Deacfreak07
Ain't played nobody, PAWL!
Compound those exit fees when the ACC pac-2s us, and we might have some gas.Ok fine $50m. It may take two or three decades, but we’ll save up and buy ourselves one magical season before we all die.
Compound those exit fees when the ACC pac-2s us, and we might have some gas.Ok fine $50m. It may take two or three decades, but we’ll save up and buy ourselves one magical season before we all die.
I don't think anyone is pissed about a lack of loyalty dude. You're writing a lot of words assuming that, but I haven't seen anyone complain about loyalty.It's not the schools where they came from as much as it the transfer environment that essentially college sports has become, particularly men's college basketball. Feels like there is an expectation of loyalty here that just doesn't exist any more.
At the end of the season, every college basketball player with eligibility is a candidate to play for any of the other 362 D1 programs. Carr wasn't in the portal until today, but he (or his agent) was talking to reps from other schools; apparently, someone made an offer that was too good to pass up. Literally every college basketball player capable of contributing is fielding similar interest.
Don't know AC or Boopie, but they came to WF as transfers and WF paid them to play. Now, the 2024 season is over, and they can transfer again and get paid. That's how it is now.
AC is a solid power conference player, but don't think its an impossibility WF could use the funds that it had set-aside for Carr for another player that could be as good if not better. Understand those that are sad that college baketball is different and that the rules that previously kept players from transferring as many as four times are now gone, but that's just where we are. I thought everyone understood that.
It’s like when I was 7 years old and I wanted to buy a GI Joe Snowcat. I had to save my allowance for weeks to have enough.Compound those exit fees when the ACC pac-2s us, and we might have some gas.
23 year old misfit All-Stars? That could work.New rule: only bring in players with one year of eligibility left
This is absolutely correct. The fans and the players view college basketball extremely differently. Fans think about loyalty, consistency, repping your school, etc. Players look at where they can showcase their ability best to make the NBA and where they can get paid the most. I can't blame them. But I also think college baskeball is a system/product that is really moving in the wrong direction.It's not the schools where they came from as much as it the transfer environment that essentially college sports has become, particularly men's college basketball. Feels like there is an expectation of loyalty here that just doesn't exist any more.
At the end of the season, every college basketball player with eligibility is a candidate to play for any of the other 362 D1 programs. Carr wasn't in the portal until today, but he (or his agent) was talking to reps from other schools; apparently, someone made an offer that was too good to pass up. Literally every college basketball player capable of contributing is fielding similar interest.
Don't know AC or Boopie, but they came to WF as transfers and WF paid them to play. Now, the 2024 season is over, and they can transfer again and get paid. That's how it is now.
AC is a solid power conference player, but don't think its an impossibility WF could use the funds that it had set-aside for Carr for another player that could be as good if not better. Understand those that are sad that college baketball is different and that the rules that previously kept players from transferring as many as four times are now gone, but that's just where we are. I thought everyone understood that.
So we aren't top 30 in NIL money as some have claimed? If so then disagree with above statement. You should have at least a top 30 team if not better if you could also find underutilized talent as Forbes has or get some top HS talent which we apparently get none. So lots of issues with statement above and does point to a coach issue. We don't need a 2 or 3 portal studs but 5-6 if we don't want depth to be an excuse again.You don't have to be a good coach to win in college basketball. You just need a competent coach and lots of money. Forbes isn't "the" problem. If you had enough cash to keep this team together, like UNC money, we would be a tournament team next year. A better coach would have got this team in the tournament, but that coach may not have been able to identify the portal players Forbes has. Have enough cash and you don't need the Billy Bean of college basketball to assemble a team. We're asking for a coach to do more with less money, we can't afford that coach, let alone the players.
Wake is a good transfer destination if you don't like to play defense.
We REALLY need to get Kyle. That'll help cool the sting a little bit. Then get Duke Miles from high point + another big name. Need to reel some folks in, if for no other reason to lower the collective blood pressure of Ogboards.It's a funny joke (ok, no it isn't), but Reid and Sallis came in last year with strong defensive reputations, Spillers was the JUCO leader in blocks as a SO (and a good defender this year), and Kyle was the Summit League DPOY.
looking forward to putting up our analytics bannerKenpom is the most accurate college basketball prediction tool. Under Forbes we have gone from #175 to #35 to #86 to #28 (ahead of 10+ NCAA tourney at-large teams).
Feel bad for Forbes and Co. He would have killed it here 10 years ago! This is the end of Wake Basketball for years to come until something is done with the current policies. Get out while you can Forbes…you guys deserve better than this!
At this point there is no blood pressure as just so sad where we are and no longer about the team.We REALLY need to get Kyle. That'll help cool the sting a little bit. Then get Duke Miles from high point + another big name. Need to reel some folks in, if for no other reason to lower the collective blood pressure of Ogboards.
I don’t know who needs them at all. They are water carriers not journalists. They just portray themselves that way. The fact that Wake gives them a credential is the real travestyWhat do we need them for if they won't break news and won't ask any questions during the season. Sick they do twitter updates of a game I'm watching anyways.