I just read where 900 players have entered the BB portal (as of Sat AM). I only see 3 of the 7 Cougs who are indicating they are portalling. Add Jabe Mullins per Brand Y. So 900 is probably going to climb a bunch.
Kinda wondering just where all these players are going. Obviously some have spots picked out and/or agreed to. Wonder how many HS recruits might lose their spots (if you can even do that at this point?) if a transfer or two come along. Makes the job Smith AND SHAW did this last year even more amazing.
Second. OK, the basketball specific NIL fundraising apparently made $350,000 plus. So now what? Who's out their talking to the kids? No idea of the logistics, although WSU does have an NIL-designated staffer. Just feel like WSU has totally f-ed up. Should have made the offer to Shaw, for cosmetic reasons if nothing else. Should have offered Shaw for 5 years, and had it in hand to announce immediately when Smith bailed. Every player that we want to keep, even if in the portal should have at least have a preliminary NIL commitment if they stay. Yeah we can't offer $100,000 to any of them, but I would think if a kid is happy and sitting in his living room and we say hey, you stay and you will get $10,000 or $20.000 or whatever immediately, it might keep them sitting there for another year. If Wells and Watts light on fire next year, they can always jump with two years left. Even Jaki says he could stay.
Edit - Jaki, Mullins and Chinyelu have entered the portal.
Edit again - Housinou declared. The list is intriguing - Louisville has 10! in the portal. Stanford has 4.
Kinda wondering just where all these players are going. Obviously some have spots picked out and/or agreed to. Wonder how many HS recruits might lose their spots (if you can even do that at this point?) if a transfer or two come along. Makes the job Smith AND SHAW did this last year even more amazing.
Second. OK, the basketball specific NIL fundraising apparently made $350,000 plus. So now what? Who's out their talking to the kids? No idea of the logistics, although WSU does have an NIL-designated staffer. Just feel like WSU has totally f-ed up. Should have made the offer to Shaw, for cosmetic reasons if nothing else. Should have offered Shaw for 5 years, and had it in hand to announce immediately when Smith bailed. Every player that we want to keep, even if in the portal should have at least have a preliminary NIL commitment if they stay. Yeah we can't offer $100,000 to any of them, but I would think if a kid is happy and sitting in his living room and we say hey, you stay and you will get $10,000 or $20.000 or whatever immediately, it might keep them sitting there for another year. If Wells and Watts light on fire next year, they can always jump with two years left. Even Jaki says he could stay.
Edit - Jaki, Mullins and Chinyelu have entered the portal.
Edit again - Housinou declared. The list is intriguing - Louisville has 10! in the portal. Stanford has 4.
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