2023 Portal Transfers

[Stretchdeltsig]

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If I were Shaka I would offer the best offensive rebounder in the portal.

Agree. Like that 7'5" transfer.

[The Equalizer]

I meant roughly what the the scholarship is worth short term. What the student-athlete would have to pay if they weren't an athlete, just a student.

It can be worth much more down the road depending on major, work put in, doors opened through networking, etc.

I think that's gotten lost in all of this. Too many people don't value it.
Hopefully MU82 is right and NIL keeps kids in school longer and they earn their degrees. Hope they're not just collecting the bag of cash and moving on.

I hope NIL doesn't turn NCAA basketball into the G league in disguise. Imagine if Marquette had to pay up for Todd Mayo to stay. Professional basketball should be the way to get rid of those types of players from your program, not making your program into professional basketball so they can stay. Hope we don't end up stuck in those murky waters. There's already enough bad contracts in the NBA which makes that product difficult to watch and way overpriced to attend.

Left unsaid is the player that never gets a chance because some upperclassman decides to stay in college instead of going pro because the paycheck is now fatter if he sticks around. 

It's a zero-sum situation.  Every player that stays in school to collect NIL uses a scarce scholarship, which means for every player that stays to collect NIL means another player won't be able to get an offer.

I think it's naive to think that NIL is going to encourage players to stay in school to finish their degrees. The more likely a player is to earn a fat NIL package, the less the likelihood he is there for the educational opportunity. Ask yourself whether you truly believe that Nigel Pack is at Miami primarily because of the value of the degree he's going to earn.

[The Equalizer]

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If I were Shaka I would offer the best offensive rebounder in the portal.

Who would you bench to play that offensive rebounder?

[muwarrior69]

Who would you bench to play that offensive rebounder?

Why would you have to bench anyone? We have one open spot why not fill it with a player to mitigate this teams obvious weakness.

[StillAWarrior]

Why would you have to bench anyone? We have one open spot why not fill it with a player to mitigate this teams obvious weakness.

Well, if that offensive rebounder is going to mitigate the weakness, he has to be on the floor. And if he is on the floor, someone else has to be on the bench.

We have one open scholarship; we don't have one open space on the floor. The NCAA is not going to let Marquette run six guys next year.

[muwarrior69]

Well, if that offensive rebounder is going to mitigate the weakness, he has to be on the floor. And if he is on the floor, someone else has to be on the bench.

We have one open scholarship; we don't have one open space on the floor. The NCAA is not going to let Marquette run six guys next year.

So you would not rather fill that open schollie.

[StillAWarrior]

So you would not rather fill that open schollie.

I never said that. It depends on who they fill it with. In fact, I might even support filling it with an outstanding offensive rebounder -- but if nobody else on the current roster leaves that offensive rebounder better bring a lot to the table to justify his minutes.

I was really just commenting on your "why would you have to bench anyone" comment. It's a zero sum situation. If a transfer gets minutes, he's going to be taking minutes from someone. So, back to the original question:

Who would you bench to play that offensive rebounder?

[Markusquette]

It's great for the game. More talent is staying in college rather than leaving early to go pro. Not sure how it would make it less likely for someone to get an education

There's less talent now but more parity with many of the top players going straight to the G-League which I think is good for the game in many ways too.

[TallTitan34]

Injuries could open up some minutes next year as well.

Hopefully we can stay as healthy next year as we did this year but that seems unlikely. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I think it's naive to think that NIL is going to encourage players to stay in school to finish their degrees. The more likely a player is to earn a fat NIL package, the less the likelihood he is there for the educational opportunity. Ask yourself whether you truly believe that Nigel Pack is at Miami primarily because of the value of the degree he's going to earn.

I'm still trying to understand this argument that making money somehow makes it less likely that someone can get an education. People keep saying it and I keep asking them to explain but no one responds. Does more money somehow make a player less likely to attend class or learn?

[muhoops1]

https://twitter.com/john_fanta/status/1642275325492051968?s=61&t=HBoTnhHk1fDxhSikf7nbXw

Shaka makes light of the portal in this interview; every Big East Team will add a player except us.

[wadesworld]

https://twitter.com/john_fanta/status/1642275325492051968?s=61&t=HBoTnhHk1fDxhSikf7nbXw

Shaka makes light of the portal in this interview; every Big East Team will add a player except us.

Interesting.  Wonder if all 3 of the guys who entered the portal knew they'd have a scholarship available but saw the lack of minutes and decided to look elsewhere then.

