End of the day - the team’s been bad for two years. There’s not an irreplaceable player on the roster when taking into consideration the environment that the portal and NIL has introduced.
Does that make Maliq any less of a player? No. He was one of our best players and as things stand now, this is a hard loss that will need to be addressed.
As a fan, I want Red to have the ability to build out his vision of the team. Im more concerned with resources available to Red, despite some contributors hinting that NIL’s no issue. Im also concerned with the timing of GMac’s departure, which has left us with an arm tied behind our back heading into the portal.
I have faith that the staff will, and is already working towards doing, fix this.
Hard loss, but it’s not a death blow.