A Collective Failure

[SOSW]

Gentlemen
Our beloved basketball program is in a world of hurt as we all know.The way out is clear and doable but will Shaka admit he was wrong and start using the portal and bring in some mercenaries.The days of student athletes and loyalty to a school and program are forever Gone.
As I sit here watching the Rose Bowl you can see how a young energetic coach with access to a lot of $$$ to use for pay to play and NIL from Mark Cuban can turn a losing culture for 40 + years into America's team.
And lets face it it is so much harder to do in football as compared to basketball.
If you want to win in the current landscape of college basketball you Must deal with agents and use the portal.
If Shaka is uncomfortable doing it then he needs to hire a GM or resign and find an Ivy league job.Who does he think he's fooling.

Indiana's football coach is 64 years old.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Sometimes you recruit athletes and sometimes you recruit ballplayers.

Those who are both are special and rare.

The recent good teams had a good mix, especially with a very good ballplayer in Kolek running the show.

Today's team is definitely athlete (some are speculative on their athletic development) heavy with far less collective basketball skill. 

The portal is a tactic to address this inbalance, but the overall recruiting strategy needs to shift to a balance between athlete and ballplayer

I have a friend who has been an NBA scout for the last 35 years and he says the same thing about being athletic and being a basketball player   That combo is rare

[Tums Festival]

Gentlemen
Our beloved basketball program is in a world of hurt as we all know.The way out is clear and doable but will Shaka admit he was wrong and start using the portal and bring in some mercenaries.The days of student athletes and loyalty to a school and program are forever Gone.
As I sit here watching the Rose Bowl you can see how a young energetic coach with access to a lot of $$$ to use for pay to play and NIL from Mark Cuban can turn a losing culture for 40 + years into America's team.
And lets face it it is so much harder to do in football as compared to basketball.
If you want to win in the current landscape of college basketball you Must deal with agents and use the portal.
If Shaka is uncomfortable doing it then he needs to hire a GM or resign and find an Ivy league job.Who does he think he's fooling.

If "a young energetic coach" is a reference to Curt Cignetti, then must not know he's 64 years old. Which makes him 16 years older than Shaka.

[Billy Hoyle]

If "a young energetic coach" is a reference to Curt Cignetti, then must not know he's 64 years old. Which makes him 16 years older than Shaka.

64 is the new 34, amirite?

[illiniwarriors]

The spread on MU vs UCONN down to 19.5.

[79Warrior]

The spread on MU vs UCONN down to 19.5.

How many times have we been roughly 20 point dogs?