CycloneErik
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Seems like there's a fair bit of tampering going on...
Unpossible in this virtuous sport.
Seems like there's a fair bit of tampering going on...
Sign him as a walk-on! Pay under the table............boom!Looking at his recruiting profile. His talent level is of someone we easily could of signed. If we did he'd either worked his way into a stacked rotation or probably hit the portal even though year two he'd be a likely starter. ( maybe not now after transfer season) but him being here might of affected our recruiting. I guess what I'm getting at is it worth taking bigs out of HS knowing if they don't make the rotation they're likely not staying?
Rock is an obvious exception due to his circumstance.
Seems like there's a fair bit of tampering going on...
That doesn't even come close to addressing my point. Which is even if you sign a kid beneath your level he's going to bolt unless he sees PT.Sign him as a walk-on! Pay under the table............boom!
Top ranked transfers could wait it out and drive the price up. That is what I would do. If everyone wanted me. I would just sit around and wait on bids.
How did you get ahold of Cliff Omoruyi's playbook?
Just like the Knights of the Round Table.Unpossible in this virtuous sport.
While I’ll be happy to see the COVID years go, fewer players in the portal will mean higher prices.Thank god the COVID eligibility era will be over with.
It really won't. Basically if you aren't top 100 just play at a lower level to get on the floor and go in the portal. If they are top 100 and don't play they'll be in the portal. If you're top 100 and out play your NIL you're in the portal. On average half your roster will turnover every year. Half of that will be from the portal. This isn't going to change.While I’ll be happy to see the COVID years go, fewer players in the portal will mean higher prices.
While ISU could use a guy like Cliff or Toppin, I'm definitely happy with being done with the portal early and not being in that chaosYeah he is being smart. Just keep waiting until teams get more in need. Obviously Cliff does not care much where he plays as long as he makes money.
YepIs today the last day to get in the MBB portal?
And then there’s Iowa.It really won't. Basically if you aren't top 100 just play at a lower level to get on the floor and go in the portal. If they are top 100 and don't play they'll be in the portal. If you're top 100 and out play your NIL you're in the portal. On average half your roster will turnover every year. Half of that will be from the portal. This isn't going to change.
**** emAnd then there’s Iowa.
I would tell Fish to go back to the portal if we could snag Toppin. That kid is a badass rebounder, which we need badly.While ISU could use a guy like Cliff or Toppin, I'm definitely happy with being done with the portal early and not being in that chaos
Things that didn’t happen…FYI: A division 1 coach from a mid major was at the same high school track meet recently. He saw my Iowa State shirt and commented “now that’s a team that is doing it right. Let me tell you TJ is killing it in the portal. He is light years ahead of Fran.“
Yes and No. The problem is that Iowa State has some big disadvantages when it comes to getting the top tier guys from the Portal - especially ones that create and score, as we've seen the past few years. Our best chance to get scorers will continue to be the HS route or a tier down in college. The key though is trying to find the kids that 1 - you really feel good about, and 2 - believe that they will buy into the culture, development, etc more than just chase NIL.
I look at Milan and Tamin as great examples of this. They could get over a million to transfer but are sticking around because 1 - they've bought into the coaching staff, 2- they feel they can develop the best for an NBA career, 3 - they're culture/glue guys, and 4 - they can focus on earning the money in the NBA rather than just chasing it short-term in college at the risk of not developing.
Now, there are always going to be misses like we saw with Omaha and Hamilton, or those that decide to transfer anyways (i.e. Hunter)... but those are guys you absolutely take when the opportunity exists. The problem was everybody in the country thought the first 2 could develop into scorers to compliment other skills and neither has shown the ability to do that even in practice.
I truly believe (and know that the staff also feels) that we need to find our key pillars through HS and then supplement from a year-to-year basis via the portal (probably 3 guys, sometimes 4 depending on HS hits/misses). That's also why you see our NIL focusing heavily on retaining vs enticing. This is different than just refusing to accept the Portal - it's using a balance of the two in harmony.