Recent content by NJB Illini

I get both sides here, but a lot of fans, IMO, are more so pouting about media folks like the Field of 68 just putting out a segment how we whiffed this offseason (along with Michigan State). We have grown accustomed to attention and pre-season hype, but these same media guys in December will...

Florida State was so bad last year as well, so teams really just scouted and honed in on Watkins. Despite that, he still put up some really impressive numbers. I see a jump in efficiency in the Underwood system and with great players around him.

This is a fantastic breakdown. I know a lot of NBA guys like Wells' upside.

Out of every SG that entered the portal, Watkins is probably my #1 on that list. The only person I think would potentially be ahead of him for me was David Jones, and obviously he never entered the portal. I like Watkins more than Storr, more than Egor, way more than Maddox. If not him, Wells...

Go get him, Brad. Man is about as good a TSJ replacement there is and is an absolute menace on defense (and nearly 2 steals per game). You get him, the Storr/ Egor talk goes away.

Jaylen Wells or Jamir Watkins would both be grand slams in my eyes. Would put the rest of this off-season's noise to rest quickly :)

Insiders, has there been any interest that you have heard of for Jamir Watkins? Have heard about the international kid, Kevin Patton Jr., and Miles Kelly, but besides from fans I haven't seen any talk about Watkins Seems like the Shannon Jr. sell for him would almost be perfect, if he were to...

Other boards are saying we are out of the Demin sweepstake’s, price got too high.. This is becoming almost laughable

Agreed. You are essentially getting a lottery-pick HS player, except rather than playing a bunch of highschoolers he has been playing pros.

I understand it is Rick Pitino we are talking about, but it blows my mind St. John's can even afford the roster they have. By all means, we were referenced by multiple outlets to at least be a top-10 NIL basketball school last year, but the way these schools are spending makes me wonder about...

Insiders, have you heard of any serious pivot’s for the alpha wing/ scoring guard roster need, assuming David Jones isn’t entering the portal at this point? Just haven’t seen our name mentioned with many out there.

Ugonna appears to be headed to Bama, Hummer taking his damn time, David Jones not in the portal.. Illinois fandom about to go nuclear 😂

I know it sucks, but we all just have to be patient here. The insiders across all the Illini platforms have essentially gone “radio silent” since the Humrichous visit. From prior years that means - A. he committed and they are respecting saying anything until the kid breaks it, and/or B. the...

The dream would be David Jones entering with a do not contact tag like a few of these other big names have done because the choice is made. We can hope 🤞