2024 Transfer Portal

[PGsHeroes32]

Since I live in Minny I'm always following gophers news

Sounds like Hiroshima might be hitting them.

Payne already to the portal and he was one of the hometown kids...

[cheebs09]

I think Marquette broke Colorado. I feel most of their non-first rounders are in the portal.

[The Sultan]

Does anyone know what exactly happened with Yalden? It has to run deeper than citations for underage drinking and marijuana possession. From watching videos of Lowery at La Lumiere, it was clear that Yalden was talented.

I would guess that the underage drinking and marijuana occurring right after one another early in the fall semester just got him off on the wrong foot with Gard, and the fact he no longer was travelling on road trips could have meant some academic issues as well.

[Uncle Rico]

Since I live in Minny I'm always following gophers news

Sounds like Hiroshima might be hitting them.

Payne already to the portal and he was one of the hometown kids...

He'll be a good addition somewhere.  Not a wow player, but a decent rotation player.  Think Joshua Ola-Joseph is in the portal, too.

[The Sultan]

Since I live in Minny I'm always following gophers news

Sounds like Hiroshima might be hitting them.

Payne already to the portal and he was one of the hometown kids...

I'm surprised that Ben Johnson survived. That's clearly not going anywhere.

[PGsHeroes32]

I'm surprised that Ben Johnson survived. That's clearly not going anywhere.

I think the hope was that with the decent year this year and everyone back next year could be the leap.

Was always wishful thinking on Dawson/Christie staying.

But Payne hitting the portal is a really bad sign.

[Zog from Margo]

Potrykus says that MU offered Yalden when he was in HS: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2024/03/28/gus-yalden-is-second-wisconsin-basketball-player-who-plans-to-transfer/73130032007/

I never heard that and, with Potrykus, I take it with a big grain of salt.

[The Sultan]

Pretty sure MU reached out to Yalden really early in Shaka's tenure when they were casting a wide net everywhere. It never got serious.

[Zog from Margo]

Pretty sure MU reached out to Yalden really early in Shaka's tenure when they were casting a wide net everywhere. It never got serious.

Thanks.

[Uncle Rico]

Potrykus says that MU offered Yalden when he was in HS: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2024/03/28/gus-yalden-is-second-wisconsin-basketball-player-who-plans-to-transfer/73130032007/

I never heard that and, with Potrykus, I take it with a big grain of salt.

When Marquette is good and the ShopKo Badgers are restless, Jeff has a lot on his plate and deflecting is one of them.

He'll be pointing out all the other Big 18 transfers breathlessly to prove things are normal in Madtown.

Of course, he used to also be snarky about other programs and heavy transfers but he has an excuse now and it's ok

[MuggsyB]

When Marquette is good and the ShopKo Badgers are restless, Jeff has a lot on his plate and deflecting is one of them.

He'll be pointing out all the other Big 18 transfers breathlessly to prove things are normal in Madtown.

Of course, he used to also be snarky about other programs and heavy transfers but he has an excuse now and it's ok

Very well said.

[bananahammock]

When Marquette is good and the ShopKo Badgers are restless, Jeff has a lot on his plate and deflecting is one of them.

He'll be pointing out all the other Big 18 transfers breathlessly to prove things are normal in Madtown.

Of course, he used to also be snarky about other programs and heavy transfers but he has an excuse now and it's ok

Yep. They use to criticize MU for taking players that had transferred high schools. Last year, they took on 2 kids that swapped schools on a yearly basis.

[CountryRoads]

When Marquette is good and the ShopKo Badgers are restless, Jeff has a lot on his plate and deflecting is one of them.

He'll be pointing out all the other Big 18 transfers breathlessly to prove things are normal in Madtown.

Of course, he used to also be snarky about other programs and heavy transfers but he has an excuse now and it's ok

Very entertaining watching the badger media folks rationalize everything and attack their own readers.

[Uncle Rico]

Very entertaining watching the badger media folks rationalize everything and attack their own readers.

If I were them, I'd probably limit the interactions with the lunatic fringe and engage with the ones asking serious questions but that would limit the humor for us, I suppose

[PGsHeroes32]

Storr in the portal

[GoldenEagles03]

Storr officially to the portal.

[CountryRoads]

Storr officially to the portal.

Obviously not a fit from day 1. Seemed like it might work out early on, but water reached its level eventually.

[GoldenEagles03]

Obviously not a fit from day 1. Seemed like it might work out early on, but water reached its level eventually.

He will have much better opportunities to showcase his skills in a different system.

Would not be surprised one bit to see him back in the Big East.

UConn will be calling.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

The portal giveth, and the portal taketh.

[ATL MU Warrior]

He will have much better opportunities to showcase his skills in a different system.

Would not be surprised one bit to see him back in the Big East.

UConn will be calling.

I think UConn can do better

[JTJ3]

UCONN also isnt dumb enough to be the highest bidder for him.  Storr is going wherever the money is.

Also this will be his 7th school in 7 years, and yet Badger fans couldnt see this coming haha...

[MU82]

He will have much better opportunities to showcase his skills in a different system.

Would not be surprised one bit to see him back in the Big East.

UConn will be calling.

Based on what I saw, Storr regularly got an opportunity to showcase his skills with the Weasels. He's a slasher who can cause opponents some havoc in the lane, but he's not a shooter and a pretty reluctant passer. And that's mostly how Gard used him - drive to the hoop, score inside, draw fouls. Gard also gave him freedom to take shots he wasn't really good at, arguably too much freedom.

Storr certainly didn't display other skills during his year with St. John's. What secret skills does he have that yet another system will showcase?

[wadesworld]

I heard he was transferring to the first round of the NBA draft.

[The Sultan]

Based on what I saw, Storr regularly got an opportunity to showcase his skills with the Weasels. He's a slasher who can cause opponents some havoc in the lane, but he's not a shooter and a pretty reluctant passer. And that's mostly how Gard used him - drive to the hoop, score inside, draw fouls. Gard also gave him freedom to take shots he wasn't really good at, arguably too much freedom.

Storr certainly didn't display other skills during his year with St. John's. What secret skills does he have that yet another system will showcase?

Yeah. And he'd drive Dan Hurley nuts.

[Its DJOver]

Be interesting to see who they can attract in the portal.  I would imagine they'd only have one starting spot to "sell" as I imagine they'll move Blackwell into Storr's spot.  Looking like it might be a pretty thin bench.