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    St Louis Cardinals 2024

    problem with our pitching need is that we truly need a # 2 guy. boy, if mikolas, lynn and gibson were 3,4,5 Contreras back, Herrera in the DH spot and Walker back hitting line drives and not listening to the hitting "coach"/ front office we'd be cookin'..
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    2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup Thread

    he's not a pure post man but if allowed to gain position has good moves. i haven't seen him with the ball facing the basket from 15-18', but if he has those skills he can play with another center and be a problem.
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    NCAA mulling change to allow on-field corporate sponsorships

    the NCAA is powerless and on their way out the door. every decision is challenged in court.
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    St Louis Cardinals 2024

    if marmol was about team first then why does he get in front of a microphone and bad mouth his players?
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    St Louis Cardinals 2024

    why did he get the day off then? he's been dealing with some nagging injuries. when you shut a kid down to rest, he's supposed to be resting.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Combo, He told us two months ago that he loved u of i but was not going to return. at the same time he said he would not play for any other big ten school, Kansas or Missouri. He gave Brad no choice but to move on. and he did. its done. call it what you want. most of us understand he doesn't...
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    St Louis Cardinals 2024

    IT IS NICE NOT TO BE PLACED IN THE "WHO ARE THE WORST TEAMS IN BASEBALL" GROUP RIGHT NOW. AND TIED FOR SECOND WITH THE CUBS! BAD NEWS, SAVED MARMOL'S JOB (UNTIL MOZ GOES)
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    i didn't want to regurgitate the what if's, but i feel like his game could have improved where he could of been a top ten pick. A 6'11" glue guy who's not going to be the best player on any of the teams paying $2 mil. for him is the status of big time college basketball.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    i think "not projected to be drafted" is the truth. i can assume Werner has a few nba scouts/front office guys he can call who can confirm this. no shade here. good luck man you'll always be an illini, except in a final four show down!
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    looked it up and found a few articles. Administrators wish this was clarified. Active vs passive NIL $ is apparently the difference. Student visa's are not work visa's. Just Name, Image, Likeness like EA sports, etc., passive is the key, leveraging a students influence without requiring any...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    i thought NIL money couldn't go to international players. how does this work for KJ?
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    not that it matters, either his competition are all 6-9 or 10 or he is maybe really 6-4?
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    play d, spread the court, run and shoot. this could be fun!
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    Illinois Golf 2023-24

    Team finishing first tomorrow gets us a #1 seed in the match play but championship is not awarded for this, correct? only championship awarded tomorrow is the individual.