RaceToTheTop

Jalen Rose firing shots at Carolina -- says that North Carolina used to be a better job than Michigan but it isn't any longer.

Can you imagine how easy the classes would be in that marriage?

I was really hopeful about Harris when he signed, but in the Puerto Rico games he only played a few minutes in a couple of the games and was a healthy Coach's Decision -- Did Not Play in the other. Spent the rest of the year out with an injury after that. Injury wasn't ever specified but he was seen in a boot early on at least. Drake I didn't ever hold out hope for. I'm not sure even if he was healthy that he would have been getting any kind of significant minutes.

This is what Chris Collins said about Windham on January 12th: “We’re trying to help [Windham] fight through it and kind of find his way again,” said Collins. “We’re going to stick with him, we’re going to keep working with him, hopefully get his confidence back. He’s lost some confidence.” ---------- He then proceeded to only play in two games in the last two months of the season.

What is worse is a coach who left the court and not even stayed for the pictures....like Woodson.

The number of players in the portal has increased every year since NIL. I don't see any reason that is going to change.

In terms of how many players have entered the portal versus how many will but haven't declared yet -- last year there wear 34 players rated by 247 as a 94 or better; this year, so far there are 6 rated 94 or better. Stands to reason that 80 to 85% of the players that are going to enter have not entered yet.

I'm a little surprised that we haven't heard of any IU players hitting the portal yet.

I would have to do more than just touch some grass to think a below average bench player from Northwestern is going to add anything of value to IU's team. He scored 20 points twice as a freshman. He was five times more likely to score no points, which he did ten times his freshman year. Seriously, I can't think of any player IU has gotten through the portal in the NIL era that would bring as little to the table as the player you are suggesting. He's is almost certainly going to be a 'down transfer' -- transferring from the Big Ten to a mid to low major.

Updated top ten players who have committed to the portal by 247. Paulinus Marauskas, PF, St. Mary's 97.0 Stefan Vaaks, SG/wing Providence 95.0 Jackson Shelstad, PG Oregon 95.0 Dedan Thomas, PG LSU 95.0 K.J. Lewis SG/wing Georgetown 95.0 Drew Scharnowski, PF Belmont 94.0 Kwame Evans, PF Oregon 93.0 Tyler Lundblade, SG Belmont 93.0 DeSean Good, PF Robert Morris 93.0 Gavin Doty, SG/wing Siena 93.0

Dedan Thomas, LSU. 6'1" point guard. 15.3 ppg, 2.7 RPG, 6.5 apg, 4 to 1 assist to turnover ratio. Interesting that he hit the portal at the same time that rumors about Will Wade going back to LSU have hit. 247 rates him as the fourth best player (and second best point guard) that has announced to hit the portal so far.

NO NO NO NO. NO, NO NO NO....NO! Also, NO NO NO. Two years at Northwestern, averaged 4 points per game, shot 37/31.

I started posting Altman a few seasons ago. He was absolutely brutal to Ware when he talked to media. Then he was brutal to the Oregon fans when he called them out for not showing up to an NIT game. Oregon has money to buy players but you’re seeing some of those talented guys leaving. He’s driving them away IMO.

Conerway was the player of the year in the Sun Belt. Bailey led the Atlantic Ten in scoring. I would call both of them dominant players in their leagues. There are no guarantees. Scouting matters.

SIAP

Absolutely. The suggestion of spending $5 on each of two high portal players and then filling in the rest of minimum players: if either of the two studs get hurt, you have a bottom of the barrel team.

Just for a point of reference, a 95.0 ratings is where transfer portal players rated 35 through 50 were last year on 247 rankings.

The way, way, way too early top portal entries so far (as rated by 247): 1. Stefan Vaaks, Providence, 95.0 2. Drew Scharnowski, Belmont, 94.0 3. Tyler Lundblade, Belmont, 94.0 4. Kwame Evans, Oregon, 93.0 5. DeSean Goode, Robert Morris, 92.0

I would assume he would have to play the 4. 6'8", 230. Can shoot from three (36 of 63 this year....57%, wow....and 54 for 113 over two seasons).

He didn’t win in the NBA….then again, the Knicks had a smaller payroll than Kentucky and louisville

Either we are or aren’t ranked….so 50% chance, right?

Not really. They started out 20-0 and then were 6-6 in their next 12. In conference went from 8-0 to 14-6.

Flipping to High Point/Arkansas...

College contracts where a transferring player is 'taxed' 10% of his NIL deal with this new team. That money going back to the school where he transferred from. This would level the playing field a little plus would make recruiting freshman (who would have no buyout tax).

Can I write in "Indiana" ?