Was not disappointed to hear this actually. He’s not a good shooter and misses a lot of free throws. He rebounded, but for his height he wasn’t very good taking the ball to the rim. I think Fred can get better players than him.
Berke Enters Portal
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I don’t think it’s taking shots at all. I think it’s being realistic. I thank him for his services the last two years. But you have to admit he was/is a player with limitations. He contributed. But going forward, if Fred wants to continue this success, he’s going to need better players than Berke. Fred’s offense requires shooters. He’s not a good shooter.
Fred also needs his defense to work and berke was a big part of it.
That is the part that a lot of (selfish) fans don't seem to understand.
You basically have 5 years...that is it.
I think continuity is big. I would rather not replace the whole lineup. Honestly, with his attitude, I thought he might be ok losing minutes. We would have likely seen some year over year improvement too.
Or we get more athletic players so we don’t have to play a scrambling D all the time…
He's worried about playing time since you guys cut back to 4. Makes sense. Can't blame the guy.
Dude, how bad is iowa going to be in the portal?
That dude from spain is bailing and you guys pretended like he was an All-American.
If the reports are true that Berke was really asking for $2 million, there's no way we could pay him that much. That's like 1/4 of our total budget, for a guy who averaged 6 points and 5 rebounds a game. If you give him that much, then Frager and Sandfort are going to want $3-4 million each.
The reality of the situation is that we don't have the money to compete with the blue bloods for the biggest name transfers. Fred is going to use the moneyball approach and find underrated guys that he believes will buy in and fit in his system.
The reality of the situation is that we don't have the money to compete with the blue bloods for the biggest name transfers. Fred is going to use the moneyball approach and find underrated guys that he believes will buy in and fit in his system.
Nobody is giving him $2 mil. Not even deep-pocketed blue bloods.
NIL will eventually work itself out over time. There isn’t an endless stream of money to be spent on players. When the results don’t show up on the court, either coach or players or both are gone. People that contribute large sums of money often want just a wee bit of say so in the operation which can cause problems. When players have wild expectations to their worth and are not picked up for their unrealistic price tag, word will get around and there be roster spots open for all of them just like in football.
Probably not, but that's what his agent asked for. The top big guys are commanding $4-5 million. Somebody will probably give him more than we are willing to pay. His stats aren't eye-popping but he does have three years of experience in the Big Ten including starting on a Sweet 16 team. Not too many 6'10 guys in the portal with that experience.
He was wildly inconsistent. He is not 6'10. I like Berke, but he is not worth 2 million
We'll see what he's worth. The National Champs just added a transfer post who's only started 13 games in his career and averaged 10 points/5 rebounds this year. His stats are not much better than Berke's and he's far less experienced. He reportedly asked for $3 million.
The kid from Boise would be a replacement first Mast Zz
Good spot it would interesting what he signed for? His agent wanted 2 million at Nebraska. You simply can’t pay that for 6 points and 5 rebounds and a 60 percent FT and under 30 on 3s . I loved The Guy he gave Nebraska all he had .
We are reportedly at eight million for the team next year. Maybe Vandy has a lot of money. Berke was pretty active, and played hard. Nice role player, but we need to spend on a guard or two and a point center, since that seems to be what coach wants for his offense. Good times when we worry about how we build around two proven wing scorers.
I'd be surprised if they don't have a lot more than us. All those borderline ivy league degrees are sure to have resulted in some pretty big net worth alum.
Sandfort is getting 2.5 or so . I don’t care if you have it . 2 for Berke would be stupid .
Yeah well, that’s not how having money and spending money works. One person’s “wast of money” is another person’s “totally worth it”
Berke probably got more money from Vanderbilt but he seemed to want a change of scenery as soon as the Huskers' season was over. Nothing wrong with that, really, and he went out of his way not to bad-mouth Fred or the program. That was Fred's cue to move on to other targets, and he did that.
When you think about it, losing just one contributing player to the portal - even after a really good season - is pretty much the best-case scenario anymore.
When you think about it, losing just one contributing player to the portal - even after a really good season - is pretty much the best-case scenario anymore.
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He didn’t waste a change of scenery he wanted more money. Fred said this is the offer Berke and his agent ( mostly) said no. It’s a business and Berke understands that and he didn’t bash anyone. It will be interesting what Vandy paid ( if posted) . Because His agent wanted 2 .i loved Berke he gave everything but he is not worth 2 .
Exactly!
I would rather spend more than spend less.
Illinois is about to "not spend more" on Blackwell and basically ruin the chances of them being preseason top 3...
In the end, if you spend 3 million or 5 million on a player, does it really matter if you make the final four or title game?
I mean, you are worth what you can get.