NCAA Basketball is Doomed!!!

[@SpencerStriderEnthusiast]

Transfer portal is the reason why we see 15 seeds winning the past two years when they only won 10 times total in history, why we see a 16 seed beating a 1 seed for just the second time in history, why some of the last/lowest rated teams in the tourney getting more wins than they ever did, and why 11 of the 16 sweet 16 teams are represented by 11 different conferences. it has evened the playing field and gives more parity between big and small conference teams. Also has made the teams with a starting 5 of all top ranked freshman less effective.

[@johnathangaddy8027]

Exactly. I don’t see the problem with more parity 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@bmoore507]

Big schools mad the field is getting balanced out

[@shawrow4411]

Facts!

[@JayBlazingProphecy]

Transfer portal, 1 and done’s and the G League are all to blame

[@b.o.1951]

I think it’s great as well. It give the kids power over there own careers. I wish I had the options these kids have today.

[@HakeemTheDream616]

No more monopolies on college sport's anymore. This single handedly killed Alabama's football's dynasty 😂

[@SolaceMcfly]

You love to see it man players not forced to sit if they transfer.

[@HakeemTheDream616]

@47tilinfinity38 Basically. Bama might never win another Chip. You see how Saban was crying about it? He knows LOL 🤣

[@jeremyjones2485]

Bout time Gil said something that makes sense.

[@HakeemTheDream616]

@@jeremyjones2485 First time ever

[@lilcourtny08]

​@@HakeemTheDream616he cries to the Number 1 recruiting class so what are you talking about. Who from Alabama transferred that was any good? Name one player

[@weliveinasimulation.]

From a pure college basketball fans perspective, the transfer portal will create much greater parity. So for all the 3 or 4 star players that couldn't make it at UNC and Duke, now he'll be at your FAU or Oral Roberts of the world. And you will have teams full of 21-23 year olds with chip on their shoulder at mid majors going up against blue bloods. Will only create more upsets and more march madness.

[@tako4mvp719]

It’s better now. That blue blood crap was getting old and repetitive.

[@melolilz03]

Agreee gamea are better more competitive

[@mazzb305]

What Gil is ignoring is most of the elite HS players nowadays either skip college entirely or are 1 and done, so I don’t see this impacting those players coming into college like that.

[@SCS-yx5hu]

No he is right on point . Your talking about the top 10 players coming from high school , he’s talking about every high schooler now going to have to compete with college sophomores , juniors and seniors because you can transfer anywhere. Yeah the Mikey’s and bronnys are one and done but he’s talking about the average 16 pt senior at Beverly Hills high or some shit. Why give him a scholarship when I could just bring in the backup gaurd from usc who barley played

[@greenecarlos93]

@@SCS-yx5hu well that player need to get better and he’ll have the same option available to them

[@simske]

if you ever check out last chance u they talk about how its less scholarships available for high school seniors and juco players because of the portal combined with the extra covid year

[@prestonjones1415]

Yea I spent that last 6 years coaching HS and Gil is right. I think it will calm down a little once all the players with Covid years are gone. But fringe players aren’t getting opportunities because of transfers Big schools take overachievers instead of a 3 star that might need a year or 2 Mid-majors take the guys that are unhappy from at the top schools So that kid that a coach would normally offer out of high school knowing he might need to redshirt gets shafted

[@packlavineburner]

@@SCS-yx5hu you always had to compete with upperclassmen yeah its some true freshman who come in and is the man but thats not every school

[@easyyeye]

I love it as the top comment by Spencer points out. It evens the playing field. We’re seeing teams across the country compete at a high level.

[@shawnrcastro]

I love it as well

[@jeremyjones2485]

Bout time Gil said something that makes sense.

[@Basketballdad0308]

Thanks Gilbert, My son graduated in 2021. He was the best basketball player in the city. Won every award and took his team to the elite eight. No Scholarships. He has the grades and the basketball IQ but no scholarships. One school wanted him but the said he will have to pay and maybe next year he will get one...I wish i would have known this earlier. Right now he is in college studying Cyber Security...

[@shanescott1124]

If he's good enough have him try out for a G league team also it really depends on what city you're in man because same thing happened to me and high School

[@Basketballdad0308]

@@shanescott1124 Damn that sucks...My son doesn't care anymore, he is in college studying cyber security, and he is happy. I'm retired from the military so he gets to go for free.

