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25-26 MBB Futurescaping

Da Lama

Da Lama

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Since this season is basically done and dusted, let's discuss what the future might look like.

Projected Roster (as of 1.29.25)
RJ Smith, 6-4 (Jr)
Seb Rancik, 6-9 (So)
Bangot Dak, 6-11 (Jr)
Javon Ruffin, 6-4 (Sr)
Courtney Anderson, 6-5 (So)
Felix Kossaras, 6-4 (So)
Harrison Carrington, 6-8 (Jr)
Assan Diop, 6-8 (Jr)
Andrew Crawford, 6-5 (RsFr)
Josiah Sanders, 6-3 (Fr)
Jalin Holland, 6-4 (Fr)
Tacko Fawasz, 6-10 (Fr)
Ian Inman, 6-5 (Fr)
Isaiah Johnson, 6-1 (Fr)

Transfer candidates
Dak, Rancik (poached)
Diop, Smith (choice)
Anderson (forced)
 
if we assume a HC change happens, when does the new coaching staff need to be here to start working the portal window?
 
leftybuff said:
How likely do we think it is Tad retires? Dude looks exasperated at times.
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No idea, I'm not close enough to it but it looks like he's either burnt out or doesn't care for this new era of NIL and what not. The writing looks to be on the wall that he might retire because I doubt he gets fired. I could be wrong for sure, just looks that way.
 
leftybuff said:
How likely do we think it is Tad retires? Dude looks exasperated at times.
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I was a little surprised that he didn't retire after last season. No insider knowledge here, but I suspect that his uncertainty was a factor in not attacking the talent reload in the way I had grown accustomed. It just felt like it was all about keeping the team together for the 2023-24 run without a well-developed plan or focus on what would come next with the roster. Once he decided to return, he did a lot more with the recruiting class that's arriving. So maybe that points to him staying for a few more years?
 
What's the argument for bringing Boyle back next year if he wants to keep his job? I don't think a conference championship from 12 years ago gives him a pass on this.

I'm trying to look at it unbiased and not seeing one.
 
hokiehead said:
What's the argument for bringing Boyle back next year if he wants to keep his job? I don't think a conference championship from 12 years ago gives him a pass on this.

I'm trying to look at it unbiased and not seeing one.
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The argument is RG doesn't want the hassle of having to deal with a program he doesn't give a rat's a$$ about. That's why Tad will most certainly be here in 25-26 if he chooses to be. Some pretty good young talent is on the way, but I'm not sure I trust Tad to play it and/or get the most out of it next season. I'm also very worried he'll be able to keep the little talent we have currently. Either way, I imagine 25-26 will look a lot like 24-25.
 
Da Lama said:
The argument is RG doesn't want the hassle of having to deal with a program he doesn't give a rat's a$$ about. That's why Tad will most certainly be here in 25-26 if he chooses to be. Some pretty good young talent is on the way, but I'm not sure I trust Tad to play it and/or get the most out of it next season. I'm also very worried he'll be able to keep the little talent we have currently. Either way, I imagine 25-26 will look a lot like 24-25.
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Well, this is bulljunk. Another year of this? GTFO.
 
hokiehead said:
What's the argument for bringing Boyle back next year if he wants to keep his job? I don't think a conference championship from 12 years ago gives him a pass on this.

I'm trying to look at it unbiased and not seeing one.
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The argument is that he’s the most successful head basketball coach in CU history by a considerable margin and it would be downright classless to cut him loose one year removed from a tournament appearance.
 
Not Sure said:
The argument is that he’s the most successful head basketball coach in CU history by a considerable margin and it would be downright classless to cut him loose one year removed from a tournament appearance.
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I guess I'm not much of a believer in "tenure". A dude who makes over $2m / year shouldn't get a pass for this season. A tourney appearance was cool, but, jeez, we finished 3rd in conference with two 1st round draft picks on the team. Putting this season in that context... I'm not seeing that moving on is classless.

I get that everyone is going to look at things differently and put different weight on the various pros and cons.
 
hokiehead said:
I guess I'm not much of a believer in "tenure". A dude who makes over $2m / year shouldn't get a pass for this season. A tourney appearance was cool, but, jeez, we finished 3rd in conference with two 1st round draft picks on the team. Putting this season in that context... I'm not seeing that moving on is classless.

I get that everyone is going to look at things differently and put different weight on the various pros and cons.
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I don’t think you’re giving enough credence to how wide of a gap Tad has raised the ceiling of this program. This will only be his second losing season. 10 20 win seasons in Tad’s tenure for a program that had won 20 games 4 times total in its history before Tad. Yes he absolutely has a longer leash because of these things. I don’t recall exactly when you moved to Colorado and became a fan, but I do know you never experienced how irrelevant this program was.
 
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Buffnik said:
You assume that RG wouldn't just promote Manning
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Season 8 Nightmare GIF by THE NEXT STEP
 
torero said:
I don’t think you’re giving enough credence to by how wide of a gap Tad has raised the ceiling of this program. This will only be his second losing season. 10 20 win seasons in Tad’s tenure for a program that had won 20 games 4 times total in its history before Tad. Yes he absolutely has a longer leash because of these things. I don’t recall exactly when you moved to Colorado and became a fan, but I do know you never experienced how irrelevant this program was.
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Fall 2013 I started following this team and attending games. All my CU fandom has been under Boyle.

And, this is not *just* a losing season. This is horrible.

IDK, maybe I'm overreacting, but damn, this is really bad.
 
