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Silly Donovan said:
Would be great if Rick could bring in a 5 star especially if he is not going hard after many HS players anymore. More able to concentrate on one???
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i don't think its really up to Rick anymore. as he himself said, you go immediately to the negotiation. so it's largely about the NIL deal

i looked up ace bailey, from rutgers, and his deal is about $1.6MM. that's a lot. question then becomes do you go after a 1 and done 5 star freshman like Ace or get 2 really solid upperclass transfers?
 
Moose said:
Until we consistently win I think our model will be transfer portal. If we consistently win then we can pick and choose our HS recruits.
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I had mixed feelings about this, but now concur with my mortal enemy Moose.
 
From everyone's favorite Commish


This week’s Sports Media Podcast turns its attention to college basketball, with Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman joining SBJ’s Austin Karp to diagnose the state of the men’s and women’s games in the wake of football-driven realignment and after the ascension of Caitlin Clark to the WNBA.

Highlights include:
  • Where college basketball stands: “It's a sector that's going through a lot of change. We've got great history, great tradition. The NCAA Tournament, in my judgment, is one of the most exciting events in sports and will continue to be just that for many years to come. But we're in a time of transformation ... there's a lot of unanswered questions about what this is all going to mean for college basketball as we head into the future. We're trying to set our sights more directly on this upcoming season. We've got a defending two-time national champion in UConn. We've got just a continuing sense of commitment by Big East schools across the board, with respect to basketball, which has been our calling card, really, for the last 45 years.”
  • The importance of superstars such as UConn's Paige Bueckers: “This will be her coming out year. She's coming off of injuries. She has been set back a bit in the last few years, but from all reports, she's healthy and ready to go. And the same can be said for the rest of UConn's team. They've had quite a few injuries over the last few years. She'll be the player to watch, at least among them this year in women's college basketball. And she's got her coach, Geno Auriemma, and now celebrating his 40th year at UConn, which is a really big deal.”
  • On the Big East’s media rights deal starting in 2025-26: “It was really an accomplishment for us to cut a deal, a successor deal, to our existing arrangement, which has one more year to run. This is year 12 of a deal that was struck in 2013, principally with Fox, [with] CBS as a sublicensee. We're very happy that we're going to be in business not only with Fox but also with NBC Peacock and TNT Sports. Peacock is actually going to get a head start on the package, with a package of men's basketball games this season, that'll be airing on that platform. We know we're in great company, particularly coming off the Olympics, when there have been reports of subscription growth, not surprisingly, in the platform, so that can only help us. TNT, of course, has been the longtime carrier of March Madness, and has a long history with the NBA, so we know they know basketball. We're really excited about it, in an environment where exposure is so important.”
 
Moose said:
From everyone's favorite Commish


This week’s Sports Media Podcast turns its attention to college basketball, with Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman joining SBJ’s Austin Karp to diagnose the state of the men’s and women’s games in the wake of football-driven realignment and after the ascension of Caitlin Clark to the WNBA.

Highlights include:
  • Where college basketball stands: “It's a sector that's going through a lot of change. We've got great history, great tradition. The NCAA Tournament, in my judgment, is one of the most exciting events in sports and will continue to be just that for many years to come. But we're in a time of transformation ... there's a lot of unanswered questions about what this is all going to mean for college basketball as we head into the future. We're trying to set our sights more directly on this upcoming season. We've got a defending two-time national champion in UConn. We've got just a continuing sense of commitment by Big East schools across the board, with respect to basketball, which has been our calling card, really, for the last 45 years.”
  • The importance of superstars such as UConn's Paige Bueckers: “This will be her coming out year. She's coming off of injuries. She has been set back a bit in the last few years, but from all reports, she's healthy and ready to go. And the same can be said for the rest of UConn's team. They've had quite a few injuries over the last few years. She'll be the player to watch, at least among them this year in women's college basketball. And she's got her coach, Geno Auriemma, and now celebrating his 40th year at UConn, which is a really big deal.”
  • On the Big East’s media rights deal starting in 2025-26: “It was really an accomplishment for us to cut a deal, a successor deal, to our existing arrangement, which has one more year to run. This is year 12 of a deal that was struck in 2013, principally with Fox, [with] CBS as a sublicensee. We're very happy that we're going to be in business not only with Fox but also with NBC Peacock and TNT Sports. Peacock is actually going to get a head start on the package, with a package of men's basketball games this season, that'll be airing on that platform. We know we're in great company, particularly coming off the Olympics, when there have been reports of subscription growth, not surprisingly, in the platform, so that can only help us. TNT, of course, has been the longtime carrier of March Madness, and has a long history with the NBA, so we know they know basketball. We're really excited about it, in an environment where exposure is so important.”
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I have seen every college game Bueckers has played and she is an absolutely terrific player with a big BUT……unlike most GREAT players she does not have the “IT” gene that absolutely drives the “great of the greats” to absolutely grab “the” game in the biggest moments. She just does not attempt to step up her game the bigger the moment. Pointing that out starting with the Arizona loss in the FF her freshman year when UConn was starving for points and she never really looked for her shots and continuing through her NCAA tournaments eventually got me thrown off the UConn WBB boneyard site for PO’ing too many fans; including the person who controlled membership. They had already ordained her the greatest female player of all time and in their eyes was way beyond reproach.
That is why this year she has publicly insisted on multiple occasions there will be no more passivity come tourney time.
And to clarify, while I don’t know, I believe it is more due to personality and the way she was coached growing up than fear or nerves. I have only seen her attempt to take over a game once in her career and she did, putting on a 4th qtr and OT show against NC State in the tourney a few years ago.
 
