2025 Transfer Portal

[Xville]

Sean pushed the "we'd be much better with Traore" narrative. Knowing he had one foot out the door the day he came back and made all those empty promises, I wouldn't put much stock in what he said. It's more likely Traore would have been just as big of a disappointment as Hugley was.

I'll just say that yeah it's hard to trust what Miller said at this point. However, it wasn't just him. Adam and Paul were saying the same thing and they are around the team almost on a daily basis. They were extremely hyped with everything that they saw...no one had said anything about Hugley all summer other than he was a bench guy that maybe is ready by conference play to contribute here and there, they were talking a lot about Traore. There was a very noticeable reset of expectations from those two along with Rick once Traore went down.

[GoMuskies]

Did Adam and Paul ever say anything that conflicted with anything Miller said? I'm not judging, but they're not exactly independent media.

[Xville]

Did Adam and Paul ever say anything that conflicted with anything Miller said? I'm not judging, but they're not exactly independent media.

I mean I guess that's fair but let's say he was Abou level last year, which really isn't saying much. 6 and 6 with a little bit of an inside presence...provided some length but gets to play alongside Free instead of Gytis. I'd have to think that's worth 2-3 more wins.

2 players go back to their natural position, and it elongates a bench.

[XUBison]

The nil part of this doesn't bother me...I mean get whatever you can at the time that you can get it.

However, is there ever any chance of putting up some guardrails around the portal? I'd really like a one-time free portal entry, with a sit out year if you switch again unless there is a coaching change. That would really alleviate a lot of the challenges we are seeing today.

I assume it would take some acts of congress to be able to implement something like this, so i'll just concede its never going to happen lol

When I read how tenuous the House settlement could be, I thought there’s no way to stabilize this without an act of congress. That said, I don’t understand why there can’t be multi-year contracts, even in the current environment, but especially once things move to revenue sharing. “We’ll give you $500K for one year, or $1.2M for two.” Wouldn’t most guys take the two-year deal?

I would at least love to see a standard that requires a minimum two-year commitment of incoming freshmen. I think it would be good for both the programs and the kids. It would allow for better development for one thing, but the uncertainty of this environment has to be stressful for many players, especially 17-18 yr-old high school kids. Alas, individual schools are not apt to disadvantage themselves in recruiting, so we’re back to the CBA or congress.

[MHettel]

I've only seen tape of the guy. But here's my rationale outside of just Traore which I'll get to in a minute....Miller said he was going to be the starter. That slides Free to his more natural position, slides Swain to his more natural position, and puts foster on the bench. X's starting lineup was extremely short in the Big East, but suddenly with a healthy Traore, all of a sudden we are 6'11, 6'8, 6'8, 6'4 and 6'0. We got beat up consistently in the middle without Traore, and rebounding was an issue until the end of the season which was probably more of a product of who we played the last seven games.

Now with Traore...he averaged a double-double...I know it's big west but let's take some points and some rebounds away....Let's say he averages 8 and 7 and provides an inside presence when our guards were getting consistently beat off the dribble all year long, at least there is someone to challenge and compete. Fair?

I think he's worth at least 2-3 more wins. Is that crazy? TCU, Georgetown, UC? A 23-8 regular season. I'd have to think that gets us to the 8 seed territory.

To me, it certainly makes the pieces fit a hell of a lot better, and provides a lot more opportunity for Free to stretch the floor a bit more, and have more of a Nunge/Free 2 man game going up with the pick and pop.

I dont think that’s crazy. We got 8 & 7 out of Abou last year. We had no center this year. Period.

[Xville]

We have reached out to Khamari out of UNCW. Not eye popping and didn’t even start but teams must see something in him because this is who he’s received interest from:

X
Miss st
Kansas
Vcu

Among others

[XUBison]

Lots of good questions here, but answers none of us are ever going to get unless one of us is one of those big ass donors. As far as spending next year, Field of 68 guys and maybe Rick as well, have said that number, so that's where it's coming from. With Fanta and Dauster, I'd trust them knowing about what number each Big East team is spending...they have enough contacts to know whats going on in the conference.

Okay, so there’s some real scoop behind the number— good to know. I’m not sure why you’d have to be a big donor to get this info. Let’s say I wanted to donate $2K, Xavier/the fund managers aren’t going to answer some of those questions if I’m so inclined to ask? I get that $2K doesn’t mean much in the grand scheme of NIL funding, but it is a very real commitment for most, and I assume the collectives are reliant on those kinds of donations in quantity to a signficant degree. It seems strange those managing the fund would balk at a $2K donation if it were contingent on some basic details about the fund’s mechanics and health. That does seem to be the case, however, which I don’t get. I mean, aren’t the collectives nonprofits, meaning they are required to publish their annual financial reports?

[GoMuskies]

We have reached out to Khamari out of UNCW. Not eye popping and didn’t even start but teams must see something in him because this is who he’s received interest from:

X
Miss st
Kansas
Vcu

Among others

Four year guy at UNCW. Rare anymore! I went to their game against TX Tech here in Wichita, and he did not make an impression. For whatever little that's worth.

[xuphan]

We have reached out to Khamari out of UNCW. Not eye popping and didn’t even start but teams must see something in him because this is who he’s received interest from:

X
Miss st
Kansas
Vcu

Among others

This roster needs studs and role players. Wonder if he would be in the latter category.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Four year guy at UNCW. Rare anymore! I went to their game against TX Tech here in Wichita, and he did not make an impression. For whatever little that's worth.

Why did those two teams play in Wichita?