C Hamilton v. Portal addition?

[Jay Bee]

Heldt was terrible

Yeah right. Try telling that to those kids who enjoyed ice cream bc of him.

[hawk]

I expect the boys to get drilled by Wisconsin and Purdue period, full stop.  I was at the Valpo game and I don't think  I've seen a worse display of bascketball than the 1st half of that game in my life which spans 7 decades.  At the same time they found a way to make the end of the game compelling viewing.  There is merit in winning a close,sloppy game like that especialy given the recent history in close games.  I think for the first time this season the boys did sort of get "lost in the fight"  and they pulled it out.  While that moight not be parade worthy it is progress.  No matter what I tnink or anyone on the board thinks or says , this team is the team so you might as well put some lipsticlk on the pig and enjoy that which is ejoyable.  I think the team has some pieces but they are not connected yet.  It might be helpful to consider that the players you are comparing these players to, were not the same players they were as sophamores and juniors.  I'm disposed to cut the boys some slack. 

Suppose Owens leaves at the end of the season, who do you take out of the pportal?  You've got two top forty players coming in next season and certainly James and Stevens will be capable starters next season . the jury is still out on Parham and Hamilton and Clark is still an unknown.  The future look pretty bright to me.  While I find the RGV stuff to be pretty pathetic  and useless I thinke Shaka has changed his attitude in recruiting already by going after players that fit the team's needs instead of recruiting players that fit his style.  I'm hoping for an NIT  bid and a way better next year and I'm more interested in the latter thatn the former.  I don't see any portal action on the horizon and certainly not for an upper classman who will move on