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He would be a great fit now and two years ago.

Most teams wouldn't play him as a traditional big man, but as a stretch 4 on offense. He would be damn good in that role. That said, this system fits his talents best.

I think Abdur Rahim Al Mattin who was a JUCO transfer early in the Grawer era was 30 in his final season. I could be off on that because I was a kid then, but I have always remembered hearing that. I think he served 8 years in the Army before he decided to play college basketball.

it is legal if the student is not actively working for the money. Student visa holders can legally earn royalties and passive income while in school.

They can even get paid for the use of their name, image and likeness back home during the season. Just the whole transaction needs to take place in the other country. Say a kid from Australia is getting paid by an Australian company for the use of his NIL back home and the check is deposited in the kid’s Australian bank account, that wouldn’t violate his visa. He just can’t be doing work in the US for that money.

Great new and the first domino to fall on the roster.

The fact that they had Pikaar in for a visit makes me think that Nitu is less than certain

Pretty strong endorsement from Pitino for his former captain.

Yes, what would have been an elite spend last year among the P5 won't be elite next season, but will still be really good P5 spending. 247 had a good article Wednesday talking about P5 average spends last season and expected average spends next season.

I didn't throw the specific number amount out there because I'm not sure what those dollar amounts actually include. For instance I don't believe the higher number (it was crazy) has any chance of being accurate if we are just talking about what the guys will get this coming season, but it could very well be accurate if we are talking about the combined value of all the seasons included in the deals they sign. I have a feeling the second number might be right when it comes to the total value of the compensation of what the guys might get next season, but I don't know how much of that is actual cash and how much of it includes the value of other stuff included in the deal for things like car leases. So if you throw an actual dollar amount out there people might take it for something it actually isn't supposed to be without the proper context of what it all includes.

Mark Pope to UK? Jesus, how the mighty have fallen.

Avila is going to be an All-American by the time he is done. Not many bigger Rob Loe fans than me, but Avila is already light years ahead of Rob at his best.