Who’s winning the portal?

[Vowelguy]

Still miles to go, but as of now.

And I mean counting transfers In AND out.

Ohio St seems like an early leader with Gray and Petty in, and 2 minor players plus 1 medium player out.

Texas was doing pretty well but just had a notable out transfer.

 

[GoChips20]

Maryland’s gotta be up there too.

 

[Vowelguy]

Maryland’s gotta be up there too.

Though Masonius is not insignificant loss.

 

[southie]

Ohio State and Kentucky, I'd say (as of today).

 

[Vowelguy]

Ohio State and Kentucky, I'd say (as of today).

Kentucky lost most of its roster, including Petty, Scherr.
Great pickups but those are pretty big losses.

 

[triaddukefan]

When do we declare a winner? Asking for the banner makers.

 

[Vowelguy]

When do we declare a winner? Asking for the banner makers.

Since we are getting kickbacks from the Banner And Mounted Bunting Industry of North America*, I propose we declare a winner every Friday.


* aka, BAMBINA

 

[TheFarmFan]

Me.

 

[Dynastic]

Still miles to go, but as of now.

And I mean counting transfers In AND out.

Ohio St seems like an early leader with Gray and Petty in, and 2 minor players plus 1 medium player out.

Texas was doing pretty well but just had a notable out transfer.

At this point, I think it’s really who is losing more than winning. Ha

 

[Kaizen]

Winning? Who can beat us?
We have the #1 player of the 2024 class.

 

[stwainfan]

stay tuned.

 

[JellyBean]

LSU loading up and looking like they are treating this portal like it is personal!

 

[cancontent]

LSU loading up and looking like they are treating this portal like it is personal!

I don't know about that just yet. They have a lot of gaps to fill. They're treating to portal as a necessity as they don't have any new recruits coming in from my perspective.

 

[cancontent]

Winning? Who can beat us?
We have the #1 player of the 2024 class.

And that was the case in 2020 and 2021. What's the point you're trying to make here?

 

[Rowdy831]

The portal is the beast that gives first, then takes way more than you got. Once you sell your soul to the portal devil and show your recruits you have no loyalty to them they will return the favor and have none for you. UConn has no problems getting top players to come to Storrs and that is why I am so opposed to bringing in other teams defections.

The real winner is the team that doesn't lose any to the portal and doesn't take any from the portal. Coaches need to develop their players or just do better recruiting because the portal isn't a good solution.

 

[Vowelguy]

The portal is the beast that gives first, then takes way more than you got. Once you sell your soul to the portal devil and show your recruits you have no loyalty to them they will return the favor and have none for you. UConn has no problems getting top players to come to Storrs and that is why I am so opposed to bringing in other teams defections.

The real winner is the team that doesn't lose any to the portal and doesn't take any from the portal. Coaches need to develop their players or just do better recruiting because the portal isn't a good solution.

How bad would the 2023 UConn team have been without Dorka and Lou?

 

[Vowelguy]

Most NC winners these days, certainly 23 and 24, won largely if not entirely because of their transfers.

 

[Kaizen]

And that was the case in 2020 and 2021. What's the point you're trying to make here?

UConn also has the #1 player in the class of 2015, 2017, 2018 on top of 2020 and 2021.
I have no points for this just telling the truth and you have any problems with that?

 

[GamecockFam]

Most NC winners these days, certainly 23 and 24, won largely if not entirely because of their transfers.

I was about to refute this point and then I remembered that Cardoso was a transfer. She has been with the team for so long that I forgot. She and Paopao were crucial to a championship, for sure!

 

[Vowelguy]

Still miles to go, but as of now.

And I mean counting transfers In AND out.

Ohio St seems like an early leader with Gray and Petty in, and 2 minor players plus 1 medium player out.

Texas was doing pretty well but just had a notable out transfer.

UCLA has entered the chat .

 

[oldhusky]

Whoever gets Iriafen or Beers, will have more impact than what any other school has done so far IMO.

 

[jumpstart]

The portal is the beast that gives first, then takes way more than you got. Once you sell your soul to the portal devil and show your recruits you have no loyalty to them they will return the favor and have none for you. UConn has no problems getting top players to come to Storrs and that is why I am so opposed to bringing in other teams defections.

The real winner is the team that doesn't lose any to the portal and doesn't take any from the portal. Coaches need to develop their players or just do better recruiting because the portal isn't a good solution.

The portal is absolutely a solution. This is the era of the portal. If you use it wisely to fill a gap, then it will get you a national title. South Carolina did it with Gray and Davis in 2017 and last year with Cardosa and Pao Pao. You have to be selective and pick players that fit the system, but you need to always keep it on the table. Dawn uses it with one...maybe 2 players a cycle. They are mostly "one and done" so the players there don't see it as a problem. The right fit that meshes with the team equal success. End of story.

 

[cancontent]

UConn also has the #1 player in the class of 2015, 2017, 2018 on top of 2020 and 2021.
I have no points for this just telling the truth and you have any problems with that?

Yes, you're telling the truth, but your post implied that with the #1 ranked 2024 player that UConn is winning it all. That didn't happen then nor in 2017 or 2018. If you were aiming at sarcasm, it didn't come across that way.

I'd say the same to fans who boast about having the best class coming in or transfer portal pick ups. These rankings aren't panning out like they used to for programs due to the current landscape of NCAAW.

 

[BRS24]

Not sure I'd make a guess until the end of next season. LSU was seen as one of the winners of the portal this past year (Hailey Van Lith, Morrow), and yet, they only made it to the elite 8. USC had five transfers in, notably 3 Ivy grad transfers, and only made it to the E8. In the final four, UConn & Iowa had no transfers in , NCSU had 2, and S Carolina only had one transfer (Paopao).

 

[cancontent]

Not sure I'd make a guess until the end of next season. LSU was seen as one of the winners of the portal this past year (Hailey Van Lith, Morrow), and yet, they only made it to the elite 8. USC had five transfers in, notably 3 Ivy grad transfers, and only made it to the E8. In the final four, UConn & Iowa had no transfers in , NCSU had 2, and S Carolina only had one transfer (Paopao).

To say USC "only" made it to the Elite 8 doesn't provide proper context. Considering where USC was the previous season, making it to the Elite 8 was a huge accomplishment and the transfers who came in helped with this. For their program, their efforts in the transfer portal paid off.