DooleyBull06

There’s definitely layers. Some tampering going on and/or Nate probably thinking it’s easier/cost efficient to bring in a new player than retain a rostered player. I can see agents/reps or other coaches telling a player, transfer and you’ll be a starter or roll player here.

Akron winning the offseason. Preseason favs?

Even after a final 4 run Oats faces the same problems most coaches do. Griffen played very well all tournament and wants to bounce. Perhaps someone got in his ear and said he can make more money elsewhere. Today’s state of the game folks.

Speaking of Canisius…

There’s still rules?

My two cents on the Adams/Chatman debate is this…yes they had a lot on their plate. And yes the team wasn’t good around them. The team couldn’t pick up the slack where Adams and Chatman lacked. I have no issues with Chatman. He was on the court for a year, was a volume scorer, maybe he bought it and maybe he didn’t…whatever. The season was lost a couple weeks into conference play. My issue with Adams was that he was here multiple seasons across multiple coaches and never truly developed. Never became the go to guy we thought he could be. I’m not calling them lazy just saying or realizing that at the end of the day we had a team of rotation/role players.

I can see your points. Maybe he wants to change on the fly. And it’s an easy thing to do when we sucked last season lol. If there’s one thing for sure is that UCONN and their style has won back to back. What makes UConn great is they defend but offensively they can bang inside and make 3s. Unlike Purdue who is too Eddy oriented and Bama who is live or die by the 3, UConn can do both within a game. So why not copy that.

Who knows what he is building at this point. One thing I wanted to come out with from last season was an identity. I don’t think we have one. We hashtag all in grit but there were few times I saw a gritty effort. Being interchangeable is vital in today’s game I agree there. Tough defense sure but I don’t think we had good defenders last season. As for the attacking the rim, we shot way too many 3s for a team that shot horribly from 3. Maybe if we attacked the rim more and focused on quality 2 point shots we would’ve been more competitive.

For some perspective on recruiting locally and NIL budgeting…not saying we are Arkansas but saying that the philosophy of NIL and recruiting NYS is important

18 million dollar buyout. We will see how badly Kentucky wants him. Question is: Does Nate want Kentucky and all the baggage of expectations that come with it?

So let me get this straight…he passed up scholarship offers to go play for Arkansas St as a preferred walk on? Either he is getting some nice NIL money or he will transfer after next season when he realizes he’s been riding the bench all season. This seems like a fishy way to circumvent roster restrictions. But I agree with the premise that we should be recruiting locally, especially if that player is the wny all time scorer.

I’ll take the over on UB mentions. At least 2 I say

Deal with Clingan by doing what we did to Ayton when Oats was here. They will likely make Clingan defend in space. Maybe he gets lazy and commits an early foul or two. I’m sure Oats has a plan. Just a matter of execution. But to me spread wise with the way they shoot 3s, I don’t see the blowout.

I actually think this spread is too high and Vegas is trying to trick people by capitalizing off of UCONN’s dominance. The 3 ball is a neutralizer and we know Bama can shoot it. I may be wrong but I don’t think Bama gets blown out in this one.

While it’s surprising that this player enter the portal or that player…Coach Burke has seemingly become a pro at navigating the portal. She has made over the roster what 3 times in the two years she’s been here? How she can navigate the portal is something that will make her an attractive candidate for a bigger school.