Recent content by DZ83CK

Okpara was drafted #46 and will be in the Wizards organization. I doubt he is going to actually stick in the NBA, but he at least got drafted, so good for him for that. Notable that Holtmann's best recruiting class ended up with 3/4 of the players being drafted (Sensabaugh, Thornton & Okpara).

First pick in the second round of the draft, #31 overall. I believe he will be on Houston's roster.

I'm saying it's definitely a riskier move to go to the NBA than to stay in college, and that makes the long-term calculus financially risky. For Dusty May, he's now basically the coaching version of a "made man" so he will be able to land on his feet in college again after the seemingly...

Let's look at some of the NBA championship coaches over the past 10+ years. 2016: Cavs / Tyronn Lue (fired in 2018 after an 0-6 start) 2019: Raptors / Nick Nurse (fired in 2023 after team missed playoffs) 2020: Lakers / Frank Vogel (fired in 2022 after missing playoffs) 2021: Bucks / Mike...

Yeah, I think for sure the portal this year showed there were some deeper pockets - most notably Tennessee with Juke Harris - that took talent away that Dusty May wanted. May was able to get his pick of the litter last year, but this spring missing out on a top target in spite of trying to...

C'mon man. I'm not on the "cover-up bus" either, but there's no chance that he will have more job security/stability in the NBA than at UM after winning the title. More money, sure, a chance for a bigger challenge, sure, but there's too much fan interest & money to be made for major college...

The only move for UM right now is an immediate internal promotion for an interim coach.

Make no mistake, running a college basketball coaching search in June is a disaster. Players will be allowed to transfer away and everyone who's any good has long decided where to play next season. Coaches don't want to leave their programs this time of year.

Damn. Too bad OSU didn't hire such a loyal coach like Dusty May.

I would say it is the deepest team they've had in a long time. The 2012 team that made the Final Four was tough, I'm skeptical that these guys will be on that level. The only question-marks are physicality and efficiency. The past great teams they had, there was always at least one guy who...

Maybe he's sending a message to the ownership group to pay them more?

Holy Cow! LJ Smith, 2027 5-star is now on the team for 2026!

According to Views from the Schott / Tim Miller, LJ Smith is reclassifying to the 2026 class and joining the Buckeyes within a matter of days. Awesome news!

The big name nonconference home game this season will be Vanderbilt. Home & home with the Commodores over the next two seasons. I believe this will be the first matchup between them since the 1999 Final Four season...