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I'm not going to lose sleep over Parks. I'm not sure he's a very good fit with the up tempo nature of this squad. We already got the better Buckeye.

I'm not even sure if I'd want him. He played 8.3 minutes a game and only averaged .9 boards. The person you'd be asking him to replace averaged 18.2 minutes and 7.2 boards. If you multiply Parks stats by 2.2 to account for the minutes disparity, he'd average 1.98 boards a game. Heck, even Okonkwo's 2nd year at WVU he averaged 3.2 boards while playing 11 minutes so that's a fairly apples to apples comparison since the minutes and level of competition is more level. How big you play is often more important than how tall you are. We saw that with Freeman as a prime example for a number of years. Just because Parks is taller doesn't make him better. I would hope that we could find better even if it means bringing in another 6'8 PF to play C. Edit: All that said, I trust whoever Groce and his staff decide to bring in.

Strictly a roll-of-the-dice player at this point. Nice if you can get him - AT THE RIGHT PRICE - but I wouldn't lose sleep over it. Style of play, especially for bigs, is an issue, too. And not sure if he is an Akron fit their, either. There are still post players out there. And don't forget, price comes into play now as well. Personally speaking, especially when it comes to a post player, I want to be comfortable with what I'm paying for. Guessing Akron/Groce are the same. Sad that college basketball has come to this. But it is the new normal.

It’s official now from APs account

I'm not a psychologist, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express once, and I can't imagine this current NCAA environment being healthy for a young man's development.

Already in on a visit.

Gathings also back in the portal after a year at UCONN.

There was only one tweet mentioning this and it was an Ohio State fan. I replied to the tweet asking where they got this information and they haven't replied yet.

In defense of these Zips portal losses...Purdue did finish 18th in the Big 10 last year. We're not exactly losing anyone to Alabama or Ohio State. 🙂 P4 teams are paying stupid money for G5 starters to become their 2nd stringers. That seems impossible to compete with for the Zips.

Here's a familiar face back in the portal. https://247sports.com/player/jayvin-james-46133769/college-333193/

It’s been reported that 615 players have entered the portal today.