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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 4406816, member: 10"] Interesting comments from McDermott about NIL and the transfer portal. I wonder what percentage of high D1 coaches feel the same way. [I]“Before NIL and immediate eligibility we were thinking two years ahead with transfers because they had to sit a year,” he said. “Now if you have a need like we did this year, you can go and get it. I mean we brought [B][URL='https://247sports.com/Player/Baylor-Scheierman-46133176']Baylor Scheierman[/URL][/B] who fits perfectly with that piece we were missing. The transfer portal makes you think differently but I still want to maintain the ability to build a program. As soon as you totally commit to the transfer portal and get away from recruiting high school players you get in a cycle of building a new team every year, rather than building a program. I got into this business because I enjoy building a program. If it ever gets to the point where I’m forced to build a new team each year, that’s when I’ll probably go play golf for a living.” If that didn't drive home McDermott's thoughts on the prospects of being betrothed to the the portal, he added on. “The transfer portal is not why I got into this business,” he continued. “We’ve adjusted and learned from it, but I like watching a player grow from freshman year on. Like watching [B][URL='https://247sports.com/Player/Ryan-Kalkbrenner-46083314']Ryan Kalkbrenner[/URL][/B] make the jump he made and continue to improve over the course of his sophomore year as he heads into his junior year. Not just watching changes on the basketball floor, but watching his comfortability talking to you guys compared to a year ago when he was here. “You watch young people grow up and help them turn into a better version of themselves and hopefully some of the things they learn in our program can help them be successful adults. I think that takes time and I enjoy that part of my job. I like watching them grow up in front of my eyes. If you get married to the transfer portal you lose that.”[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/Article/Basketball-recruiting-Greg-McDermott-Creighton-transfer-portal-Big-east-media-day-195782650/[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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