Shane Walsh
aka "Captain Oblivious"
- Cynthiana, Kentucky
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Since he's graduated, he doesn't need to enter the portal. He can be a grad transfer. Just one more odd complicating angle.
And yes, correct me if I'm wrong on this.
Joseph Kerr
- Fort Wayne, IN
This could be a thread of it's own considering how many things I've seen but can't remember, such as _____about paying for their way, comparing them to some imaginary player who was the shiznit, growth plates.... Someone help give me a comprehensive list of code words I can use to fit in lol
Joel Goodson
- ties will be resolved
You're right.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Some of you need to realize we aren't going to beg talent to come here anymore. We aren't in the Groce years anymore. We don't need to pine over every 4 star guy who might be interested in us....I can tell you the staff for sure isn't.
sacraig
- The desert
Only true if the program he transfers to offers a degree he can't get at his current school, I believe.
Its pretty funny
We are defending B10 champions.
We just signed #8 rated recruiting class in country.
And people are predicting gloom and doom over not getting kids in transfer portal who average 10 ppg.
do you even remember Brad's predecessors
Groce
in 5 years
95-75 1 NCAA 3 NIT 1 nothing
Weber
last 5 seasons
98-73 2 NCAA 1 NIT 2 nothing
We are defending B10 champions.
We just signed #8 rated recruiting class in country.
And people are predicting gloom and doom over not getting kids in transfer portal who average 10 ppg.
do you even remember Brad's predecessors
Groce
in 5 years
95-75 1 NCAA 3 NIT 1 nothing
Weber
last 5 seasons
98-73 2 NCAA 1 NIT 2 nothing
Epsilon
M tipping over
- Pdx
These numbers don’t pass the sniff test. There are about 350 division 1 schools, each with 13 allowable scholarship players. With the freebie year things are a bit murkier but let’s say 1/4 of students graduate. That leaves 350 x 13 x .75 = 3,423 division 1 players (rounding). That’s still a lot of transfers in the portal, but I haven’t even added in division 2 and 3 players in the calculus (which I assume are a part of those 1,420 students). In any event, it’s certainly not 3/4 of players transferring this year as this would seem to suggest.
I think in the early days of grad transfers, this issue actually came up.
I think in present day there isn't a university out there that can't craft a graduate program that is somehow in some subtle but incredibly important way different than the school they exited.
All kidding aside, has this stopped any transfers in the last five years?
And pardon me if that was snark on your part.
I'm sure there is a long story to all of this, but could you sum up why MIF does not care to help Illinois? Or do they and this was just one instance? Thanks for any info!
Tim Anderson
Masters in Dropping Dimes
yeah, we are in paranoia. However, I think it is more that we see the potential and how quickly the transfers change things. If we had a big time returning player, I think we would be much more calm. In the Dee/Deron freshman years, we had a senior year Cook to smooth the transition. We have a big time recruiting class and have some promising returning talent in RJ and ColeHawk along with a nice transfer in Dainja! I think Goode is a good program player that will win games with. I believe Clark will be a stud right away if healthy, but having a very good player in someone like a Nance Jr would totally allow for us to learn together while developing that young talent.
Wait till people try to argue that staying connected to MIF was smarter than getting TA ...
Joseph Kerr
- Fort Wayne, IN
Brad 5 years 92-66 2 NCAA bids 1 Tourney win and 1 Conf win The records are still similar except he is going up
I'm prepared to get banned from the board today.....lolWait till people try to argue that staying connected to MIF was smarter than getting TA ...
sacraig
- The desert
It wasn't snark. I know it is (was?) a rule on the book but wasn't sure if it, in practice, actually stopped anyone from transferring and playing immediately.
Guess there is so much more that I'm not aware of?
Epsilon
M tipping over
- Pdx
That said, some of us are proponents of loop quantum gravity, in which case time doesn’t even exist. That would allow him to be here and not be here - I guess?
Time might not exist, according to physicists and philosophers – but that’s okay
Cutting-edge theories of physics suggest time may not be real – but even if they’re right, life can still go on as usual.
theconversation.com
Lot of drama in AAU basketball and a lot of drama with the Irvins. Anderson=Meanstreets MIF=Irvins......Irvins always feel slighted if they don't get what they want.
blackdog
- Champaign
I liked this but I don't at the same time
Soulberries
- University of Illinois
"I am maintaining my college eligibility and utilizing all of the options at my disposal..."
Irvins sound a lot like this board....
I'm here to offer my condolences to the MIF family on their "loss":
Also, GOD BLESS TIM ANDERSON AND BRAD UNDERWOOD!
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