omajay wrote:bluejayfan00 wrote:vivid_dude wrote:I wonder how much Mac and the staff know about the decisions of our top guys. Do they know with a level of certainty that Ashworth is staying? Do they know with a level of certainty that Trey is leaving? Do they know Kalk's plans? None of these decisions should be defined as "certain", but you have to figure the coaches have a general idea or understanding of the likelihood in each situation.
Then again, Ryan Nembhard threw a Bert Blyleven-level curveball at us last year, so perhaps that's a lesson learned for the staff.
I haven't seen Creighton linked to any bigs in the transfer portal. I understand the team and staff are busy, you know, trying to win a national championship. But a part of me wonders if they know something about Kalk, so they aren't going after bigs. Admittedly, that same of part of me may be overdosing on wishful thinking.
Obviously we could all be shocked, but I'm thinking Trey is 95% gone, Ashworth is 95% back, and Kalk is 50/50.
Everyone we've been linked to in the portal so far is either a combo guard, or a taller wing player. Which would lead you to think they expect Trey to go, and obviously Baylor is gone. We've haven't been linked to any good bigs in the portal, which is 100% our biggest need for next year if Kalk is gone. I trust the staff, so I'm hoping that's because they have a good feel that Kalk will return. If they felt otherwise, I assume they would have reached out to Omoruyi, William Kyle, Garrison, etc.
We have been linked to Amari Williams from Drexel. He is 6'10". Maybe he is more of a 4; but, we have plenty of 4s right now.
That means nothing. Kalk likely doesn't know for sure so Mac certainly doesn't. The team has to operate under the assumption that Kalk is leaving and try to replace him. If he stays, that's just gravy.