[@24kobe42]

@@Basketballdad0308He can be a walk on for any college if he wanted to

[@MoneyOverFame]

For certain reasons, I actually like the portal. It actually is a good thing for kids that aren't in a ideal situation when it comes to school and playing time.

[@kingdollaz302]

@Joemama Both thngs can be true.

[@jeremyjones2485]

Bout time Gil said something that makes sense.

[@rayj.9568]

​@Jeremy Jones , Bro, you are trying too hard. You are all in these comments with this same message. Seeking validation?

[@jeremyjones2485]

@@rayj.9568 🤫

[@jeremyjones2485]

@@rayj.9568 Silence🤫

[@stevenscummy1458]

One year renewables are tough, I always think about a situation like Kevin Ware where he snapped his leg. Everything looks good, got a scholarship etc, then you get injured and that's out the window. If they're going to offer a scholarship it should be guaranteed as long as you're playing basketball, with the exception of injuries that ruin your ability to play. Since obviously you can't guarantee a scholarship to the college version of ben simmons, a guy who just decides he doesn't feel like playing anymore

[@jeremyjones2485]

Bout time Gil said something that makes sense.

[@bankrollnolo1881]

He went georgia state n led dem to sweet 16

[@9383troy]

the transfer portal is gonna start to kill the blue bloods in my opinion i expect a lot of talented kids to start committing to the other schools in the conference's not just duke or a Kentucky to make sure they get there freshman year playing time.

[@jicalzad]

yeah, i think that's already begun.

[@jeremyjones2485]

Bout time Gil said something that makes sense.

[@jkckmarcumful]

I think you're right to a certain extent but Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, and UCLA are still going to get the best players. The thing is, if they get there and feel slighted by not getting enough minutes or say they can't handle the situation, they bolt for another school. But in the end, those schools will still win because of their fan bases and their coaches. It just might not be as dominant as in years past. This season has been just one of those crazy moments in history. I thought at the start of the season that there was maybe 30 teams with a shot to win the title.

[@YungBK_]

@@jkckmarcumful those teams aren’t really losing anything. Those players will get the the majority of better NIL deals, those schools (especially Duke) have better practicing facilities as well extra draft Intel especially if you go to Duke or Kentucky because a lot of those guys are GMs like Billy King, Trajan Langdon, Mike Dunleavy. The transfer rate from those schools and rate at which they get players aren’t going to change, if anything you may see these schools get an increase in transfers. Duke had 4 transfers into the program this year

[@jkckmarcumful]

@@YungBK_ I'm from Kentucky and a huge fan of Kentucky basketball and I think that way, too. Those schools will still get the 5 star recruits. I was thinking about kids who can't handle playing at Duke or Kentucky transferring out instead of staying with the team and waiting for their chance. A lot of high school stars figure out that they can't hang at Duke and Kentucky after the get there.

[@KY502SouthSide]

NIL gonna make the NCAA the NBA. I see it at Kentucky some of these so called 5 stars turn out bad and go to league because of potential. I’m all for it College basketball need to find ways to keep kids in school.

[@OnlyOneBoomer]

The portal gives schools the most advantage, it gives them better options & accessibility without the necessity to recruit as before.

[@mikebears4954]

What recent Kentucky player turnt out so bad

[@TheBaller3213]

​@@mikebears4954 Kevin Knox was over drafted, skal labissiere no go, willie caulley Stein, just to name a few and the difference between 4 and 5 star is just scouting opinion so that is not what ppl think it is. Those HARRSION twins were 5 star all america so dont let that be a guide

[@rootsma5746]

@@TheBaller3213 How bout NBA scouts need to do a better job evaluating and also players need to improve their game. Dunking on shorter players in high school can't be your go to move in the Professional ranks.

[@BigDilf3]

@@TheBaller3213 it’s not “just to name a few” you can only name a few😂😂😂

[@starttheconvopod]

Mid-major coaches dipping left and right.

[@coolkiddwightps3-hoopsetc561]

Dippin where

[@starttheconvopod]

@@coolkiddwightps3-hoopsetc561 to bigger schools

[@odiezilla]

dippin where? FDU coach barely got back to school and he already left to Iona, who just had their coach leave for St John’s. Happens every year, all over the country. Fair is fair. @@coolkiddwightps3-hoopsetc561

[@TigerHighaf]

@Andrew 'Odie' Odella the portal is new. Mid major coaches having jobs lined up before their season is over has been going on forever.

