423 wins a Natty without any worries. Everyone back except Colt Walker. I'm assuming he is out for the season. Loos did not compete today. Hopefully just resting. With him in there it's a 425.

Bobby Okereke signs with the New York Giants 4 years 40 million. Good for Bobby

Read that here. Courtesy of Travis Graf. Khamenia holds an offer from Stanford and is a 2025 recruit.

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Read that here. He just told me the visit went great, btw.

For those of you that have gone through the Kubler Ross 7 stages about the Haase non-firing and want to attempt to move on by watching one of the players that ostensibly will be saving Stanford basketball, look no further than Overtime Elite's website.

Overtime Elite Schedule 2022-23

Here you will find most of the games for full viewing available on Amazon Prime. Kanaan, or as he is known in this professional (!) league, K9, logs hundreds of minutes for you to scrutinize his game. He is on the YNG Dreamers.

I watched parts of a couple of games and will summarize my thoughts below:

1. This league is not your standard club circuit. Many of the players are headed straight to the professional ranks; you will be seeing a disproportionate number of these guys on NBA rosters soon and the skill level is very high for players who are under 18. If you want more details about OTE, read the Overtime Elite article in the Athletic. Especially impressive are the Thompson Twins of the City Reapers, identical 6-7 wings with a fantastic all around game. But there are other true five star prospects that will eventually be first round NBA draft picks. This is an extremely good competition level for a 17/18 year old to be honing his craft.

2. K9 belongs on the floor in this environment. He mostly is the "two" of the starting five and with so much talent he is not the focus of the offense. He has clear athleticism both in speed/acceleration and quick leaping ability. He has multiple ways of taking it to the rack effectively. He has attitude and panache. There were a couple of moments against this very high level of competition that you can see some elements that have been missing the last few years at Stanford hoops.

3. K9 will not save Stanford basketball next year. His jumper is inaccurate (confirming multiple suspicions/concerns expressed on this site, check the OTE website for his season stats if you don't believe me), handle is a bit sloppy, and he takes some plays off, particularly on the defensive end. His game is undisciplined, it appears often geared toward camera moments than winning. He forces things a lot.

I hope he is coachable and Haase and Co. can clean up some of the mechanical issues with his game, because the physical attributes are tantalizing. I just don't see him being the savior for 2023/24.

Read that here. Two quick notes: Matt Scott is starting game two; and Trevor Haskins is back.

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After this loss Madsen might never coach again 🫣 What a disaster
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7 seasons
112-109 overall
62-80 in conference
1-1 in NIT
0-0 in NCAA tournament

I don’t recall seeing it posted here before…but I just learned that Muir has been renewed. I don’t have any details. Can anyone else confirm? I’m not surprised, just sick to my stomach disappointed.

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Must be nice to have an athletic director who actually cares. Stupefying that anyone at Stanford can justify the status quo. Georgia tech just fired their coach after 7 years, despite an NCAA appearance.


"We have high expectations at Georgia Tech for all of our sports programs, and it is imperative that our storied men's basketball program achieves a greater level of success," first-year athletic director J Batt said.

"Our men's basketball program is important to our department and to our institution. We will not shy away from expecting to consistently compete for ACC championships, NCAA tournament appearances and sustained success."

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Read that here. Courtesy of Adam Gorney. The Stanford relevant piece is on 2026 linebacker target Talanoa Ili.


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Read that here. Courtesy of Adam Gorney. I thought he was gonna roll with wide receivers coach Tyler Osborne as he was the one I recommended, but Gorney instead rolled with new offensive line coach Viane Talamaivao.

Interesting perspective on different positions!

Can anyone show me a single example of a coach who was bad to mediocre for 7 years, at the same school, who turned it around and made it elite or into a perennial contender in years 8-9?

Firing this up now. The Oregon Band did a good job performing EWF today and I also bumped into Utah Jazz President/CEO Danny Ainge entering the arena…

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Article about Stanford "Not participating in NIL" in the Chronicle.


Quote from. Muir: “We’re not using NIL as a recruiting tool,” he said, “and I don’t see that changing.” Which seems odd given that some NIL stuff (if small in scope) is actually happening.

Sad decline.