Our Future

[Nukem2]

Stevens, James, and Parham are the core of a good NCAA tourney team. Need at least a good big to go with them.

A big, and a knock down 3-point shooter/defender and that's a top 10 team.

Sheek and Nash for starters. Need more.

[muwarrior69]

Crean should come back and be the GM. He and Shaka have an awesome relationship. Would be cool.

That or AD?

[rgoode57]

Just adding a big man from the portal next year is not going to do the trick. As good as James and Stevens have been as freshmen, they are wildly inconsistent - as freshmen tend to be. One really good game followed by a so-so game. And, as good as Parham seems to be, he has yet to put a complete game together - tends to disappear in second half. So, I am not sure just adding a really solid big is enough. For instance, who is the back-up point guard? Jones? Not sure he will stay. Who spells Parham? A freshman? Unfortunately, I think the talent is way too thin and too young to think that one good portal addition will turn things around.

[Johnny B]

I worry that convincing home wins against short-handed Creighton and Butler squads will convince Shaka RGV is working, nothing needs to change, and he'll go find Cadin/Clark 2.0 in the summer to fill Zaide's scholarship.

Shakas not dumb. If he's going to the portal he's going after a proven guy imo. He ain't brining in a back up from the horizon league.

[mileskishnish72]

We'll add more than one transfer.  Shaka talks RGV to the public, but he is also way too competitive to let another season like this happen.

I dont expect more than two additons though, maybe a third at most, but there is no need to flip the entire roster like some programs do.  The freshman and sophomore classes are legit, just need a starting guard/wing and starting big to supplement them and we're back in the tournament next year.

The dead wood needs to go to make room. I've got three good candidates.

[NCMUFan]

If you want to see a competitive team against the bottom 2/3 of the BE, we got that  team.

[Billy Hoyle]

Shakas not dumb. If he's going to the portal he's going after a proven guy imo. He ain't brining in a back up from the horizon league.

That's the concern, that he won't go into the Portal.

[Johnny B]

That's the concern, that he won't go into the Portal.

Ahh ur saying he'll grab a project high schooler not a transfer on Hamiltons level. Still though given how Clarke and ham are he'd be absolutely brain dead to do that lol.

[Small Orange Soda]

I'm not worried that he won't use the portal, but my concern is whether he's going to open up some more scholarships. The bench scored two points today, one addition isn't going to cut it.

[muwarrior69]

Stevens, James, and Parham are the core of a good NCAA tourney team. Need at least a good big to go with them.

A big, and a knock down 3-point shooter/defender and that's a top 10 team.

In non-conference we went 5-6 and beat no one of significance. We are 4-4 with the bottom half of the league which is not very good this year. So who have we played to make one believe we have a core of players that can compete at the level to make the NCAAT. If we beat Nova on the road and they can beat UCONN or St. John's then I'll say we have a core group of guys that can compete at that level and next season looks promising.

[NCMUFan]

Looks like Shaka is content with having recruiting misses attend practice, cheer on the bench and make a turn over or two when they get in the game.

[brewcity77]

How many schools have GMs for basketball that aren't NBA alumni (aka do nothing other than have a name recruits recognize)?

In the Big East, the only three teams competing for NCAA bids (UConn, Nova, St John's) built their rosters with dedicated GMs that were not NBA alumni.

[Johnny B]

I'm not worried that he won't use the portal, but my concern is whether he's going to open up some more scholarships. The bench scored two points today, one addition isn't going to cut it.

Shaka said post game Sean isn't able to do anything other than stationary shooting drills. Doesn't seem like he'll be back this year. Given all the injuries and his size does it make sense for him to return? Can he be productive at this level?

[tower912]

It should be his decision.

[brewcity77]

Shaka said post game Sean isn't able to do anything other than stationary shooting drills. Doesn't seem like he'll be back this year. Given all the injuries and his size does it make sense for him to return? Can he be productive at this level?

To the former, no. To the latter, I don't care enough to find out. Hopefully his mom doesn't create a Scoop account or RIP to my mentions.

[Johnny B]

It should be his decision.

Usually I agree but I'm not sure on what planet it makes sense for all of jones tre Clark and ham to be on this roster next year. Shaka gets paid millions to win games and it's tough to have so many non contributors on the bench. The bench had 2 points today. If it weren't for NIL half of that group would be gone by now.

[Pakuni]

It should be his decision.

Imagine any other workplace where an employee incapable of doing the job gets to decide whether or not he/she gets to continue collecting a full paycheck.

[79Warrior]

That's the concern, that he won't go into the Portal.

Worry much? Everyone needs to take a deep breath. The doom and gloom sometimes in mind numbing. No doubt in my mind there will be improvements in the offseason. Why not let it play out and then judge?