Since this season is donesville, Tad & staff should be working 8 hours of every day to put together the plan for '25-26.
A) Figure out how to keep 1) Dak, 2) Rancik, and 3) Diop. Everyone else on the roster should be told they are free to move on if they choose.
B) Find enough money to bring in 3 legit transfers - PG, PG, and 3pt specialist
C) Make it clear to the incoming class that they are going to play early and often, and they better be prepared.
 
My biggest disappointment this season is the mismanagement of the team.

Once we decided that we were not going to be competitive in the transfer market it should have been clear that this was a rebuilding year and not a reloading one. (I think it was clear to most of us here that was the case)

Instead, we have dedicated tons of minutes to three senior transfers that are no good and will have no impact on future seasons.
We would be much better off had we given all of those minutes to Dak, Rancik, Kossaras, Crawford, and Anderson.

We were going to suck either way but we delayed the development of guys who will be good and we have no idea if Kossaras, Crawford, and Anderson are no good and should be told to move on. He has basically insured that we are going to suck next year as well.

I am okay with a rebuilding year after losing what we lost but this is just a lame duck season and it didn't need to be.
 
Strangest thing about the construction of this team is that we have a ton of depth but the whole roster is rotation pieces without anyone who would be a 1st, 2nd or 3rd on a power conference tournament team. I'd rather have 3 guys who suck/are unplayable and 1 high level starter vs 4 contributors/roleplayers.
 
Preston Slaughter said:
My biggest disappointment this season is the mismanagement of the team.

Once we decided that we were not going to be competitive in the transfer market it should have been clear that this was a rebuilding year and not a reloading one. (I think it was clear to most of us here that was the case)

Instead, we have dedicated tons of minutes to three senior transfers that are no good and will have no impact on future seasons.
We would be much better off had we given all of those minutes to Dak, Rancik, Kossaras, Crawford, and Anderson.

We were going to suck either way but we delayed the development of guys who will be good and we have no idea if Kossaras, Crawford, and Anderson are no good and should be told to move on. He has basically insured that we are going to suck next year as well.

I am okay with a rebuilding year after losing what we lost but this is just a lame duck season and it didn't need to be.
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So many coaches in so many sports at so many levels can't figure this out. My son's recruiting class was really stacked - The staff went after under the radar, but very good players from Texas, SoCal, Louisiana and Florida, added a transfer WR from Clemson, a kicker from Wisconsin - best class in the history of the program. He then proceeded to play only upperclassmen who were absolutely inept. For instance, the starting RB was a Sr, 5-6 170 Italian kid from the HS in the same town. Finished the year averaging 1.1 yards a carry. Team won 2 games. One of my son's roommates was a 6-0 190 RB from the second highest HS classification in Louisiana who ran for 3,000+ yards in HS. Never saw the field the whole season. 25 of 30 in the class transferred at year's end. Coach lost his job 16 months later.
 
Preston Slaughter said:
My biggest disappointment this season is the mismanagement of the team.

Once we decided that we were not going to be competitive in the transfer market it should have been clear that this was a rebuilding year and not a reloading one. (I think it was clear to most of us here that was the case)

Instead, we have dedicated tons of minutes to three senior transfers that are no good and will have no impact on future seasons.
We would be much better off had we given all of those minutes to Dak, Rancik, Kossaras, Crawford, and Anderson.

We were going to suck either way but we delayed the development of guys who will be good and we have no idea if Kossaras, Crawford, and Anderson are no good and should be told to move on. He has basically insured that we are going to suck next year as well.

I am okay with a rebuilding year after losing what we lost but this is just a lame duck season and it didn't need to be.
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I have wondered a time or two why Anderson hasn't played more.
 
Tad always seems to make an argument for one more year. Last year it was the NBA draft choices and tourney visit (too brief). This year it's that he has a solid recruiting class coming. Didn't he last year too? As now see, Freshman rarely move the needle unless they're one & done guys.

I'm grateful for what Boyle has brought to this program - respectability and some really fun teams and players. But we've seen his best, and nobody realistically expects that to happen anytime soon.

Bottom line, are we fine with a tourney appearance every 3-4 years, but never expecting anything better than that? Not speaking for anyone else but myself, but NO.

PS, my opinion hasn't changed since Joe Harrington was hired. Sadly, neither has CU's self-loathing - "We don't deserve better, so why raise expectations?"
 
Preston Slaughter said:
My biggest disappointment this season is the mismanagement of the team.

Once we decided that we were not going to be competitive in the transfer market it should have been clear that this was a rebuilding year and not a reloading one. (I think it was clear to most of us here that was the case)
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I agree on this being the most frustrating part of this season. It's one thing to have a losing season playing a ton of freshman who are taking their lumps. At least you can hope for the future. This season is no fun and we still have to build from scratch next year!
 
Preston Slaughter said:
My biggest disappointment this season is the mismanagement of the team.

Once we decided that we were not going to be competitive in the transfer market it should have been clear that this was a rebuilding year and not a reloading one. (I think it was clear to most of us here that was the case)

Instead, we have dedicated tons of minutes to three senior transfers that are no good and will have no impact on future seasons.
We would be much better off had we given all of those minutes to Dak, Rancik, Kossaras, Crawford, and Anderson.

We were going to suck either way but we delayed the development of guys who will be good and we have no idea if Kossaras, Crawford, and Anderson are no good and should be told to move on. He has basically insured that we are going to suck next year as well.

I am okay with a rebuilding year after losing what we lost but this is just a lame duck season and it didn't need to be.
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After last season Tad admitted he did guys like Dak and Diop dirty by not playing them much. He's doing the same thing again season. You gotta learn at some point.
 
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