[@octavius9685]

I love it. Coaches hop around like rabbits all the time. The players should be able to. The high profile guys aint going to school for an education anyway. Our college-to-pro system, to me, is primarily responsible for the Euro takeover. Those dudes are playing pro as teens and come to the NBA a finished product with years of experience playing with grown men, not a bunch of guys who gunna be selling insurance after college..

[@thescatman5029]

All you said may be true. But I like the fact that the panel brought up the other side of the portal. Players going into it are taking a risk; that they might not land where they want, because a coach might see a "better" player, putting you out there, "in limbo," as they noted. The risks and unintended consequences were never talked about when the portal concept came up.

[@Sgoldensr]

College Free Agency!! That terminology is def what is happening in this era!! It’s shifting the winning to the lower seeds come tournament time and this is why u seeing all this madness come March!! But I love tho! It’s all about changing and evolving as time goes on 👍 💯

[@mentalgame5608]

This is a VERY VERY VERY insightful video….and as someone who has been through the process I advice ppl to watch this. The pecking order is now 1. Transfer 2. JUCO 3. Prep School 4. HS Senior HS Seniors if you do not have an offer by your 2nd Semester…Go JUCO…if you work hard and win at that level you will play D1 or D2 NAIA. HS Seniors if you do have an offer stop playing and ACCEPT IT. If a “better” school was going to offer they would’ve already. Think of this whole recruiting process like Dating.

[@SupermanHopkins]

All the NCAA had to do was split the money with the talent, but they hoarded it out of sheer greed. I don't blame these players for getting every NIL dime they can, because you always hear that "95% of y'all ain't going pro!"

[@TruthB7Told]

Walter Byers first executive director of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, even said a book he wrote over 30 years ago sad today's college athletes are being exploited! The NCAA turned into criminal empire in the 70's, and miss me with that scholar ship BS. The scholarship is a good deal for the scrubs sitting on the bench, but for the kids generating millions it's a RIP OFF!!!!

[@andrelittlejohn]

Those kids need to pick those schools that’ll let them play. They all pick the major brand schools like UNC, Kansas,or Kentucky and then get upset when they aren’t playing. There’s only 1 basketball and only 5 ppl can be on the court at one time. If you don’t beat out the other guy, you’re on the bench. Pick a Creighton, Iona, Wichita St school that’ll let you play from Day 1.

[@jd3l3on]

don’t include wichita state. they did council iv dirty. he should have been a starter. went to Arkansas to a tougher conference averaging 16 points a game, all district, sec player of the week. 2nd team sec. sweet 16-helped won the game against #1 seeded kansas, highlight reel on sports center. draft stock increased significantly projected to go late first round early second. on Espn playing every week. coming to Arkansas was a game changer for him

[@darrylnelson05]

First knowledgeable person that called a scholarship free money. Pre NIL, most people think kids weren't getting paid and didn't acknowledge the value of the scholarship.

[@thefieldfactor9617]

The issue was that they couldn't make money on top of that. Plenty of students on academic scholarship that could make all the money off their own name they wanted

[@divineeye2000]

These people didnt create the portal for athletes. They created the portal to expand how they control the athletes they want to go to the next level.

[@MrKevin1144]

Damn!

[@topshotta8856]

Transferring does not assure you that u will make the NBA nor have a clearer path to do so. This is why schools like Villanova have been so successful as of lately.

[@TruthB7Told]

Those scholarships are BS, players that want to become Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers, etc... can't take those course due to their on court or on the field obligations! And those scholarships are performance based, meaning what have you done for me lately!!!!

[@vrnclr1189]

this has changed college sports forever. Crazy shit

[@bmoore507]

Plus he Covid season giving people extra years

[@vrnclr1189]

@@bmoore507 yea some old ass folks playing everyday

[@Stoneygreat]

He not lying because the juco seen hot for pickups. They're gonna get a more experienced ready player. So now it's important a younger player game and body develop faster. Just to keep up with the guys 1 and 2 years infront of them. I'm doing it now with my 16yr old SG.

