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Joe Hawley 2010 Drafted in 4th round by Atlanta

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I wonder who is the MWC school or schools that have been in contact Dior Johnson? He averaged 30 ppg for the season, 45 ppg for the tournament and had 2-3 games of 50+ for the year. Probably in the top 5 of all guards available regardless of level.

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j. spilotro said:

I think what happened to SDSU was bad (good for us, they should certainly drop a notch) … but it demonstrates that a team like SDSU who has made a name for themselves as one of the better west coast teams, a team that has had consistency, essentially the cream of the MWC crop …. Is extremely vulnerable to NIL. If they are, we all are. So what happens when a player improves or shows some promise at UNLV? Or any other school. They’re making it so it’s almost a waste to recruit talent, not really, but you get what I’m saying. You just get used.

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Nobody can predict where it will go. There is a reason the pro's have salary caps, rookie contracts and no annual free agency. Where the college games is going now will completely destroy it unless there are some controls.

j. spilotro said:

I think what happened to SDSU was bad (good for us, they should certainly drop a notch) … but it demonstrates that a team like SDSU who has made a name for themselves as one of the better west coast teams, a team that has had consistency, essentially the cream of the MWC crop …. Is extremely vulnerable to NIL. If they are, we all are. So what happens when a player improves or shows some promise at UNLV? Or any other school. They’re making it so it’s almost a waste to recruit talent, not really, but you get what I’m saying. You just get used.

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The only way to save college basketball for the lesser schools(US) Is it Is to allow multiple degrees. 6 years of eligibility maybe 8. The CBB that we knew and everything that made it great is long gone. So I don't want to hear about taking away from the game or destroying the game. Too late!

Especially for those who might want to find something in the trades:
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Each year they award $1 million of one-time $5,000 scholarships.

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Here is me in Israel back in 2016 near the Dead Sea!!

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Gaza was a no go zone at the time and for good reason.

utestream said:

My small business is dealing with challenges at this time. However, without a vow, if I have time, I am willing to briefly chat with you and them about career possibilities/paths in engineering, computer science, and data sciences, so that you have that perspective. I have contacts in academia and industry.

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Thank you so much for offering your time. I bet there are a few dozen lurkers on the site who would love to hear some of your insight. These are very unique times we're entering.

jmcnamaraiii said:

There’s over 1800 players left in the portal. I’ll put money we’ll get a good perimeter shooter to add to the mix.

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For Kevin’s sake he better get at least two players who can take the pressure off of DJ in crunch time or end of game scenarios!

My small business is dealing with challenges at this time. However, without a vow, if I have time, I am willing to briefly chat with you and them about career possibilities/paths in engineering, computer science, and data sciences, so that you have that perspective. I have contacts in academia and industry.

There’s over 1800 players left in the portal. I’ll put money we’ll get a good perimeter shooter to add to the mix.

rebel5280 said:

Hmmmm… I’ll believe it when I see it but I seriously doubt it, unless all the other MWC teams have lost a step, which is highly unlikely!

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Agree, however outside Boise and Reno, the rest of the MWC has taken a bunch of setbacks or have a lot left up in the air.

The majority of the best mountain west players. Have the left the league.

jmcnamaraiii said:

If you look around the mountain west. We actually did pretty well. NIL has changed the game. We had the majority of team come back a decent recruiting class and a couple transfers.

Would I have liked another shooter or two? Yes, but right now it looks like UNLV is in the mix to compete for a MW championship.

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Hmmmm… I’ll believe it when I see it but I seriously doubt it, unless all the other MWC teams have lost a step, which is highly unlikely!

jmcnamaraiii said:

If you look around the mountain west. We actually did pretty well. NIL has changed the game. We had the majority of team come back a decent recruiting class and a couple transfers.

Would I have liked another shooter or two? Yes, but right now it looks like UNLV is in the mix to compete for a MW championship.

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Yeah we did really good. Battled for 1st for about a week. Then when tournament came around, we had too many injuries.

Hard to replace the contributions of Webster & LuRod. Dont forget the terror twins and their NBA aspirations.

If you look around the mountain west. We actually did pretty well. NIL has changed the game. We had the majority of team come back a decent recruiting class and a couple transfers.

Would I have liked another shooter or two? Yes, but right now it looks like UNLV is in the mix to compete for a MW championship.

j. spilotro said:

I hope my kids spend as little time as possible on the liberal side of campus. They’re mindless nutjobs.

Stick with the sciences or go with a trade. Trade is gaining a ton of steam in my mind.

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Two of my Grandkids are not going to be ready for college and yet they are within two years of going. I would love to see them go into the trades. Hands on, get paid, no debt, less worry about being replaced by AI etc. etc. Their mom, however, wants to hear none of it and is 100% on them going to college in any major. I'm wise enough to stay away from it but I feel bad for the two kids.

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