re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

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I just wanna say…no where in his post did he say Thanks or Goodbye to Alabama…. I say his return is genuinely 50/50 and Will depends if we give him enough NIL.

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I think if he's certain a team is going to take him in the second, he's gone. Last year, Chris Livingston was the last pick on the draft. Here's his contact details....

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Chris Livingston signed a 4 year / $7,639,302 contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, including $3,011,420 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $1,909,826. In 2023-24, Livingston will earn a base salary of $1,119,563, while carrying a cap hit of $1,119,563 and a dead cap value of $1,119,563.

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If he's actually going to get drafted, he's gone, and deservingly. But if it's an ufa or 2 way deal, we'll see what NIL we can match.

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Ricky Council IV signed a 4 year / $7,400,000 contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, including $880,261 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $1,850,000. In 2023-24, Council IV will earn a base salary of $880,261

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Wichita fumbled him

I saw that Jaykwon Walton is back in the portal. I'm gonna go smoke a blunt anywhere except the main bar strip and think about how we're lucky he didn't come here and shoot 28% from 3.

I hope Sears comes back but wish him well either way. I do think he could solidify himself as the greatest player in program history with another year, and I don't think we should underestimate how much you can monetize being the greatest player in Alabama history for the rest of your life.

PG - Sears
SG - Wrightsell, Youngblood,
SF - Reid, Mallette, Cunningham
PF - Nelson, Stevenson, Dioubate
C - Sherrell, Wague

Let's say no one else leaves... What would you realistically want from the portal?

I think I'd go Omoruyi and Fland. Obviously I'd like McNeeley too, but we definitely need another PG and a defensive anchor. I also would like Holloway (even though if Sears comes back I think he loses interest), but Fland is a little easier to pair with Sears on the floor than Holloway would be and has more of a defensive presence.

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Nelson on the other hand should definitely come back imo. Unlike Sears, his NBA stock has a lot of room to grow with one more year in CNO's system, especially now that he'd be playing next to a real center. He should come back.

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I know there's been some smoke, but so many people seem like Omoruyi is a given. Weirdly, I think I'd feel more confident, if everyone wasn't so confident

Is Fland realistic? Unless he was already having second thoughts I assumed he'd just follow Cal to Arkansas.

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Is Fland realistic? Unless he was already having second thoughts I assumed he'd just follow Cal to Arkansas.

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He says he's completely wide open, and from what I can remember there wasn't that big of a gap between us and Kentucky when he picked them. We've made a Final Four since and Arkansas isn't Kentucky. Arkansas is probably the betting favorite, but enough has changed in the months since his decision that I think it's somewhat realistic even if it's not likely.

Aden's shooting was not good and his attitude was worse. Not really sure what he does well. I dont give a shite about the barner lulz. Do not want.

That's a tough thought. But i expect Grant will still play some 5 with Stevenson at the 4. We need more than 2 centers. There will be games where the refs call everything, and we'll need big bodies that aren't just 5 fouls (and kill any leads or momentum). And while Wague flashed moments of potential early in the season, I'm not some that he's more than 5 fouls.

We're gonna run 10 guys most nights. How that works out for get interesting. Especially if we land Cliff O, AH , and another PG. It could get crowded.

What we need more than anything would be for Wrightsell to take the step like Sears did, and be able to be the primary ball handler and run the offense. But Sears was always solid at driving and finishing at the rim, Wrightsell has been more of a spot up scorer.

It's what made me wonder why we got Mallette and Youngblood, who are about 6'4. That gives us 3 guards. Youngblood could probably play as a small wing, since we'll have solid bigs to protect the rim, instead of Griffen or Walters playing the 4. But I'm not gonna question Oats thinking too much. He jumped on them absurdly quick for a reason.