Recent content by Kemba15

The obsessing over minutes allocation is too much, but it’s fair to question how realistic a “bulletproof” roster is. Everyone would love bringing in another stud (well maybe not everyone since some here will be angry no matter what), but all the reporting and inside info have been that we’re...

Perhaps their strategy of being the highest bidder (Repole) has caught up to them since more teams now have deeper pockets. It’s why Hurley’s team building method was always the more sustainable model than Rick’s.

Obviously, he's not close to Cam, but I have higher expectations than being Joey California 2.0, considering he only averaged 5.6 PPG here. Nils is 20 lbs bigger and appears to have more of an all-around game.

seeing a lot of Joey California comps, but Nils looks thicker and more of a complete player. Looks like he’s about 20 lbs bigger than Joey was. My expectations will be higher for him if we get him, and think he’ll get a good deal more than the 8-10 mins a game that’s being thrown out

I wouldn’t expect that to happen. Assuming we get Nils and a backup 4, that’s 10 guys already and Borges’ reporting from this week said the staff seems comfortable with the backup combo guard and County handling that role. I agree it’s a bit risky though

Once we landed Hines, there was no real path to adding a 7-footer, or even a 6'11" player who's any good. These guys cost too much, and it's not realistic to get multiple of them.

Fair, but I would still imagine that the 7-foot skilled centers being discussed will get starting gigs over being a 15-20 minute backup to Hines here.

While the comparison is a bit silly, the broader point stands: in the NIL era, it’s hard to convince proven players to take backup roles. You might land one of these, but rarely more. Even Michigan’s final 4 rotation reflected that—a freshman, an OSU transfer who accepted a smaller role (there’s...

I think you’re doing a lot of speculating and guesswork with this. There are different ways players can earn money. Direct deals from athletic department revenue is what I assume you’re talking about, but that’s distinct from NIL deals through both the school as well as other ones not directly...

Seems like some plugged in folks are saying we're targeting backups and the starting 5 is set

Ross was going to come off the bench if Solo played this year. I think the better way to look at it is not so much who is starting game 1 but making sure we can replace Solo's offense.

I would assume he takes Solo's spot as the starting 2 guard

I love Solo and defended him all year when others trashed him, but he certainly was not going to be our best offensive player this season

Freeman idea was scrapped after Mullins told the staff he was back, per Trilly

Yes he does