I'd like a player along the lines of Prosper. And because I'll assume another scholly will open, I'd like a player along the lines of Ethan Happ (we're Vegas, right?) Other than his inability to shoot FT's...which despite being free points don't matter...Happ was solid on the blocks. Good rebounding, good defending.

I thought our movement off the ball contributed to this win. Finally creating choices for defenses and freeing up a lot of bunnies

Quote from: wiscwarrior on Today at 09:50:57 AMIf they are, many of their transfers were from JMU and other G5 schools. A lot of two and three stars from what I read. Mendoza was not highly recruited  MU doesn't have to get studs in the portal. They have to recognize growth and talent.

He said he was a 2 star in HS and Miami rejected him as a walk on

Quote from: Scoop Snoop on Today at 10:03:07 AMOK Shaka.

Alright, I've had my fun. Call them studs or whatever you like, but "growth" is not enough, and we DO need solid. proven transfers. Relying on growth as the primary M.O. is why we are where we are. I never thought I would hate that word.

100% agree - Shaka needs to be focusing on proven guys - not guys that need growing. Hence my production over potential quote above.

Quote from: tower912 on January 19, 2026, 07:33:34 PMSapphire!

OK, let's ratchet it up. What wording can you offer for our next opponent?

Quote from: wiscwarrior on Today at 09:50:57 AMMU doesn't have to get studs in the portal. They have to recognize growth and talent.

OK Shaka.

Alright, I've had my fun. Call them studs or whatever you like, but "growth" is not enough, and we DO need solid. proven transfers. Relying on growth as the primary M.O. is why we are where we are. I never thought I would hate that word.

Quote from: brewcity77 on Today at 07:52:35 AMTre Norman plays good defense. Liability on the other end, but his defense was the reason he got run at the end of the game last night when Chase fouled out.

He normally is, but I thought he was brutal on defense last night.  Consistently blown by off the dribble while he's trying to get into a guy 38 feet from the hoop, and fouling a 3 point shooter at a key moment.

Quote from: Jockey on January 18, 2026, 10:40:52 PMNagy was 12-4 as a rookie head coach. I think we would all agree that Johnson is a better HC, but next year will be a lot harder. A 1st place schedule and lots of tape for coaches to study.

Totally valid concern.  My only encouraging point with Nagy vs Johnson (beyond the obvious that Johnson is a much better coach/culture builder) is Nagy got exposed quickly when teams had a season of tape to figure out his gimmicks and cutesy offensive schemes.

Meanwhile, while Johnson has some learning and growing to do in game management/decision making, but teams have been trying to figure out his offense, unsuccessfully for the last 5 years, not just his first year of tape as HC.

Quote from: tower912 on Today at 09:32:45 AMSaleh to the Titans.

Goes from a crapshow with the Jets to a slightly better crapshow in Nashville.

But that's a bullet dodged for Titans fans if the Nagy stuff had been true.  Imagine your team's ownership/front office falling out with and chasing Vrabel out of town to now see him very likely headed to a SB...while you hire a disaster to replace him, and then hire someone who flopped in their first HC gig and then went back to their old job and did nothing of note to give more confidence that they were improved, and arguably performed worse.

Quote from: TSmith34, Inc. on Today at 08:26:04 AMChase is best suited as a high energy 6th man. Alas, on this team he supposed to be the lead dog.

Nah.  He's a great 4th scoring option.  Take on a tough defensive assignment, jump passing lanes and get out in transition, hit the open 3.  Definitely a starter who should be defense first.

Quote from: wiscwarrior on Today at 09:50:57 AMIf they are, many of their transfers were from JMU and other G5 schools. A lot of two and three stars from what I read. Mendoza was not highly recruited  MU doesn't have to get studs in the portal. They have to recognize growth and talent.

"Production over potential" - Curt Cignetti