Quote Originally Posted by NCMSTFAN View Post
I was curious about some of the guys who left and how they were doing at their new locations. Alot of guys are playing really well, I know money plays a factor in alot of this but why couldn't we keep some of that talent we had on the roster? If we had a few of these guys still, I think our season would look a little different:

Riley Kugel 17.7 ppg 2.6 rpg 3.1 apg at UCF
Mike Nwoko 19 ppg 5.4 rpg 76% FG at LSU
Martavious Russell 16.7 ppg 3.1 rpg 1.1 apg at ULM
Keshawn Murphy 12.4 ppg 5.4 rpg 1.8 apg at Auburn
Wow, we knew Keshawn would be a loss, but does anybody know how far off with NIL $ we were for Kugel and Nwoko? Several say Kugel was an attitude problem for the team, but the dude had talent when he was "on." I'm surprised Nwoko is doing so well at LSU, which makes me wonder why it seems a change of venue away from Starkville is what it takes for some other coach to get the most out of our players after they transfer - what are we doing wrong?

And it's not just basketball, just to name a few...
- Slate Alford turned into a great teammate with high offensive output at UGA on the diamond the last 2 years;
- Mario Craver with aTm this year (although we did upgrade with Brenen Thompson imo);
- Sawyer Roberson at Baylor;
- Woody Marks at USC several years back;
- Garrett Schraeder to Syracuse several years back;

I'm sure there are others that I'm missing but these come to mind right off.