Dr Bird

I like Anya a lot, but I would not have Anya on the floor in a 1 point game under 1 minute. If Anya gets the defensive rebound, he get's hacked and stands at the FT line as a 30% FT shooter.

Turned around in the sense that we appear to be digressing rather than progressing. Agree that there is little reason for optimism.

That's some good additional info that I was not aware of. I hope Tillett can get it turned around.

I may have overthought it, but my first thought was .....Is Geno really looking for "up and comer" coaches for us? I hear coaches giving props to other coaches all the time. I don't think Geno was BS'ing, but I also don't think he's an expert on the SLU coaching situation.

Agree that Eagan is doing a fantastic job at LU. I watched several OVC games to see how SLU transfer Nicastro was doing at WIU (she did well). LU will be a force in the OVC next year. Didn't AD May say Tillett was highly recommended to him by Geno Auriemma? My first thought was "why would Geno care about whether Tillett was a good fit for the Billikens"??

and David Burns, maurice Jeffers and Justin Love too!

Agree 100%

I trust CJS in his roster decisions. And by all accounts he's a stand-up guy. If special considerations are merited, he will make it happen.

It may be less of a reflection on CJS, and more of a matter that CJS said "no guaranteed minutes and no guaranteed NIL" and that was enough for Dotzler to leave.

A key point is that most P5 benchwarmers make more in NIL than a mid-major starter. So for someone with limited pro potential, he can stay at the P5 and save a little nest egg until he exhausts eligibility. The counter to that is you need to play for any chance at a pro career (domestic or overseas), and most players think they at least have a chance for some overseas money.

True. That said, once the player moves to the portal I doubt CJS would offer anything (scholarship or NIL) to a player that still has major injury concerns and has not been a past contributor.

New Mexico >> VCU seems like a lateral move at best. There will be more P6 openings. I think Pitino will be very careful in selecting a landing spot. Maybe Drake will mess with Iowa and hire their fired coach McCaffrey. He'd be hell-bent to do well. McCaffrey wants to coach again but I'm sure the P6 window has closed. He never made a Sweet 16, but did have 6 first round wins in his career.

with the vcu performance and the awful A10 performance in the NIT, we are seeing how bad the A10 is. It's beyond time for a new commissioner. Each school president should recommit to basketball excellence or find a new league.

Steve, I saw your well-stated tribute to Gibson on the main page. I concur 100%. Thanks for doing that!

I'm fine with keeping Brockhoff if he is a positive team guy and buys into the system. He can certainly be an 11 to 15 guy. For some reason, he could not make shots during games. His form looked great. That said, he probably wants a bigger role than he will get with the Billikens.