duq81 wrote:

CLK wrote:

rittersdiner, no offense but it seems like the only bring negative comments to this Board.  Are you really Zeise in disguise?  

He'll disappear once the team starts winning.
 

A DU grad, fan for 35 years, member of the board for five years. Tell ya what: If they make the NCAA tournament, I'll never post again. Deal?

Ritters, I don't mind your posts being negative (and somewhat realistic).  That said, I can't help but picture you as the two guys from the Muppets in the gallery who constantly ridicule everything.  My hope is that they go to the NCAA tournament in the next 6 years and that you finally have peace.  

Simms wrote:

Ritters, I don't mind your posts being negative (and somewhat realistic).  That said, I can't help but picture you as the two guys from the Muppets in the gallery who constantly ridicule everything.  My hope is that they go to the NCAA tournament in the next 6 years and that you finally have peace.  

Critics Section at the Muppet Theater - Statler and Waldorf.
 

FAM
Returning players-5-Smith, James, Castro, Littleson, Robinson
Plan to transfer but will remain-2-Lewis II, Sanders
Transfer-1-I Mike
Per verbal commits.com
JF recruits
will not decommit-1-Djonkam
KD recruits
transfer-1-Dunn-Martin-PG-2018
offers-7
Jackson-PG-2017
Washington-PG-2018
Wade-PG-2018
Patton-PG-2017
Collins-SG-2017
Shingle-PF-2018
Ballantyne-PF-2017
I would appreciate any corrections or updates. I would imagine the offers and acceptances are fluid.
 

I have to say it is a concern if we don't at least keep Mike Lewis, especially with all the recruits and now Sanders leaving.  Granted we didn't win a lot of games with these guys, but IMike and Mike Lewis are talented players and Sanders and others I believe would have been coached up much better under KD.  Nothing we can do about it now.  Also, am I correct that we have a 5'9" guard transferring in from Akron and we've now offered scholies to two other guards under 5'10"?  If you look at the top A-10 teams all of their guards are generally bigger than that and Ferry finally saw that too late.  I just think that kind of size, especially if you have 3 of them on your roster, does not translate at the A-10 level.  Just an observation as I still believe we got a hell of a coach.  

As usual Professor a fair and thoughtful response!  I will follow your suggestion on 3 out of 4, but half the fun of the Board is commenting on recruiting so that is too hard to resist.  That being said, the verdict is really how the kids do in the games that count so we will just have to wait and see.

PistolPete wrote:

Ritters, this is the first time I can remember all the pieces being in place that lay the foundation for success going forward.  The biggest part is the commitment that appears to there on the part of the University so when you say "member of the board" for 5 years are you saying the DU Board or this chat board? 

Oh, I wish it were the DU board. Pay raise.

I'm stuck here with you mucks.

Ritters. If you think that Isiaha Mike was anything but passionate about trying to help his team win you are either blind or just don't pay attention. That kid wore his heart on his sleeve and did everything in his power to motivate this team. Maybe he was tired of the losing culture here and has a better situation somewhere else. But for you to say the kid didn't want to be here is simply selfish. It will be hard for a team with one scorer, an undersized scorer at that (MLewis) to carry this team the way he needs to for them to be any good next year.

Godukeysss wrote:

Ritters. If you think that Isiaha Mike was anything but passionate about trying to help his team win you are either blind or just don't pay attention. That kid wore his heart on his sleeve and did everything in his power to motivate this team. Maybe he was tired of the losing culture here and has a better situation somewhere else. But for you to say the kid didn't want to be here is simply selfish. It will be hard for a team with one scorer, an undersized scorer at that (MLewis) to carry this team the way he needs to for them to be any good next year.

Isiaha Mike is a heck of a player and no doubt it would have been easier rebuild for Coach D if he had stayed at DU.  However, I would caution you or anyone else to render conclusions on this team, or how any player will do, until Coach D has completed recruiting.  Holes can be plugged with the right combination of freshman, Juco, and grad transfers.