[@airyoxus]

Go to a trash team build your legacy then transfer to a powerhouse your last 1 or 2 years

[@anms2023]

KD portal

[@BookerT69]

Bruh what is McCants sittin there with the crown on? Hahahahaa still my favorite Tar Heel with VC. Still got my McCants 2k4 huaraches

[@Jdonaldson901]

Wayment we ain’t gone put Penny n Emoni situation in the Coach don’t fuck with me category… 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@natalyasingleton30]

Thank you for this. I would love for my Daughter to play when she go to college. I will keep this in mind. 💯💥💥💫💥

[@strength9621]

So smart. Make sure she watches these legends talking on both sides the women and men it’s so much knowledge they’re dropping in these conversations

[@unclejj9600]

Do you think the smaller conferences like the MAC,will be like a farm system and transfer Jr &Sr. guys

[@j_andy2190]

This is a very good/smart question. I've never thought about this

[@unclejj9600]

@@j_andy2190 my son was a coach and I play with the high school boys in my complex who are strong and can naturally ball. But they can't make the team over scrubby suburban boys because the coach has them the weaker boys on his summer team in Public school it's supposed to be tryouts for the best players it's a pay to play, as a parent you have to have year around money for these leagues from elementary on up

[@unclejj9600]

@@j_andy2190 watch with the NIL, they are gonna start putting together Super Teams like the pros.and buy Championships

[@WakenBaketv1]

ELAC better be ready to receive some Players lol

[@octavius9685]

Naw, they going to SMC...hotter chicks + the beach

[@WakenBaketv1]

@@octavius9685 😂😂😂

[@SCS-yx5hu]

Coach Mosley my nigga ! They got rings to . SmcK is boogie

[@unclejj9600]

At what point with the NIL will they pluck a whole starting 5 and make they're version of a Big 3 or doing the Lebron and stacking teams for the tournament

[@bavux5038]

I am a big fan of the transfer portal because it takes the power away from the monopolies and gives power to the individuals.

[@jicalzad]

i never understand the rationale for sitting out/red-shirting for a year after a college athlete transferred schools in the past.

[@Awakenedvintage]

They not mentioning the competitive side where if they want to bring a transfer in, im gonna prove I’m the better player and earn my spot like anyone else. Words cannot back up play when on the court by your only with your own mind and body.

[@eqthomas6994]

The Transfer Portal/The Star Gate - will create more teams like UAB, N. Texas and FAU - new arena’s will be built - In new areas! - It’s

[@klmitchell5486]

Just from someone that's on the outside looking in I think the portal is a 50-50 situation. You have players that's not being properly used by the coach but then you also have players that come in with diva mentality who feel if they not getting spotlight, I'm going to go somewhere that's when we get me the spotlight

[@bmoore507]

I feel like this happened at skyy Clark at Kentucky

[@Stikob]

Yea

[@steveee_]

yep and as a kentucky fan portal has hurt the program bc the “thing” about kentucky was getting the best of the best guys that all but knew they were one and done going to the league. not that college wasn’t important bc it was a bunch of guys that wanted to win but it wasn’t their end goal bc they were too talented. fast forward 3 years later kentucky of all schools running off guys like clark and more importantly shaedon sharpe, bringing in vets who’ve maxed out in terms of their ability, good not great college careers and choked at the highest level.

[@Grainraiser]

I have two kids who football careers ended because they did not understand the portal. If your tape is based on practice or the spring game you need to stay were you are (unless you were a 4/5 star). Unless you were all conference your chances of going from D2 to D1 is nearly zero. Don't think that because you were recruited in high school that it is going to transfer to college. Like Gil said because you went into the portal and never got out you threw away some money. I know coaches who have told players they need to hit the portal because they will not be their next year.

[@ottolottogaming8418]

Most guys who hit the portal don’t even find a new home. Last year over 1000 transfers didn’t find a new home and the school they left didn’t take them back so they stuck no scholarship and now u can’t play

[@63cero]

Sad

[@delanodouglas6390]

Many students will transfer to lower level schools to get playing time. Most likely, they will end up playing somewhere.

[@ottolottogaming8418]

U got coaches telling guys in high school they have to go to a juco or something like that first before they can even play D1 bc coaches are only doing transfers or top high school guys Duke’s new coach said that duke is only going transfers mainly now

[@billiondollarbaby973]

They missed a huge demographic. The kids who were not getting recruited heavily out of high school who went to a small school but wild out and now wants to go high Major soak up many spots from high schoolers as well.