[rocky_warrior]

https://twitter.com/john_fanta/status/1642275325492051968?s=61&t=HBoTnhHk1fDxhSikf7nbXw

Shaka makes light of the portal in this interview; every Big East Team will add a player except us.

Uh oh!  "The perfect home is where you are..."

Also, Shaka would have "traded any awards for the opportunity to be [still playing]".  But don't tell scoopers that.

[StillAWarrior]

https://twitter.com/john_fanta/status/1642275325492051968?s=61&t=HBoTnhHk1fDxhSikf7nbXw

Shaka makes light of the portal in this interview; every Big East Team will add a player "maybe except us..."

Fixed to reflect the actual quote. That "maybe" could prove significant.

[Uncle Rico]

He gowne

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Uh oh!  "The perfect home is where you are..."

Also, Shaka would have "traded any awards for the opportunity to be [still playing]".  But don't tell scoopers that.

He was referring to his individual awards, not the conference and conference tourney titles, IMO. 

[jfp61]

Uh oh!  "The perfect home is where you are..."

Also, Shaka would have "traded any awards for the opportunity to be [still playing]".  But don't tell scoopers that.

The only game left is the championship game... so yea... of course.

[jfp61]

https://twitter.com/john_fanta/status/1642275325492051968?s=61&t=HBoTnhHk1fDxhSikf7nbXw

Shaka makes light of the portal in this interview; every Big East Team will add a player except us.

Why is anyone surprised that MU is quiet on the transfers? Outside Aly Khalifa as an emergency Oso replacement, no one really makes sense for this team. (evanmiya has Khalifa as the 9th best player in the portal, 6th best center.) The entire top  of the portal is Point Guard and Center heavy.

The staff doesn't want wing transfers who will be worse than Joplin or Gold next year. That's bad for team chemistry.

Their are two Wing/forwards worth it in my opinion. Chris Ledlum and Darrion Williams. Both have a zero percent chance of coming to Marquette unless OMax leaves for the draft today.

There is no one in the transfer portal who could slightly attempt to replace Omax better than our bench already.

[rocky_warrior]

The only game left is the championship game... so yea... of course.

Well, the interview was before the FF.   Also (and for VBMG) I'm mostly just poking the bear(s) that say they wouldn't trade the regular season for more NCAA wins.  I've said it before, fairly or not, big time coaches get their final grade 90% off of their tournament performance.  Shaka knows he got an A+ for the regular season, but only a B/C for his final grade.

[wadesworld]

Well, the interview was before the FF.   Also (and for VBMG) I'm mostly just poking the bear(s) that say they wouldn't trade the regular season for more NCAA wins.  I've said it before, fairly or not, big time coaches get their final grade 90% off of their tournament performance.  Shaka knows he got an A+ for the regular season, but only a B/C for his final grade.

Nah.  Shaka got an A+ for his season.  Had he lost to Vermont, it was an A-.  Next year if he has the same season and loses 2nd round as a 2 seed again, then it's a B.  S16 loss would be A-.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Well, the interview was before the FF.   Also (and for VBMG) I'm mostly just poking the bear(s) that say they wouldn't trade the regular season for more NCAA wins.  I've said it before, fairly or not, big time coaches get their final grade 90% off of their tournament performance.  Shaka knows he got an A+ for the regular season, but only a B/C for his final grade.

I think any of us would trade the conference championships for the Final Four.

[Lennys Tap]

Well, the interview was before the FF.   Also (and for VBMG) I'm mostly just poking the bear(s) that say they wouldn't trade the regular season for more NCAA wins.  I've said it before, fairly or not, big time coaches get their final grade 90% off of their tournament performance.  Shaka knows he got an A+ for the regular season, but only a B/C for his final grade.

I place more value than most on the NCAA tournament - but not 90%. Giving the consensus college basketball COY a B/C for a final grade is harsh. An A++ to an A is fair - nothing lower.

[MU_Beav]

Texas kid who played for Shaka leaving UNR... https://twitter.com/on3sports/status/1642924277623054338?s=46&t=i0a7kojdtoV7frYNlGygVw

[Uncle Rico]

Texas kid who played for Shaka leaving UNR... https://twitter.com/on3sports/status/1642924277623054338?s=46&t=i0a7kojdtoV7frYNlGygVw

Intrigued

[StillAWarrior]

Texas kid who played for Shaka leaving UNR... https://twitter.com/on3sports/status/1642924277623054338?s=46&t=i0a7kojdtoV7frYNlGygVw

Presumably would have to sit a year, right?