i do wonder if teams had the option to sign up to 1 year or 2 year deals in the portal that were binding (both ways) if that might provide the opportunity for more stability. Some penalty if the kid leaves after 1 year for another program or the NBA (maybe 150% or 200% NIL commitment) but also programs could be stuck overpaying a Power in year 2.
Recognize hard to make work in practice but every year free agency in pro sports would be chaos too.
Yeah but you arenāt getting anything like that unless you can collective bargain. And then they have to be employees. Otherwise why would players agree to anything? The courts say they are always right. If they NCAA tried to implement some sort of restriction to transferring, the players would challenge it and the NCAA would likely lose. The players love free agency every year.
One of the biggest mistakes in all of this was getting to a point where courts made it unlimited transfers. The one free no-sit transfer was a perfectly workable solution! Massive fumble
Yeah, the NCAA failed by not leading the way in addressing this.
While I hate what itās done to college athletics, I totally get as a person with a skill, I should be able to be paid for that. I just think itās too one-sided right now.
https://x.com/portal_updates/status/1904523862177366375?s=46&t=IIkkMqQ8qIBkUJTInsw88Q
Always skeptical of transfers coming out of the Ivy League, but this guy could be a decent target at the 3/4. Had a big game against Cal earlier this year.
Too many letter Ks in his name. Heād be a good guest on Sesame Street when the episode is ābrought to you by the letter K.ā
Finally! (Wait, what is this new song?!)
Grad trans from NCā¦if Faslev falls through of course
Jamie Shaw on X: āIndiana State guard Samage Teel has entered the Transfer Portal @On3sports has learned The 6-2 grad transfer from Greenville, North Carolina averaged 16.9 points and 5.2 assists earning 1st-Team All-MVC honors. https://t.co/N0eUV4E65D https://t.co/8mFaWNIEfXā / X
Fool me once. Still Like Samage
I like a man who likes to dunk.
Dude is also going to get called for a bunch of travels in the ACC.
Iām in though. He is loong. Thereās a lot of potential there.
I like this guy. Has a somewhat unusual profile of being a power wing who creates lot for himself and others inside the arc. Actually not too different from Chris MaƱon when you compare each of their last seasons at Cornell.
This is one that is interesting. Louisville under Kenny Payne was dogshit but Skyy Clark and Mike James actually looked good at times (and Skyy Clark ended up translating well to UCLA)
Yeah. I worry heād be similar to Saunders in the sense that heās a tweener, not skilled enough to be a 3 and not big enough to be a 4. But thereās a lot to like about his game, seems strong for his size with good athleticism and some skills off the dribble. Probably ends up as a high level glue guy.
0.0% chance we could get a non grad transfer in from Louisville/NC Stateā¦unless he was like ACC All Academic or something, then it would be like 5%
Odom probably has some connections here. Kid (not sure heās still a kid given heās been at 3 colleges already) is from Greenville and went to Winston-Salem State, two towns Odom has spent plenty of time in.
https://x.com/draftexpress/status/1904533478756200749?s=46&t=5FASZRHgruhjFLVJKu-4pQ
Idk if weāll be interested but heās a really fun player.
Good!
If I have to choose between Bam and Arob, Iāll take Arob. Not the highlight shot blocker, but big enough to defend ACC centers on the block (listed weights 250# vs 200# last season), has a much better defensive rebounding rate (23.1% vs 10.4%), and actually has a higher finishing rate (72% on 2ās vs Bamās 59%) against better competition.
So, yeah, if I need a young upside interior 4-around-1 guy, give me Arob first and foremost.
There was a Dook fan in Trillyās discord saying he heard otherwise, but who knows how true that is lol.
