Next year's team / roster

[leo from jersey]

so with the recent portal exit, how many scholarships do the cats have open

[longtimefan]

It's a start and opened the exit for MS. Not all bad

And with MS gone that probably means major minutes for Skillings as a freshman. We could still use another quality guard as a transfer.

[leo from jersey]

Huge https://twitter.com/daviddejulius/st...-Xdaun-6gMPmyQ

It's a start and opened the exit for MS. Not all bad

[GoBearcats31]

ddj is back

Huge https://twitter.com/daviddejulius/st...-Xdaun-6gMPmyQ

[Bearcat9796]

ddj is back

[bearcat1518]

Where are the Eric Hicks and Curtis Bostics nowadays???

The world went soft!

In all seriousness, the game changed. Everyone wants to be Steph Curry now. Even in the NBA, the days of the rugged post players are pretty much over.

[Flying Jalapeno]

and Newman

I could go with that.

[leo from jersey]

I assume you meant Wooden.

you assumed correctly. Thanks for the cover.

[JohnFrancis]

Where are the Eric Hicks and Curtis Bostics nowadays???

[Bearcat9796]

Maybe we go back to the early Huggins formula. Take some Juco players who may not be the most talented, basketball wise, but play with a ferocity. Are there even players like this anymore? The past few teams, I have not seen that hunger or mental toughness that less talented players have. On this team I would rate one player who plays like what I would consider Bearcat basketball and that is Dejulius. He had to go through some adversity and soul searching to get there. Kids nowadays think they deserve rather than they need to earn.

and Newman

[Flying Jalapeno]

Maybe we go back to the early Huggins formula. Take some Juco players who may not be the most talented, basketball wise, but play with a ferocity. Are there even players like this anymore? The past few teams, I have not seen that hunger or mental toughness that less talented players have. On this team I would rate one player who plays like what I would consider Bearcat basketball, and that is Dejulius. He had to go through some adversity and soul searching to get there. Kids nowadays think they deserve rather than they need to earn.

[Rufus]

We are definitely NOT in Kansas (pre portal) any longer. College teams are going to look completely different from year to year now. Not knowing how good he could have been is the most disappointing.

[BorisTheCat]

I made the observation a month or so ago that it really seemed like the Bearcats were going to having to improve via roster enhancement VS expecting the current guys to improve greatly. That seems to be bearing out.. or at least thats the path things have taken. I am hoping that what I saw as a lack of improvement, turns out to be that those player "types" were just not what CWM can work with. Meaning that, if he can bring in players that more fit his "style" that we'll see player improvement we did not see this year.

[coach]

For those who were worried about getting some new pieces that doesn't appear to be an issue. Good luck AJ.

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

If so, CWM is the next John Wooten.

I assume you meant Wooden.