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We should assume we will lose at least 1 or 2 unexpected guys. No one thought we were going to have 4 portal defections last year.

No one is arguing he was a great rim protector when he started here. The argument is he was a good (not great) rim protector by the time he left. If you don't think a 97th percentile shot blocker is good, there's not much more to say. The mere existence of a 98th percentile shot-blocking guard...

A lot of people just don't realize how many college basketball players there are.

Yes, being top 150-200 in a category in college basketball absolutely makes you good in that category. Being top ~150 puts you in the ~97th percentile. It's even more impressive when you consider that Sam played in the ACC as well as deep into March, so he played against much better competition...

He was top ~150 nationally in block % in his last season and top ~250 in his 2nd to last season. We switched a lot his final season so his numbers would've been even higher in a more conventional defense. He was not a great rim protector, but he was pretty good by the time he left here.

Ignore them. They're just being internet tough guys.

Decommitments are much less common in basketball

I've called him out plenty of times myself, so I def agree with your premise. But I do find it distracting in the middle of these threads. Why not just wait for the next time he says something ridiculous? It won't be long lol

Nah, you can't really tell that. If a guy has inconsistent form, he's going to have some shots that look good, and others that don't. It's the nature of being inconsistent. If sometimes your elbow is flying open and other times it's not; you can cherry pick the times that it looks good for your...

You can't tell anything about a guy's outside shooting from highlights. Every guy is going to make a smooth-looking 3 or two. Long range shooting is about consistency. His shooting numbers that I've seen from 3 are pretty bad. He may develop into a good outside shooter here. But we shouldn't...

I know that L knows what he's doing. I'm one of the few around here who wasn't calling for his head from 2019-2021. But it's a fact that our best teams under L have relied on a mix of high-level transfers and HS players. 2013: 2.5 transfer starters (depending on how you count Larkin) 2016: 3...

It needs to be a balance, but it's no coincidence that our 4 best teams under L (2013, 2016, 2022, 2023) all had transfers leading the way.

Maybe. But I really hope we retool with the portal in that case

I hope not. When we started to recruit well in 2016 and 2017, we fielded a couple of our most disappointing teams under L. I hope he continues to rely on the transfer portal for team building.

It seems like all but a lock. Hopefully there are no last minute surprises.

Looks like they're all wings or bigs though

A Maryland insider on 247 just put in a CB for us to land Bethea. He is 90/90 on his CBs. I hope he pops this week!

This would be amazing. Is Bethea a 1-and-done player? I assume so.

L's offense doesn't really need a traditional PG. Most of his top guards have been CGs

This is very encouraging. We could be starting 2 freshmen in the backcourt in 2025.