Entering the portal - 2026

[RuffRuff]

MSU got their 5. Top 8 kinda team.

 

[gioff2323]

This guy may be the first in history that plays with his son in college

My guess is he hasn’t even completed 9 classes.

 

[Khal Drogo]

According to his first coach, James Naismith, the kid can play above the peach basket.

 

[aceboon]

 

[DogMania]

I don't know what the NCAA is thinking. It will be absolute chaos if they approve this fifth year at this point. And it would benefit programs like Kentucky that are having a miserable time building their roster but have a boatload of money to spend.

As unfair it might be to the current seniors, if the NCAA decides to do this, they should start it next year. In my opinion, they should leave it to just 4 years, but maybe allow a fifth year for players who played a third or less of a year during one of their initials 4 years in college. That at least opens a window for some late bloomers who weren't able to take advantage of all four years regardless of the reason (including injuries). Even though I'm proposing that idea I'm not sure if I even like it. It's going to be very interesting to see how all this plays out in combination with litigations and/or some sort of governmental intervention.

 

[boog204]

So essentially, a team that’s using the portal effectively and runs out of NIL gets screwed while a team that has sucked, can clean up with fifth year seniors? The NCAA, the portal, NIL, and everything else is just absolutely asinine.

 

[Scrutineer]

Should change his name to Bustalo....

 

[Scrutineer]

Caleb Foster back for Duke which puts them at 4 PGs if we’re to believe Blackwell’s reason for committing.

Rippey’s dad seems all in on Duke but I’m confused as to why the top PG recruit would willingly bench himself in a historically bad draft. Something seems off.

Might be endless money from Duke's hedge fund.

 

[Scrutineer]

MSU got their 5. Top 8 kinda team.

A neighbor (PC alum) couldn't understand why English didn't play him more.
Interesting that English turned down a job at uNC.

 

[dennismenace]

My guess is he hasn’t even completed 9 classes.

Wait! Maybe he was with NC!

 

[Bigbrad1029]

So is Rick unintentionally saying out loud that he can’t afford Diop or Thaim? Hope so

 

[husky99]

A neighbor (PC alum) couldn't understand why English didn't play him more.
Interesting that English turned down a job at uNC.

Absolutely.. can only think he will take a mid major head coaching position

 

[bendm]

So is Rick unintentionally saying out loud that he can’t afford Diop or Thaim? Hope so

Glad SJU isn’t getting them but that doesn’t change the fact that we won’t either

Same goes for Tounde Y. Apparently We’re going after a backup CG PF and C, not a starting C or starting SF.

 

[Bigbrad1029]

Glad SJU isn’t getting them but that doesn’t change the fact that we won’t either

Yeah your probably right but I am still holding out hope for Diop with big bro Bobby connected…Diop would be a great 5/ stretch 4 so he and Hines could each play 25… I’ll keep dreamin lol

 

[Bigbrad1029]

Yeah the days of stacking 9 McDonald’s All Americans on your bench like Dook and formerly UK are gone. You see pretty quickly this results in guys like Khamenia leaving. I mean that kid was a top 15 recruit but played the same position as Cam Boozer. What did they recruit him for exactly? Lots of freshmen still signing with Dook as Scheyer isn’t smart enough to realize you can’t build a team that starts 3 freshman that is going to win against teams built in the portal consisting of 5th year grown men. Hurley has done a great job at only recruiting 2-3 guys per year and filling in from the portal.

Spot on assessment of Duke, look at the year before with 3 top ten picks including Coop and Kon starting and no ring… some of it is also Sheyer in game decisions …..

 

[karstenkibbe]

Not in the portal this year but this kid is going to be a curiosity for many people over the next few years. There’s video in the websphere of Galbut dominating AAU tournaments last summer. I think a lot of D1 schools didn’t bother because they assumed he would just play at Yeshiva. Legit player.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Not in the portal this year but this kid is going to be a curiosity for many people over the next few years. There’s video in the websphere of Galbut dominating AAU tournaments last summer. I think a lot of D1 schools didn’t bother because they assumed he would just play at Yeshiva. Legit player.

I’m fascinated by how this will work. Presumably he both won’t play and won’t travel on the sabbath. Not an issue at Yeshiva since they schedule around that but obviously will impact him at Duquesne.

 

[Umami Zen]

Yeah your probably right but I am still holding out hope for Diop with big bro Bobby connected…Diop would be a great 5/ stretch 4 so he and Hines could each play 25… I’ll keep dreamin lol

Do not know the answer to this question but could be part of his decision making process re: even considering UConn-Did Diop even enjoy his Hurley experience with Bobby? Dan is no less intense than Bobby. Strikes me as the kind of player that wants to be the guy-Not sharing PT with another guy. I think Dan is pretty comfortable with his Hines decision. Is Diop a player? Absolutely. My two cents

 

[uconnfan68]

Uh, Mike, can you help out here?

 

[MJ1]

So is Rick unintentionally saying out loud that he can’t afford Diop or Thaim? Hope so

He has budgeted money for one of them, his statement was regarding seniors who may be eligible to come back if a fifth year is granted. I think Respole would pony up if Zuby wanted to come back another year.