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I hope to be proven wrong, but this one has “warm body for depth” written all over it. Doesn’t, in my mind, fit the mold of what USC plays like or Coach Paris’s “type”.

Ummm… OK. Are you looking at the same stats as me? Mack put up 142 total points in 2020-21 (Soph). Strong had a total of 52 points in 2024-25. That 5 PPG you mention equates to a difference of 90 total points. That’s NOT a small difference. In 2020-21, Mack had 9 blocks and 44 total PFs...

I actually do. 🤣 (But that dates back to the Calipari days, moving forward. They’ve not had much of that same success in recent years).

This is a fair assessment, @FurmanCock The ROI with him remains to be seen, but he’ll certainly give depth, which we need BADLY at that position right now.

Careful about the Mack comparisons, @GMB2USC23. Strong will certainly be serviceable, but Mack had a MUCH more polished toolkit, and put up some impressive numbers pre-USC. Not knocking this portal grab… we need some help at the F/big man position for sure. Just temper the expectations at the...

Well, that’s not exactly true… he’s sitting at 47-47 in three seasons there. But to set the record straight, he won at least 20 games (really 21) in EVERY season of his 5 at K-State. He was Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2010, and won the Phelan award in 2017. The guy is a good coach, period...

Word has it that Coach Paris has reached out via portal to Honor Huff re: transfer to USC. I can’t imagine a team with Meechie and Honor playing together. That would be non-stop 3 pointers (from the other end of the court, as soon as the ball is inbounded), with little to no inside play. 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks for that. The Ugusuk and Federiko transfers are odd, but… PORTAL, we all know how that goes. Grass is always greener ($$), or something like that. Anyway… Butler and maybe Stute are all we get from the 2023-24 travesty. Hoping the portal brings us a nice bountiful haul for a...

Really? 1.) What progress are the NBA scouts looking for? From what I’ve heard, they see him as a first rounder right now. 2.) He can get drafted even WITH an injury, unless it’s a career-ending one. Teams are willing to take a chance too. 3.) He’s not going to get pushed down much, if at...

Put it up in downtown Columbia, preferable in a prominent place on campus, so CMB sees it and stays home for our first Natty in MBB!!

My guess? CMB returns, thanks to his superstar girlfriend’s (Chloe Kitts) influence. The campus power couple can truly BOTH benefit from another year on campus and get a massive NBA/WNBA payday at the conclusion of the 25-2026 season, if they do.

So what’s left for Coach Paris to fill? I’d see it being another true big man. Perhaps chasing after someone like Malique Ewin (FSU), or Henri Veesaar (Arizona). I also like some unknowns like Christoph Tilly (Santa Clara) or a small handful of lower ranked mid-major guys. There’s not a lot...

i will reiterate what I said on Sunday…

I believe that Coach Paris was surprised when Meechie initially departed. Yes, they had a bit of a love/hate relationship, but Coach Paris brought the best out of Meechie when Meechie would listen and play by Coach P’s “rules”. Meechie’s baggage is a known quantity for the Gamecocks, and he...

This is a HUGE grab for Coach Paris and staff! A premier scorer, nationally known, and a guy who can give you easy double digits per game. He’s a score first guard, in my mind, but really does a good job of putting others in the right place for THEM to score as well. LOVE this get!! And if the...

You get ‘em, Flava “23”!

“And I brought my own caboose from home”. 🤣🤣🤣

“I’m a little nervous… this is my first coup…” 🤣🤣🤣

More, Mr. Pringle… more, please!!!

I LOOOVE what I’m seeing Coach Paris do in recruiting and working the portal. Look at the bigs right now as an example. Pringle and BBV give us experience (and I’m no BBV fan), and then you have Federicko and Jordan coming along and learning the ropes from those guys, continuing to set the...