Recent content by HoopsterMan

I tend to find this is the part of his formula that is missing - us, other top programs are building cores through retention, players getting better every year and becoming culture carriers and leaders. Hurley does it intentionally with kids like Karaban, or he goes out and gets young transfer...

Cal has shown to be able to recruit wherever he goes, probably the best recruiter in CBB history.

We'll see. he's a fairly poor example as he's getting a large shiney nugget with JBB. They may not care, and that's fine. Yet no one is going to convince me that Scheyer develops as I've yet to see him take putty and really shape it, more acquiring really great talent and seeing it off in a...

A misconception. He was the 7-13 ranked 5* coming out of HS in a loaded class and left as a 2nd round pick after his sophomore year. I'm sure Isaiah Evans wasn't coming to Duke thinking he was a second round pick as as sophomore. I have yet to see Scheyer turn anything but gold into gold, or...

Yeah, I'm going to be really curious how he looks. He's not Flagg in terms of athleticism or Boozer in terms of strength, but he's very tall, very long and extremely killed (and a lefty). I don't expect him to be a very good defensive players at the 4 and teams that go 4 out might be able to...

If we're still on Blackwell and Duke, they released a lengthy practice tape. What stood out - the kid they picked up from Barcelona is unique, big, great touch, keeps ball high and looks very skilled. He could be special. They're going to have a hard time keeping Rippey off the floor. He has an...

Give it to Brad, he's built great culture and has found guys that really like playing with each other.

Check out this schedule release. They are getting cocky.

Very - this could be (gulp), the year.

Alabama retention plan

They wilted against a ferocious full court pressure of Houston, couldn't score, couldn't even get the ball OB. Scheyer should have been prepared for that. Proctor was bouncing balls off his knee, missing front ends. The following year, UConn did the same thing, forced turnovers. Boozer was...

Coleman is so much better than 23rd. 247 has him at 14, which is right. I think he'll ultimately be 4-5th most impactful freshman next year. The kid to look out for is Mile Sadler at WVU.

In their 4 F4 years, they were ranked 7, 4, 7 in defensive efficiency. Our last 3 years, 80, 40, 20.

Egor is a pretty good call actually. Then Young pivots to as traditional of a college PG as it gets in Wright, which is interesting. I'm staying open to this and it's growing on me.

Felt like the default 1, after UConn spittled down the stretch again Marquette and Creighton.