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I think the evidence suggests we may have a large NIL but maybe not as big we thought. A lot of schools showed up with big NIL signings who were supposed to have struggled with NIL. Then you have programs like BYU show they may be a big player here too. I think we all saw last year that attracting kids with NIL primarily does not lead to success. DD hopefully will end up being a very good coach but it isn’t like he has had years of success at the P5 level. So when recruits consider us they can see a little bit of his vision in action but not enough to know we will be a top 20 team. So would we rather attract kids who want to play for a winner (we are unproven here), yes, but since we can’t prove that we can only offer hope and money. I kind of like this top midmajor kid approach. Hopefully these kids want to prove themselves and work as if they have that chip on their shoulders. Some schools had instant success. Michigan for example. I think a lot of that is attributed to a good coach sure but also really had kids outperform their portal ranking. Wolf for one. No reason to know we will have this too. Hoping we eithe get a few kids that do exceed their expectations and lead us to a big year or we have a gritty tough team that helps DD show what could be and next year we add more pieces and take another step forward. We all wanted a coach that would grind and work. We may have to do the same as fans and let DD build this. Not panic as he builds even if slowly.

I was thinking along the same lines.

So I think that shows that DD knows it is important but the 17.1 minutes a game also indicates it may not be a requirement with his defense.

WVU did not have a significant rim protector last year did they? If not, does anyone know if that became an Achilles heel issue last year or did they manage it through team D.

Ok I guess I should know but who is the fella in front with his arms out? ( Not the picture with Dwade for you “funny” guys)

Do you know if the prior managers were kept? Munds is a family friend and from a Purdue family so I was hoping he would be retained.

Using this site as a guide you are generally correct NCAA Basketball Stats - NCAA BB Team Defensive Rebounds per Game | TeamRankings.com. However, there are some years where his teams have been very good. Check out Drake in 2022/23 as an example of the very good.

Coach may not have had time to read Btown Banners yet today. He is probably extra busy this week planning for his first little 5. A little later he will catch up and pull any offers he made in mistake.

Stay on topic this is the little 500 memories or Cant remember thread

Would Oats be mad that we asked for permission to speak to him and got a no? Or we did not ask?

I am not sure. I saw one guy tweet that but later when pressed he had no idea why Tucker was going in AH. MM was reportedly working out there last week, Tucker could have been doing the same since he is still a student here.

Would be good to know if it was really a Coach from the new staff or a manager (from old regime) to help him work out. I think I found the tweeter of this and he just said Tucker was going in to Assembly Hall and assumes he was going in to meet with the current staff. The picture is only of Tucker and he could have been going in to get a workout in, clean out his locker, get a snack or talk to the current staff.

Over rated?

Interesting. I never watched buckyball but get the impression it calls for very active players on both ends of the court. Does not seem like a MM thing but maybe Woody would not let him loose.

But open it back up if over 40. Then if some of these schools that have a big turnover we are here to help. For the record, I might be way over 40. Might.

Ok, curious minds want to know more. Were you there at Yanko’s too. Your comments about chit chatting and then he just committed suggests you saw or were tapped in on this meal. What is the scoop here.

Ok, curious minds want to know more. Were you there at Yanko’s too. Your comments about chit chatting and then he just committed suggests you saw or were tapped in on this meal. What is the scoop here.

If the junior college years don’t count anymore for D1 eligibility and he only played 2 yrs at Troy does he have 2 more years left?

Yankos porterhouse late gave me a heck of a kidney stone.

Good to see you branching out from just social media follows to dining with recruits tracking

To be fair, we do not know much more about these guys vs last years group except they shoot better from outside. Last year we brought in a well rounded (on paper) group but were the here more for the money, not coached well or overrated. Maybe all but hopefully this years group proves to be what they appear to be

Can Lamar drive? Can he create his own shot?

The sky is unfalling yesss!

These are cool. The other “designer” ones were ugly

Who was “him”? Wilkerson? In one post you suggest only coaches were there but in this one “him” drove up to be seen by your wife