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IANAL, but the answer is noAny lawyers in the group know if the Athletic Department can negotiate 2 or 3 year binding contracts with players?
IANAL, but the answer is noAny lawyers in the group know if the Athletic Department can negotiate 2 or 3 year binding contracts with players?
you plan your roster to win as fast as you can . nfw can you rely on an 18 or 19 year old to stick with a decision 12-18 months outIt does bring back the theoretical debate Indy started a couple of days ago about do we want:
A) Watkins - best player in the portal and gives us the best path to win now
or
B) Lathon + another player- if that is Kaparas/Riley - which would give us a proven SG plus a 17 y.o. Developmental guy with huge upside
In reality it’s likely not our choice (Watkins will have choices if he comes back to college) but in this scenario path B is a lot more appealing than I was thinking originally
We are already setting ourselves up well for 2025 when Fears comes in but in this portal era, planning too far ahead is a fools game given anyone can leave any given year - so I would still prefer Watkins but if we can get Lathon plus one of the international guys that would be a great way to finish off the class too
So my uneducated guess is that we are probably out on Watkins, now, based on how I read Indy’s post. I take “heading overseas again” to mean another actual trip, and it seems very unlikely to me that Brad and/or other staff would make a second trip over without strong confidence in landing someone (who seems to be the “primary target”). And if we land either of the overseas targets that have been mentioned, then it would effectively rule out Watkins.It does bring back the theoretical debate Indy started a couple of days ago about do we want:
A) Watkins - best player in the portal and gives us the best path to win now
or
B) Lathon + another player- if that is Kaparas/Riley - which would give us a proven SG plus a 17 y.o. Developmental guy with huge upside
In reality it’s likely not our choice (Watkins will have choices if he comes back to college) but in this scenario path B is a lot more appealing than I was thinking originally
at some point, and we may be there already, we run outta playing time for more playersI was just thinking of the scenario where Riley reclasses to ‘24 and we take one transfer and one international player - we likely don’t want to take three more in ‘24 nor would we have the NIL for it
Well, the athletic department can't do a one day contract for NIL so definitely not a three year.IANAL, but the answer is no
Not in P5 schools that have aspirations at a deep tourney run at least. I think that's reflected in our current coaching staff who are all big game hunters. The Valleys and directional schools are for devo guys now. Play great, catch somebody's eye and transfer up for a nice bag.There isn't such a thing as developmental guys anymore.
I think we have a huge hole at SG right now. Tre White is a 3/4 and Jake Davis is a 3/2 that likely isn't ready for significant minutes. Our guards right now are Boswell and DGL. That's it.I really like your post. Would love to get this kid. Fingers crossed on his reclassifying to this year. My only quibble would be the "big hole" at SG. We've got DGL, Tre White and Jake Davis in the fold right now. Not arguing about the hole, just the "big" hole.
If Miami can do it I am sure it can be doneAny lawyers in the group know if the Athletic Department can negotiate 2 or 3 year binding contracts with players?
This staff is cooking ... That's all I've got to say ...
Heading overseas again ... You guys can all determine that means ... There will likely be another guy who joins in addition as well ... Lathon, Monsanto, as well as a couple others I was told but will keep quiet for now ... They want to see how the du$t settles after they lock down the primary target ...
2025 ... You guys are starting to see some of the names I've been told behind the scenes for a while ... People DO NOT want to see our staff on the trail ... I am told all 4 of the guys below plan to take OVs ... Jeremiah Fears has been doing some recruiting of his own as well ...
AJ Dybantsa, Utah Prep , Small Forward
AJ Dybantsa is a Small Forward from Brockton, MA.247sports.com
Jasper Johnson, Overtime Elite , Shooting Guard
Jasper Johnson is a 6-4, 170-pound Combo Guard from Versailles, KY.247sports.com
Meleek Thomas, Overtime Elite , Shooting Guard
Meleek Thomas is a 6-3, 165-pound Point Guard from Midland, PA.247sports.com
Will Riley, The Phelps School , Small Forward
Will Riley is a 6-8, 178-pound Small Forward from Malvern, PA. He is ranked No. 22 in the country by 247Sports. Riley is the No. 2 recruit in Malvern, PA...247sports.com
This staff is cooking ... That's all I've got to say ...
Heading overseas again ... You guys can all determine that means ... There will likely be another guy who joins in addition as well ... Lathon, Monsanto, as well as a couple others I was told but will keep quiet for now ... They want to see how the du$t settles after they lock down the primary target ...
