They invested in basketball NIL. One 5* and two 4* recruits plus signing 5 quality transfers.How does ASU land a kid like Jihad and we scrape up Malone?
The way Tad handled this offseason and the way this season is likely to end makes me start to think he might be done after this year. A bit of "I'm going out with my type of team on my terms."They invested in basketball NIL. One 5* and two 4* recruits plus signing 5 quality transfers.
Disagree / this team is awful. Tad needs to start with making a serious NIL Contribution himself and ask donors to match it. Otherwise, he will need to get happy losing in the BIG 12.Point #1: Not awful, but not good.
Point #2: Definitely.
FTR, Carrington never sees the court at program other than a low mid-major. I just don't get it.
This also what I have been consistently told that Tad will not use all the NIL funds available to him. He philosophically disagrees with paying transfers all their funds on a yearly basis, and wants to backend load $$$.The way Tad handled this offseason and the way this season is likely to end makes me start to think he might be done after this year. A bit of "I'm going out with my type of team on my terms."
I also just heard some more indications that we had more NIL money this year than Tad has let on.
Say they've only hit 4 more threes than us. We're still getting bodied.Buffs are 15/34 from 2
ASU is 15/35 from 2
We're +6 on offensive rebounds, which overcomes our -4 on turnovers.
But ASU has hit 8 more 3s. That's the 24 points.
That's not the difference, though. We're getting more OReb and I believe we've got more points in the paint. It's almost completely a 3pt shooting loss. Our perimeter D sucked and we didn't make sh!t - our guards got completely dominated.Say they've only hit 4 more threes than us. We're still getting bodied.
Buffs are 15/34 from 2
ASU is 15/35 from 2
We're +6 on offensive rebounds, which overcomes our -4 on turnovers.
But ASU has hit 8 more 3s. That's the 24 points.
Now do their guards.Buffs 3/24 from 3
ASU 13/28
Hammond, Ruffin and RJ combined for 7 points on 2/15 shooting. 12 assists with 4 turnovers was damn good, though. But you just can't get out-shot like that and have a chance to win.
Buffs 3/24 from 3
ASU 13/28
Hammond, Ruffin and RJ combined for 7 points on 2/15 shooting. 12 assists with 4 turnovers was damn good, though. But you just can't get out-shot like that and have a chance to win.
26 points, which included 5/12 from 3. 12/6 with A/T. That's pretty much the score differential, but maybe the biggest thing was that their dribble penetration (which our guards didn't achieve) caused defensive help rotations which allowed their forwards to get a ton of easy looks. Jihad & Freeman had it easy today because of this and had their best offensive games of the season. This is what concerns me the most. RJ, Hammond & Ruffin can shoot, but can they penetrate off the bounce or prevent it?Now do their guards.
Baskin was the only real positive. Will be great if he can build on.26 points, which included 5/12 from 3. 12/6 with A/T. That's pretty much the score differential, but maybe the biggest thing was that their dribble penetration (which our guards didn't achieve) caused defensive help rotations which allowed their forwards to get a ton of easy looks. Jihad & Freeman had it easy today because of this and had their best offensive games of the season. This is what concerns me the most. RJ, Hammond & Ruffin can shoot, but can they penetrate off the bounce or prevent it?
He was pretty damn bad today TBH.Why did Dak only play 4 minutes?
Yeah, it was rough; still would have expected to see him again though.He was pretty damn bad today TBH.
Agreed. Tad is getting into a bad habit of trusting Carrngton over his youngsters. That’s not good for a multitude of reasons.Yeah, it was rough; still would have expected to see him again though.