Stevie Franchise

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@RuFan130 I think Im in on starting 5:
Lino
Francis
Buchanan
Sydnor
1 more transfer big

Rotation:
Smith Jr
Powers
Gurdak
JMike

Obvy that last transfer center being the X factor there

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@aaron_breitman Think I’d rather spend it all on a big man. I’m feeling pretty good about our guards & wings at this point.

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@DannyBreslauer Why wouldn’t Mark stay? Chance to be the best player of a Big Ten team

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@Brad_Wachtel I feel past years have proven the field is set going into the conf tourney’s, so unless you’re a conf winner / bid stealer, only seeding might change.

You think otherwise?

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@Richard37215662 @Bacatology1

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@EllisVGordon @CraigHelfgott And to be clear, I don’t think they’re a tourney team next yr, if they run it back. But they could be close, and I think if they are, you get 1 more shot in 27/28 w the same core.

I don’t think they get back to the tourney via the transfer portal by 27/28 tho.

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@EllisVGordon @CraigHelfgott They also should not blow their budget on 1 guy from outside the program, either IMO

They’re at the bottom of the B1G in $. The only way theyll have a chance at competing is by retaining

I’d like to see them bring all the guys you listed + Dortch, Powers & 1 big man transfer

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@Richard37215662 Making up your own %s is wild lol. You pick the games against the spread, and I have never actually seen you get 1 right.

I said Lino was their best frosh, and needs to see the court more, and you said “Nope”

I bet your shit smells like roses, too!

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@Dave_White The issue for me is just his unwillingness to adapt, which has been a weakness of his, his entire tenure IMO. He’s earned the right to come back & be rooted on, but I really hope he’s not as stubborn as he seems.

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@Richard37215662 Okay then lol

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@DannyBreslauer I just dont have any confidence in that happening. We have 3+ yrs of the portal to know we a) don’t have a budget to get w/e we want and b) arent the best at finding value

Agree on needing a center. But I think a more realistic option is developing Lino at PG & Zrno as a shooter

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@DannyBreslauer Idk. I still think continuity can win.

I don’t think marginal upgrades in the portal would yield better results than running it back.

And let’s be realistic, they’re not landing any whales, they’d need to land/find Cam Spencer type transfers. Much easier said than done

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@DannyBreslauer The offense is awful, everyone knows that, and Pike might even take pride in that lol. He hangs his hat on defense. So I am OKAY w a terrible looking shot chart, IF ur opponents is terrible looking too! So to me the D is the bigger issue, if that’s what Pike cares about.

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@PutOnForJersey I’d like to keep Francis, Mark, Powers, Grant, Nwuil, Buchanan, JMike and Dorth.

I think JMike & Dorth are strong culture guys, and while I am not a fan of Pike these days. While he’s the coach, I think we can get back to winning by developing within & having a strong culture

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@aaron_breitman @zbad1440 @gak02b This is primarily a Pike & staff issue. I dont have the fix, but I know Ive been watching the same miserable offense run for really Pike’s entire tenure. Unless he starts to accept change from somewhere on that side of the ball, Im ready to move on (minus the buyout)

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@BracketguyDave Maybe I’m just scarred from RU not getting in, in 2023, but I firmly believe none of these games (conf tourney) matter, unless a team that was out wins it all.

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@DannyBreslauer Big IF here, but IF they can win on Wed and then somehow get revenge on Purdue, in what has easily been the most disappointing season ever, Fri night will at least feel like a tourney game.

That’s my mindset, get by USC, get revenge on Purdue, and then let’s have some fun.