2025 Transfer Portal Thread

[i2amavol]

Would be a home run, but not sure if we have the money.

Gotta have at least a mil for Chad’s buyout

I would think that, since we didn't land Rice and Ament's money was separate, we should have as much money as anyone to pull it off. One of the two at least.

 

[cncchris33]

No but was it something that would have surprised you? I guess I mean everyone here is talking about Baker Mazara like he’s the devil incarnate but to my knowledge he’s never had any off court issues right?

The presence or absence of off-court issues isn't the sole indicator of character problems. If your best counterpoint to CBM's on-court issues are imaginary hypotheticals where Uros might have done something, that's evidence of a weak argument.

CBM is one of the oldest players in college basketball but also one of the least emotionally mature, and he's been ejected for flagrant fouls at least twice that I can think of, with one coming 3 minutes into an NCAAT game his team lost by 2 points, largely due to how his absence hurt his team.

 

[Vol49er]

I think it's comparable. CBM is the veteran, and Adams is the young guy with skills. I hate to say it, but I would sign up for it.

I think yall are underestimating how much CBM hurts his team with his antics, and overrating how good the 25th-ish ranked freshman is gonna be right away. And I think probably also some sour grapes are causing Freeman and (especially) Rice to be underrated

 

[StanfordVol]

I would happily take CBM. I don’t see it happening though. That buyout situation seems a little strange too. Hard to imagine us paying a buyout and his NIL

 

[VolOnthePlains]

The presence or absence of off-court issues isn't the sole indicator of character problems. If your best counterpoint to CBM's on-court issues are imaginary hypotheticals where Uros might have done something, that's evidence of a weak argument.

CBM is one of the oldest players in college basketball but also one of the least emotionally mature, and he's been ejected for flagrant fouls at least twice that I can think of, with one coming 3 minutes into an NCAAT game his team lost by 2 points, largely due to how his absence hurt his team.

Well the Uros thing I brought up because that’s who I originally compared him to but I digress.

I don’t think he’s super emotionally mature on the court but I also don’t think two ejections in two years makes him Ron Artest. Without getting too far into it I can tell you (secondhand) that he’s a lovely human off the court too, people are talking about him on here like he’s the damn Zodiac

 

[VolGee4]

I think yall are underestimating how much CBM hurts his team with his antics, and overrating how good the 25th-ish ranked freshman is gonna be right away. And I think probably also some sour grapes are causing Freeman and (especially) Rice to be underrated

I wanted Rice, no doubt.

I’m not a fan of CBM, no doubt.

I can put all of that aside though and realize that Adams and CBM probably put us in top 5-10. You get experience with Gillespie, CBM, Okpara, Carey, and Phillips. You get crazy skills with Ament and Adams.

CBM has shot 38+ % from 3 the last 3 years. His antics are ridiculous, but he’s been a contributor to successful teams. He gives you shooting and defense.

 

[nateernst]

I wanted Rice, no doubt.

I’m not a fan of CBM, no doubt.

I can put all of that aside though and realize that Adams and CBM probably put us in top 5-10. You get experience with Gillespie, CBM, Okpara, Carey, and Phillips. You get crazy skills with Ament and Adams.

CBM has shot 38+ % from 3 the last 3 years. His antics are ridiculous, but he’s been a contributor to successful teams. He gives you shooting and defense.

His 1 on 1 shot creating ability would also be invaluable to this team as currently constructed.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Lol, Bishop is terrible I'm sorry. I hope he improves, but I'm not expecting anything there...

Well all 13 don't have to be on the court so he's got time...

Bishop has to be the next wave of "culture" builders...and from Rick's last media interview it sounds like Bishop has been in the gym more than anyone else.

 

[cardvolfan]

Lol, Bishop is terrible I'm sorry. I hope he improves, but I'm not expecting anything there...

How do you know this? Just curious what your appraisal comes from?

 

[cardvolfan]

Well the Uros thing I brought up because that’s who I originally compared him to but I digress.

I don’t think he’s super emotionally mature on the court but I also don’t think two ejections in two years makes him Ron Artest. Without getting too far into it I can tell you (secondhand) that he’s a lovely human off the court too, people are talking about him on here like he’s the damn Zodiac

A lovely human off the court? Do tell. Also, lots of athletes do good things off the court and bad things off the court, too. It’s obvious this guy has lots of issues which you’re willing to dismiss because tigers don’t change their stripes.

 

[CamVol8]

Email Barnes---I bet he's waiting for you to tell him how to run the team

Stated a fact that we don’t have shooting besides Gillespie, and i wish i knew who we were targeting lol. Some of you are unbelievable

 

[cwbytruckers]

Based on what exactly... high school stats?

yes and with more minutes he may have produced more. No one expected much from Lofton.

 

[VolArmy74]

I think yall are underestimating how much CBM hurts his team with his antics, and overrating how good the 25th-ish ranked freshman is gonna be right away. And I think probably also some sour grapes are causing Freeman and (especially) Rice to be underrated

I mean, I think people are probably being overdramatic about how much he hurts them because they don't like him. His team went 32-6, got a #1 seed, cruised to the SEC Championship, and went to the Final Four, where he had 18 points. There's not a lot of harm to go around in a season like that.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Stated a fact that we don’t have shooting besides Gillespie, and i wish i knew who we were targeting lol. Some of you are unbelievable

And your constant whining about it isn’t going to make things go in your favor but here you are

 

[CamVol8]

I mean our roster is pretty good...

