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Interesting add. That’s two fairly skinny, athletic dudes added in two days. Hopefully he’s ready to give some minutes. If we get the Gray kid, that should help on defense for sure but the offense is going to look quite a bit different with no big to serve as the hub like Cohen (at least based on w...

At a sports luncheon I attended a couple of months ago, Frank said we needed to get more athletic (among other things). These 2 transfers certainly bring that. Here's a 3-minute video (I'm only looking at it for the "athleticism part) from his senior year in NJ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

^ Agreed on Luka. I mentioned it before that I saw a few Wilb.-Monson full games on video. He's not athletic and it will take a year for him to help. This is an interesting pickup. He hardly played at ASU. It makes me think of how Matt Cross was somewhat of a bust at Miami in his first year so maybe...

If we get Rivera it will be a good get. He would be a 4. 8.1 rebounds AND 2.2 blocks per game. He would most certainly be a starter First, I do think he's a good player. He can defend, score at the rim and from what I read is a great team guy. However, if he starts at the 4 where do you put Daniel?...

^ He's 6'6 so I wouldn't consider that help in the size dept. There are 2 other guys on the list of "UMass interests" that I like better, mostly for their 3 point shooting: McFarlane from Southeast Louisiana (also a good rebounder) https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/...

Some portal news. https://x.com/adamzagoria/status/1787536399232536655?s=46&t=Vza9S7GRU6VuwYJQRpC37w He's a pretty good player but he doesn't fill either of our most pressing needs, a starting center and a great shooter. He doesn't shoot the 3 well, and he knows it. He only took 28 3's last yea...

^ Plano is correct. We have 4 scholarships available.

Actually I meant how many guys enter the portal but then return to their original team? Is there even any data out there to gauge a sense of % of players who return? Floyd, just for you (and because I was bored) I checked on the A10. The figures are from VerbalCommits, so I know they may include wa...

Chat GPT or your phone? Thanks. I was hoping someone could put one up here, counting down to Friday. With no news causing it to explode. If anyone wants to feel better about the roster going forward, take a look at where we were at the end of last season. All we had coming back were Matt, who was v...

If we don't hear anything by next weekend, I'll start getting nervous that we lost our targets, but I'm not there yet. This is exactly how I feel. Most of the transfer prospects that we knew about are off the board but there are a few key ones still available. Of course, there are hundreds of other...

brutal As dismayed as I am by the lack of news so far, it's not horrible. We lost our top 2 players, but we have 4 of the next 5 back. Our needs are very specific as opposed to having to rebuild an entire roster. We need a starting center and a pure shooter. Can we get them, I don't know. But we ha...

^ I hope he does OK there. The Summit League is fairly weak and ORU was 12-19 last year and tied for last in league play. They can use a big. I don't think he would have helped us much this year so it's a good move for him. Depending on what happens with us (I'm assuming, maybe hoping that something...

Someone stated this earlier and I'll repeat it. Don't blame the players, blame the system. Neither Cohen or Cross are NBA players so they will probably end up in Europe or in some other foreign league. I saw NIL numbers (how accurate I do not know) for both in the $350,00-$400,00 range. If that's th...

LS71 wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 11:20 pm According to his X page Cross is now a Mustang:

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I wish him well but those are ugly-ass uniforms.

After much thought, I have finally figured out Frank's strategy. The plan, in general, is to keep the rest of the A10 on the dark. Frank has reached an agreement with the 3 five-star transfers and Matt to not make any announcements. All practices will be closed, and nobody will know what the roster ...