logen said:
I have seen every college game Bueckers has played and she is an absolutely terrific player with a big BUT……unlike most GREAT players she does not have the “IT” gene that absolutely drives the “great of the greats” to absolutely grab “the” game in the biggest moments. She just does not attempt to step up her game the bigger the moment. Pointing that out starting with the Arizona loss in the FF her freshman year when UConn was starving for points and she never really looked for her shots and continuing through her NCAA tournaments eventually got me thrown off the UConn WBB boneyard site for PO’ing too many fans; including the person who controlled membership. They had already ordained her the greatest female player of all time and in their eyes was way beyond reproach.
That is why this year she has publicly insisted on multiple occasions there will be no more passivity come tourney time.
And to clarify, while I don’t know, I believe it is more due to personality and the way she was coached growing up than fear or nerves. I have only seen her attempt to take over a game once in her career and she did, putting on a 4th qtr and OT show against NC State in the tourney a few years ago.
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Great player and while I know winning championships is hard, I have watched and wondered why they have not been able to get back to the mountain top. Before getting injured, she was supposed to be what Caitlin Clark turned out to be. She has comeback with a vengeance but I see your point.
 
SJU85 said:
Great player and while I know winning championships is hard, I have watched and wondered why they have not been able to get back to the mountain top. Before getting injured, she was supposed to be what Caitlin Clark turned out to be. She has comeback with a vengeance but I see your point.
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As far as championships, certainly injuries have played a very significant role along with the rise of South Carolina in particular but WCBB in general.
 
paultzman said:
I had mixed feelings about this, but now concur with my mortal enemy Moose.
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I just do not like removing the HS players as an option because no guarantee high level transfers will come to a school. I look at Uconn and they use both successfully. Just think it is a mistake to not recruit any HS kids
 
Go Red Storm said:
I just do not like removing the HS players as an option because no guarantee high level transfers will come to a school. I look at Uconn and they use both successfully. Just think it is a mistake to not recruit any HS kids
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its clear with this last Class, that Rick and co are not "removing" the HS option... Rick's first two cycles he's brought in 6 "Freshmen"

They are probably looking at the depth chart for next season... Kadary/Scott/Devion (i dont think Smith fights to stay) will be gone. Depending on RJ's year- he shows the most "potential" for an NBA team... so he might be gone as well...

That leaves us conservatively with a core of: Zuby/Sim/Brady/Ayo and the 4 Freshmen.... not many "minutes" returning... and this is if no one transfers... which we know will happen.

They want "experience" coming in for next year, and you won't get that with HS kids.... i understand the "break" from HS recruiting for '25
 
Go Red Storm said:
I just do not like removing the HS players as an option because no guarantee high level transfers will come to a school. I look at Uconn and they use both successfully. Just think it is a mistake to not recruit any HS kids
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As was previously mentioned, this program needs to first lay the groundwork and take a few steps forward. Do not worry about UConn. They are a machine.

I think SJU needs two consecutive NCAA tournament bids - no matter how the roster is constructed - before becoming selective.

And besides, we can all agree the staff will always keep tabs on high level players, regardless of the situation. The coach does know a thing or two about building programs. Successful programs, ultimately successfully recruit themselves.

Once SJU has established NCAA tournament bids as the floor, we can then slowly begin to peek at UConn on the recruiting trail.
 
logen said:
As far as championships, certainly injuries have played a very significant role along with the rise of South Carolina in particular but WCBB in general.
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Dawn Staley is in the discussion for "best coach in college sports" and possibly just in "sports." She's the model of what you need to be in the current environment.

But we are now far off topic (even moving this to Around College Basketball would be a bit of a stretch) so I will desist.
 
lawmanfan said:
Dawn Staley is in the discussion for "best coach in college sports" and possibly just in "sports." She's the model of what you need to be in the current environment.

But we are now far off topic (even moving this to Around College Basketball would be a bit of a stretch) so I will desist.
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Temple should've hired her last year for the men's team.
 
lawmanfan said:
Dawn Staley is in the discussion for "best coach in college sports" and possibly just in "sports." She's the model of what you need to be in the current environment.

But we are now far off topic (even moving this to Around College Basketball would be a bit of a stretch) so I will desist.
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I agree about Staley as a coach no question. As to being off topic, the topic is BE and the discussion was started by responding to comments made by the BE commissioner in her official capacity so not sure about that.
 
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