So we spent so much time discussing a player like Domask... Move on and I am glad Brad focuses on Watkins but there is also a not bad chance we end up with Monsanto.
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The only thing Indiana is going to mopping up is our sweat after we roll em
Whose to say that White won't take the next step to 9 or 10?
A few days ago on this board, there was some talk about the possibility of Fears enrolling mid-year and playing this upcoming season.
How much steam does that have? Is that something we're working on and actively pursuing...
Or is it something like...door still open but slim chance and not likely?
How much steam does that have? Is that something we're working on and actively pursuing...
Or is it something like...door still open but slim chance and not likely?
Nice one. 
Oh crap you're right I totally missed that. (That's why he's so old, duh)
He's played 4 full non-Covid years. He's done. That's why he's not on the 247 list.
Whoops!
Insiders, better alert Brad
According to my sources … He’s been granted another year … So I’m gonna roll with that until I hear otherwise …
I don't really get it. Also any idea why he didn't play in the COVID year?View attachment 34849Jordan Lathon back in the transfer portal.
It looks like the NCAA granted him that COVID bonus year and he wants to make the most of it.utep.forums.rivals.com
The math is still not quite mathing for me, but if it all works out for us, then I-L-L baby. Getting COVID year under the former rules requiring a sit-out transfer year (that happened to land during the COVID year), I guess?
NCAA, bastions of consistency
But if he gets to play another year then Domask should have gotten a medical waiver for that year.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Hilarious if true.
Can our donors stump up the money for him to sell that golden ticket to Domask?
No disrespect to anyone's sourcing but I'm going to believe this when I see official confirmation of it. It's an open-and-shut denial on paper, just like Domask, just like Chris Ledlum, just like Tommy DeVito, etc.
You can't regain eligibility you never lost.
This also explains why there has been zero attention paid to this very good player in the portal.
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soupy17
- MI
It must be some combination of having one year lost due to the old transfer rules and another lost completely to injury, with the COVID season being his forced sit. So his case is "you forced me to sit the year that would have been free so I would like it back" combined with a medical redshirt case. Compared to Domask who's grounds for a medical redshirt had to be argued instead of being cut and dry missed the full season.
Certainly no expert, and like you said I haven't seen it confirmed, but to me it's a different and stronger case than Marcus's.
The stats were Storr's & Lathon's. My point being that everyone was SUPER happy to get that statline early in the process.
I think the nuance is that he played in 2019-20, a season that did not end with a championship. Waivers for a 5th year have been granted on those grounds.
In short, he only had 3 chances to win a title.
I was not happy with Storr's (in)efficiency. Lathon's was certainly better, but not as good as Watkins
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My understanding is that he would enroll mid year and redshirt for the spring semester in order to learn the system, get to know his teammates, and get Fletched. Then he'd be ready to roll in 2025-26.
Fair question, but here's the progression of free throw attempts per 100 possessions from 2022-23 to 2023-24 for our players. I'm not seeing any huge jumps (and Harmon's went way down, partly from decreased usage, but also FTA/FGA). I also looked at free throw attempt rate (FTA/FGA) and prior years, and saw similar consistency from year to year except TSJ from 2021-22 to 2022-23 was a big jump. So it's possible, but not something to count on.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
just one more reason why I can't wait for this covid year crap to be over.
This could be complete nonsense on my part... but is it possible he's a grad transfer at this point? 4 years of "normal" school (granted at 3 spots), and then this is his grad year?
His dad was on X talking about the possibility of him playing this upcoming season. So he won't play this upcoming season even if he enrolls mid year? Really? Well...umm...I'm okay with that then I guess...
I'm fine with that but...I mean...this would've been pretty good:
Guards: Kylan, DGL, Fears
Wings: Watkins, Ty, Tre
4s: Ben, Morez, Booth
5s: Tomislav
Limited minutes/redshirt: Davis, Jakstys.
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Well the Field of 68 does have a great track record of evaluating things when it comes to Illinois.
Lathon is solid, but man, it’s quite a fall from “proven high-major producer” to “second-best player on a low-major.” Everyone was excited when it appeared close to a sure thing Illinois would get the former as its star wing. Now the mere suggestion that the latter would be disappointing summons elicits ten follow-up posts of “actually his stats in the OVC were very similar to Star Wing’s stats in the Big Ten/ACC/etc.” as if that’s particularly meaningful. Hmm.
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