MU 2026-27 - Not too early

[Newsdreams]

All of them.

More I think about it, Sheek and Miletic have to go, too. I mean, they haven't scored a single point for this season's team!

Wasted scholarships

[GoldenEagles03]

My ideal situation for next year

Starters:
Nigel
Stevens
Zaide
Parham
Portal Senior Center

Bench:
Sean?
Portal Senior Shooter Specialist
Phillips
Egbuonu
Pearson
Clark

Lower Bench:
Johnston
Miletic
Nash

Hamilton, Norman, Owens gone

Add just 2 high level players from the portal. A star center to start and a high level shooter to come off the bench. Doesn't block Pearson long-term in the front court and add much needed shooting from long range. 2 simple adds. No one is blocked from developing.

[jesmu84]

Take this roster.

Remove Chase and Ben.

Add freshmen (who almost definitely won't contribute as much as Chase or Ben).

Terrifying.

[MU82]

My ideal situation for next year

Starters:
Nigel
Stevens
Zaide
Parham
Portal Senior Center

Bench:
Sean?
Portal Senior Shooter Specialist
Phillips
Egbuonu
Pearson
Clark

Lower Bench:
Johnston
Miletic
Nash

Hamilton, Norman, Owens gone

Add just 2 high level players from the portal. A star center to start and a high level shooter to come off the bench. Doesn't block Pearson long-term in the front court and add much needed shooting from long range. 2 simple adds. No one is blocked from developing.

Not just a center but a STAR center ... "simple add."

Yep, can't get much simpler than adding a Kalkbrenner or Zuby. Lots of 'em out there whose programs won't fight to keep 'em.

Easy peasy!

[GoldenEagles03]

Not just a center but a STAR center ... "simple add."

Yep, can't get much simpler than adding a Kalkbrenner or Zuby. Lots of 'em out there whose programs won't fight to keep 'em.

Easy peasy!

If we are spending $6 Million on this roster? We can get an all league caliber center quite easily. Yes.

[MU82]

If we are spending $6 Million on this roster? We can get an all league caliber center quite easily. Yes.

Thanks. Please provide exact dollar figures (or at least ranges) for "star" centers, and also show how common it has been for a "star" center to leave one program for another. If you can, please also quantify how "easy" it's been for the new programs to lure those "star" centers.

FWIW, the much-discussed Owen Freeman, who went from Iowa to Creighton, was not even an honorable mention all-conference choice last season. So he wasn't anywhere near "star" quality by your own definition. And he was one of the few decent centers to change teams in the offseason. So I'm looking forward to seeing your research.

This already reminds me of when you predicted that the Weasels would "easily" finish top 3 in the Big Whatever last season. (They didn't, easily or otherwise.)