Recent content by 7 Year Illini

Listen, I love Coleman. Great guy. And I don't think Horford is a good comp - Horford is larger (20+ pounds), an interior player, and a much better rebounder who developed a 3pt shot later in his career. Coleman can't possibly be a 5 in the NBA. His problem is that he is pretty darn good at...

I think he can certainly improve his NBA status by coming back. People forget - he was a HORRIBLE 3 point shooter until last year. A bad free throw percentage. And he was careless with the ball. The only reason he received a sniff of NBA interest is because he increased his 3pt and free...

A decade ago I wanted players to be made employees so they could be paid. Just like any other student who does a job for the university. The greedy NCAA and admin bastards just couldn't give up the money, so now we have this chaos. "They're amateurs!," they cried. No they weren't. They...

Giannis Antetokounmpo would never pull anything like this. /s

I laughed more than I should, and I am proud.

If you are mad at the player for getting more money, that is dumb in my book. (and as noted, he might not get more money to go somewhere else). Being mad at the system is fine!

This is such an old idea that no one should care anymore. In the pros, people change teams ALL the time. David Montgomery - YEAH! now, David Montgomery - BOO! It isn't a big deal, and people who think it is a big deal need to stop yelling at clouds and telling imaginary kids to get off...

Illinois: Hey Coleman, we can get you $X per year Coleman: I'm going to X, as they can offer me more Dumb Illinois Fans: Traitor!

I feel awful for Kofi. He is the poster child for how the NCAA screwed people for decades! As for Coleman, I think he is an NBA player. Maybe not a starter, but he is so flexible that he can definitely be a 3 and D guy.

So you liked it when students weren't getting paid their fair value? Why was that ever fair?

Sorry, but you should be alone in seeing it this way. Amateurism was always a farce. They were always professionals who had to spend 40+ hours a week on their sport. And that sport took advantage of students and gave all the money to coaches, administrators, and schools. Paying people...

EXACTLY! I have been saying for years. Make them employees. Give them a cut. But no, the administrations and the NCAA wanted to preserve FAKE AMATUERISM that HARMED KIDS. So if you are pining for the old system, just remember, it actively HARMED KIDS. They were taken advantage of. Good...

Exactly. If you don't like to see the sausage being made, tune out! Then come back in September and see what we have. If you had followed this Board in April of last year, you would have heard doom and gloom about the point guard situation and could have made real money if you bet Illinois...

dying of laughter!