Guards:
Ja'Kobi
Bishop
Evans
Henderson

Forwards:
Ament
Carey
Felix
Cade
JP
Brown

You add a high rated HS talent that can be a day 1 starter (like Adams) and then another wing player that's a veteran (CBM technically fits) and that's going to be a really strong team. Still the looming uncertainty of 5th year and 15 spots...IF you get the 5th year then you bring back at least Gainey and we're cooking IMO...plus it makes quite a few portal prospects far more valuable as options too.

Not even close to enough shooting if that’s our final roster. I will say our big men (if healthy) look like they can be lethal

 

[OrangeInKy]

yes and with more minutes he may have produced more. No one expected much from Lofton.

I actually did expect a lot from Lofton. I lived in Kentucky then and saw him play a lot. I obviously had no idea he would do what he did here, but I expected him to be a solid player for us in time.

 

[CamVol8]

And your constant whining about it isn’t going to make things go in your favor but here you are

That isn’t whining… but alright

 

[Vol49er]

I mean, I think people are probably being overdramatic about how much he hurts them because they don't like him. His team went 32-6, got a #1 seed, cruised to the SEC Championship, and went to the Final Four, where he had 18 points. There's not a lot of harm to go around in a season like that.

And the year before his team lost in the first round bc he couldn’t contain his emotions

 

[CatFan4Life!]

I wouldn’t be mad at looking at Travis Perry. He could give you 8 to 10 minutes and a quality shooter as a backup.

Travis Perry is an excellent player and is an ELITE shooter. He was not put in a good situation this year at Kentucky. First, the jump from HS ball to College is difficult for a non-athlete. You have to adjust your game rather than rely on innate athleticism. So I knew the learning curve would be high for Perry. Second, he had to play out of position as a PG due to injuries on UK's roster. We literally were down our top 4 PG options at one point in the season. Perry is not a PG. What he is good at is shooting. We do know that from HS, from AAU, and from practice. He is an ELITE shooter. But that's on spot-up 3 pointers. Think catch and shoot.

Third, his defense is not good right now as he had to guard the other team's quickest player usually, but it didn't help being on a Kentucky team that was not very athletic themselves other than Oweh. When you have athletic teammates, who are good on defense, and have rim protection, getting beat off the dribble suddenly doesn't look so bad on you. Your flaws get "covered up" by your teammates. Kentucky did not have a good defensive scheme until late in the year, weren't very athletic, and didn't have a lot of rim protection. Therefore, each time someone (like Perry) got beat off the dribble, his man had a lay-up or dunk, making it very clearer to the observer that you aren't very good on defense. Finally, Perry's role and minutes were inconsistent. As a shooter, you need to play to get into a routine and rhythm. Injuries may force him to play 20 MPG at the point one game, and then come off the bench as a SG the next 3 games but only play 3 MPG. It's hard to come in cold and knock down shots.

In summary, Perry is a very good player. He needs to continue to work on strength and quickness but will get there. He is an elite catch and shoot guy, plays hard, is a great teammate, and extremely professional. He needs to be paired with a shot creating PG (driver) and a shot creator wing. This will suck the defense in and allow him to knock down 3s. It would also help if they have an athletic rim protector to cover up any flaws on the defensive side. He isn't a perfect player but, put in the right situation, could be in the top 5-10% percentile for catch and shoot 3s, which isn't anything to snub your nose at.

Ole Miss is getting on Perry early and scheduling a visit/zoom. They wanted him out of HS too. I think he would do very well playing for Chris Beard.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Not even close to enough shooting if that’s our final roster. I will say our big men (if healthy) look like they can be lethal

Explain what the bold means...

It seems you're basing that on what their stats are in college only. Because Ament, Henderson, even Evans are all good shooters.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

I wanted Rice, no doubt.

I’m not a fan of CBM, no doubt.

I can put all of that aside though and realize that Adams and CBM probably put us in top 5-10. You get experience with Gillespie, CBM, Okpara, Carey, and Phillips. You get crazy skills with Ament and Adams.

CBM has shot 38+ % from 3 the last 3 years. His antics are ridiculous, but he’s been a contributor to successful teams. He gives you shooting and defense.

We got the Maryland player we wanted the most. We also have added really good -layers this year. In fact, I would be surprised if we are not better than last year’s team.

 

[Ghost of Archvol]

A lovely human off the court? Do tell. Also, lots of athletes do good things off the court and bad things off the court, too. It’s obvious this guy has lots of issues which you’re willing to dismiss because tigers don’t change their stripes.

Some players are intense competitors on the court and occasionally pop their jersey, punch a phone, etc. I guarantee if he dons the orange you’ll learn to love him.

 

[CamVol8]

Explain what the bold means...

It seems you're basing that on what their stats are in college only. Because Ament, Henderson, even Evans are all good shooters.

2 of those 3 you mentioned most likely will not be playing big minutes. Idk why that’s so hard to comprehend? It’s also unfair/ unrealistic to expect them to be our source of 3pt shooting.

 

[SlyStone]

Lol, Bishop is terrible I'm sorry. I hope he improves, but I'm not expecting anything there...

I think he (Boswell) has a good grasp of what Barnes wants on both ends of the floor. I'm not sure he can execute it on a consistent basis that warrants meaningful PT. I think he's a projected 3rd year guy that might start showing production. Right now he's getting recruited over or at least that's what it seems. Love for him to prove me wrong.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

2 of those 3 you mentioned most likely will not be playing big minutes. Idk why that’s so hard to comprehend? It’s also unfair/ unrealistic to expect them to be our source of 3pt shooting.

That's the 10 players on the roster, continuing to repeat yourself to say it's not enough shooting doesn't change anything....Idk why that's so hard to comprehend?