But also, all promises we don’t have to keep. Technically speaking… so we (and other teams) can kinda just say whatever the hell they want toIf the previous NIL numbers exchanged in here are in the neighborhood of accurate, I'm having a hard time getting my head around what the kitchen sink type eleventh hour numbers could be that we threw at him yesterday.
A seventh figure, maybe? Wild.
is ray j holding out for Terrance's decision?If any point guard reads this thread we are not helping Brad’s negotiating options.
Counterpoint: Would we want a point guard who stops to see what a bunch of idiots on a message board are saying?If any point guard reads this thread we are not helping Brad’s negotiating options.
Yes, and for a PG winning games goes hand in hand with making the right decisions on the offensive end.Sounds great, as long as [bolded above] correlates very highly with [in an attempt to win games for the Illini]. Often last season we seemed to have guys who were trying to accomplish the first bolded statement but it had little to do with the second.
I guess that's Brad and the staff's responsiblity to make sure they align.
I take that as a complimentCounterpoint: Would we want a point guard who stops to see what a bunch of idiots on a message board are saying?
Eh. Winning cures all and while this doesn’t endear him to the fans following, still a 22 year old who has a ton of people in his ear presumably pulling him in a million directionsIf RayJ does end up coming to play for the Illini i don’t know if I’ll even like him after all this.
I'm sure winning would help that feeling go away. I remember listening to Bob Stoops at a charity event once and they asked him how he dealt with those who didn't like his style after taking over for Barry Switzer and he goes "Well... going undefeated and winning a national championship in year 2 seemed to get all of those people on my side"If RayJ does end up coming to play for the Illini i don’t know if I’ll even like him after all this.
Right now it's the biggest decision of the kids life, involving hundreds of thousands of dollars which might be the biggest pay day he ever gets. I honestly don't blame him for going back and forth and taking his time and dragging this thing out until he feels comfortable with his decision.If RayJ does end up coming to play for the Illini i don’t know if I’ll even like him after all this.
My fiancée goes back and forth 30 times on what to get for takeout and the stakes are obviously just a tad higher here for him.Right now it's the biggest decision of the kids life, involving hundreds of thousands of dollars which might be the biggest pay day he ever gets. I honestly don't blame him for going back and forth and taking his time and dragging this thing out until he feels comfortable with his decision.
If the fiancée goes back and forth that often for takeout, I would hate to see what wedding planning looks like.My fiancée goes back and forth 30 times on what to get for takeout and the stakes are obviously just a tad higher here for him.
Draymonds replacement?
My favorite is when you are going to McDonald's, nobody in the car knows what they want and need to look at the menu like it's the first time they have been thereMy fiancée goes back and forth 30 times on what to get for takeout and the stakes are obviously just a tad higher here for him.
If the fiancée goes back and forth that often for takeout, I would hate to see what wedding planning looks like.
Can you help us with the translation?Interesting Shannon ig story....
Yes. Significantly worse, IMO.Gotta’ double up…is Champaign really that much worse than Salt Lake?! Lol
I'm sure if you thought about that, he did as well! That's why they get paid the big bucks! IJSwhile im hoping for RayJ, i have to wonder how a big NIL $ deal tastes to the other top players who are
getting significantly less? particularly those who have been around and done a lot for the program. Brad
will have to deal with this, maybe not his best skill set.
Might make the divorce a little easier to stomach, though.If the fiancée goes back and forth that often for takeout, I would hate to see what wedding planning looks like.
Maybe RayJ really wants to play for Illinois and get paid?Been following this for weeks. A month ago I was really hoping RayJ would come to Illnois. At this point I would prefer that we get a different point guard, who wants to play for Illinois. It doesn't appear that he does. In my opinion Illinois is too good to have to beg a kid to play here. Team dynamics are important and if he is only coming to collect a check, I think we are better off with someone who will consider it a privilege to play on a great team (of course, getting paid a good amount to do so). Frustrating!
I'm gonna call bs. You and all the people angry now will love him if he comes here.If RayJ does end up coming to play for the Illini i don’t know if I’ll even like him after all this.