re: MBB Offseason '26 Transfer Portal / HS Tracker

I think so. Last year of his deal with Hapoel. He is a versatile guard which fits. You have Divine from Michigan State, depending on if RJ Hampton reclassifies or not, you still need another guard or ball handler in the 8-9 paid players.

Shooty Hoops Portal Tracker

To be expected.

Sources of players:
1- Portal
2- High school
3- International
4- Laying groundwork with potential 5-in-5 seniors in case they become eligible under new rule

Wade is seemingly going the int’l route first, he’s laid groundwork with some 5-in-5 options and he’s supplementing from the portal and potentially 1-2 HS kids.

The int’l options haven’t all been announced for reasons mentioned (season ongoing, etc), so the ranking makes sense but doesn’t include context. So Shooty Hoops rankings on 5/8 are Poopy, they are worthless.

Wouldn’t mind Hampton jumping in this class instead of 27’. Besides CWW doing the exact opposite of CMM, which not to hate on the guy would seem like a good basis point for any coach in power conference college basketball starting out.

Wondering though, no matter what happens with this class and next year. The 27’ is loaded with high level guys, and LSU is in on or has connections with quite a few, not even counting Marcus Spears Jr who I think is a heavy Texas lean. How does that factor in now and in the future.

Will still stand by even if CWW doesn’t get anymore high level players or this doesn’t go exactly according to plan and they just filled out the remaining spots with anyone. I could live with that disappointing outcome for one year more than the entire miserable 4 years of what CMM tried to do in recruiting/portal. Still unfathomable that 3/4 years they had the same strategy and either finished second to last or dead last in the SEC, and never changed. Then doubled down and overpaid for that roster construction. His most inexpensive or I guess “cheapest” team was his only semi respectable one in year 2 and lo and behold it was a completely different strategy.

Divine from Michigan State and Mo from Kentucky our only current U.S. college transfer commits are better than any two from the entirety of the CMM tenure. (Collins is a comp, but Mo is better. Cam Carter was a good add and good player just criminal to trot him out there with that lineup. Dedan Thomas is a good player, but with the roster they had and it being the SEC. You had Dedan Thomas and Max McKinnon for a year, Cam Carter and Jordan Sears for another, and in another a choice of at a time between Trae Hannibal, Justice Hill, and Cam Hayes.

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Will still stand by even if CWW doesn’t get anymore high level players or this doesn’t go exactly according to plan and they just filled out the remaining spots with anyone. I could live with that disappointing outcome for one year more than the entire miserable 4 years of what CMM tried to do in recruiting/portal. Still unfathomable that 3/4 years they had the same strategy and either finished second to last or dead last in the SEC, and never changed. Then doubled down and overpaid for that roster construction. His most inexpensive or I guess “cheapest” team was his only semi respectable one in year 2 and lo and behold it was a completely different strategy.

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I'm very happy Wade returned, and I agree whole-heartedly on the McMahon tenure. However, Wade shouldn't get a pass this season if his plan doesn't work. Obviously, that doesn't mean he should be fired. But he shouldn't be above criticism either...even if LSU is better than they have been over the last 4 years, which is a VERY low bar for "success."

Good, even great teams can be built in the course of one offseason. That is the standard now. While I have all the confidence Wade will have a good team/season next year, if he doesn't he should take heat for it...just like McMahon should have and did for 4 years. This isn't 2018 anymore.

He’s in decision mode. Should be hearing about him any day now. Not sure what the hold up is.

I'd still like to bring him back.

If we get Madar, I wonder if we bring back Zipper too?

whatever it takes to get his GF on campus

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Please God no . He cannot play basketball at this level. I cannot think of one single redeemable quality he brings right now or could contribute to winning SEC basketball. It would be nice to have a guy sit for 3 years and develop but there is no time and you can’t waste money like that.