They had plenty of opportunities, they just couldn't hit their damn shots.

And they couldn't recover from being put behind the 8 ball by Moser's coaching in the first half.

Porter Moser going to Oklahoma.

now I thought he had family money and no interest in leaving Chicago?

now I thought he had family money and no interest in leaving Chicago?

I guess he doesn't realize that money can't buy happiness.

A bad take. Can't coach up 1-13 and most were decent looks. If you've watched this team, they aren't that gifted offensively.

now I thought he had family money and no interest in leaving Chicago?

It's time to not pay attention to the Ramblers

Loyola hired Denzel Valentine's brother to be its new head basketball coach?

Don't be so sure about that. Valentine has seemed to keep things together in terms of the recruiting class and returning talent. It sounds like they will lose Krutwig but Williamson and Uguak will return. Those are your defensive centerpieces.

They have a couple of pretty productive grad transfers coming in from the Ivy League to transition from Krutwig. They also have two all area players coming in as freshman.

I really look forward to Kennedy getting into the starting lineup and playing major minutes.

MVC is going to be strong next year but they should still be very competitive

He was Moser's assistant in charge of defense and their top recruiter. He had been with them for several years, even though he is young.

Defense was their defining characteristic the past few seasons.

Is it time to resume ignoring the Ramblers again?

They have a great recruiting class for next year and Valentine has kept their commitments: two all city players and just yesterday signed a high school all america.

I think this thing is becoming a real program, not just a team that wins because of a coach's system.

On the flip side, I think Krutwig is going to go to Oklahoma for a year.

Seems stupid to me. If I were a player with a fringe chance at an NBA career but one year of college I could spend anywhere, I'd be heading down to the U and saying:

If Krutwig really is a fringe NBA candidate he would be better off staying at Loyola. He will be a 4th or 5th option on a good college team and his stats will almost certainly suffer. To this day I still believe Kenny Battle would have been a lottery pick if he had stayed at NIU. He was thoroughly dominating the MAC and was on track to break multiple league records - including some that had been recently set by Ron Harper. The Big 10 revealed him for what he was: a hard-working but undersized 3 with limited range.

If Krutwig really is a fringe NBA candidate he would be better off staying at Loyola. He will be a 4th or 5th option on a good college team and his stats will almost certainly suffer. To this day I still believe Kenny Battle would have been a lottery pick if he had stayed at NIU. He was thoroughly dominating the MAC and was on track to break multiple league records - including some that had been recently set by Ron Harper. The Big 10 revealed him for what he was: a hard-working but undersized 3 with limited range.

That's bullshit. He'll be one of the main options on an ok Oklahoma team. And he'll be playing in one of the best conferences in the country. Finally get to get some exposure more than once every 4 years and doesn't have to play second fiddle to a 100 year old nun. He's not a fringe NBA player, but if he proves he can play well over the course of a whole season in the Big12 he might end up a fringe NBA player.

Also its not like he isn't going in as the coaches favorite anyway.

I would love to see another year of Krutwig in college and especially at a school that is on national TV vs good opponents on a weekly basis.

They have a great recruiting class for next year and Valentine has kept their commitments: two all city players and just yesterday signed a high school all america.

I think this thing is becoming a real program, not just a team that wins because of a coach's system.

On the flip side, I think Krutwig is going to go to Oklahoma for a year.

Seems stupid to me. If I were a player with a fringe chance at an NBA career but one year of college I could spend anywhere, I'd be heading down to the U and saying:

I'm all for letting players transfer but I really hope it doesn't become a trend with the new transfer rules that your best players start following the coach to their new job. I would guess the NCAA would put in a rule soon though about coaches not being able to "recruit" players they've already coached.

When I think Krutwig, I think about all the bruises he has from hitting his ceiling.

meh, I don't think it's a problem considering you are talking about a few cases every year at most. I love the new player movement transfer rule. Makes college offseason more exciting than NBA free agency period.

Love that big time programs can't just go out and load their bench with 5 and 4 star recruits and expect them to sit there and wait their turn without risking those guys up and leaving for greener pastures.