Hoosier beat down

[Shooter McGavin]

The joke wrote itself


https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/men/atlantic-10-roy.html

Ha!  I stand corrected.  Thank you.

[MU82]

He may have, but getting 3 minutes in the first meaningful game wasn't a rousing endorsement.

Kinda knocking on its arse the theory some Scoopers have that Shaka always plays older guys over younger.

Same with Nigel. Shaka wants to win. He'll willingly play freshmen if they are better than the alternative.

[Class71]

All major teams other than Marquette use the portal. Cherry picking the top teams to support your position and ignoring the bottom teams is where I have a problem with your take. There is nothing inherently beneficial in using the portal.

Portal players have a track record and the portal increases the pool of players to choose from. Statistically a larger selection pool and a known track record at the college level is a positive if the scouting is sound. I have no desire to convince anyone here. Believe what you will. It is your choice. Looks like we will have some data points over the coming year or two to see if portal or no portal is a better choice. Shaka is potentially betting his career path. Far more than I.

[MU82]

Portal players have a track record and the portal increases the pool of players to choose from. Statistically a larger selection pool and a known track record at the college level is a positive if the scouting is sound. I have no desire to convince anyone here. Believe what you will. It is your choice. Looks like we will have some data points over the coming year or two to see if portal or no portal is a better choice. Shaka is potentially betting his career path. Far more than I.

Lots and lots of P5 transfers come from non-P5 schools, so there is still plenty of reason to wonder if their track records will translate. But certainly some programs have done a good job of analyzing these players and getting good production from those who "transfer up."