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2024-2025 Basketball Roster Outlook

Posted on 3/14/24 at 4:14 pm
Posted by The Sultan of Swine
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 3/14/24 at 4:14 pm
Incoming freshmen:


No one

Incoming transfers:


Ivisic


Potential Returners:

?


I'll keep track of the transfer spots available, assuming all potential returners are staying until announced otherwise.

Incoming transfer spots to be filled:

12



Confirmed gone

All of them

This post was edited on 4/16/24 at 7:07 am
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
132244 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 4:27 pm to
I thought battle said he was returning?

Posted by The Sultan of Swine
Member since Nov 2010
7740 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 6:27 pm to
quote:

I thought battle said he was returning?


He clarified he’ll make a decision after the season
Posted by Hawgeye
tFlagship Brothel
Member since Jun 2009
30936 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 6:37 pm to
I’d like to see the below back…

Battle
Fall
Blocker

The rest can kick rocks. Bring in the freshmen and get guys from the portal.
Posted by The Sultan of Swine
Member since Nov 2010
7740 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 6:39 pm to
No Mark?

Brazile could be a piece. He doesn’t need to be the feature but bigs are hard to come by in the portal
Posted by Hawgeye
tFlagship Brothel
Member since Jun 2009
30936 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 6:45 pm to
I don’t have Mark listed because, just as an observer, I didn’t feel like his game meshed well with the rest. I don’t think Battle and Mark can play on the same team.

My overthinking arse believes Muss put his eggs in the Mark basket for most of the season and that’s when Battle was getting no minutes or very limited minutes. Muss finally had enough and inserted Battle back in and he absolutely went off the last month or so of the season. Again, this is my thought on what was going down…

From December 9th OU game until Miss State 2/17 game…Battle had 9 games with less than 20 minutes played, 8 games with 15 minutes or less played, 6 games with 11 minutes or less played, and 5 games with 9 minutes or less played. Also note, he was a DNP against aTm at home…From Miss State game until today, Battle logged at least 34 minutes every game.

I also think Brazile is a half assed/half effort guy that doesn’t benefit the team much in the big picture. The team, I think, is better off without him. He sucks at defense and if he isn’t hitting or taking shots, he isn’t worth much IMO.
This post was edited on 3/14/24 at 6:56 pm
Posted by razorbackfan4life
Northwest Arkansas
Member since Apr 2011
8491 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 6:58 pm to
Battle doesn't play defense remotely well enough.

He's our worst defender at the guard position.

Sure he can score, but it was painful watching him on defense all year. Lack of focus.
This post was edited on 3/14/24 at 6:58 pm
Posted by razorbackfan4life
Northwest Arkansas
Member since Apr 2011
8491 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 7:01 pm to
I think Muss blows up the roster in the off season.

Posted by The Sultan of Swine
Member since Nov 2010
7740 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 7:03 pm to
quote:

I also think Brazile is a half assed/half effort guy that doesn’t benefit the team much in the big picture. The team, I think, is better off without him. He sucks at defense and if he isn’t hitting or taking shots, he isn’t worth much IMO.


I agree. I just wonder if he was coasting thinking he had the NBA made. Maybe realizing he has work to do would light a fire under him again. He was a valuable piece the last few games.

It's just going to be very hard for us to build frontcourt depth from the portal. Worst case Brazile comes back and it's a repeat of this year... he could still be a ~10 minute per game guy, maybe more in certain matchups
Posted by Hawgeye
tFlagship Brothel
Member since Jun 2009
30936 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 7:04 pm to
quote:

Battle doesn't play defense remotely well enough. He's our worst defender at the guard position.


Everyone sucked at defense. We gave up 80 points per game this season.

quote:

Sure he can score, but it was painful watching him on defense all year. Lack of focus.


Watching the entire defense was painful.
Posted by The Sultan of Swine
Member since Nov 2010
7740 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 7:04 pm to
quote:

I don’t think Battle and Mark can play on the same team.


Yeah I mean there's definitely an argument that we need a true PG in one of those spots
Posted by The Sultan of Swine
Member since Nov 2010
7740 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 7:08 pm to
I will go ahead and say... I don't expect Shelley to ever contribute significantly here. I hope y'all bump the hell out of this if I'm wrong, I just don't see it.

Elohim I think can help
Posted by UltimateHog
Oregon
Member since Dec 2011
65774 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 7:25 pm to
Tough call, both are about the same talent level but Shelley is a bigger freak athlete as a 6'9" SF on both ends.
Posted by Porker Face
Midnight
Member since Feb 2012
15320 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 7:59 pm to
quote:

Muss blows up the roster in the off season.


He better
Posted by Poker_hog
Member since Mar 2019
2920 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:06 pm to
quote:

He better


Yep. Muss doesn’t really develop anyone year to year. All the returning players regressed or stayed the same.
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
132244 posts
Posted on 3/14/24 at 9:19 pm to
We need devo for one more year
Posted by Pygthagorean Theorem
Member since Aug 2015
7842 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 12:42 am to
God no
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
132244 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 12:56 am to
Caleb Williams D3 at Macalester College should be our first choice
Posted by The Sultan of Swine
Member since Nov 2010
7740 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 8:06 am to
Moving Menifield to the uncertain list. Apparently he didn't make the trip to Nashville
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
8125 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 8:28 am to
quote:

Moving Menifield to the uncertain list. Apparently he didn't make the trip to Nashville


I think the official reason was “academics”, which is funny nowadays.
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