hbkmyr said:

I don’t know if it’s a GM or whatever but I do think it would be helpful to have some one on staff who could do advanced scouting, do they want to come here, how much it will cost to get them here, etc. The whole process moves fast and furious so any head start can’t be a bad thing.

Maybe someone like Levell Sanders. Has some local ties, coached in Europe and obviously now at Binghamton.

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That’s called assistant coaches. If they can’t identify players, reach out, assess fit both style and money, then what are they doing? They sure aren’t coaching.

Save the Whalen is the x and o guy because if true, he not only should be fired, he should be coaching high school.

SHUHitman said:

Perhaps I'll be in the minority for thinking so, but any resources we have should be used towards the players, period. I don't think we have enough to justify using them for another administrative position. Not to say Sha is overpaid, but he isn't cheap. We also have McBride on payroll. Way too administration heavy proportionate to player's compensation if we go that route, imo.

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I agree we should direct all resources towards players, but even if someone on staff like McBride takes on that role, it would benefit Sha and the program by having someone other than the coach take on the responsibility of negotiating numbers with players and their agents. Sha has enough knowledge his plate.

We are flawed team this year, but hopefully we can make a decent run. Importantly, Karaban has shown signs of coming out of his slump. But our problems at guard, especially point guard aren't going away.

Next year's incoming class is ranked in the top-three nationally by every major recruiting ranking system.

• Braylon Mullins is a consensus top-20 prospect and has a five-star rating on 247's composite rankings.
• Darius Adams is ranked as high as No. 19 (ESPN) and is a consensus top-25 prospect, also earning a five-star designation.
• Seven footer Eric Reibe holds a consensus top-30 ranking and is among the top centers in the class.
• Jacob Furphy (the Tasman Devil) is considered one of the top international players available.

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Pirates1991 said:

Ok. Let’s assume that the school is going to get on board and hire a GM…..
names? Suggestions????

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Andre Barrett

lloyde dobler said:

Rice would have to take a pay cut

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Early still but in contention for funniest post of year.

Isn’t this the role Andrew Francis is supposed to play?

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BE was much stronger last year. St Johns is clearly the best of the BE but not close to how good UConn was last year. I would not be surprised if the BE only gets 3 in the big dance this year.

SHU 75 Jays 70. Why? I'm in lala land.

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Creighton, 74-64

hallwins said:

You are making my point.
We played great against Nova in first half with a spectacular offensive performance of Wusu leading the way.

Wusu and the team could not sustain it in the second half and we went on to lose because Dixon is unstoppable and we could not finish plays on offense

Yes, we are 2-16. We are not good.
We are playing better basketball. All these things can be true.

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Yes instead of getting blown out by Monmouth or Butler or DePaul we’re losing more competitively the last 3 games after getting waxed by 24 at Marquette. But this improvement is still not good enough to actually win BE games. We’re still losing, giving away games. This team will not grow from here without major improvements to the roster. Bottom line is if we have the money Sha will upgrade the roster. He’s not rolling it back like this. There are roles for Dual and others in there somewhere.

Piratz said:

One game. You know the numbers on the season right? It’s historically inept. Look what happened in the second half versus Villanova, etc. We’re 2-16. I know everyone is dying to be hopeful that we have something

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Piratz said:

One game. You know the numbers on the season right? It’s historically inept. Look what happened in the second half versus Villanova, etc. We’re 2-16. I know everyone is dying to be hopeful that we have something.

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You are making my point.
We played great against Nova in first half with a spectacular offensive performance of Wusu leading the way.

Wusu and the team could not sustain it in the second half and we went on to lose because Dixon is unstoppable and we could not finish plays on offense

Yes, we are 2-16. We are not good.
We are playing better basketball. All these things can be true.

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hallwins said:

Our offense is terrible not because of no fluidity. We had 16 assists against the nest defensive team in the country. We ran some great sets.

We cannot sustain effective offense because we don't have more than 2 players on the floor at any time that are a true threat to score on a consistent basis. Generally, it is Wusu and Coleman. When we get an Aligbe in spurts or Middleton in spurts, together with improved play of Godswill and Manny, we can compete. We just can't sustain all those things over the course of a game, let alone a conference season.

It is also why the lane is so clogged. Teams don't have to honor the 15 ft and out game of more than 2 or 3 players on the floor.

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One game. You know the numbers on the season right? It’s historically inept. Look what happened in the second half versus Villanova, etc. We’re 2-16. I know everyone is dying to be hopeful that we have something.

Piratz said:

Our offense is terrible because there’s zero fluidity. We don’t have a PG and haven’t all year and it requires our best offensive players to do too much that’s a big part of it. Al-Amir Dawes was a better creator than Dual. As Sha said, Dual is a facilitator right now… Why he have Addae-Wusu the ball more Saturday as he stated.

Maybe Dual becomes that idk but we can’t bet on that if we want to get back to the NCAA Tournament in 2026.

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Our offense is terrible, but lack of fluidity.l is not the issue. We had 16 assists against on of the best defensive teams in the country. We ran some great sets.

We cannot sustain effective offense because we don't have more than 2 players on the floor at any time that are a true threat to score on a consistent basis. Generally, it is Wusu and Coleman. When we get an Aligbe in spurts or Middleton in spurts, together with improved play of Godswill and Manny, we can compete. We just can't sustain all those things over the course of a game, let alone a conference season.

It is also why the lane is so clogged. Teams don't have to honor the 15 ft and out game of more than 2 or 3 players on the floor.

Our offense is terrible because there’s zero fluidity and low talent. We don’t have a PG and haven’t all year and it requires our best offensive players to do too much that’s a big part of it. Al-Amir Dawes was a better creator than Dual. As Sha said, Dual is a facilitator right now… that’s code. Why he had Addae-Wusu the ball more Saturday as he stated.

Copeland was like that before he worked hard and developed and took off as a Senior getting into the lane. Remember how Cerasoli would flash as a creator and people wanted him to play? Copeland would do what Dual does with a good 3PT shot until he started to drive more as a Senior.

Maybe Dual becomes that idk but we can’t bet on that if we want to get back to the NCAA Tournament in 2026. Get a proven guy in here with him.

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Been through this a million times this year and it doesn’t feel like a Sha or SHU thing to do. It’s too business sensible, too much delegating of power. 🙃

I’m hoping adding the additional assistant coach helped better balance duties bc not only do you need negotiation and relationship building with agents/handlers, but you need to budget (and link to fundraising) and have the coordinated effort to scout and evaluate hundreds of teams/players. Oh and retain your own and head off the tampering.