basketballjones

In the next 5-10 years it won’t even matter. This all is clearly moving to a new conglomerate of power 5+ schools eliminating the ncaa and conferences as we know it.

Great post, well said.

@GhostOfJoeMcCray , @Fullbacksympathy just tagging you since you've asked the same thing. I probably should have rephrased my statement or said it differently. I really like Griffin. I think I like the Worster dude in theory too. I'm not seeing what we're doing with Morgan (or why we took that commit so early) with the other people that are out there still, our current roster, and what could still come open. I also feel like there's 1-2 hyper athletic guys (guards specifically) we absolutely need to compete against certain teams (w/o overreacting to the A&M game just so we're clear here). And I haven't even seen one identified or visited. And I think more of my other confusion - which is probably a better word - is actually on the other end, i.e., what/why are some of these people transfering? Like this Wisconsin shooter or the 'Nova guy? Maybe just my confusion with the transfer portal in general. Seems like a lot of guys are just making horizontal moves and putting themselves in similar situations. Overall, I'm just an idiot and confused.

I'm gonna be honest here. I'm really not "seeing the vision" of what type of team we're building here with our transfer commits and the dudes he's still bringing in.

I have no idea what Penn State's situation is, but I can't imagine he was truly promised starting time, or else they're gonna be real bad next year.

Eli Rice to Penn State... Which is a big... "Uhmmmm, ok?" to me. Makes me feel like he was pushed out here or something. Feel like any opportunity he'll have at Penn State he would have had here. Is he closer to home now or something?

Are you building a time machine?!?!? If so I have some stock picks...

I am basing this off the rumors and vibe I'm getting that Reink is not back, or at a minimum sitting out this year due to injury/surgery. 1. Kyle or Payne don't care 2. Igor 3. A violently athletic guard who can get to the hoop and guard like a psycho 4. Young guy, another hs'er or transfer who understands their role or is sitting.

I really like his potential

That's crazy. Tells me he either desperately wanted to get back home, and/or, he got shown the door (or, at a minimum, was told he wasn't directly a part of the starting/major minutes plans).

I have completely lost track of what’s going on and at this point I think I’m just afraid to ask. Come November I’ll check out the roster.

Incredibly well?

I want to be clear I am not saying he isn't athletic. I think he's a better athlete than Reink, but not as good of a player. But being a better "athlete" than Reink isn't saying a whole lot, especially with his bum knee. I really think we need a Payne/Kyle to go along with these two.

On the surface, great pick-up. However, it worries me that this might mean Reink is gone. They're very similar players but I think Reink is much better. Hope this guy came in to be a part of the rotation and no guarantees on starting or whatever. Still think we need a long/athletic big to replace (and improve upon) Allick.

I would love to see 3, ~6’7” dudes (Williams, Fidler, Gary), with Mast and a firecracker ball handler.