Explaining the LSU transfers??

But don’t you find it funny that these young men are leaving to a team that they have no relationships with (or very few) whereas I’m sure they have made friends here, developed relationships. But I’m guessing it’s more a F U for letting their coach go. The players could have stayed, fanbase would love on them which could equate to more $$ through NIL deals because the locals would want to thank them for staying. Now they go to a place where they are unknown (let’s be real we had no stars besides Eason) and for most the NIL money is not there going to a new team where they are relatively unknown to the masses.

Disagree. What makes you think the players have a strong relationship with an established coach. They still up and leave with a coach that they supposedly like. It's got to be money. You see guys leaving from coaches that have been around forever. It's such a sorry affair.

Why would they knowingly stick around a place that will likely have sanctions (postseason ban/scholly restrictions that will make the team shitter) when they can transfer out with immediate eligibility and get a fresh start and maybe more (legal) NiL $$$?

Said differently.. what kinda idiot would stick around in this day and age of instant transfer, NiL and with the tourney/postseason exposure buggest than ever?



Eta- also entering the portal doesnt necessarily mean they are gone. They'd be dumb not to test the market and explore their options tho

I don’t know why people are trying to come up with all these excuses. It’s very obvious why they transferred. They loved Wade and thought Wade got screwed. I would have done the exact same thing if I was an athlete and the coach I played for was fired in what I felt was a questionable firing. The coach they had a great relationship with is gone. So they are going to go through the recruiting process again.

This firing was questionable?? I think everyone knew what would happened. You were caught cheating whether you like it or not. Guess it just depends on what your sense of honesty is and how far you are willing to go.

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But don’t you find it funny that these young men are leaving to a team that they have no relationships with (or very few) whereas I’m sure they have made friends here, developed relationships

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Where are they going such that you know they have little or no relationship with anyone there?

It appears to me like they are in the portal but not committed anywhere else as of yet (which may mean exactly what you say but it is uncertain).

First two guys to enter the portal, Pinson and Murray, were two guys who likely want to be somewhere to showcase what they have because they hope to hit the draft after next season. Potential sanctions, whether you think that is likely or not, may have made them think they would not get much exposure next season.

Shareef and Adam Miller may have had the same line of thinking.

I think at that point it was as much momentum as anything .

I know that football and basketball are different, but it’s worth noting that BK and staff looked for players with a Louisiana connection when utilizing the portal. As has been pointed out, these players (with the possible exception of O’Neal) had little connection with Louisiana or LSU other than Wade.

Do you think our 11 players were "thugs?" WTF?

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The majority of this is driven by relationships

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BREAKING NEWS: Pretty much all recruiting is driven by relationships with coaches and handlers, not because they grew up dreaming of playing for some school.