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theknowledge
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UW is currently killing the transfer portal. #6 class in the nation.
So. Wesley Yates 6'4" SG 18ppg 50% 3 point shooting in B10 play
Sr. Jacob Ognacevic 6' 8" PF/SF ASUN player of the year, +40% 3 point shooting, 20ppg
Sr. Quimari Peterson 6'1" PG SOCON player of the year, +40% 3 point shooting, 19ppg
Fr. Hannes Steinbach 6'10" PF/SF ranked #2 U19 euro prospect coming to the U.S. to play CBB
So. Lathan Sommerville 6'10" C Third leading scorer and rebounder at Rutgers behind two lottery picks
Jr. Madi Traore 6'11" C Top 5 ranked Juco transfer
Sprinkle now has 5 players 6'10" or taller. Peterson, Zoom, Yates and Madaquitt that can all handle the ball well. Three legit 3point shooters and two big time rim protectors in Kepnang and Traore. It's the most complete roster in terms of depth, size, experience and versatility that has played in Hec Ed maybe ever. There has been tall teams and there has been teams with dynamic scorers but not a mix like this. This team makes the tournament next year or Sprinkle can GTFO.
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I'm not too surprised Yates is coming back. Last year the few ex players I stalk (not as much as Race or Baze), all seemed to indicate that Yates really liked it at UW. The movement of Quincy obviously a huge factor.
I'm intrigued by the German. Looking at his tape, he looks like he might have grown a couple inches over the last year. Looked to be a bit more fluid as well.
Gotta give it up to Sprinkle and our bball whale. Last season eas awful but the team has been completely torn down and rebuilt this offseason. If he actually can coach, this team will be good
Tournament or GTFO. He's got a massively improved roster for next year.
As bad as this season was it felt wrong to bail on him so quickly when he hated his players more than I did.
Sure, he picked them and doesn't really deserve another mulligan. Still think he can be the guy.
From not even making our own conference tournament to off-season Natty.
There's just no excuses not to be great this year, the money is there. With what we know now about our NIL funding, we are easily the most underachieving program in the country the last 10 years.
Who is “Gary” the whale? Thought it was Ballmer
Has donated "facilities" level funding and is close with one of the assistant coaches according to the X account that posted his picture.
Indiana killed it in the portal last year too.
Sprinkle is Hop until proven otherwise
Results or GTFO
Point taken but Sprinkle had a history of going to the tournament before he got here. Mike Woodson had a history of being a shitty NBA coach before he got to Indiana. I think they’ll make the tournament next year. I’m still bullish on this guy as a coach.
Maybe they paid some cash but I'm not impressed with taking the Arizona center, Ballo I think, and the coug.
Our portal haul from what I'm reading is way beyond what Indiana did last year. Taking Yates from SC especially.
I haven't been to a game since the 2004 Arizona Nate superdunk game.
I might have to go to a game this season.
I took my father in law to the Indiana game. Never seen such a sorry group of losers. The body language was atrocious. Great, Frank and Zoom were the only guys with any fire in the belly that day. Not a surprise that the two of the three with eligibility left are the only two that were asked back.
It's cool and all to be getting a nice recruiting class but I'm not yet sold on Sprinkle's coaching.
How they used Great Osobor was embarrassing.
6'8 power forward, they had him catching the ball on the perimeter and creating/backing his guy down from there as an actual offensive strategy.
They couldn't figure out how to get the guy looks in the post all season. How is that possible?
Preseason All American to All Big 10 Honorable Mention? The fuck?
To be clear - I still think Sprinkle has what it takes and can get us there. But, I do think that with the recruiting/transferring this year, it's pretty darn close to win or GTFO. This is his third program that he's had to build. He missed the mark last year, ok, here's your second chance. He should know what to do and be able to get us to tourney time.
My last game was the Dominic Green buzzer beater over Arizona. I think I’ve been to like 5 UW BB games ever. My buddy went to high school with Artem Wallace, and he hooked us up with great seats a couple times back in the day. That guy is crazy, but hilarious. Surprisingly good bowler too.
Was going to go to a game or two just to support Sprinkle as well and kind of forgot about it.
Outside of an occasional Harris floater in the lane or a hard drive to the basket from Zoom, none of the guards could create their own shot. Defenses sagged the paint because they didn’t fear any shooter on the floor and dared UW to try to get Great the ball with multiple defenders hedging his way. Believe it or not, the best offense this roster had was Osobor backing down his defender and using his elite vision to find an open shooter when the double came. If the double didn’t come, Great was pretty good at missing point blank layups. He probably could have averaged 8 assists a game if anyone could hit a wide open shot with regularity.
Idk… Harris and Mason were pretty good perimeter shooters by season's end and nothing changed.
Regardless of how defenses decide to play you… you have to then make the adjustment and make them pay for not playing honest. Sprinkle never figured that out.