Silas Demary Visit

[boog204]

If he doesn’t pick us it only about the bag. Am I doing this right?

Yep... That's how it works. Kind of refreshing, actually, to have that instead of baseless attacks on a player's character, which was a BY go-to in the past.

 

[nomar]

At the end of the portal ESPN is going to put out their list of top transfers and it's going to be the biggest names from the biggest teams and by January there's going to be a bunch of guys running college basketball and there's not going to be much overlap between the two lists. It seems like that's what's happened the past few years. I can't get really invested in any of this when (a) I've never seen most of these guys play and (b) it just seems impossible to predict who's going to blow up when they go somewhere new.

True to a large extent but I will say that if you look at posts from 3 years ago, you'll see a bunch of people here identifying Newton as the clear #1 target.

There are definitely fewer "busts" with the portal players than with freshmen--especially among transfers from other high majors. There are always surprises, good and bad, but you mostly know what you're getting.

 

[jibsey]

This sounds strange to say but even with this great class coming our entire next season is going to come down to Hurley’s portal class this year. That is no disrespect to anyone but with the wrong or insufficient acquisitions we will have a hard ceiling.

 

[husky99]

This sounds strange to say but even with this great class coming our entire next season is going to come down to Hurley’s portal class this year. That is no disrespect to anyone but with the wrong or insufficient acquisitions we will have a hard ceiling.

I agree with most of this... reed is really important to the equation

 

[HuskyBoi]

This sounds strange to say but even with this great class coming our entire next season is going to come down to Hurley’s portal class this year. That is no disrespect to anyone but with the wrong or insufficient acquisitions we will have a hard ceiling.

Nothing wrong with this statement. We need some ready guards, scoring ones, and ones that can bail us out. The amount of times we got ran down by the shot clock for example and heaved a terrible shot without the ability to make space on an isolation was alarming

 

[upstater]

I agree with most of this... reed is really important to the equation

Losing Diarra, Karaban, Samson and McNeeley is going to be a huge loss. Look at those names. All of them are not perfect but most are better than their potential replacements.

 

[3rdbass]

I agree with most of this... reed is really important to the equation

And Ball!

 

[BFieldHusky]

This sounds strange to say but even with this great class coming our entire next season is going to come down to Hurley’s portal class this year. That is no disrespect to anyone but with the wrong or insufficient acquisitions we will have a hard ceiling.

This is true for 95 percent of teams.

 

[jibsey]

Scenario. Hurley nails the portal. Now that doesn’t guarantee anything by itself but….if we have some productive freshman diamonds, and Solo and Reed excel, then what if Alex returns?
#7.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Losing Diarra, Karaban, Samson and McNeeley is going to be a huge loss. Look at those names. All of them are not perfect but most are better than their potential replacements.

I'll go on record right now Diarra's and Johnson's replacements will be as impactful, one of Karaban or McNeeley will be a push and one will be a downgrade.
2-1-1.

 

[Chin Diesel]

This sounds strange to say but even with this great class coming our entire next season is going to come down to Hurley’s portal class this year. That is no disrespect to anyone but with the wrong or insufficient acquisitions we will have a hard ceiling.

Your statement will be true of every title hopeful every year going forward until they change something up with rules and regulations.

 

[bendm]

I agree with most of this... reed is really important to the equation

Worried you’re even mentioning Reed in this context without also mentioning Ball.

 

[upstater]

I'll go on record right now Diarra's and Johnson's replacements will be as impactful, one of Karaban or McNeeley will be a push and one will be a downgrade.
2-1-1.

You're underrating what Karaban and Diarra provided. Samson worked so well within the defense.

 

[3rdbass]

You're underrating what Karaban and Diarra provided. Samson worked so well within the defense.

We are going to really miss Samson on the high hedge and the help defense with blocks. Some Boneyarders really underestimated his impact this year.

 

[CTBasketball]

We are going to really miss Samson on the high hedge and the help defense with blocks. Some Boneyarders really underestiated his impact this year.

I disagree. Yes we blew ball screens up but he struggled to get back and defend the post.

 

[husky99]

Worried you’re even mentioning Reed in this context without also mentioning Ball.

No. Do not read into. Ball is very important also

 

[3rdbass]

I disagree. Yes we blew ball screens up but he struggled to get back and defend the post.

He did a lot better than Reed and his defense against smaller guards was really good by end of the year.

 

[RuffRuff]

We are going to really miss Samson on the high hedge and the help defense with blocks. Some Boneyarders really underestimated his impact this year.

He played amazing down the stretch. Went out at the top of his game.

 

[Mazhude]

As Shakespeare rolls in his grave.

The bard abides...

 

[Griffman]

I'll go on record right now Diarra's and Johnson's replacements will be as impactful, one of Karaban or McNeeley will be a push and one will be a downgrade.
2-1-1.

McNeeley is most likely going to be a lottery pick so it’s not going out on a limb to predict his replacement will be a downgrade and best of luck to the coaching staff to find someone comparable to Karaban in the portal. I agree we’ll find an impactful defensive minded, tough playmaker/shot creator in the portal as an upgrade in the backcourt.

 

[buddy]

This one feels like an uphill battle. We've rarely been involved with kids drawing this kind of crowd in the portal, so will be curious to how it plays out. We can likely offer him things the others can't (having two PGs drafted last year, building up Newt to an AA), so if it's development & a showcase system, we have the advantage. If it's highest bidder or flashiest brand, likely not.

St John's "insider" on "X" says that they have landed him and he is just pulling a Cooper Flagg visit to UConn.

 

[gsmooth]

St John's "insider" on "X" says that they have landed him and he is just pulling a Cooper Flagg visit to UConn.

Didn't Cooper visit UConn first and then Duke in that order? I don't know where Silas Demery is going, and he might not know either, but Silas visited St. John's and then UConn. It's not the same thing as Cooper.

 

[Umami Zen]

Pitino being Pitino-Playing liar's poker

 

[Chin Diesel]

You're underrating what Karaban and Diarra provided. Samson worked so well within the defense.

I care about production, impacts and wins. If Hurley and his staff cannot upgrade two of the four you mentioned, and push on one of them, next year's team will be just as maddeningly inconsistent as this one and also not play beyond the first weekend.

 

[jibsey]

So all the chips are thrown in on him? We don’t get him there are no other choices just as good?