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Post by aceloverlarry on Mar 2, 2023 20:21:57 GMT -6
What’s the over/under on how long until the first portal announcement? I’m going to guess someone will announce by next Tuesday.
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Post by evilleintentions on Mar 2, 2023 20:27:22 GMT -6
Hopefully a group portal announcement.
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Post by municup14 on Mar 2, 2023 20:28:08 GMT -6
I don't think anyone will announce until after school
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Post by aceloverlarry on Mar 2, 2023 20:36:27 GMT -6
I don't think anyone will announce until after school Not sure what you mean by after school, but if you announce at the end of the semester, you won’t find a new team to play for. Well know for sure who’s coming or going in the next 3 weeks imo, unless someone transfers in and someone that was planning on staying thinks it will drastically reduce their role and decides to leave.
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Post by evilleintentions on Mar 2, 2023 20:37:52 GMT -6
I know this much. The offensive system needs a ton of tweaking.
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Post by aceshigh on Mar 2, 2023 21:14:24 GMT -6
I know this much. The offensive system needs a ton of tweaking. UE needs shooters from the outside. We need guards who can shoot the three and create their own shots and not Bobe who needs 10 feet of clearance to shoot. We need big men who can finish at the rim. We need a big man of Valley ability to supplement Kalle. Phillips needs to play the 4 spot with skill and stop the reach fouls. Most of all we need players who are more athletic.
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Post by 65pointgame on Mar 2, 2023 21:33:05 GMT -6
Keep Spinelli, Moncrief, Toumi.Have the 4 recruits come in,then try to find 4 quality portal players. Ones that are starters not bench warmers. Exactly. Our problem is all of our players are role players. That’s why I don’t care who stays or goes. All could have a role as role players on a new roster, but most are being asked to do way too much currently and need 4-5 MVC starter quality players to help carry the load for them. After game comments today from players is that we were slow defensively on rotations....if they have not figured that out after 30+ games, that ain't gonna change next year with these players. Time to move on.
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Post by sect3purple on Mar 2, 2023 21:45:49 GMT -6
I know this much. The offensive system needs a ton of tweaking. UE needs shooters from the outside. We need guards who can shoot the three and create their own shots and not Bobe who needs 10 feet of clearance to shoot. We need big men who can finish at the rim. We need a big man of Valley ability to supplement Kalle. Phillips needs to play the 4 spot with skill and stop the reach fouls. Most of all we need players who are more athletic. That's just about everybody! Shooters, big men, guards who can shoot the 3 and create their own shot, defenders who defend without reach fouls, and players who are more athletic. Add all those deficits to an offensive system that won us only 1 conference game and you see what you get. Today's game succeeded in putting the entire arena asleep in the second half. Yes, I am more than a bit frustrated with another year of whatever this is that we now call basketball here! I will get called out for this, but I am at least interested enough in my team to be so disappointed.
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Post by aceschamps6571 on Mar 2, 2023 22:18:45 GMT -6
The "official" transfer portal time period begins the day after NCAA tournament pairings are announced, and goes for 60 days after. Players might say they're going into the portal sooner, but don't believe they can choose a school. Selection Sunday is March 12, so the portal period would be March 13 until around May 12. Picking in June we already know is difficult to do.
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Post by aceshigh on Mar 3, 2023 4:52:05 GMT -6
Municup14 and aceloverlarry have hit the nail on the head. There aren’t many from the current team that can raise us from the bottom. Toumi is a big question mark. It’s my opinion that he wants to be a point guard in a European League team. UE is currently where he is working on those skills. If he could ever develop the soft touch to become a scorer no Valley team could handle him. Toumi will only stay at UE if he wants to but I believe he will be a senior next year so it doesn’t really matter.
The Rags recruits are the key to his success. They are the players personally selected by Coach to grow future teams and they stay. Muni says to bring in 4 portal starters from other teams. I agree! That still leaves two scholarships open and that’s probably needed to to correct any recruiting mistakes or have two available for any surprise transfers.
If none of this results in a winning team then we have a coaching problem which means we start over from square one again. Other Valley teams have managed new coaches in the past two years and almost complete new rosters and are battling in the top third of the Arch Madness Championship. I will give our coaches a pass for this year because they came in late. Next yer will be on them.
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Post by municup14 on Mar 3, 2023 5:02:59 GMT -6
If Indiana St,turned there program around in year two,we should be able to do the same.I dont know if it's a good idea to get some one and done portals or maybe a couple of Juco players.
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Post by aceshigh on Mar 3, 2023 7:10:32 GMT -6
Most of the teams reloading are using a combination of portal and juco with the majority of new players coming out of the juco ranks. I imagine Rags is pretty much done with HS recruiting. He needs players who are game ready next Fall and not 2-3 years away.
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Post by evilleintentions on Mar 3, 2023 7:39:57 GMT -6
I know this much. The offensive system needs a ton of tweaking. UE needs shooters from the outside. We need guards who can shoot the three and create their own shots and not Bobe who needs 10 feet of clearance to shoot. We need big men who can finish at the rim. We need a big man of Valley ability to supplement Kalle. Phillips needs to play the 4 spot with skill and stop the reach fouls. Most of all we need players who are more athletic. Kalle and Phillips needs to hit the Portal.
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Post by Purp on Mar 3, 2023 7:47:20 GMT -6
If Indiana St,turned there program around in year two,we should be able to do the same.I dont know if it's a good idea to get some one and done portals or maybe a couple of Juco players. I don't consider this to be year one for Ragland. His hands were tied from the beginning due to his late hiring. He has at least two years to show results, in my mind. We can't forget the absolute dumpster fire the last two coaches left for him.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2023 8:46:27 GMT -6
UE needs shooters from the outside. We need guards who can shoot the three and create their own shots and not Bobe who needs 10 feet of clearance to shoot. We need big men who can finish at the rim. We need a big man of Valley ability to supplement Kalle. Phillips needs to play the 4 spot with skill and stop the reach fouls. Most of all we need players who are more athletic. Kalle and Phillips needs to hit the Portal. "Hit the Portal" means ... what?
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