2025 Transfer Portal

[MHettel]

I keep seeing people saying this but this isn’t reality. Guys aren’t going to come here to ride the bench and be a developmental guy. You’re either good enough to play here and complete in the big east or you’re going to a mid major to make a little money and try to work your way up. You’re not going to get guys to come in and ride the bench. And if you do they’ll Trey green do kam craft their way out anyway.

This is DEAD on.

You can want to bring in some guys for the deep part of the bench if you want. Try it. Go ahead. It’s not up to YOU though. It’s up to them. And playing is what they want to do. So they can make money NOW and hopefully more later.

It’s not that the 10-12 guys will leave. It’s that the 10-12 guys won’t even come.

Fletcher and Anderson are good examples. We paid both knowing full well they weren’t going to play. Kinda dumb in my opinion, and it only makes sense given their unique circumstances. Roddy saved a year of eligibility and got paid (brilliant). Fletcher was on an extended recovery and managed to get paid as well. Under THOSE circumstances, it makes sense for the player. But Fletcher left anyway, so does it make sense for us?

[GoMuskies]

Who knows, but Fletcher PROBABLY stays if Miller stays, so it COULD have worked out for us. Granted, no idea if he's any good anymore, so it might not have worked out anyway.

[ArizonaXUGrad]

Yeah, no reason at all. Can't think of any.

Jayden Quaintance at ASU tore his ACL about a month ago. He said he would be ready by September. Traore tore it right at the season start in November. I would expect he is either already lightly training or close to being ready.

[Xville]

This is DEAD on.

You can want to bring in some guys for the deep part of the bench if you want. Try it. Go ahead. It’s not up to YOU though. It’s up to them. And playing is what they want to do. So they can make money NOW and hopefully more later.

It’s not that the 10-12 guys will leave. It’s that the 10-12 guys won’t even come.

Fletcher and Anderson are good examples. We paid both knowing full well they weren’t going to play. Kinda dumb in my opinion, and it only makes sense given their unique circumstances. Roddy saved a year of eligibility and got paid (brilliant). Fletcher was on an extended recovery and managed to get paid as well. Under THOSE circumstances, it makes sense for the player. But Fletcher left anyway, so does it make sense for us?

The roster at several big programs including those at St. Johns, Creighton and UCONN would like a word. It can be done, just because Miller had no interest in it, doesn't mean it isn't happening all over the country. Will Pitino want to? Not sure, but he made development a point over and over yesterday.

[Xville]

Lots of smoke that All Wright has committed. He'd be our scoring guard, and 3 years left to boot.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...430/all-wright

[GoMuskies]

[GoMuskies]

Ryan Conwell is "All in" at Louisville. Sorry, I just find his use of that phrasing amusing.

https://x.com/35KYSportsMedia/status...l-248123212%2F

[Xville]

Haven't seen anything official so we will see.

Wright, Anderson, and Washington would be a nice start to the guard group though. All 6'3 6'4 guys..Washington and Anderson both can handle the ball. Shooter in Wright, Lock down defender in Washington. It'd be a heck of a start if all three are here.

[Xville]

Ryan Conwell is "All in" at Louisville. Sorry, I just find his use of that phrasing amusing.

https://x.com/35KYSportsMedia/status...l-248123212%2F

That's gross. That phrase needs to be throw in the trash. Conwell of all people should know not to use it, it's bs.

All-in for one whole year making 2 mil....wow so amazing. Insert eyeroll here.

[D-West & PO-Z]

This is DEAD on.

You can want to bring in some guys for the deep part of the bench if you want. Try it. Go ahead. It’s not up to YOU though. It’s up to them. And playing is what they want to do. So they can make money NOW and hopefully more later.

It’s not that the 10-12 guys will leave. It’s that the 10-12 guys won’t even come.

Fletcher and Anderson are good examples. We paid both knowing full well they weren’t going to play. Kinda dumb in my opinion, and it only makes sense given their unique circumstances. Roddy saved a year of eligibility and got paid (brilliant). Fletcher was on an extended recovery and managed to get paid as well. Under THOSE circumstances, it makes sense for the player. But Fletcher left anyway, so does it make sense for us?

So what is your contention then? We will get 8 maybe 9 scholarship players and then the rest of the team will be walkons? What other alternative is there?

We will find out in a matter of weeks, but I’m guessing guys 10-13 will not be walkons.