[@Jab_Reel]

That was the point Gil was making

[@billiondollarbaby973]

@@Jab_Reel he did not make that specific point. He was speaking specifically about college athlete that turned up at well established programs and then wanted to transfer, not smaller universities.

[@zackamania6534]

The portal, just like everything, needs some guards. “Moderation, in all things…”

[@Meauxbley]

These are the same things the rest of us deal with every day, in the job market:… which means this is how it should be. An open jobs market.

[@almadeunrebel]

Cracks me up that Gil became Ben Shapiro of B-ball.

[@KapzOff]

March madness will forever have 1 and 2 seeds losing early!!

[@whoiswarejr6511]

I wish you guys talk about high school players signing to Overtime instead of college.

[@mharp6166]

It's the exact reason nobody watches college ball anymore. If the player is good, you know they're gone, and nobody sticks around. It's 1 and done

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

People are sticking around bc they get paid now

[@mrfabulous17]

The amount of scholarships don’t change.. the kids leaving one for another still leave a gap

[@jjgabbana]

they cancelled all my teammates scholarship in 2007 at louisiana tech. 6+ players. it def happened, look it up. kerry rupp came in and dumped dwayne lathan, orren timms, drew washington, clarke hale, jason bray. brought in a bunch of transfers.

[@the77th]

Just Focus On Your Game! Everything else is noise! YOUR GAME is the answer! ❤ The better your game, the less you gotta deal with! They’ll come calling …. You ain’t gotta say $h!+! JUST HOOP

[@juicecountydre]

I love Gil. The podcast I should’ve known I needed

[@gravitatingawaytv]

Tbh, the portal only makes college football more exciting

[@mark_kline]

One part their not touching on is if players ranked 30-100 aren’t getting recruited like that anymore then we’re going to see a renaissance in Mid Major and Small Major sports. FAU should be in contention for a McDonalds All American for the lure of being 1 and done either to the NBA or a Power 5 program

[@eqthomas6994]

Most people - never knew and don’t know - How their phones work - little arena/arena’s will grow to Big ARENAS 😮 - Reapers

[@celwilson]

The portal is just exacerbating what college sports has been. Its definitely college free agency. Coaches leave ALWAYS.. and scholarships are YEAR to YEAR.

[@hharda9791]

Why even have a portal? Just allow the kids to transfer. Even allow kids to make the jump to NBA if they can. The problem is the coaches and the schools make to much money. This to me is not a problem because in life you have to know where you stand. If I am the best then I have better options. Get rid of the portal and just allow kids to transfer.

[@lstealth]

I like the portal and I love parody, evens the playing field making it more exciting and gives players more chances of being recognized by scouters and bigger programs.

[@jamesbingham1007]

Hey guys, the women's game is closing in on the men's popularity. These NIL deals are not indefinite. If the numbers plummet next season, which I think they will for the men's game, the portal won't be nearly as lucrative.

[@veshaw.]

Anything that would disrupt the NCAA I'm here for it burn ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 baby burn

[@DoahandDucepodcast]

Gil forgetting once you the kid declares he is going to that school that school doesn’t have the scholarship to offer

[@scorpionvseverybody6524]

Hearing this segment highlights why players of recent memory have went on to have great careers 2 examples so far are Kwahi and Reaves while kwahi didnt transfee he wasnt drafted as high as he clearly was supposed to be giving where his career is now but plenty players of lesser caliber compared to kwahi now got taken ahead of him then you look at reaves he had to transfer to Oklahoma went undrafted coming into the nba but was clearly a good player now his upside is starting to look like a budding star in LA

[@Jah_Wicks]

Gil’s son is definitely set up for greatness, he’s informative asf

[@kamoflawedhawg535]

Transfer portal + NIL = WIDE OPEN TOURNAMENT

[@bball933]

I absolutely love the fact that these ADULTS can make decisions that benefit their career path and not just benefit the mafia the ncaa is

[@storms4063]

Gil barely understands the scholarship system. “They never did this before…cancel scholarships…oh..we’ll yea..but they never did it before.” Bro really? Never. And how ya’ll up there without mentioning the young ladies at LSU…Angel Reese would still be talented in Baltimore, making no money & having no championship. Plus, the WNBA pays less than what she makes now. That’s how talent ought to pay. This whole conversation is exclusive to men. It’s also poorly informed and highly fear based about a future that none of ya’ll are entering.

