Quote from: TallTitan34 on January 15, 2026, 10:12:33 PMI'm amused the Brewers fans here are upset at the deal and not the Cubs fans who lost their player.

Yeah, the Brewers definitely aren't affected by teams being able to outbid them for their best players.

I'm amused the Brewers fans here are upset at the deal and not the Cubs fans who lost their player.

Quote from: Pakuni on January 15, 2026, 10:07:20 PMSounds like a lot of the money is being deferred, though.

Only $30M.

Quote from: wadesworld on January 15, 2026, 09:31:49 PMTucker was projected to get around $40MM AAV. Mets shocked people with a shorter term, $50MM AAV offer. All the Dodgers gave him was $60MM AAV.

All good.

Sounds like a lot of the money is being deferred, though.

Mediocre Dave Roberts will be an even greater manager now.     

Jimmy Butler steals a pass intended for Kolek and scores over him on the other end. "Marquette on Marquette crime!" goes the announcer.

Friday, January 16

Creighton at Providence - 5:30 p.m. (FS1)
Alex Faust and Emeka Okafor
Line: Creighton  -1.5/162.5

Marquette at DePaul - 7:30 p.m. (FS1)
Trent Rush and LaPhonso Ellis
Line: DePaul  -3.5/142.5

Lots of positives, but 10-32 shooting over the past 5 isn't gonna help his long term case...

Tucker was projected to get around $40MM AAV. Mets shocked people with a shorter term, $50MM AAV offer. All the Dodgers gave him was $60MM AAV.

All good.

Quote from: wadesworld on January 15, 2026, 10:05:59 AMThe biggest thing the portal can address is getting grown men who are proven good basketball players.  Shaka needs to add a few this offseason, and going forward he needs to fill the holes in the roster with them.

The Nova game at home was winnable, but a soon to be 24 year old, former 5 star Kentucky recruit hurt us a lot in the second half.  St. John's we were never going to win, but again there is a soon to be 24 year old, former 5 star Kentucky recruit on their roster.

We thought that we'd stop seeing 23-25 year olds in college athletics after all of the Covid kids were out of college.  But now anybody is eligible.  It's hard to win with 18-22 year olds that you recruit as sub top 100 recruits and try to develop when you're facing 24 year olds who were top 15 recruits.

I'm on board with a roster of mostly high school recruits that you develop, but Shaka has to start hitting on these higher talent recruits he's in on but not landing.  And then he needs to understand the flaws in the roster and address them through the portal.  It doesn't take a new roster every year, just a new guy here and there.

I trust Shaka will adjust.  He's a competitive guy and a good coach.  He was just voted a top 40 "Leader in Sports" by the Athletic, and the quote they had for him was from Bruce Bowen: "What I admire is Shaka's persistence in never being satisfied with where he is until it's better. It's not easy to connect with kids whose ideas of what the game is today may not shape up to be the same as the head coach, but Shaka continues to find a way to connect and enhance along the way."

He misplayed his hand this year.  I trust he'll adjust his strategy moving forward.

This and the original are great takes.  Bravo