OGIUAndy

Elite defense is better than elite nothing.

Yeah, not sure I would be pinning my hopes on Conway. Until he's in the portal and setup a visit, this is purely a pipe dream.

That is definitely going to play a big part and I don't blame kids for taking the most $$ especially in football where injuries are a huge concern and the lack of any sort of legitimate league (income) outside of the NFL.

Yep. Mentioned in the other posts, he's a three time DOPY in his conference. They get him, a defensive-hard nose-good PG, and some shooting and I think we're cookin'. This isn't rocket science we need to get guys that fit NEEDS and besides the overly mentioned shooting, DEFENSE is what was desperately missing.

back to back to back https://www.si.com/college/indiana/basketball/drexel-transfer-amari-williams-receives-interest-from-indiana-basketball

This guy would be perfect. All defense. Adequate offensively.

Averages close to 2 blocks a game.

LINK https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4702745/amari-williams

I believe so. But you never know these days what kids are thinking. IMO the relationship with the coach(es) is more important than the school. You can play anywhere and get noticed or drafted high. Look at North Carolina.

Would it be that surprising though? If they get better NIL and already know from day one their teammates and roles, I wouldn't blame them.

I added my key word. Many times the opposing teams PG is the leader of the team (and an upperclassman) so it's imperative whomever we bring in is a good/great defender. Getting torched on defense was the biggest issue with our guard play, then the lack of shooting.

Yeah probably since his coach bolted.

I don't even think he's really entered the portal yet. This is all online BS at this point.

And yet somehow this thread has manifested into ripping on Malik? Very odd, very lame.

https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/ncaa-football/college-football-recruiting-julian-lewis-usc-commit-five-visits#:~:text=The quarterback was named the,14.6 yard per pass average.

I would say in this day and age, 80% of coaches can be fired or could leave at any moment. And since you can leave via the portal whenever you want for the most part, I don't think it matters like it used to. People want instant gratification and when there's no updates it's doomsday. I just hope we get a solid group and a good mixture. It's proven in this tournament that you can win via the portal.

I haven't heard too much, but I saw these posts tonight:

https://www.on3.com/news/mcdonalds-all-american-practice-1-top-performers-cooper-flagg-dylan-harper/ https://www.on3.com/news/mcdonalds-all-american-practice-2-top-performers/

Anyone who wouldn't be fired up by Rice is nuts: https://wsucougars.com/news/2024/3/26/mens-basketball-myles-rice-named-to-freshman-all-america-team.aspx The Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, became the first Cougar since Klay Thompson was named an honorable mention in the 2009 All-Freshman Team and the 12th player in WSU history to earn All-America honors...In addition to his Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors, Rice was also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. Thirteen times Rice dished out five or more assists and grabbed multiple steals in 16 games.

Seems like he had a pretty bad FR season.

Indiana, Maryland and Virginia were the top three.

Three of the final four teams have a majority of their starters from the portal. Alabama & NC State have a combined nine starters from other schools. Whether or not you like the strategy, teams are having success with it.