MBB Commits & Portal

I wouldn't worry too much about losing any current players.

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Are we worried

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Not in the least.

Coach Wade will keep who he wants and knows how to identify talent, recruit talent and coach talent. Think Tari Eason, an off the bench role player at Cincinnati, identified by Wade and coached up to be a 1st round NBA draft pick.

Y’all said this same thing after Kiffin was hired. Worried about players we are losing lol.


Some of yall can’t help but panic

Go look at the talent Wade had at LSU the first time around and then get back to me. If you are still worried after that, well, you deserve to stay miserable.

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I want Reece back he can really handle the ball well.

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I don't think he has entered the portal, has he?

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reed says he is open to returning.

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I think he could be a good addition to a Wade team.

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just entering the portal doesn't mean they are gone.

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True.

Wouldn't mind DJ back, but I think he is gone.

Zipper? Who knows.

I liked Mosely, but he is sort of an unknown as well. He has a sweet 3-point shot, for sure.


These guys are not yet in the portal as far as I know.

Mike Nwoko (JR)
Rob Miller III (SO)
Matt Gilhool (FR)
Jalen Reece (FR)
Marcus Vaughns (FR)

Gilhool redshirted and has 4 more years. Gilhool is listed as 6' 11". He looks to be a legit 6'11. He looks more than an inch taller than Miller and Reed, who are both listed as 6'10 (as is MWoko, who looked shorter than Miller, when they were on the floor together, to me). I have no clue if he is athletic or what he can do on the floor, but he can be coached to overcome any deficiencies. You can't be coached to be taller .

Wade is prepeared to go HAM next week as the young bucks would say.

Getcha popcorn ready

You could see it in his body language yesterday, even referenced us as a Ferrari this time around.

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I trust Stansbury and Wade to evaluate the front line players and decide on if they’re worth ponying up for.

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Same.

Really, if McMahon's style was that guard-centric perimeter play my old brain tells me played at Murray State (it was hard to tell what identity they had at LSU), and he recruited toward that, I think that doesn't really play into Wade's more aggressive crashing style of play (again, my recollections are suspect).

You can always use a PG, a good 3-point shooter (can be your PG if need be), and an athletic big, but you need to get your style of player if you expect to be competitive. If that's physically tough, a balance of shooters gonna shoot and unselfish in the same guy, athletic, and high basketball IQ or at least willing and capable of learning. I think Reece, Miller, and Nwoko have all shown some of those characteristics, for sure.

Reece seemed to modify his play to fit the needs of the team as the season went on and got better and better. I think he's a keeper.

Rioux is available.

I saw Reece play some pretty good D on ball in spots. I don’t think it’s a lack of ability with him. Will he stay if he’s not PG1 is my guess as to what it’ll come down to. Offensively I think he fits Wade’s style