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Four of the starting five should be pretty locked in.
LOB or Hadley start over Hammond.
We do that every time a guy redshirts or struggles to show consistency as a freshman. I think a year of practicing with Lawson guarding him was great for his development. Hopefully he's in the weight room, because I think defense and rebounding are where he's got a lot of improvement to make at this level (beyond the speed of the game, more complex assignments, athleticism and quick hands a big faces on this level that are night & day different from HS).
Da Lama's ****ty Hot take for 2023-2024: A healthy Diop pushes Hurlburt. Two different levels of athleticism and competitive background.
I hope so. Competition and a rotation with effective players bringing different skill sets would be ideal. We've got the offensive weapons to dictate a lot this year, but flexibility for matchups after TDS-KJ-Cody is going to determine some of this team's potential.
They're not that far apart athletically. Hurlburt can get up.
It’s the only way to counter the zone defense.
Tell me who you think we could have gotten, then I'll tell you if we had the money.Good player, but is he the right fit for Tad?
Record numbers of players in the portal and apparently only like 3 guys have been the right fit. Some really good guards just like Pullin…but we didn’t even offer them…not the right fit! Tad is being patient and selective…waiting for the next Ethan Wright or Jalen Gabbidon to appear.
Tad Boyle opting for patience with open slot for CU Buffs men’s basketball
It didn’t work out with Chance McMillian. And Dalton Knecht opted to finally leave his home state of Colorado.www.buffzone.com
Challenge there is that every team in CBB and every NBA scout is putting a premium on the type of guy you describe - basically a pre-injury Klay Thompson. But, yeah.
Pretty much every top guy in the portal is getting a bag, and it's pretty clear the basketball program isn't being given any of the NIL pie.
Hence is why I'm a bit upset. Players like Cody don't come around here often. We needed to go big IMO.
Don't forget that TDS and KJ would have absolutely been contacted by competitors who wanted to purchase their services. It was likely a challenging offseason for Tad to keep this team together.
100% agree. It's so frustrating that we have a team that has the potential to be great. The potential to be the best CU team ever and we have an open spot for a starter to step into and we can't close the deal on anyone. If I were Tad, I would take some of my salary and make sure I got the player I wanted. It feels like this year is a make it or break it year. Another miss like last year and Tad's seat will start getting warm, but get to the Sweet 16 or further and the momentum builds.
Ha, possible!!! But I think there were options in the portal that could have improved the team for a smaller NIL number. After the top 20 transfer portal players, the NIL values should have decreased exponentially to where we'd have a shot for an impact guy. But who really knows...
