Rick proactively telling Simeon he will start next year all part of Portal, in this case the “defensive” part of it.
Everything Rick says even casually is calculated
All those promoting Wilcher and Dunlap transferring are guessing .
Wilcher wasn’t going to play a lot , if ever , at UNC if he stayed with the Heels. So , it’s in his best interest to stay here as he has learned from RP.
Dunlap will stay too. He opted out of ND to play for Rick and why would he transfer ?
Many of our fans don’t grasp the Portal and Covid extensions have created a whole new dynamic in College BB .
It’s not 18, 19 year olds playing against 20 year olds anymore . They are playing against 24-25 year old men who have played 4 years of College BB already .
Hard for 18 year olds to compete against that . Sure , they are a few Frosh playing regularly , Castle for one but, that’s more the exception than the rule .
And , Pitino will use the Portal again to bring in , hopefully some stud transfers . Plus Glover and the Greek kid .