redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
So is he forgoing his eligibility or not? Mixed signals bouncing around here...
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That chip will get you know where if opponents bat you away like a gnat because you weigh nothing.
Braden Smith 6'0 180lbs handled point for Purdue pretty well. I think it's still a little early to declare he won't play much.
RichardKeenesCousin
Richard Keene's Cousin
your words make me feel good.
Really depends on the agent he hires. As long as he hires an agent certified to work with college eligible prospects, it doesn't matter if he announces his intention or not.
I think a lot of these guys don't want to go into the try-out with a mindset of returning to school. The mindset is to make them NBA take notice, and get drafted. I'd like to see the conversion rate of player who announce their intention to maintain eligibility, and ultimately stay in the draft. It's probably very few.
Who are these proven scorers that are returning? We don’t have a proven free throw shooter let alone a plethora of “proven scorers
RichardKeenesCousin
Richard Keene's Cousin
every morning there is a halo hanging from the corner of my girlfriend's 4 post bed. I know its not mine but I'll see if I can use it for the weekend or a one night stand.
RichardKeenesCousin
Richard Keene's Cousin
I had a chip on my shoulder in college. I ate it. I regret it. It didn't do much for me.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
For a relatively emaciated incomer getting Fletched seems, IMO, a necessary but insufficient condition for contributing consistently on the floor.
And Hawkins has literally said that he's not coming back to a frosh PG
sacraig
- The desert
If you believe @Indy Illini Fan then there's no way Hawkins is here if we have a freshman as our only option running the point.
yup. could be anywhere from 2-4 more transfers coming in
We just pulled two 5th year seniors who have averaged double figures at D1 schools. I'd bet a lot more on them scoring double figures for us, than a freshman who isn't a top 50 recruit.
The biggest issue with your argument is todays NBA vs College is NOT the same as it was for those players. Those players jumped to get paid to play basketball as soon as possible. As you said, careers are finite.
These kids no longer have to jump to pro ball to get paid though. So they get to weigh playing one more year of ball for let’s say $500k vs grinding out a year of g league ball for $40k in the hopes of it leading to a roster spot sooner.
Epps showed the blueprint for retention though. Daddy Brad is going to have to do 2 rounds of talent/CBA eval.
1- get the player on campus
2- determine if the player is worth the $$ to retain
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Is there zero interest in another freshman?
If we lost Epps over money Brad is wrong and Ed Cooley is right.
I don't think we lost Epps over money.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
I think a good chunk of Epps' decision was predicated on money (where good chunk is roughly half, and that may be a significant understatement).
The vast majority of us aren't ever gonna know what went down, but I'm very comfortable that Underwood saw some red flags and decided to part ways.
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Agree Florida schools make sense. I think RJ would like the dominican connection with Ricardo Greer. He would also be the 1st or 2nd option there. I think he would flourish in the A-10.
Too many people (especially the idiots on twitter) are freaking out about this.He declared for the draft … As he got told to do … He has nothing to lose by doing it as I stated earlier …
He has until May 31st to announce he’s in the draft or coming back …
This is exactly what we told you was going to happen … Take a deep breath yall … Geesh
By no means does he have to stat hes keeping his eligibility. I mean !!!! the kid could hire (an NBA approved) agent and still pull out of the draft and return to college retaining eligibility.
It would almost be foolish for him to NOT go through the NBA draft combine, received feedback and then make a decision based off that.
It has been widely reported how weak the 2024 draft class is projected to be. If there is even an inkling that he could come back, perform and improve the way the NBA asked him to to get himself into the 1st round next year... he'll have a lot more on his plate to consider. Its going to be a long ride until the pull out deadling. Everyone take a breath here.
What publication posted the mock you saw? The one from ESPN that I cited was put out yesterday.
Let’s refrain from calling people idiots, ok?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Well that kinda mixes the two together.
I think Epps and his camp just decided he didn't want to be here and this wasn't the right environment and situation for him.
But someone said in one of these threads that "the productivity wasn't worth the NIL expectations" and that's flat-out wrong. I anticipate Epps being a big star at Georgetown, he is an incredibly promising player with very rare ability to get to the rim and finish.
And as a more general matter, I predict that as the NIL market develops, programs are going to find that continuity has a higher financial value than its currently being given.
Agreed！Those Twitter idiots are clearly morons.
sacraig
- The desert
Assuming TSJ and Hawk come back and we land a PG i would expect a line up like this. I feel RJ would have started had he stayed. That thought combined with most feeling like Domask > RJ as a player is one reason I see this as the line up next year.
Experienced pg-Dennis?
TSJ
Domask
HAWK
Dain
If TSJ leaves then Ty or possibly Goode.
I know there are various thought on Domask but being a top 5 player in the Valley and a balanced skill set I have higher expectations from him than most it seems.
Experienced pg-Dennis?
TSJ
Domask
HAWK
Dain
If TSJ leaves then Ty or possibly Goode.
I know there are various thought on Domask but being a top 5 player in the Valley and a balanced skill set I have higher expectations from him than most it seems.
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