Itās true, I still trust Coach Odom. He 100% came through last year with way more holes to fill without overspending on the flashy transfers. Finding players who care more than just making the most money may be a reason we were able to keep everyone this year, whereas players who just care about money will go straight to the portal again next year.
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Actually we have 10 commits. Of course itās gonna take longer to get transfers when we are working to retain guys. Didnāt have to do that at all last year.
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He might find a more patient one thoughā¦.
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You do realize all but Sam were āretainedā before the portal even opened, right? Actually he was as well then walked it back. So, no, other than Sam we have not been working to retain guys the past 2 weeks
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You really think top tier programsā message boards would be patient right now with five open roster spots, no HS commits, no portal commits 2 weeks into the portal?
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I think its really helpful to compare us to Illinois. They went and retained their entire rotation besides Wagler and Boswell (neither were ever staying or eligible), have signed two top-75 freshmen, and went out and got Vaaks. To date, weāre nowhere near that
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If they get Juke too, someoneās gonna Duke Miles it outta there.
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The rational ones would.
And I donāt know, I havenāt asked any of them. I donāt cruise through other teamās message boards in my spare time. Iām sure Kansas and Duke fans are having an enjoyable time right now.
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āTo dateā is the operative phrase here. Plenty of time.
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10? Are you including the walk-ons?
This is a really good point. Even the impatient among us (myself included) have been miraculously patient. But now itās time for some news.
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Itāll happen, and when it does Iām sure itāll be worth the wait. Thereās still plenty of time though. Malik committed on May 10th last year. TDR didnāt commit until July. Two years ago, Coleman Hawkins, one of the biggest names in the portal, committed to KSU in mid-June. We havenāt even gotten to the deadline for draft withdrawals. The staff is patient and has plan. It just sometimes seems like some fans would rather the staff start throwing out desperation bags to random kids. Everything will be fine.
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The bar for āmiraclesā has been lowered quite a bit, it seems. Used to be walking on water or something. Now itās just not freaking out for a week on a message board.
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No telling how active the staff has been. If they are doing it right, the whole process should be cloaked in secrecy. That said, I am assuming that they are quite active, but beyond public view. Also, I donāt know where they might be focused. The transfer portal? Europe? Middle-East? Asia? Central or South America? Who knows? Weāll all learn in due time! Go āHoos!!!
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And they already fit in. Welcome @Lovinger
I want Able because I think an āAbleā and āChanceā back court will give announcers a great menu of pun options during our games
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Hmmmmmmm
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Cain is able
Able is Cain (doesnāt work as well)
Jason Cain got any eligibility left to pair with Able?
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Eh, we overspent on all transfers last year. Out of necessity really. Now a lot of these werenāt āflashyā - agree with you there, but we were dropping big bags last season
Thereās a reason so many came without visiting, or chose us when we werenāt even on their top 5 or whatever (Jacari)
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