They were better without him, bad seedPop Isaacs in the portal again, damn that was fast. considering his surgery I'm surprised a team is willing to commit a higher number than Creighton if the reason he's bouncing is over money.
I don't think anyone believes he would start obeying rules at this point of his career.The speed of it gives off the stink of Pitino tampering with him during the season then saying “Hit the portal and give it a week to commit so no one gets suspicious”.
That's putting it nicely compared to the comments I have read on Friar Talk.I wonder how many more teams will pay Hopkins big not to play. He is the Kawhi Leonard of college basketball.
Kim English did a poor job building the team, which likely made Hopkins' decision to sit out a much easier one. It's hard to pass judgement on either of them without knowing exactly what was said or agreed upon, but I can assure you the team wasn't going to be very good with or without him.That's putting it nicely compared to the comments I have read on Friar Talk.
I know over on Friar Talk they bad mouth Kim English, but bluntly put, I think his grade should be an I for incomplete. He has been absolutely screwed over by Hopkins injury last year and him only playing a handful of games this year.
These are facts.Sure sounds like one to me
and you have zero idea who is going to get what
Could be nothing but interesting:
Could be nothing but interesting:
He implies it's good news - he also said he thinks Hurley will get one of the top portal hauls as well, for whatever it's worthWho is "CoachKnows" and what does the GIF imply? People are staying? People are coming in? More dragon undies in stock?
Who is "CoachKnows" and what does the GIF imply? People are staying? People are coming in? More dragon undies in stock?
He's conflating the E60 and the 60 minutes.a 60 minutes interview is now apparently an ESPN "30 for 30" film
Could be nothing but interesting:
Just your classic internet rando. People love a rando that can read tea leaves and guess with 60% accuracy.Is this opinion or insider info?
He implies it's good news - he also said he thinks Hurley will get one of the top portal hauls as well, for whatever it's worth
To me, this is the key. He could very well come back and be excellent next year, but when he was in games this season, I never saw much to suggest he should have gotten more minutes. That's allBut we better get some competition since I didn’t even see flashes out of him where I thought “he’s going to be really good once he figures it out.”
They really need to add a rule that any kind of tampering like that eliminates that team from being a transfer destination.The reality is that any remotely high-profile player in the portal has been receiving overtures all season.
LOL, hardlyKalkbrenner replacement
Could be nothing but interesting:
I think the guys Hurley wants to stay are going to stay. This isn't based off that tweet.Considering how early it is in the process, that tweet may have more to do with who is staying (instead of chasing NIL dollars) that who we are adding.
I'm pretty confident we will add a couple nice pieces as well.
You've made this point at least twice. Do you include yourself as among the "people" who wanted, or just a voice of authority telling us how it works?It's a disgusting environment but this is what people wanted.
People didn’t want thisAny coach who isn't talking to other players during the year isn't doing their job adequately in this environment.
It's a disgusting environment but this is what people wanted.
Clingan was a lottery pick, top 10. I don't know how accurate these mocks are, but if you're a top 10 guy, or if you're a lottery guy, you go. If you're end of the first round, you might want to stay. There's a huge difference between top 10 and end of 1st. In fact, I bet Donovan would've been taken end of 1st if he left after his freshman year.Liam is gone. We went through the same process with DC last year. The plan has always been to be a one and done.
And the scouting report attached to that #25 pick at the link is 100% accurateClingan was a lottery pick, top 10. I don't know how accurate these mocks are, but if you're a top 10 guy, or if you're a lottery guy, you go. If you're end of the first round, you might want to stay. There's a huge difference between top 10 and end of 1st. In fact, I bet Donovan would've been taken end of 1st if he left after his freshman year.