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Post by shooting the J on Mar 25, 2024 11:36:25 GMT -6
Well Reynolds is gone, can’t say I’m suprised but I’m thankful for what he gave us this past season. I see he has not ruled out Green Bay, but with the potential of big NIL money available elsewhere I think it is unlikely he will be returning to GB. I think it will be about the opportunity for exposure, not NIL money. If he's offered a lead role replacing Shannon and Domask at Illinois, with their pro style system, is the type of role he'll look for. If not, he could come back. His focus is his pro career, as it should be. Green Bay needs to fill out the roster around him to make a return appealing.
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Post by yayphoenixyay on Mar 25, 2024 11:42:14 GMT -6
Legitimately, though, I'm starting to wonder if there's much of a point in putting any emotional energy or investment into a team if they're going to just disintegrate year after year? NIL is great for the players, who rightfully deserve compensation, but ruins college sports (at least at the D1 level). Without Noah, this was a 10 win team, tops. You'd think his brother on the staff and family connections to the area would be enough to keep him but all D1 sports have turned into is "where can I make the most money the quickest, especially if I am not playing professionally a high-level once its over."
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Post by PantherU on Mar 25, 2024 11:47:20 GMT -6
Legitimately, though, I'm starting to wonder if there's much of a point in putting any emotional energy or investment into a team if they're going to just disintegrate year after year? Life as a Bucks fan 2003-2015
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Post by yayphoenixyay on Mar 25, 2024 11:47:59 GMT -6
Legitimately, though, I'm starting to wonder if there's much of a point in putting any emotional energy or investment into a team if they're going to just disintegrate year after year? Life as a Bucks fan 2003-2015 Well that was my immediate throwback reaction, damn near a full new roster every single year. Look how fun that was!
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Post by shooting the J on Mar 25, 2024 11:52:58 GMT -6
Legitimately, though, I'm starting to wonder if there's much of a point in putting any emotional energy or investment into a team if they're going to just disintegrate year after year? NIL is great for the players, who rightfully deserve compensation, but ruins college sports (at least at the D1 level). Without Noah, this was a 10 win team, tops. You'd think his brother on the staff and family connections to the area would be enough to keep him but all D1 sports have turned into is "where can I make the most money the quickest, especially if I am not playing professionally a high-level once its over." What a shocker, the troll is trying to chase off fans.
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Post by yayphoenixyay on Mar 25, 2024 12:31:19 GMT -6
Legitimately, though, I'm starting to wonder if there's much of a point in putting any emotional energy or investment into a team if they're going to just disintegrate year after year? NIL is great for the players, who rightfully deserve compensation, but ruins college sports (at least at the D1 level). Without Noah, this was a 10 win team, tops. You'd think his brother on the staff and family connections to the area would be enough to keep him but all D1 sports have turned into is "where can I make the most money the quickest, especially if I am not playing professionally a high-level once its over." What a shocker, the troll is trying to chase off fans. Dude how tf am I trying to chase away anyone? Drop the victim complex, it is tired and this has nothing to do with you or "trolling." This is a completely rational take. College sports are fundamentally different and I am saying, for me, it is becoming difficult to emotionally embrace an entity that is ever changing and unrecognizable from year to year. This isn't a hot take even. Look around to fan discourse on a variety of platforms, as well as word of mouth. I don't know exactly how widespread this sentiment is, but I know I am not the only one that feels this way.
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Post by bayballer on Mar 25, 2024 13:11:15 GMT -6
Legitimately, though, I'm starting to wonder if there's much of a point in putting any emotional energy or investment into a team if they're going to just disintegrate year after year? NIL is great for the players, who rightfully deserve compensation, but ruins college sports (at least at the D1 level). Without Noah, this was a 10 win team, tops. You'd think his brother on the staff and family connections to the area would be enough to keep him but all D1 sports have turned into is "where can I make the most money the quickest, especially if I am not playing professionally a high-level once its over." What a shocker, the troll is trying to chase off fans. I can assure you, not a single GB fan that will see that post and decide they no longer want to support the team. And being disappointed that the current college sports landscape has led to GB’s best player possibly leaving is pretty reasonable.
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Post by gbguy on Mar 25, 2024 14:12:31 GMT -6
What a shocker, the troll is trying to chase off fans. Dude how tf am I trying to chase away anyone? Drop the victim complex, it is tired and this has nothing to do with you or "trolling." This is a completely rational take. College sports are fundamentally different and I am saying, for me, it is becoming difficult to emotionally embrace an entity that is ever changing and unrecognizable from year to year. This isn't a hot take even. Look around to fan discourse on a variety of platforms, as well as word of mouth. I don't know exactly how widespread this sentiment is, but I know I am not the only one that feels this way. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. If UWGB basketball isn't fulfilling you, then don't bother. But there is no indication that this is having a significant impact on fandom. For example... awfulannouncing.com/college-basketball/2024-ncaa-tournament-march-madness-record-viewership.html"Through its first three days, the 2024 NCAA Tournament is averaging a record amount of viewers. Per CBS and Warner Bros. Discovery, the tournament has averaged nine million viewers per window through Saturday’s second-round games, the most ever at this point of the tournament.