[@marianchicago4002]

The portal has created parity right now.... but with time, big boys will learn how to leverage it to get the most success out of it. My guess is, you will get a mix of some one and done starters, guys that were stars at smaller schools and some graduate seniors that want to ride coat tails to get some silverware.

[@CJParallel]

It's crazy to think that Gilbert Arenas didn't know this but yes all college contracts aka. scholarships including athletic scholarships are year to year. This has always been the case at least since the 90's. The head coach has absolute control over athletic scholarships unlike other type of academic scholarships that intrust a scholarship board of trustees to determine the outcome of an academic student being released from their scholarship. Before the NIL and transfer portal athletes would not only have to sit out a year or if they transferred to a school in the same division level but they would also lose a year of eligibility. The changes with the NIL and Portal that are going on now I think are the first steps to creating a NCAA player union to protect the integrity of collegiate scholarship athletes. We can no longer pretend that college sports are amateur and we have to embrace the reality that NCAA sports are semi pro, a development league for the NFL. My prediction is that universities will reimplement JV leagues as they had in the past and NCAA will allow universities to add 15 to 25 JV development or redshirt scholarships for highschool students.

[@TheBaller3213]

I am happy for NIL because the NCAA has been operating a multi billion dollar business without giving back to the EMPLOYEE which is the players. And make no mistake it is a JOB they been the NBA minor LEAGUES and it bout time they can get paid. The colleges have no loyalty to the players

[@jolheels21]

This a free market. We were fooling ourselves otherwise with restrictions on players. Let them shop their services. The game will eventually adjust

[@phillipgray5009]

No more high school talent needed

[@antwoineanderson8715]

He speaking the truth!!! Parents and Athletes Listen Up!!!

[@iali00]

I disagree with Gil completely. This is a much better system now. If you’re good then you’ll get to the schools that those guys transferred from.

[@adatshhc]

It's not only the transfer portal but it is the draft. The drafts are watered down after the top 5 or 6 picks. Players that play more than a year or two in college are viewed as too old, which is ridiculous. This attitude would change overnight if NBA scouts decided to stop their foolishness and fairly assess juniors and seniors as well. Look at Caleb Houston. His numbers were underwhelming on every level in college. Yet he was drafted when he desperately needed another year or two of development on the collegiate level. The NBA draft and the transfer portal are both harming basketball.

[@63cero]

I’m just glad players finally getting paid when players weren’t getting paid it felt like slavery

[@eqthomas6994]

I have enough characters but that or this BOX 📦 Limits, My inventive growth aka inventory! ( people throughout time have always been a Raw Material ) - elementary, middle, high,aau,prep,college,subsidiary leagues-foreign & domestic and “The NBA Daddy of them all ( at least for right now! ) - 😮

[@AIR-CRAFT-CARRIER]

Gil put everything is perspective very well

[@eqthomas6994]

This will be discussed in ciphers 💨

[@cyberft]

This is easy, just sign contracts where the players will owe the NIL money back.

[@caldwmc]

Kentucky and Duke need to rethink recruiting. Recruiting high school 5 stars will never beat these senior and grad student teams. NEVER

[@mrager123]

good convo

[@barrydonell3254]

1 agree with most some points not valid😊

[@MrGeeMoney1983]

I think it's a double edged sword......on one hand yeah, You might get pushed out of a Major program and bounce around trying to find your perfect fit, but on the other hand You transfer to a Mid-Major and complete destroy your competition and raise your and the programs profile and maybe you get them in the Tourny or the NIT! Now you're Ja Morant or Steph Curry!