2025 ... You guys are starting to see some of the names I've been told behind the scenes for a while ... People DO NOT want to see our staff on the trail ... I am told all 4 of the guys below plan to take OVs ... Jeremiah Fears has been doing some recruiting of his own as well ...
AJ Dybantsa, Utah Prep , Small Forward
AJ Dybantsa is a Small Forward from Brockton, MA.247sports.com
Jasper Johnson, Overtime Elite , Shooting Guard
Jasper Johnson is a 6-4, 170-pound Combo Guard from Versailles, KY.247sports.com
Meleek Thomas, Overtime Elite , Shooting Guard
Meleek Thomas is a 6-3, 165-pound Point Guard from Midland, PA.247sports.com
Will Riley, The Phelps School , Small Forward
Will Riley is a 6-8, 178-pound Small Forward from Malvern, PA. He is ranked No. 22 in the country by 247Sports. Riley is the No. 2 recruit in Malvern, PA...247sports.com
Orlando Antigua & Tim Anderson walk into a gym…This staff is cooking ... That's all I've got to say ...
Heading overseas again ... You guys can all determine that means ... There will likely be another guy who joins in addition as well ... Lathon, Monsanto, as well as a couple others I was told but will keep quiet for now ... They want to see how the du$t settles after they lock down the primary target ...
2025 ... You guys are starting to see some of the names I've been told behind the scenes for a while ... People DO NOT want to see our staff on the trail ... I am told all 4 of the guys below plan to take OVs ... Jeremiah Fears has been doing some recruiting of his own as well ...
AJ Dybantsa, Utah Prep , Small Forward
AJ Dybantsa is a Small Forward from Brockton, MA.247sports.com
Jasper Johnson, Overtime Elite , Shooting Guard
Jasper Johnson is a 6-4, 170-pound Combo Guard from Versailles, KY.247sports.com
Meleek Thomas, Overtime Elite , Shooting Guard
Meleek Thomas is a 6-3, 165-pound Point Guard from Midland, PA.247sports.com
Will Riley, The Phelps School , Small Forward
Will Riley is a 6-8, 178-pound Small Forward from Malvern, PA. He is ranked No. 22 in the country by 247Sports. Riley is the No. 2 recruit in Malvern, PA...247sports.com
[snip] Jeremiah Fears has been doing some recruiting of his own as well ...
This staff is cooking ... That's all I've got to say ...
Heading overseas again ... You guys can all determine that means ... There will likely be another guy who joins in addition as well ... Lathon, Monsanto, as well as a couple others I was told but will keep quiet for now ... They want to see how the du$t settles after they lock down the primary target ...
2025 ... You guys are starting to see some of the names I've been told behind the scenes for a while ... People DO NOT want to see our staff on the trail ... I am told all 4 of the guys below plan to take OVs ... Jeremiah Fears has been doing some recruiting of his own as well ...
AJ Dybantsa, Utah Prep , Small Forward
AJ Dybantsa is a Small Forward from Brockton, MA.247sports.com
Jasper Johnson, Overtime Elite , Shooting Guard
Jasper Johnson is a 6-4, 170-pound Combo Guard from Versailles, KY.247sports.com
Meleek Thomas, Overtime Elite , Shooting Guard
Meleek Thomas is a 6-3, 165-pound Point Guard from Midland, PA.247sports.com
Will Riley, The Phelps School , Small Forward
Will Riley is a 6-8, 178-pound Small Forward from Malvern, PA. He is ranked No. 22 in the country by 247Sports. Riley is the No. 2 recruit in Malvern, PA...247sports.com
This staff is cooking ... That's all I've got to say ...
Heading overseas again ... You guys can all determine that means ... There will likely be another guy who joins in addition as well ... Lathon, Monsanto, as well as a couple others I was told but will keep quiet for now ... They want to see how the du$t settles after they lock down the primary target .
Yes, limit them to one free transfer. If they choose to transfer again then they have to sit out a year like it used to be. That would slow a lot of this down.at least in pro sports you can sign a guy for 3-4 years (or more)
in college now , it’s just one year .
its ridiculous . you have to re-recruit your entire roster of eligible players every friggin year
... and Geoff says, let's go back to Europe with Brad.Orlando Antigua & Tim Anderson walk into a gym…
Flight Tracker Alert! Those in the know of the plane’s ID, get on it!!!This staff is cooking ... That's all I've got to say ...
Heading overseas again ... You guys can all determine that means .
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BEWARE THE INTERNATIONAL HARE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'kDoesn't freak me out, but that image always makes me wonder about your reaction to seeing it in your somewhat altered state.