We have a month until the end of the NLI period

[SFP]

If we get a big I'll be positively happy. It seems JL can pull a rabbit out of his hat come summer and get a guy that can impact the team. Think TW and TB!

 

[thefish7]

A true big with Walter is good for me. I'd love to have Wilkins show but we have plenty of needs we could use the third sholarship for so a pure shooter or a slashing athletic forward or a second big would all be fine by me.

 

[mrcoachdude]

Juice and the New big is good....Make my off season with JW ...

if no JW then get us another athlete that can shoot....

 

[lake Camelot]

I voted a true big and Walter. I want to fill the third scholarship with someone though. Either a transfer, a project, or another big body by the time next season starts. The true big is all I think will make a true difference next year. I don't see any chance with JW anymore so I don't even consider that.

 

[Beninator]

I voted for the trifecta! Nothing wrong with going for the gold!

 

[Braves4Life]

I voted for the trifecta! Nothing wrong with going for the gold!

I can't blame you there. I just think this team has some shooters already though........ they just need to step up. Hopefully with a true big who understands the inside/out game our shooters can get some open looks for a change..... Ala the "POB-era".

 

[Stryker]

I'll never be happy ~ that's what I voted for, lol. Idk, we will see. My expectations are low for next year, just because I want to try doing it that way for once, instead of drinking cool-aid all offseason. Not that you will see me around here complaining though!

 

[Beninator]

I can't blame you there. I just think this team has some shooters already though........ they just need to step up. Hopefully with a true big who understands the inside/out game our shooters can get some open looks for a change..... Ala the "POB-era".

Agree.. My priority is a big as well!

 

[BUfan14]

Lol the "I'll never be happy!" option gave me a good laugh. I can't bring myself to vote because I want to say I'd be happy with a Big and WL and someone else but I feel like I'm giving up on JW then.

I want it all, be greedy, get JW too! Until JW decides otherwise I want all 3! Course I'd end up being happy without him if we got a big, but for now I want to be super happy.

 

[Double D]

I voted true big with Walter, but if JW choses ILSTU,,, life in McLean Co. will stink.

 

[BUFAN]

Who's left, whats out there, are there any bigs who have not signed? Do we really think we can get an impact player this late in the game?

 

[houstontxbrave]

I want a real basketball player. A guy who wants to be the best, who will work hard and will get after it on the glass and on the defensive end.

We have a big right now who does not appear to have a whole lot of interest in being anymore then a guy with a good seat nightly.

NO nice guy. Ill take Matt Salley. He would work very well with TB, WE. Maybe more exact a Matt Salley with Zach Andrews size and desire.

Not just big project or a tweener. I tough physical presence who can play basketball. I emphasis CAN PLAY BASKETBALL... Not David Collins.

 

[tornado]

I don't think the question is whether we would have wanted a better, higher scoring player than David Collins....
I can guess every fan of every team would want better players, right??

the question is whether we would have been better off had we simply decided NOT to sign him at all and just keep the scholarship open..

After all...he committed and signed in April, and BU really had NO OTHER big man prospects, so obviously we weren't going to do any better...
BUT-- where would we have been if we simply held and open scholarship and didn't have Collins?
I think we'd have been much worse in 2007-2008 & 2008-2009.....right??

 

[houstontxbrave]

I don't think the question is whether we would have wanted a better, higher scoring player than David Collins....
I can guess every fan of every team would want better players, right??

the question is whether we would have been better off had we simply decided NOT to sign him at all and just keep the scholarship open..

After all...he committed and signed in April, and BU really had NO OTHER big man prospects, so obviously we weren't going to do any better...
BUT-- where would we have been if we simply held and open scholarship and didn't have Collins?
I think we'd have been much worse in 2007-2008 & 2008-2009.....right??

My opinion: David Collins had absolutely no clue how to play basketball.. He played a stretch of about 5 games his senior season where he seemed to get it then went back to the 3 points 2 boards and 4 fouls David Collins. He was constantly out of position, zero footwork and game after game committed the same types of fouls.

Not sure if we would have or not been worse in those two season but he certainly did not improve us the way a guy 7 ft tall and 240+ pounds should. He also did not improve his game even remotely enough in his 2 years.

If I could go back 3 years and have the decision to either give him the ride or hold it there is no question holding his ride back would have been the better move. He was tall but thats it.

 

[tornado]

my point was -- had we not signed him, then at that late stage we'd have gotten nobody better, and then who would have filled in for Matt Salley when Matt was in foul trouble?

 

[Dallas Brave]

This team is one player away from being getting over the hump. A solid big buy gets us to the next level of finishing top 2 in conference. A solid big guy and JW would provide Butler-esque results.

 

[SFP]

I don't think the question is whether we would have wanted a better, higher scoring player than David Collins....
I can guess every fan of every team would want better players, right??

the question is whether we would have been better off had we simply decided NOT to sign him at all and just keep the scholarship open..

After all...he committed and signed in April, and BU really had NO OTHER big man prospects, so obviously we weren't going to do any better...
BUT-- where would we have been if we simply held and open scholarship and didn't have Collins?
I think we'd have been much worse in 2007-2008 & 2008-2009.....right??

How does David Collins get into this discussion??? I believe this thread was about what would make you happy right now not what who has been disappointing. Yes, a real big would make a lot of us real happy plain and simple. If another DC signed we would not know that the desire was lacking until November at best, anyway.

 

[BU RICK]

Since we're a little off topic. What's up with the SEC and Goldman Sachs today. I always thought Goldman Sachs runs the government ;-) So why would the SEC announce what they did today on options expiration day when there's a lot of money in play, maybe Goldman Sachs does run the government

 

[SFP]

Since we're a little off topic. What's up with the SEC and Goldman Sachs today. I always thought Goldman Sachs runs the government ;-) So why would the SEC announce what they did today on options expiration day when there's a lot of money in play, maybe Goldman Sachs does run the government

It will be like the NCAA's investigation of USC's football team.;-) A lot of hot air to appease the public around tax time, nothing more nothing less. The Federal Reserve ran by those same private banks will put a few road blocks to derail the whole process.

 

[amckillip]

How does David Collins get into this discussion??? I believe this thread was about what would make you happy right now not what who has been disappointing. Yes, a real big would make a lot of us real happy plain and simple. If another DC signed we would not know that the desire was lacking until November at best, anyway.

Tornado didn't bring it up, direct your comments and ire towards Houston.

Not just big project or a tweener. I tough physical presence who can play basketball. I emphasis CAN PLAY BASKETBALL... Not David Collins.