Assuming Kofi is still a target for the Bulls, guess we'll see.Not too much in this article about Mayer, you haven’t already seen here, but I didn’t realize he only shot 32% from 3. Also a blurb here about Kofi and the draft. SI ranks Kofi 100th as a draft prospect. Usually SI is completely irrelevant but they’re not far off the other ranking services here.
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Good luck Podz!
Geesh ... Didn't think he'd fall that far ... They started Parker Braun last year, YIKES ...
DB11Headband
- Chicago Burbs
0% surprised
They're a mid-major who won 21 games last year and played in the NIT. He will likely see the court for significant minutes day 1. Guess I don't get the hate for this move lol. Best of luck to the kid.
(He also gets to live in Cali... decent deal there.)
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I think surprise is the better description than hate at least for me.
Edit: Also, agreed....best of luck. Seems like a great kid with outstanding work ethic.
Can finally put to bed the notion that he was going to a school in a power conference and Illinois being in the wrong for not playing him this past year.
That's fair enough, but important to remember that Podz was a covid-year kid who the staff hadn't even seen in person before he got to campus. Had never played against high-level competition before arriving at Illinois. Not a shock to me that this was quite a bit above his level.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
No matter how things turned out, it will always give me a good feeling to get a Mr. Wisconsin basketball out of that state. Good luck Podz!
CAIllini
- West Coast
Sweet…my grad school. Live nearby so will definitely go catch some games. Go Podz!
Good luck Podz. One of their starting guards has used up his eligibility I believe, so has a path to getting some good minutes.
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
Sounds like a headline that wouldn't surprise me
Yikes, what a fall.
Once again... Santa Clara is a solid mid-major who competed well with the Zags and St. Mary's this year. It's not like he's going to Eastern Illinois lol
sacraig
- The desert
You'll be able to find that easily because the gifs will likely abruptly stop (or greatly reduce in number) as we all shift to begging the insiders for more details.
I don't know anything about his reputation as a guy to play for, but I always thought Herb Sendek got a raw deal at NC State. They made a huge mistake firing him for Sidney Lowe, were perhaps a bit better under Mark Gottfried, but basically Sendek had them consistently at a pretty decent level considering what they're up against.
I hope it works out for Podz playing for him.
Big Jack
- Decatur
Good for him wish it had worked out here for him!!! Good luck Podz
I just assumed Matthew Mayer could only endorse PBR, Copenhagen, and Charlie Daniels. But I may be judging a book by its cover.
sacraig
- The desert
You managed to squeeze several excellent Loyalty memes and tropes into a single sentence. Bravo!
Nothing but the best for Podz. He was always who I watched in warm ups, seemed like he made 80% of the 3s he took.
sacraig
- The desert
Well the scenery will be better and he can look forward to getting destroyed by Gonzaga 2 or 3 times per year. Other than that, I don't know much about the Broncos.
Good luck to Podz.
Really, did people think he was going to go to Duke or something? He probably could have gone to a P5 school, but may have ended up in same situation as at Illinois. Goes to a solid mid-major with a path to playing time in a conference that has seemingly moved past being a one-bid league. I think it is a good landing spot for him.
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
The thing about Matthew Mayer is we've talked about him several days this week. There's really not much else to say. Yes, he's an intriguing player. Yes, it appears we've contacted him. Yes, BU recruited him at OSU so there's at least a bit of an in. Unfortunately, there have been some rumblings that UNC might be leading, though who knows how real those are. Ultimately, till he gets his evaluation from the NBA, he's not leaving the draft. The deadline to withdraw is June 13th, so we could have over a month before he, and any other player currently in the draft, become options.
We're stuck in a holding pattern and just trying to gif our way through it.
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