Fran McCaffery and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Transfer Portal

[FerShizzle]

How does this kid from UCLA garner so much attention? They won what, 10 games? Maybe 12? So they weren't good and that tells you they aren't getting good coaching and development. The Portal has coaches fighting over hopes and prayers. What a world!

I think he was a highly regarded recruit. Top 40ish.

 

[FerShizzle]

Don’t look now. The hawks are winners this portal cycle.

The college basketball transfer portal deadline winners, losers

A few programs can breathe easy after the portal deadline came and went without a star hitting the transfer portal. Others were not so lucky...

247sports.com

 

[BCClone]

They should offer him a scholarship and the $207 that SWARM beer made the collective last month

I’d say offer him a couple cases of it instead (to get rid of it) but after a couple of sips he’d probably tell them no go.

 

[BCClone]

Don’t look now. The hawks are winners this portal cycle.

The college basketball transfer portal deadline winners, losers

A few programs can breathe easy after the portal deadline came and went without a star hitting the transfer portal. Others were not so lucky...

247sports.com

When no one will offer your players anyhow, it’s not hard to hold them so it’s not really a win.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Swiiiiiing and a miss. Fran going to be in scramble mode with two open scholarships + Mulvey and Brauns still rostered.

Mulvey and Brauns probably both come back on full scholarships at this point. Fran is going to need the bodies

 

[RedDog]

I think subliminally, Swarm has shoppers thinking Shitwarm on the shelf.

 

[cyclone82]

Don’t look now. The hawks are winners this portal cycle.

The college basketball transfer portal deadline winners, losers

A few programs can breathe easy after the portal deadline came and went without a star hitting the transfer portal. Others were not so lucky...

247sports.com

That article is the lamest excuse ever for trying to polish the **** pile known as Sukeye BB.
My gawd , they are declared “winners”for hanging on to a bunch of mid major below average players that nobody wants on a team that didn’t make the tournament and is projected to finish 17 out of 18 teams . Terrible article.

 

[Acylum]

That will change big time if he joins EIU....right?

Does check a lot of boxes....

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Wait. That’s Garza.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Who has Iowa added from the portal? I know they added at least 1 guy.

 

[FerShizzle]

Who has Iowa added from the portal? I know they added at least 1 guy.

This is the 1 guy.

 

[JohnnyFive]

I mean calling their Portal "retention" while yet losing 3 key pieces without big gains in return is quite a stretch. I'm guessing the author sleeps in the Fran cult or something. How does the below equate to "Winner" status?...

WINNER: IOWA HAWKEYES​

Iowa was not immune to the transfer portal. Patrick McCaffery left for Butler. Second-leading scorer Tony Perkins bounced for Mizzou. Rotation guard Dasonte Bowen jetted off to St. Bonaventure.

But it could have been so much worse.

Iowa survived the transfer portal deadline without Josh Dix, Owen Freeman or Payton Sandfort tossing their names into the fray. Sandfort is currently going through the NBA Draft process. The 6-foot-7, 215-pound wing is one of the top pure snipers in the country, period, and heavy-hitters were strongly interested. Fellow NBA Draft prospects like Coleman Hawkins, Trevon Brazile and Cam Christie entered the transfer portal in the final hour to keep their options open. Sandfort did not. If he plays college basketball next season, it'll be at Iowa. That's enormous for Fran McCaffery.

Did Fran write this?

 

[Cyclonepride]

I mean calling their Portal "retention" while yet losing 3 key pieces without big gains in return is quite a stretch. I'm guessing the author sleeps in the Fran cult or something. How does the below equate to "Winner" status?...

WINNER: IOWA HAWKEYES​

Iowa was not immune to the transfer portal. Patrick McCaffery left for Butler. Second-leading scorer Tony Perkins bounced for Mizzou. Rotation guard Dasonte Bowen jetted off to St. Bonaventure.

But it could have been so much worse.

Iowa survived the transfer portal deadline without Josh Dix, Owen Freeman or Payton Sandfort tossing their names into the fray. Sandfort is currently going through the NBA Draft process. The 6-foot-7, 215-pound wing is one of the top pure snipers in the country, period, and heavy-hitters were strongly interested. Fellow NBA Draft prospects like Coleman Hawkins, Trevon Brazile and Cam Christie entered the transfer portal in the final hour to keep their options open. Sandfort did not. If he plays college basketball next season, it'll be at Iowa. That's enormous for Fran McCaffery.

You know who are "winners" when their best players don't get poached? Mid-majors, and Iowa, apparently.

 

[ISUTex]

It seems like a no brainer to me. Pump money into a mediocre men's program that has a clear ceiling of the round of 32 or pump money into the women's program to try and maintain the current momentum and excitement. ROI is obviously higher with men's basketball but even men's basketball isn't exactly a huge money maker outside of the blue blood schools and a few others. I'd rather they spend money to try and continue being one of the top women's teams than just another team in men's basketball.

You do that.

 

[inCyteful]

Did Fran write this?

Margaret

 

[alarson]

You know who are "winners" when their best players don't get poached? Mid-majors, and Iowa, apparently.

 

[kentkel]

Just took a gander at Thelwell's 2023-24 stats against high major competition (sort-of...read on and it will be evident why I put this disclaimer here). Turns out that Morehead played 4 B1G teams and Alabama - 4 of the games were in the non-con and 1 in the NCAA tourney (Illinois). Thelwell scored 13 in Alabama's blowout of them. They also got toasted by Purdue, Penn State and Illinois & had a 1 point loss against Indiana. He never scored in double figures in those games (he had between 7 - 9 points each game). Not sure how his game will translate against a likely upgraded B1G Conference next season.

 

[ISUTex]

I'm not sure I see as many bad teams as this year. Who do you view as being bad outside of Penn St and Minnesota? Maybe Northwestern?

Of course a lot of roster movement still to happen over the next month plus.

Iowa will be one of the bottom feeders.

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Just took a gander at Thelwell's 2023-24 stats against high major competition (sort-of...read on and it will be evident why I put this disclaimer here). Turns out that Morehead played 4 B1G teams and Alabama - 4 of the games were in the non-con and 1 in the NCAA tourney (Illinois). Thelwell scored 13 in Alabama's blowout of them. They also got toasted by Purdue, Penn State and Illinois & had a 1 point loss against Indiana. He never scored in double figures in those games (he had between 7 - 9 points each game). Not sure how his game will translate against a likely upgraded B1G Conference next season.

They will be ok with Harding running the offense.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!

 

[Drew0311]

They will be ok with Harding running the offense.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!

I would rather have Brock lesner running the point

 

[chadly82]

Don’t look now. The hawks are winners this portal cycle.

The college basketball transfer portal deadline winners, losers

A few programs can breathe easy after the portal deadline came and went without a star hitting the transfer portal. Others were not so lucky...

247sports.com

What a terrible article lol