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.)

[PointWarrior]

Like Wojo's 2015 team?

At some point, we may want to consider just putting 4 guys out on the floor, aina? Might throw off the other team.

[GoldenEagles03]

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.)

Listing names is a waste of time considering we won't be using the portal, but there were plenty of really solid centers available that would have made our team better.

A few that come to mind that I liked a lot were Moustapha Thiam, Nick Pringle, Blake Buchanan, Xavier Booker, Quincy Ballard.

There's obvious names like Morez Johnson, Henry Veesar, Jayden Quaintence, Pharrel Payne, Aday Mara and plenty others that we would never compete for, but there are always good players available.

Caedin Hamilton will do though.

[MU82]

You didn't say "solid," you said STAR.

And you said we could get a STAR  "easily."

Talking out of your butt (again) will do though.

[GoldenEagles03]

You didn't say "solid," you said STAR.

And you said we could get a STAR  "easily."

Talking out of your butt (again) will do though.

All of those guys that I mentioned would be top 2 players on our team and all league caliber. I consider that profile a star player. Much like Oso alongside Kolek, not the best, but all league caliber. That's what we need.

We could get players like that easily.