Recent content by Navy_illini

Problem is the best talent doesn’t win championships. You need good players who play together If you could have had a mega team last year who would you have only exception is UCONN players are off limits. Do you think your team could have beaten them Who would be your mega team this year?

It would have been legal to pay players he could have done ok. But I agree the 05 team wouldn’t have stayed. Developing a team over 4 years and have balance classes are done. Teams that rely on a system are probably over BW I don’t think would like coaching players for just one year. But...

I am not buying the PU hype yet They were a different team when Edey wasn’t on the court. They also lost Jones Gillis and Morton. No additions yet from the portal I think there is a lot of talent in the Big Ten and it will be who plays the best as a team that will win it I think we need...

For the insiders now that the portal is closed and the names should all be available I have a couple questions 1. Did the players you thought would be our targets enter the portal or did someone stay at their school that we thought was going to transfer 2. From April to now did any player...

I agree with you and how you build your roster wins game. If you spend a ton on one player who was good but not great last year. That strategy works and The coaching staff has to make sure he is willing to put in the work and has the right mentality What do TSJ Trent Frazier DMFW Ayo all have...

I understand people’s fear and we need to add players Here’s how I can relax 1. How many quality players are still available 2. The top ranked transfers don’t equal best. Look back at last year https://247sports.com/season/2023-basketball/transferportaltop/ My biggest concern is we don’t...

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40031808/all-american-center-hunter-dickinson-announces-return-kansas After this year the Covid rules will behind us. Granting the extra year for Covid was the right thing to do but the freshmen that year got a free redshirt year playing...

We can’t even spell our own players name correctly let alone fancy words

IW lacked the combine score to get drafted. Good college player but wasn’t awesome to make up for his size

Getting drafted in late first round puts you on a good team.

If I was in his shoes I would. Our defense has to be ready for him shooting lights out because that seems like something that would happen. Also you know he will make the hustles plays with extra motivation Yes his defense could be a liability and we will need to expose and get him in foul...

My concern with the process is not the talent we are going to get. BU has shown that Building a new roster is hard and you have to find players who play well together and that is hard to do in a summer. Plus it is harder to have a consistent culture

If we are bringing in a player who is better than him then we should be ok with him going to IU. When you recruit over a known player you have to be certain you are upgrading I trust your sources and insights but I know recruiting is fluid and there are no certainty. I hope you know who is...

Insiders haven’t confirmed why Chester left but it seems obvious that his players were recruited over and he did not like that especially since they are good people and players. BU seems to turn over the roster on a yearly basis to stay at the elite level. Big difference in philosophy I could...

Izzo is an old school coach you could be very demanding if you have the right player with the old rules it works. He built great teams Nowadays if a player doesn’t like how you treat them pay them or play them they can be gone. I don’t think Izzo will change his ways