2025 Transfer Portal

[wadesworld]

Nice get for Butler. A guy I'd mentioned as being someone I'd MU could get as a scoring PG

https://x.com/DushawnLondon1/status/1907130605860426214?t=RXlsu4hrnkDUhODBpuJeLA&s=19

Yeah. You've mentioned a lot of guys who you think would look good at MU. Wish MU would hire you as a GM at minimum.

[GB Warrior]

If Elon wants a return on investment in Wisconsin, may I recommend a $26M donation to the Be The Difference NIL fund

[tower912]

The day will come when what happened to Izzo happens to Shaka.  And then Shaka will have to use the portal.

What is interesting to me is how little chatter there has been about Shaka, other than early UVA.   Perhaps his portal/NIL stance has made him less attractive to the power 4 schools.

[avid1010]

The day will come when what happened to Izzo happens to Shaka.  And then Shaka will have to use the portal.

What is interesting to me is how little chatter there has been about Shaka, other than early UVA.   Perhaps his portal/NIL stance has made him less attractive to the power 4 schools.

I'm surprised there isn't more chatter about Shaka keeping all his players when you look at what happened to Izzo.

It probably helps that he turns down jobs like UK and UVA, and schools know they can't get him.  I would also think it helps to know he isn't going to place more value in the portal than on current player development. Makes me appreciate him even more when you see guys like Buzz running from their current positions.  I think next year will be a little bumpy, but I'm looking forward to the years to follow.

[tower912]

I'm surprised there isn't more chatter about Shaka keeping all his players when you look at what happened to Izzo.

It probably helps that he turns down jobs like UK and UVA, and schools know they can't get him.  I would also think it helps to know he isn't going to place more value in the portal than on current player development. Makes me appreciate him even more when you see guys like Buzz running from their current positions.  I think next year will be a little bumpy, but I'm looking forward to the years to follow.

One of these days, instead of saying that the answer will take more time than we have, I would like him to take 20 minutes and really lay out his thoughts.   We can piece them together, but I would like to hear it delivered power point lecture style.

[Billy Hoyle]

The day will come when what happened to Izzo happens to Shaka.  And then Shaka will have to use the portal.

What is interesting to me is how little chatter there has been about Shaka, other than early UVA.   Perhaps his portal/NIL stance has made him less attractive to the power 4 schools.

The "chatter" about Shaka and McDermott just comes from the media and their disrespect of the Big East as a non-football conference. The people who actually work in college sports and know college hoops know Shaka has everything he wants at MU and isn't interested in getting back into a situation similar to Texas.

[tower912]

Billy, I agree.  And perhaps that is becoming more widely accepted.  Hence my comment on the lack of chatter.

[MuMark]

Not surprised

https://x.com/247hshoops/status/1907238958100025742?s=61&t=6XPB8f4sAKmJIzxgMcsCjw

[Galway Eagle]

Not surprised

https://x.com/247hshoops/status/1907238958100025742?s=61&t=6XPB8f4sAKmJIzxgMcsCjw

More surprising we aren't reaching out. Anyone know if we didn't go after him because of a culture thing?

[BCHoopster]

It seems he would be another project that Shaka already said no once before

[jfp61]

I just need to remind people that most transfers are in the portal because they kinda suck.

[MuMark]

More surprising we aren't reaching out. Anyone know if we didn't go after him because of a culture thing?

Actually that was my not surprised......that we apparently aren't recruiting him in the portal.

Either he said no the first time or Shaka cooled on him.......either way somebody else got that spot.

[Pakuni]

I just need to remind people that most transfers are in the portal because they kinda suck.

Yes, the majority of players in the portal are in the portal because they couldn't get PT a their current school.

On the other hand, seven of the 10 consensus first- and second-team all-Americans this year were transfers.

[tower912]

More surprising we aren't reaching out. Anyone know if we didn't go after him because of a culture thing?

If no one is leaving, MU has plenty at the 2-3 position.

[The Sultan]

It seems he would be another project that Shaka already said no once before

This is accurate.

[dpucane]

If Elon wants a return on investment in Wisconsin, may I recommend a $26M donation to the Be The Difference NIL fund

Not even Dybantsa would be worth that motherf*cker embarrassing us courtside

[GB Warrior]

Not even Dybantsa would be worth that motherf*cker embarrassing us courtside
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Feel like he and Jimmy would have been friends

[cheebs09]

The "chatter" about Shaka and McDermott just comes from the media and their disrespect of the Big East as a non-football conference. The people who actually work in college sports and know college hoops know Shaka has everything he wants at MU and isn't interested in getting back into a situation similar to Texas.

I would not be surprised if McDermott floats his name out there to improve his situation at Creighton.

[willie warrior]

It seems he would be another project that Shaka already said no once before

A 4 star recruit is considered a project by Shaka/you?

[Uncle Rico]

A 4 star recruit is considered a project by Shaka/you?

Balderdash

[BCHoopster]

A 4 star recruit is considered a project by Shaka/you?

Let's see, Norman 4 Star, Fretig 4 Star, Abraham 4 Star, what do they all have in common, all look good on the bench.  Sometimes rankings mean nothing.

[wadesworld]

Let's see, Norman 4 Star, Fretig 4 Star, Abraham 4 Star, what do they all have in common, all look good on the bench.  Sometimes rankings mean nothing.

And sometimes freshman take time to adjust to the college game.

[Uncle Rico]

And sometimes freshman take time to adjust to the college game.

That's not true at all

[The Sultan]

That's not true at all

Yep. As Al once said "The best thing about freshmen is that they are very good players."

[Uncle Rico]

Yep. As Al once said "The best thing about freshmen is that they are very good players."

Look at Jim Chones