If roundball is your blood, this is the place to discuss the Flames as they move into the Ritchie McKay era for the 2nd time.

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By LU Armchair coach
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LU Armchair coach, reaching out to the rest of the Armchair coaches on his forum and saying HCRM has informed a current player to get on board by today or he is hitting the portal for a replacement.
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By olldflame
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LU Armchair coach wrote: March 31st, 2025, 2:44 pm LU Armchair coach, reaching out to the rest of the Armchair coaches on his forum and saying HCRM has informed a current player to get on board by today or he is hitting the portal for a replacement.
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That's a very Ritchie thing to do. Said it to about 6 or 7 players within a week of arriving in April of 2015, before the transfer portal existed. They all got the boot, and the roster was a bit depleted the next season, but he fixed that pretty quickly.

It's been quite a while since I have heard even rumors about a player not being "on board" :popcorn
By paradox
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I heard that somebody else’s mom heard a dad tell a different mom that this one is very serious & I think somebody overheard another say that it’s not even hair related. So yeah, it’s serious.
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By jbock13
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paradox wrote:I heard that somebody else’s mom heard a dad tell a different mom that this one is very serious & I think somebody overheard another say that it’s not even hair related. So yeah, it’s serious.
I heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who, heard from another you've been messing around.
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By Purple Haize
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jbock13 wrote: March 31st, 2025, 4:11 pm
paradox wrote:I heard that somebody else’s mom heard a dad tell a different mom that this one is very serious & I think somebody overheard another say that it’s not even hair related. So yeah, it’s serious.
I heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who, heard from another you've been messing around.
I’m still trying to wrap my arms around the fact they’ve broken up. Glad I got to see them last year
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By LU Armchair coach
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Portal entry tomorrow? Let’s see if HCRM still has magic left after all these years of coaching. The portal, the NIL oh how times have changed.
By olldflame
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Pure speculation, and could be completely off track, but considering the timing of events, the question I find myself asking is "who in most likely to be less than thrilled about Kaden's decision to return?"
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By olldflame
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LU Armchair coach wrote: April 1st, 2025, 8:20 am Wrong tree and it may just end up as water under the bridge. We will see.
You win today's internet prize for best use of multiple antiquated metaphors. 8)
By olldflame
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LU Armchair coach wrote: April 1st, 2025, 11:28 am I’m hear they will be another one also!
So, can you tell us if these are basketball related or non-basketball issues?

We're running out of NPCs 8)
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By LUOrange
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I don't like losing Blair at all. Of course, I don't blame him. Another talent wasted and walking away. So who's next? Decker? Aquino?
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By olldflame
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LUOrange wrote: April 1st, 2025, 11:44 am I don't like losing Blair at all. Of course, I don't blame him. Another talent wasted and walking away. So who's next? Decker? Aquino?
If he had that much talent he would have played. HS accolades do not always translate to D1 productivity, particularly in a system that demands so much on the defensive end.
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By olldflame
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ballah09 wrote: April 1st, 2025, 12:21 pm I hate losing Blair, so much potential. I thought he should’ve played over McKay.

I really hope we don’t lose Decker.
Why did you think that?

Yes, Decker would be a bigger loss.
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By LU Armchair coach
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olldflame wrote: April 1st, 2025, 11:48 am
LUOrange wrote: April 1st, 2025, 11:44 am I don't like losing Blair at all. Of course, I don't blame him. Another talent wasted and walking away. So who's next? Decker? Aquino?
If he had that much talent he would have played. HS accolades do not always translate to D1 productivity, particularly in a system that demands so much on the defensive end.
oldflame you get it way way more than these other so called LU Armchair coaches.
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By jmclaughlin
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My take on Kaden: it is always great to retain talent and he is a really good player. However, if we lose Decker as a result of squeezing one more year out of a super senior, it wasn’t worth it. Decker might already be a better player and certainly projects to be soon.
I would not blame a kid (Decker) for leaving to chase minutes. Kids want to play!
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By olldflame
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Looking at next year's roster, IMHO the only way Decker does not get a huge increase in minutes is if Peter is back.
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