Quote from: WhiteTrash on Today at 08:36:24 AMI found this quote interesting from Billy Donovan after their last loss (7th in a row). Not sure I've ever heard a HC publicly explain his strategy so truthfully. I'm used to the typical " we're trying to win games, make the playoffs, ect." or "this year is about developing young players, etc". But this is Billy's motivation for the Bull's season:
"The [only] way I worry about it right now is, how about the guys that are going into the last year of a contract? How about taking care of those guys? That would be my mentality [as a teammate]. We have an opportunity to go in there every single night and say, 'You know what? I know he's going into the last year. I'm going to try and do everything I can to make sure he gets taken care of, man. He's open — I'm going to find him. And you know what? I'm going to help this guy block out . . .' That's really what you do."
Has competing for playing time and winning games become "old school" and taboo in basketball. Is the main objective just to get guys paid?
Quote from: MU82 on December 08, 2025, 09:33:20 PMNot nearly enough, Mr. Obsessive. I hope the Seahawks play backup QBs every week from now through the Super Bowl.
Quote from: vogue65 on Today at 08:25:06 PMLooks like all the talent is now on four or five teams and we're not one of them.Yep, Michigan, Indiana, Maryland, Oklahoma, Dayton and Wisconsin have all the talent.
Quote from: Elonsmusk on Today at 07:00:52 PMI suspect if MU had someone come in with, hell, just a $100 million dollar donation for Men's Basketball, you may see a different approach. In the linked article Kansas got a $300 million donation, Illinois a $100M donation.
You can fantasize all you want and think MU has a bunch of mega wealthy alums that care about basketball, but the truth is as compared to Power 4 schools - yeah, not so much.
So, what we can do is brand ourselves as a place where you won't get recruited over, we will invest in you, and give you time to develop as a player and person. As the recruits quality increases (and it has with Nigel, Adrien, Sheek, Egbouno), maybe you can compete with Power 4 schools with payrolls of $20M and big time donors of $100M+.
Quote from: WhiteTrash on Today at 06:52:55 PMCan you point me to a sport where the main objective is to win?
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