Quote from: Dish on March 06, 2026, 06:32:18 PMBears twitter meatballs wanted them to pay $20M+ for a Center.

I think a FA center is still possible for the Bears.

Quote from: Zog from Margo on March 06, 2026, 06:05:42 PMIf you take 25 FTs a game, the difference between shooting 50% and 90% will likely be more relevant.

You're slowly inching toward enlightenment. Congrats!

Bears twitter meatballs wanted them to pay $20M+ for a Center.

Quote from: wadesworld on March 06, 2026, 04:51:20 PMAnd the answer is, of course, nobody knows.  What we do know is you suggest that it's impossible to have a horrendous season by having a "modern approach to roster building," even though every single season there are coaches building rosters with a "modern approach" that have horrendous seasons.

If this was multiple years in the making (see: seasons evaluated by the half season, or the calendar year...at least until it fits your narrative, and then when it doesn't it's absurd to suggest an improvement in the second half of a season...), then the "modern approach to roster building" might not land Nigel or Stevens or sees Parham transfer out.

Did the portal additions scare off our one good returning player or our two stud freshman recruits?  Did they hit like Michigan's are hitting?  Or did they miss like Georgetown's?

Can't judge a half season eh. Why was a top 15 team in December a 7 seed come tournament time. What happened?

Quote from: Pakuni on March 06, 2026, 05:15:21 PMPatriots trading Garrett Bradbury to the Bears.
There's your Drew Dalman replacement.

I'm pretty sure he is a backup center / OL depth guy.

Quote from: Jay Bee on March 06, 2026, 10:40:47 AMYou may need to head back to campus and re-take logic 101.

FT% isn't of relevance to winning a basketball game. Iowa's FT% was much higher than their opponent's, yet they lost the game. That's it.

And if Michigan shot 50%, they'd have lost. If you want to say that FT% taken in a vacuum doesn't matter, I'm not sure anyone has said otherwise. If you take one FT in a game, it generally matters little if you make it or miss it. If you take 25 FTs a game, the difference between shooting 50% and 90% will likely be more relevant.

Quote from: wadesworld on March 06, 2026, 03:19:07 PMThat would be awesome.

For Michigan

Quote from: Pakuni on March 06, 2026, 05:15:21 PMPatriots trading Garrett Bradbury to the Bears.
There's your Drew Dalman replacement.

Bum

Quote from: wisblue on March 06, 2026, 03:12:07 PMSpeaking of Michigan, I heard from a reliable source that MU will be playing at Michigan next season.

I wonder if that's part of a home and home like the recent series with Purdue and Maryland.

Michigan probably wants to get a firsthand scouting report on Nigel.

Quote from: BM1090 on March 06, 2026, 05:16:05 PMGotta admit you nailed 2022.

I still think you're overly worried about the program going forward, and it'll be a quick correction.

This season has really beaten me down simply because I saw it coming from a long ways away. It's refreshing reading these old takes knowing a quick turnaround is possible with the right additions :-)