With this season completely off the rails and no signs of hope, I was looking ahead to next season. Given the roster will have with some legitimate YOUNG talent what do we need from the portal to make the team competitive? Obviously expectations will be super low so it will be hard to match the disappointment of this season.
Assuming no transfers out this is what the roster will look like:
PG: Davis, Williams?, Mark
2/3: Derkack, Powers, Ware
4/5: Ogbole, Somerville, Grant, Ware, Nwuli
I think it's time to move on from Williams, Ogbole and maybe even Derkack.
We need from the portal, an experienced floor general, a rim protector and a shooter/scorer on the wing. What is the probability we can get those?
Ultimately, Pike needs to keep the young guys in the program and get back to his roots of developing tough hard nosed defense first players. We need to be a "developmental" program ala GS' football mantra and the teams of Baker, Harper, McConnell if Pike is going to have any success. Is that possible in the age of NIL and the portal? No clue, but I think it's our only hope.
Assuming no transfers out this is what the roster will look like:
PG: Davis, Williams?, Mark
2/3: Derkack, Powers, Ware
4/5: Ogbole, Somerville, Grant, Ware, Nwuli
I think it's time to move on from Williams, Ogbole and maybe even Derkack.
We need from the portal, an experienced floor general, a rim protector and a shooter/scorer on the wing. What is the probability we can get those?
Ultimately, Pike needs to keep the young guys in the program and get back to his roots of developing tough hard nosed defense first players. We need to be a "developmental" program ala GS' football mantra and the teams of Baker, Harper, McConnell if Pike is going to have any success. Is that possible in the age of NIL and the portal? No clue, but I think it's our only hope.
