Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[BretMyBeachHouse]

So is the reason why we're arguing about Watkins or Lathon +1 that insiders aren't optimistic about Watkins?

Or are y'all just trying to calm the folks that will hand wring & complain regardless?

If optimistic means plus 70% chance, for instance, how could anyone be optimistic?

Certainly a chance he stays in draft. After that the list of suitors will be long. We offer playing as do others I'm sure. Other schools can point to him being the final championship piece.

 

[LvilleILL]

 

[Username]

If not Real, why not Barca?

 

[derrick6]

Only 7 other teams offer the same thing we offer.

 

[Joel Goodson]

yes, yes, yes, please!

I love his ceiling and that he's a 2 year guy, minimally

 

[Captain05]

??

 

[derrick6]

 

[Combo]

If optimistic means plus 70% chance, for instance, how could anyone be optimistic?

Certainly a chance he stays in draft. After that the list of suitors will be long. We offer playing as do others I'm sure. Other schools can point to him being the final championship piece.

70% ? This is why people get let down all the time. They continually overrate the possibility of getting a particular player and then feel cheated when it doesn't happen. I'm no insider, but it seems rational that we have maybe a 20% chance of getting Watkins.

 

[ThePortalMadeMeDoIt]

To think Illinois is only going to lose Humus and nobody else in the portal is just ludacris

 

[BretMyBeachHouse]

70% ? This is why people get let down all the time. They continually overrate the possibility of getting a particular player and then feel cheated when it doesn't happen. I'm no insider, but it seems rational that we have maybe a 20% chance of getting Watkins.

I agree 20% seems like about the chances of getting him. Which of course means that a reasonable person would be looking at other options.

The OP was suggesting wondering if looking at other options meant the staff wasn't optimistic. I really have no clue what optimistic even means to myself and certainly can't define it for others.

Every staff should be aggressively pursuing all options until the ink is dry, "optimism" aside.

 

[ILL21]

Who is this?

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Ever since that Egor ship crashed, the dream scenario all along, to me at least, seemed like Watkins and Monsanto. Doesn't make it feel too good that we can't afford both $ wise.

It's been said on here that the price for Monsanto isn't high at all. So really Watkins would literally take up all our NIL left? Goodness...

I mean...if it isn't something crazy like 2 mil, I guess it's worth it still... - we do need a star wing no matter how you slice it and that dude is definitely a star wing imo...

 

[derrick6]

I’m guessing the team Kasparas (sp?) plays on rather than the guy…anyone confirm?

 

[illinifanclassof17]

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[Joel Goodson]

??

Kasparas (not gonna try his surname). 18 yo 6' 5-6" Lithuanian SG who plays for Barca. he good

 

[ILL21]

I thought Kasparas was white but I’m guessing just a clue things are heating up with him by posting his squads jersey.

Kasparas (not gonna try his surname). 6' 5-6" SG who plays for Barca. he good

 

[illinifanclassof17]

I thought Kasparas was white?

I think the gif itself is Brandon Davies who played for BYU and graduated in 2013.

 

[Joel Goodson]

I thought Kasparas was white but I’m guessing just a clue things are heating up with him by posting his squads jersey.

you're asking for hints that are more telling than our insiders are willing to give: they have to make it a game. truth is, it was a give away

 

[Illinirog70]

I thought Kasparas was white but I’m guessing just a clue things are heating up with him by posting his squads jersey.

Watch his highlights... he's special in every phase of his game. Land him and we're off to the races! I want him for illinois more than any other player candidate...

May be hard to get him to move from Barcelona to Champaign! Weather like southern California...

 

[zentrails]

you're asking for hints that are more telling than our insiders are willing to give: they have to make it a game. truth is, it was a give away

All I got outa that was a cool headband LOL

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Watch his highlights... he's special in every phase of his game. Land him and we're off to the races! I want him for illinois more than any other player candidate...

May be hard to get him to move from Barcelona to Champaign! Weather like southern California...

Not over the guy from...

 

[Trueblue777]

If not Real, why not Barca?

The door is not closed for Real either.

 

[PasadenaIllini]

Watch his highlights... he's special in every phase of his game. Land him and we're off to the races! I want him for illinois more than any other player candidate...

May be hard to get him to move from Barcelona to Champaign! Weather like southern California...

Kasparas is a higher rated prospect than Egor by many pundits. If Egor gets 2 mil, Kasparas might cost 2.5. My advice? Just forget about Kasparas and save yourself the disappointment.

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

Kasparas is a higher rated prospect than Egor by many pundits. If Egor gets 2 mil, Kasparas might cost 2.5. My advice? Just forget about Kasparas and save yourself the disappointment.

Near as I can tell, Egor hasn’t actually gotten $2 mil. At least not yet.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Kasparas is a higher rated prospect than Egor by many pundits. If Egor gets 2 mil, Kasparas might cost 2.5. My advice? Just forget about Kasparas and save yourself the disappointment.

Can't exactly understand why a lot of people have been saying he's better than Egor on here recently.

Tell me...

Haven't seen him on a single draft board. Egor was a projected lottery pick.