Transfer Portal Starting to Load

[auror]

I love the portal. Denver Anglin entered the portal today. Yeah, he's a 6'1 (if that) non-PG who was buried on the bench on a 7-win Georgetown team, missed a season with injury at SMU, and didn't start most of the season on Rice this year.

But I can't shake that Peach Jam from a couple years ago. BRING HIM IN!

(don't actually bring him in).

 

[DRBackup]

Slick Rick's approach is to bring in a new bunch of mercenaries every year, the opposite of Hurley's approach to program building. I kinda hope it gets picked up and talked about in the media and we all get to see how it plays out under the bright lights. Would make for a great Big East rivalry.

Until Pitino inevitably leaves in a couple years and SJU goes back to being irrelevant.

 

[caw]

But he is bringing back 2 starters. It's not a totally new team.

I mean KU brought back three starters.

 

[REB1094]

Pitino is wasting no time getting to work. He’s playing the game very well in the current context of what the game is. Love it or hate it, hes doing it

But it’s funny that just 1 year ago, Pitino was crying about NIL and the transfer portal nonstop. He was doing that while planning to rebuild his entire roster in the portal. Now I have real questions if he’s coercing kids into the portal so he can take them himself (curious that Hopkins shut himself down for the season and then committed to St Johns 1 week after entering the portal)

Doesn’t get the name Slick Rick for nothing

 

[auror]

I mean KU brought back three starters.

That didn't make sense with each other (shot hesitant PG, non-stretch 4, pseudo stretch 5 with bad personality).

 

[WhereistheDove?]

. Now I have real questions if he’s coercing kids into the portal so he can take them himself (curious that Hopkins shut himself down for the season and then committed to St Johns 1 week after entering the portal)

Doesn’t get the name Slick Rick for nothing

Yes.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Pitino is wasting no time getting to work. He’s playing the game very well in the current context of what the game is. Love it or hate it, hes doing it

But it’s funny that just 1 year ago, Pitino was crying about NIL and the transfer portal nonstop. He was doing that while planning to rebuild his entire roster in the portal. Now I have real questions if he’s coercing kids into the portal so he can take them himself (curious that Hopkins shut himself down for the season and then committed to St Johns 1 week after entering the portal)

Doesn’t get the name Slick Rick for nothing

I’m really torn with him. I mean he’s a scumbag dating back years but…

On one hand, he’s been paying players forever so I’m glad the playing field is somewhat leveled. Although he’s also making a mockery of the NCAA and basically showing everyone that all you need is one big donor willing to bankroll your team and you have free reign to do whatever you want since there seem to be no rules about anything anymore.

On the ‘udder hand’ (shoutout @ClifSpliffy), as we Gen-Xers say, “don't hate the player, hate the game”. Until someone slaps him on the wrist, he’s not stopping and I can’t hate it.

 

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What is St Johns current roster?

They're recruiting Acaden Lewis currently and they already have Wilcher. Did they bring in a transfer portal guard or would they plan on rolling with that group?

(Acaden can be really good btw.)

 

[gsmooth]

Pitino is wasting no time getting to work. He’s playing the game very well in the current context of what the game is. Love it or hate it, hes doing it

But it’s funny that just 1 year ago, Pitino was crying about NIL and the transfer portal nonstop. He was doing that while planning to rebuild his entire roster in the portal. Now I have real questions if he’s coercing kids into the portal so he can take them himself (curious that Hopkins shut himself down for the season and then committed to St Johns 1 week after entering the portal)

Doesn’t get the name Slick Rick for nothing

Providence fans on Friar Talk seem to think so. They soured on Hopkins as soon as he started missing games after playing 3-4 games consecutively in November-December. His last game, off the top of my head, is the game he played against Rhode Island. Keep in mind that is well before Big East play started.

 

[gsmooth]

That didn't make sense with each other (shot hesitant PG, non-stretch 4, pseudo stretch 5 with bad personality).

IMO, Kansas would have been better off sticking with Zuby. He would've ended up as the better player at Kansas than Hunter Dickinson, and Zuby is a great culture guy, too, like a 10 on a 1-10 scale that makes his teammates better. While Hunter is a 3 on that same scale-his defense is abysmal.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

IMO, Kansas would have been better off sticking with Zuby. He would've ended up as the better player at Kansas than Hunter Dickinson, and Zuby is a great culture guy, too, like a 10 on a 1-10 scale that makes his teammates better. While Hunter is a 3 on that same scale-his defense is abysmal.

