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Updated, Two down, four to go. Schertz adding size and athleticism as promised. Need a couple more shooters. I would also like a junkyard dog, defensive stopper type player. A stretch big to back-up Robbie would also be nice.

Anyone see him on campus today riding a golf cart?

I like A LOT!!

He is definitely a hell of an athlete. Good size, hopefully can play good D. Assist and rebounding numbers are pretty good. Indeed the 3-point shooting % was not good, BUT maybe Kobe Johnson could be a good model. He only shot 27% the year before, and came to SLU at shot 37% from 3. He didn't shoot a high volume, but was very smart about when he took them - in rhythm, usually wide open shots. Hopefully he doesn't commit during his visit to Mason and arrives tomorrow. Let's land him and then focus on getting a few shooters.

I REALLY like the shot blocking and I think he could find himself on the receiving end of a lot of passes from Robbie.

Otieno averages 2.1 bpg, and Anya only .7. This is a big upgrade as a rim protector. I'm even more positive about this addition after seeing that. There is room for both. This makes us stronger. Maybe he's the starter and Anya does what Casey was supposed to do.

He’s not a stretch big - only made 12 3s - of course on his highlight video, 2 of those were against us - ha! He seems very much like Anya, but perhaps two biggest differences- 81% from the free throw line.. and perhaps a bit of a better finisher. His video shows a lot of cuts to the basket- something it seemed Schertz said Anya was not a natural at - the way Kent was for him the year before.

Not surprising, 6-11 Canadian Christian Nitu is leaving FSU and heading to the portal. He signed with Schertz and ISU last fall. He de-committed when Schertz took the SLU job and signed with FSU in the spring.

I 100% agree, These 6-12 teams SEC have shown they are not good against top competition. I'd rather bids go to good mid majors who don't get those opportunities against P6 teams. They need to reward P6 schools who are willing to play tough mid majors. A_Bomb is a P6 tool. He'll continue to be an apologist for the current system.

Yes, if Brockhoff couldn't break the rotation this year with all these injuries, he never would have in the future. Next man up,

Not a surprise - it was strange that some folks thought there would be little turnover of the roster.

Reed Bailey in the portal and on his way to a P6.

Instead of carrying the water for the P6, every fan of a mid major team should be concerned. The trend was also evident last year. I pointed it out then. ISU getting snubbed with a NET 28 should have been a clear warning sign. t’s been heading this way for a few years.

No one is disputing that transferring is a two-way street, but it's highly debatable whether the talent coming in equals the talent that leaves for P6. It's not just NIL, free agency has played a huge role. In fact, several times, Schertz has said that was the tipping point on why it was the time to leave ISU. He knew he wouldn't be able to keep that time together and walk it back, because it was so easy for those players to leave without the obstacle of sitting out a year. I 100% agree with you about the lack of incentive for P6 teams to play mid majors. Also, I was beating the drum about the negative impact of changing from the rpi to the NET. I have argued that there are multiple factors. I've been a bit of a chicken little, but a number of people on the board said that everything would be just fine for mid majors and that the changes would have a minimal impact. I really wish they were right, so I wouldn't have such a doom and gloom outlook about the future of mid majors.

And yet only one of those players even played in a Tournament game and no "mid-majors" even made the Sweet 16. Hard to see how the portal and free agency have not adversely affected mid majors, but I'm all ears.