Janowski, Nick		** OPEN **	** OPEN **	6
	A	Mast, Rienk	Frager, Braden	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	7
	R	Wilcher, CJ	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	8
	S	Keita, Blaise	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	9
	H	Lawrence, Jamarques	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	10
	I	Lloyd, Ramel	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	11
	P	Rice, Eli	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	12
	S	Diop, Matar	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	13
							+
	W
	A  O	Hoiberg, Sam	Hoiberg, Sam	Hoiberg, Sam	Jacobsen, Cale
	L  N	Grace, Jeffery	Grace, Jeffery	Grace, Jeffery	Henry, Burt
	K	Jacobsen, Cale	Jacobsen, Cale	Jacobsen, Cale
	K	Henry, Burt	Henry, Burt	Henry, Burt
	E	SENIOR	JUNIOR	SOPHOMORE	FRESHMAN	RED-SHIRT
	Y	RS = Redshirt	* Doesn't count	towards limit	Last Updated	3/27/2024

Damn, with Diop in the portal now, there goes the dream of having an Olympic caliber 3v3 team in 2026-2027.

4 hours ago, Art Vandalay said:

Would love to know how the coaches feel about Jano and Frager. Are they rotation guys as freshman? Assuming Jano will be but maybe they are higher in Frager than we think

Not sure but I very much doubt JL is leaving because he thinks he losing minutes to those guys

44 minutes ago, hhcmatt said:

 

Not sure but I very much doubt JL is leaving because he thinks he losing minutes to those guys

I don’t think so either. However if we bring in a top flight guard and maybe two it becomes crowded for minutes at guard. JL, Uhlis, Sam, and Jano would have been competing for backup minutes and if we get 2 portal guys it’s extremely crowded. Wonder if Fred is comfortable with Jano in the rotation as a frosh? Or how high he is on Uhlis after seeing him for a year in practice.

things that might go thru Lawrence’s mind, obviously just guessing.

My take on the transfer portal, is that most teams are basically saying, "we're going to fight to keep (pay, promise starting position) anyone who has shown above replacement value production." We really only have 3 of those guys on the roster. Gary, Mast, and Williams. Everyone else is very replaceable from a statistical perspective. 

JL (who I love and think still has massive potential) averaged 6.9ppg this year on 42% shooting from the field. On paper, you should pretty easily be able to replace a 6.9ppg guy. Btw, major props on JL for 6.9 on .420 shooting - HEY-O. 

Essentially, if you aren't promised to start and/or given a massive NIL deal, you're considered replaceable. Unfortunately, this really sucks as a fan, as we tend to get attached to these guys. But from a strictly "on paper" perspective, they're just numbers, and you should pretty easily be able to replace a guy who only gets > 8ppg. 

Losing guys like CJ and JL really sucks because as fans we've learned to love and appreciate them - but statistically speaking - we should very easily be able to replace them with non-tweener athletes with similar or better production. In theory at least. 

20 minutes ago, basketballjones said:

My take on the transfer portal, is that most teams are basically saying, "we're going to fight to keep (pay, promise starting position) anyone who has shown above replacement value production." We really only have 3 of those guys on the roster. Gary, Mast, and Williams. Everyone else is very replaceable from a statistical perspective. 

Not an expert in NIL, but I'd almost imagine the dynamic is:

Team: "We have 500 units to spend across 5 starters; we have 10 units each for bench players"

Role player: "I want 100 units to stay"

Team: "We don't have the budget for that"

Role player: "I'm going somewhere who will promise me 100 units"

4 hours ago, Huskerpapa said:

We are looking at Juco as well.  So our new players could seemingly come high school, foreign market, junior college or the transfer portal.  

Our current roster

 

Nebrasketball : Scholarships

		2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027	2027-2028
	13	Tominaga, Keisei	Gary, Juwan	Diop, Matar	Diop, Matar	Janowski, Nick	1
	S	Josiah Allick	Ahron Ulis	Janowski, Nick	Janowski, Nick	Frager, Braden	2
	C	Coleman, Jarron	Williams, Brice	Frager, Braden	Frager, Braden	** OPEN **	3
	H	Gary, Juwan	Mast, Rienk	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	4
	O	Ahron Ulis	Diop, Matar	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	5
	L	Williams, Brice	Janowski, Nick		** OPEN **	** OPEN **	6
	A	Mast, Rienk	Frager, Braden	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	7
	R	Wilcher, CJ	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	8
	S	Keita, Blaise	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	9
	H	Lawrence, Jamarques	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	10
	I	Lloyd, Ramel	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	11
	P	Rice, Eli	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	12
	S	Diop, Matar	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	** OPEN **	13
							+
	W
	A  O	Hoiberg, Sam	Hoiberg, Sam	Hoiberg, Sam	Jacobsen, Cale
	L  N	Grace, Jeffery	Grace, Jeffery	Grace, Jeffery	Henry, Burt
	K	Jacobsen, Cale	Jacobsen, Cale	Jacobsen, Cale
	K	Henry, Burt	Henry, Burt	Henry, Burt
	E	SENIOR	JUNIOR	SOPHOMORE	FRESHMAN	RED-SHIRT
	Y	RS = Redshirt	* Doesn't count	towards limit	Last Updated	3/27/2024

Probably should just eliminate this chart.

Dead Period from April 4 to April 11. No in person visits or official visitations. Will wait at least another week for news.

3 hours ago, Nebrasketball1979 said:

 

Damn, with Diop in the portal now, there goes the dream of having an Olympic caliber 3v3 team in 2026-2027.

Since there is no "Mater Diop Is In" thread revival, I'm sensing no one cares.  

Former Nebraska guard Jamarques Lawrence has committed to Rhode Island, he announced on Instagram. Lawrence spent two years at NU and has two more seasons of eligibility remaining.

Good luck to Jamarques. I’ll be rooting for him.

Going to the school who's first win against a ranked opponent since 1998 was #21 Nebraska (2014-2015).

Since then, they have beat #6 Creighton (2016-2017) and #10 Oklahoma (2017-2018); both first round NCAA tournament wins.

Good luck to Lawrence.  I enjoyed watching him play for the Huskers.

1 hour ago, HuskerFever said:

Going to the school who's first win against a ranked opponent since 1998 was #21 Nebraska (2014-2015).

 

Since then, they have beat #6 Creighton (2016-2017) and #10 Oklahoma (2017-2018); both first round NCAA tournament wins.

That was a Dan Hurley squad

Here is the embedded video if you don't want to click through to Reddit.  The thread title is misleading by the way.  The interview is with Steve Marik, not J Law:

...not big on podcasts myself really but figured this might be interesting to some folks here.