[@hyaashiredd]

The transfer portal has allowed for flexibility on both sides, it doesn’t necessarily even the playing field. Nor does it allow for the NBA like movement Gilbert is describing. A few top tier NBA prospects may have more flexibility with their situation due to what they bring to a team. The vast majority will be treated as regular players. Meaning colleges are looking for players that will assist with building the legacy of the university. Alumni want to see the growth of their old stomping grounds. As mentioned, a few great young talents will be able to get away with more. But like Gil said universities won’t have to wait on majority of player’s decisions. Colleges don’t want disloyal employees. They want students athletes committed to the growth of themselves and the organization. How long before a student athlete’s participation in the transfer portal comes with the stigma of a disloyal player or “an NCAA tournament chaser”? How long before appearing in the transfer portal blackballs student athletes from their respective sports? If major conferences withheld scholarships/opportunities from student athletes that have transfer portal history then the whole thing would come to an abrupt halt, and revert back to old ways of recruiting. Please stop trying to convince student athletes that the portal allows them the flexibility of the 2011 Miami Heat. 17-22 is still a very impressionable for a person.

[@MrKevin1144]

Nice perspective, gives me something to think about.

[@arcforable]

Whether he’s trashing Giannis or bringing guns into a locker room Gilbert has the best takes!

[@MonnyYell]

Gilbert wasn’t jumping on first offers he made videos about it 🤣 ask him how he got that sneaker deal again

[@odiezilla]

Just like the NBA game has radically changed to be a bunch of 3pt shooters chucking around 1-2 ball handlers, the college game has radically changed with the transfer portal. You don’t have to like it, but programs need to adapt or fall behind. Hell, the whole reason for the portal being a thing is the NCAA was ARTIFICIALLY restricting players from profiting from their likeness, prevented them from even having a paying part-time job, and prevented them from changing schools unless they gave up a year of eligibility. All that shit is ILLEGAL in the real world- you would never stand for it and take their ass to court. Nobody works for only benefits; everyone gets cold hard cash for their work. Benefits like health insurance, 401k, etc are part of compensation, but nobody confuses any of that for what your wages are. College athletes, for some bizarre reason, existed in this false bubble while coaches, programs and conferences became ultra-rich on their backs. The great irony of it all is the NCAA and its member schools don’t pay a single penny for NIL deals! They get to selfishly keep everything they earn from media contracts, corporate sponsorships, all that. But at least now players can make some dough elsewhere, and it doesn’t have to be under the table any more. Maybe that’s why the bluebloods are so upset, because it gives everyone a slightly more level playing field….

[@garymagr81]

NIL has destroyed college basketball one of the reason u see guys like Boeheim , Coach K , Roy Williams etc finally decide to retire they got out before it got started they knew where the game was heading coaches like Calipari and others have tarnished the recruiting process along w the NIL money the transfer portal it created a level playing field w mid majors and power 5 schools and there are really good coaches all over basketball if anything the coaches win because the hottest coach at a major gets recruited for the power 5 open jobs

[@702TifosiGambler]

Gil is the shit I played under for his AAU coach Icart and Icart hyped him up everyday in practice this was during the Kobe/Wade Era and I knew Gil was an explosive scorer but hearing his intellect in how he breaks down the game and understands the nuisances of the game from a business and coaching perspective brings it all together now.

[@oTrillMaine]

Coaches been snatching scholarships too…

[@eqthomas6994]

Basketball 🏀 will change! - the high school shot clock will be established - AND - Basketball 🏀 Ba’Bal will ☔️

[@teistovisuals]

I love the transfer portal. The people who are mad about it are mad that the blue bloods are having a harder time competing since they can’t recruit all the top talent and have “should be starters” sitting in the bench hogging all the talent. This is way we see 16 seeds beating 1 seeding etc now. I love it. Evens the playing field for all school

[@pf1aame]

I needed this podcast my senior year smh

[@peterfinn7862]

Wait wait one plus I see. Maybe wouldn't that mean the prep schools now have an opportunity to get better talent? And hbcus.

[@MrJay2006]

The transfer portal and NILs will kill collegiate athletics.

[@lothegreat1788]

Gil is talking like it’s only 32 college teams for these players lol. If I’m at Duke and a player at my position transfer and I go to Michigan(like his example) then that just shows the coaches and league that I’m not that good or confident to keep my spot.

[@gabrielpeterson3009]

The same amount of scholarships are available.

[@nasirjones99]

Yup there goes the 1 and one era kids will still do it but with nil things teams are building powerhouse overnight look at Kansas st Texas UConn all are killing this year with the transfer portal

[@albertdaley9093]

Ncaa still dont pay players

[@shanescott1124]

4:30 happed to Booker