Not a response specifically to you. Others have said the same. I could certainly see some bigs and shooters who want to see a distributing PG on your team before coming to join it. They need someone to get them the ball when they need it. Thus, Boswell first. I have no inside info but this perspective seems to fit what has been said about other recruitments.Don’t always agree with these guys but on this specific one it’s hard to argue with their point that this roster was built in reverse. You lock up your star then build the role players around him that fit now you have the rest of your roster and trying to throw money and whatever “star” is left and will probably overpay
Hindsight 20/20 and all that. Nobody really knew what was going to happen when this wild west portal season began. To be fair, as one poster alluded to we thought we had Storr locked up until we didn't, but then nobody thought the bidding for alpha scorers was going to escalate so quickly, and by that time a number of schools had probably already back-channeled and had connections to whomever they ended up getting and we were left holding the bag (literally). So yeah, Storr pretty much jerked us around, but at the same time it probably wasn't necessarily the worst strategy to wait and see who else popped up in the portal after a number of other schools blew their NIL wads already. It's not over yet and seeing who backs out of the draft may still prove to be a sound strategy. Either way, it will be live and learn for this portal season and schools will have a better understanding of the ideal strategy in this new world going into the 2025 portal season.Don’t always agree with these guys but on this specific one it’s hard to argue with their point that this roster was built in reverse. You lock up your star then build the role players around him that fit now you have the rest of your roster and trying to throw money and whatever “star” is left and will probably overpay
Please tell me that isn't Ron Jeremy riding a sausage, is it? LOL.I’m not gonna worry until it gets down to Mini-Mart Mystery Meat levels
If they are correct, we are a little bit stuck right now. It's either overpaying for lesser players or pray we are lucky enough to pick up a fringe NBA guy after the combine.Don’t always agree with these guys but on this specific one it’s hard to argue with their point that this roster was built in reverse. You lock up your star then build the role players around him that fit now you have the rest of your roster and trying to throw money and whatever “star” is left and will probably overpay
I don't know, I think this might still be too early to call. In my opinion, the biggest pickup of the offseason is going to be Ivisic, from a roster building perspective.Don’t always agree with these guys but on this specific one it’s hard to argue with their point that this roster was built in reverse. You lock up your star then build the role players around him that fit now you have the rest of your roster and trying to throw money and whatever “star” is left and will probably overpay
Our star is still out there. It’s just a matter of convincing him to come back.Don’t always agree with these guys but on this specific one it’s hard to argue with their point that this roster was built in reverse. You lock up your star then build the role players around him that fit now you have the rest of your roster and trying to throw money and whatever “star” is left and will probably overpay
Player | MIN | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | OR | DR | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
A | 28.8 | 6.0-13.8 | 43.4 | 1.3-4.2 | 32 | 3.5-4.3 | 81.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 16.8 |
B | 28.2 | 4.8-10.5 | 45.7 | 1.0-2.9 | 34.4 | 4.9-6.2 | 79.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 15.6 |
In the new NIL era, the statistic missing in the comparison is $ per PTS. If you tell me that it might sway my vote.Which player would you rather have? I think player B by a pretty good margin in my mind
Player MIN FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% OR DR REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS A 28.8 6.0-13.8 43.4 1.3-4.2 32 3.5-4.3 81.2 1.1 2.8 3.9 0.9 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.6 16.8 B 28.2 4.8-10.5 45.7 1.0-2.9 34.4 4.9-6.2 79.5 1.5 4.5 6 2.8 0.8 1.9 2.8 2.5 15.6
Indeed. B is a much better defender, has a better A/TO ratio, and is a more efficient scorer.Which player would you rather have? I think player B by a pretty good margin in my mind
Player MIN FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% OR DR REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS A 28.8 6.0-13.8 43.4 1.3-4.2 32 3.5-4.3 81.2 1.1 2.8 3.9 0.9 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.6 16.8 B 28.2 4.8-10.5 45.7 1.0-2.9 34.4 4.9-6.2 79.5 1.5 4.5 6 2.8 0.8 1.9 2.8 2.5 15.6
A is StorrIndeed. B is a much better defender, has a better A/TO ratio, and is a more efficient scorer.
Not so sure about that. PG and C are key positions and we filled those nicely. I do agree that a potent SG looks like a glaring need currently. And in retrospect we maybe should have offered more to guys that fit that description, but I'm not privy to those deals.Don’t always agree with these guys but on this specific one it’s hard to argue with their point that this roster was built in reverse. You lock up your star then build the role players around him that fit now you have the rest of your roster and trying to throw money and whatever “star” is left and will probably overpay
Watkins played for an atrocious FSU team and Storr played for one of the best teams in the Big10A is Storr
B is Watkins
The point is - we really need Watkins to drop out of the draft and then we will be much better off than if we had gotten Storr to begin with.
They still played against similar levels of competition. And FSU wasn't what I'd call atrocious. They were mid-pack in the ACC, finishing 10-10 in conference. Wiscy was 11-9 in the B1G. Not much better. It's not like FSU was Louisville bad.Watkins played for an atrocious FSU team and Storr played for one of the best teams in the Big10
Wouldn't it be more important who they played against than who they played for? If you play for a crappy team all the focus of the opponent's defense is against the one good player and statistically they should be worse with no one good around them.Watkins played for an atrocious FSU team and Storr played for one of the best teams in the Big10
Doesn't that make Watkins efficiency more impressive?Watkins played for an atrocious FSU team and Storr played for one of the best teams in the Big10
My brain is so poisoned by this process I knew who both of these were.Which player would you rather have? I think player B by a pretty good margin in my mind
Player MIN FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% OR DR REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS A 28.8 6.0-13.8 43.4 1.3-4.2 32 3.5-4.3 81.2 1.1 2.8 3.9 0.9 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.6 16.8 B 28.2 4.8-10.5 45.7 1.0-2.9 34.4 4.9-6.2 79.5 1.5 4.5 6 2.8 0.8 1.9 2.8 2.5 15.6
Ha ha! Same.My brain is so poisoned by this process I knew who both of these were.
Putting aside the comparison, why shouldn't we expect to rinse and repeat the same thing that has happened every time Illinois zeroes in on a high-impact player?A is Storr
B is Watkins
The point is - we really need Watkins to drop out of the draft and then we will be much better off than if we had gotten Storr to begin with.