Baylor fans were saying he tore his ACL and is gonna miss a good chunk of next season.
Nice pickup. Should keep them right in the Enfield zone (aka: 45-55 in KenPom unless he has both Mobley bros)
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Damn I would still take him and redshirt him in that 14th/15th spot.
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I feel like weāre getting to like 4 guys in the 14/15 spot. Carrere, Barksdale, does Lang count?
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In reality, anyone after the #11 spot isnāt going to play much anyway.
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Another Euro kid who got some pro playing time
Of all the things to worry about, Iām not sure thinking the staff might just forget how much money they have and run out before signing a full rotation is one of them. Now, whether they can actually recruit anybody tall may be a different story.
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Haha, canāt argue with the second point. But I think we can still stress about the first.
Itās not like the NIL era hasnāt brought us a number of high profile stories or disgruntled student athletes that did not get paid. Just curious about the math of a ~7 mil dollar budget (report before the season) and the 6.2 mil estimate of what has been promised (noted yesterday). I am not saying we donāt have the money, maybe the NIL fund raisers went nuts and we do have 10 mil, but that would be new info.
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First, I donāt think you should put too much emphasis on the precision of the estimate of $6.2. I think HGN has posted a range of what he thinks it is so far. You can search for that. I donāt have time right now (just enough time to waste on a lengthy response when what I say on this board is a significant detraction to 2Q US GDP growthā¦sorry about the recession guys). Not sure how precise that is either, but Iād tend to go with a guy who is probably talking to folks around the program and not a guy using some formula.
Second, $7 was the floor of the range.
Third, HGN has alluded to more being available (I think).
But my point is more that you seem to be worried that the staff went out and blew their wad on 4-5 guys and totally forgot they need multiple front court pieces. Basically youāre worried that the staff is dumb. I donāt think thatās a reasonable concern. Grif Aldrich is not a dumb guy.
My concern about the money was always that they wouldnāt actually use it as a competitive tool. Theyāve shown that they will, so Iām highly encouraged by that. Doesnāt mean they didnāt waste the money on shitty players, but not āoverpaying,ā as so many insist on labeling the strategy, would have gotten us nowhere IMO.
Now my concern is that the staff has lost momentum and might struggle to land quality front court pieces. I donāt think it will be because they ran out of money. Theyāre getting guys in for visits. HGN has said you donāt get a visit unless the NIL is right first. So there is budget remaining. Perhaps not enough to win a straight auction, so the concern is really that Odom isnāt selling his vision effectively.
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My concern on the money is that the task of pulling in a power 5 roster is costing more than anyone expected. Pulling in these pieces may have cost a big part of the reported budget, and the staff is banking on fund raising, which may or may not come through. Itās the market and itās a gamble. Iām not questioning any oneās intelligence, this is not a black/white: smart/dumb matter. Iām just anxious about whether the apparent gamble will pay off.
6-8 Taine with maybe more handles?
Itāll come through. For one year only, this is truly not a concern imo. If the price tag for a competitive team is run up in unforeseen ways, the money will be there. Everyone knows we have to get this right, and a mill or two isnāt going to stop us.
I wish we had a similar environment for football, but alas. Basketball mafia and Carla fundraising prowess will have us for this though.
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I think the budget always was banking on fundraising. Charitable giving/non-profit dynamics apply hereā¦the budget is conditional on what you can do with it and and how well you can sell that to your funders.
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I mean there are 2000 players to go through. It can take some time. Plus Iām sure some more will enter. the guard lineup is looking really good and Tillis is going to be a weapon. Heās probably a better BVP/Gardner. We still need some pieces. Trust the staff to find those pieces. If Odom is worth his salt, heāll make it work.
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We are one starting level center and a Malik Thomas waiver away from a very competitive year one team imo. Need to fill out another forward, and a backup 5, but I really do think weāre ahead of schedule. Itās just now tax day! This was the day to worry if we didnāt have any guys.
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Youāre right. Iāll keep calm.
UVA should sue on the Thomas waiver if the medical redshirt is being held up by the NCAA. No way they wouldnāt fold on that. If it is being held up by USF I guess you play it differently.
The lack of true bigs bothers me. Iād rather not have a project starting at the 5 spot. That said maybe the Euro pipeline helps there.
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Carter Lang will destroy the ACC
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Itās not USF - itās USC that could be the issue -
Or it could just be the NCAA has a ton of these they are processing
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meaning USC is getting involved with Thomas?