I think it would be a hot take to disagree with this at this point. Dickinson was a disaster for Kansas.

 

[Son of Robert]

Pitino is doing wonders for New York City basketball. This is the new professional college landscape and Pitino is kicking ass, stacking his roster with the best players he can find. Why all the haters? Dude is good at what he does it's that simple, talk about a comeback. 3 years ago this guy is coaching in Greece, then Iona in the NCAA's, third year here with St. John's and they will be one of the best teams in the nation, and they are AGAIN, an arch rival for us in the BIG EAST. These games this year with them will be killer, I love it.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Pitino is doing wonders for New York City basketball. This is the new professional college landscape and Pitino is kicking ass, stacking his roster with the best players he can find. Why all the haters? Dude is good at what he does it's that simple, talk about a comeback. 3 years ago this guy is coaching in Greece, then Iona in the NCAA's, third year here with St. John's and they will be one of the best teams in the nation, and they are AGAIN, an arch rival for us in the BIG EAST. These games this year with them will be killer, I love it.

I'm happy for you that you love it but I don't think it makes sense to praise a comeback without acknowledging what he is coming back from. There was a reason the only head coaching job he could get was in Europe and it wasn't because nobody in the US thought he couldn't coach.

I personally have little interest in what St John's (or any current conference member) does or does not do. If any fan of our program isn't viewing BE membership as a temporary marriage of convenience, they aren't invested enough in the program to care about our long term prospects.

 

[caw]

That didn't make sense with each other (shot hesitant PG, non-stretch 4, pseudo stretch 5 with bad personality).

Honestly, I agree with your point here that Zuby and Wilcher fit better.

Just for the argument that the SJU being 2024-25 KU as a floor though. KU made the round of 32 with those three. They replaced their losses with high level portal guys and one freshmen. Not that dissimilar to SJU.

On paper Mayo, Storr, Griffen and Bidunga look damn good to add to three returning starters. On paper Jackson?/Sanon/Hopkins and Sellers look good too. I don't thinks saying KU is a floor is that much of a knock.

 

[Stinger92860]

It's not that simple anymore. It's more like pro sports where your NIL budget is X and anything you spend in free agency comes out of the pocket of your current players. That's why Pitino (same guy who tried to talk Donovan Mitchell into another year of school) has been publicly leading the RJ to the NBA charge since December. He spent the money before RJ even knew what he wanted to do.

Pro sports is not annual free agency for every player on your roster, as is now the case in college athletics

 

[Shine21]

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Keeping Karaban is my first preference, but if he goes pro, CBM is a perfect plug-in replacement.

 

[HU5KIES]

This guy is 25 years old already. CBB is wild.

 

[milards]

Keeping Karaban is my first preference, but if he goes pro, CBM is a perfect plug-in replacement.

Didn’t watch much of Auburn this year outside of the tournament, but the games I did watch I was unimpressed. Throws up so many bad/forced shots. Had a steal against Michigan State up 13 and tried forcing a 1 on 3 fast break which then led to MSU getting right back in the game.

 

[BGesus4]

Keeping Karaban is my first preference, but if he goes pro, CBM is a perfect plug-in replacement.

I’m not sure Hurleys and CBMs challenges with emotional regulation are great complements to each other

 

[Husky Alien]

Pitino is doing wonders for New York City basketball. This is the new professional college landscape and Pitino is kicking ass, stacking his roster with the best players he can find. Why all the haters? Dude is good at what he does it's that simple, talk about a comeback. 3 years ago this guy is coaching in Greece, then Iona in the NCAA's, third year here with St. John's and they will be one of the best teams in the nation, and they are AGAIN, an arch rival for us in the BIG EAST. These games this year with them will be killer, I love it.

There was a reason why he coached in Greece and then Iona, people tend to forget. I guess winning at all cost cures all.

 

[3rdbass]

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Keeping Karaban is my first preference, but if he goes pro, CBM is a perfect plug-in replacement.

Comfortable with possibilities of at least 1 controversial Flagrant foul situation/yr? Honest question.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Keeping Karaban is my first preference, but if he goes pro, CBM is a perfect plug-in replacement.

And Hurley would have someone to challenge him in the "most Ts per year" contest.

 

[bendm]

Keeping Karaban is my first preference, but if he goes pro, CBM is a perfect plug-in replacement.

I don’t see how CBM is a plug in for AK when he isn’t a 4 (he’s only listed at 180lbs) but he could start for us at the 3 and Stew could start at the 4.