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[D-West & PO-Z]

I dunno about reliable, but ive heard it was absurdly low...2 million.

I had heard low like that as well and I had also heard 6 million (thought not from a reliable source at all).

Wonder what it really was, and how that money could potentially be utilized.

[Caveat]

This is a hilariously defeatist take. Step off the ledge.

It's being realistic, IMO.

Pitino took over UNM and they went 13-19. That's probably a good result to expect for Xavier next year. I think people here are seriously underestimating just how daunting a task that a total, ground-up rebuild is going to be of the program. It's in worse shape than when Steele left.

[XUBand]

It's being realistic, IMO.

Pitino took over UNM and they went 13-19. That's probably a good result to expect for Xavier next year. I think people here are seriously underestimating just how daunting a task that a total, ground-up rebuild is going to be of the program. It's in worse shape than when Steele left.

Yup - no one is being realistic about it at all.

[Xville]

We’ve been linked to Powell. So has like ten other teams lol but he’d be a nice get

[ArizonaXUGrad]

We now have two guys. We need 11 more but really we need a full 13. Pitino has a MASSIVE problem to solve in the next 3-4 weeks.

[MHettel]

this reminds me of last year when some were jumping off the ledge about Miller going on vacation, and then X picked up guys that people are now freaking out about losing.

I mean do whatever you want...if you want to be defeatist and jump off the ledge more power to ya i guess, but good gawd some are acting like the portal is closed and no one is on the roster. Chill the f out

I’m confused. Conwell was a great pickup. That’s it.

We may never know about Traore. Hugley just sucked. Maddox was a bench piece but not a starter. Foster was the definition of average. Fletcher was a waste of time and money. Maybe Anderson will be as well.

What I do know is that Miller took vacation and this is what we ended up with. What I don’t know is what it could have been had he been engaged in the most important part of the season when it mattered most.

It actually pisses me off little bit in retrospect. He leaves because he’s not getting enough money to buy a championship and then yet he decides to pull himself out of the game during crunch time.

Also, did he forget that he beat UConn twice in a year they won the NC?

Maybe just being a really good coach is the key to success, not just buying the best roster.

At AZ he had the blue blood brand and a thin set of competition out West. Now at Texas he just plans to outspend everyone.

[Xville]

It's being realistic, IMO.

Pitino took over UNM and they went 13-19. That's probably a good result to expect for Xavier next year. I think people here are seriously underestimating just how daunting a task that a total, ground-up rebuild is going to be of the program. It's in worse shape than when Steele left.

That was a different world. I know we can't fully compare to these schools but here are a few first year coaches and how their teams did this past year with having to replace almost their entire roster:

BYU-Sweet 16
Louisville--tournament
Arkansas- Sweet 16
UK- Sweet 16
Michigan - Sweet 16
Drake- Round of 32
Vandy- tournament
Utah State - Tournament


I'm just saying, its not as daunting as it would have been 4 years ago. Let's see what the roster looks like in a month.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Calipari (a lot more money I know) had 0 players and was a late game collapse away from the Elite 8.

I posted before, 44% of 1st year power conference head coaches in the NIL/portal era make the NCAA tourney in their first year. I don't know all of them off the top of my head but I am sure some had more resources than X and some had less and some had complete roster turnover and some retained some players.

I swear some people act like X is some little sisters of the poor program. Don't let all the talking down Miller has done to make himself look better about bolting cloud where the program really is.

I am not saying we will be a tournament team next year. I am saying Pitino will field a competitive team or he wasn't the right hire.

[GoMuskies]

Did Drake bring back anyone last year? They won 34 games?

[Xville]

Man I hope we get a couple of "average" guys like Foster and Maddox for the team this year...ya know the guys that shot 41 and 40% from 3, Traore a guy that averaged a double double, and Conwell an all Big East player. Maybe Pitino should take a vacation now.