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I mean-- the dude didn't get a single minute of playing time.  So I can't fault him for leaving....

And can we all agree to not get too overexcited about the token 6’11” high ceiling 17 year old we bring in this summer to be on the scout team next season 

Someone sent me this— appears KT is engaged!

Didn't have Chucky transferring to UNO on my bingo card though.  LOL

I like "immediate impact PG" as much as any verbiage I see on recruiting after this past season's patchwork PG work. LFG

He just keeps coming back. 
 
In all honesty, I'd prefer payne or Kyle to him

I agree. I think he's figured out how he wants to approach transfers in this new portal era. Took him a bit to get his sea legs under him, but I think he'll be steady from here on out 😉

Better than having 6 freshmen and then having 4 of them transfer after the season anyway

Who stayed when they should have gone? Patton played one year there. 

I'm kind of assuming he'll follow his coach to Saint Louis. But if we're looking for a perfect fit for a Hoiberg "5", this is the guy. 

i really like Payne for what he is.  He is a tank in the paint….a throwback PF.  If you need muscle down low he’s your man.  If you need a passing or stretch 4 type…definitely NOT your man.  It would be interesting to see how he would blend into this team.

Incredibly well?

There is real value in having a starting caliber player who doesn’t have any pro aspirations. A guy who isn’t trying to showcase or advertise his individual skillset to pro scouts. Just wants to contribute and play for a great college team for one more year before going back to the family farm. 

The entire offense was run through him. He could handle the ball, take opposing bigs off the dribble and his feel, vision and passing ability for a “center” were pretty unique at the college level. Fortunately we found Mast, who has similar abilities but not quite to Derrick’s level imo. Mast is obviously a better shooter, though. I’m not sure if you’re implying that Payne is capable of doing these things, but that’s not his game at all. 

Yes.
 

Just remember:
Jack Gohlke:  Is not Peewaukee High School's all time leading scorer.
Nick Janowski:  Is Peewaukee High School's all time leading scorer.

I will go with my theory that is better to be listed on top when not in alphabetical order.  Please note that the theory has yet to ever work out.  

Not close to equivalent to the Tiger Woods shot where the ball stops and slowly turns over, the camera pans in, and Nike gets free advertising from its logo blasted all around the world.
 
But I'd like to think this was Tominaga giving us one last knod. Captivating the in-house crowd with his shooting, then captivating the TV crowd with his charisma, and then finally captivating the internet crowd with his pause, shot, no look, and then the camera captures it... "Nebraska" on the jersey.
 
Thank you, Keisei. You did it for the game. But you mean so much more to this program. 私たちはあなたを愛してます。

From On3:
 
Iowa State F Omaha Biliew
Intel: Omaha Biliew entered the college ranks with lofty expectations. The 6-8 forward is a former five-star prospect but didn’t necessarily get to show off his ability in Aimes this season. 
Nebraska is the school I’ve heard mentioned the most with him, along with Kansas State. 
The former McDonald’s All-American is looking to make a big impact during his sophomore season.

Always been a fan of Payne game aside from him not being a very good passer out of doubles.  

Morgan is really good.  He’s about the same player as Allick defensively but will give you twice as many points on the other end.  Physical in the paint, great hops at 6’10”, 250lbs, skilled off the dribble in iso, and serviceable (36%) from 3 and ft (70%). 
 
He’s easily athletic enough to play the 4 next to Mast or the 5 next to Gary.  
 
This is an extremely smart priority for Fred.  Morgan is one of the best transfers available period imo and he’ll get overlooked by a lot of programs.  

I'll never forget where I was when I saw that.

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.