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Post by bayballer on Mar 25, 2024 15:04:02 GMT -6
Outside of the players leaving, there’s obviously a lot of mid major coaching jobs that opened up today. We’ll have to see if any schools show interest in Wicks. I’d say it’s unlikely he leaves, but certainly not impossible. What he did with the program in one season is pretty incredible and he clearly has an ability to sell himself. Again, I doubt he leaves, but it’s at least something I’m keeping an eye on.
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Post by fansincebuss on Mar 25, 2024 17:01:23 GMT -6
Outside of the players leaving, there’s obviously a lot of mid major coaching jobs that opened up today. We’ll have to see if any schools show interest in Wicks. I’d say it’s unlikely he leaves, but certainly not impossible. What he did with the program in one season is pretty incredible and he clearly has an ability to sell himself. Again, I doubt he leaves, but it’s at least something I’m keeping an eye on. I am not overly concerned about Wicks leaving after just one year. More importantly, with the changing of the guard at so many schools, there should be an influx of quality players entering the transfer portal. Drake is one school that comes to mind.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Mar 26, 2024 6:07:10 GMT -6
Losing Noah hurts, there is no other way to put it. If the amount of money being rumored is only 50% accurate it is hard to ignore.
I know I should not use his name on this board, Will Ryan once described Amari Davis as slippery when driving to the bucket. Noah was slippery as well and could finish with either hand. There wasn't much a defense could do to stop his drive and he would just figure out how to slip past the defense.
Finding another slippery guy is job #1 in this off season. Without a guy that can break things down it is hard to score, especially at the pace GB was playing at.
With CC, Wade, Elijah and Rich the team is losing experience and that does matter in basketball, perhaps more than ever. However, it is fair to say that similar guys could be found. Those were guys that committed to a 5 win and 3 win program. With 18 wins on the books it should help recruit replacements or even upgrades in some cases. In some cases there were gaps in skill, size or athletic ability that needed to be addressed at those positions if GB is going to take the next step.
The balance of power has really shifted to the players. That is taking some time for me to adjust to. I don't dislike it for them. I have to look for the opportunity and at least we can say those guys along with the coaches have GB in a much stronger place to reload the roster moving forward.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Mar 26, 2024 6:21:00 GMT -6
Kamari Cade Ansong Amari Davis Stieber PJ Pipes Josh Jefferson Japannah Kellogg Kerem Kanter Manny Patterson Hunter Crist Tank Hemphill Don Ivory Randy Tucker Zae Blake Terrance Thompson
This is a list of guys that I can think of that have left GB within the past 8 years and made it to another D1 program.
On the court only, I would say 4 of them ended up in a better spot. I would say a few more it was neutral. The rest it didn't really work.
The portal is exciting but players need to choose carefully.
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Post by thetulsawarrior on Mar 26, 2024 8:56:16 GMT -6
The transfer rule changes have made life for mid-majors much more challenging. The idea of student/athlete seems to be getting lost in all this. I'm going to sit back and read a few books until the dust settles. I'm paying for two young men in college right now and like the fact their priorities are on a meaningful education and degrees that will build a solid life. Those priorities are missing too often in the "meat market" of college athletics.
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Post by Former uwgb men’s manager will on Mar 26, 2024 10:51:18 GMT -6
Uwgb is looking at iupui jlynn counter and Vincent Brady finally could do some horizon on horizon crime. Get some experience. According to Kyle Malzahn Antshak and Jedkins are unsure of coming back. There’s not a lot of big men left on the team besides them and hall. Uwgb is not looking at a ton of big men. Publicly known. Now maybe Jedkins and Antshak don’t transfer.
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Post by risingsince04 on Mar 26, 2024 21:24:05 GMT -6
BJ Freeman taking a similar approach to Noah Reynolds and entering the portal while feeling out his draft status is. However, it sounds like his chances of returning to MKE might be more slim than Noah returning to GB.
I will say that I don’t mind seeing him leave MKE, but losing a player of that caliber out of the league is never a good thing. Seeing so many 1st and 2nd all conference players transferring out is of the Horizon sucks - though I completely understand their decisions.
The potential of $100k or more at that age could really make an impact. Unfortunately, I think there may be just as many negative impacts as positive ones in the long term. There are a lot of incentives for these young adults to drop everything in search of quick money and greener grass. However, using that method throughout your life usually doesn’t lead to good results. I can’t help but feel that NIL and the ease of transfers is encouraging behaviors that will be harmful in time.
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