Isn’t it 70 in Champaign today ??Can confirm on KB, have heard Tommy and Him have butted heads. Heard he really likes to live in nice weather tho
Get GA on the red eye to Copenhagen. You can't teach 7'0", and I know they were highlight reels against questionable competition, but dam that kid looked smooth and a sweet stoke from long distance. Incredibly intriguing prospect.All in on this kid. He has some serious skill
Fears won't be here until 2025. In this scenario, Boswell would be a 4th year player and Jase would have a year under his belt. As for next year, I promise you we are going to have a ton of talent and reload this offseason. Transfers will be looking at Illinois as a top destination in the portal, especially after how good our transfers have beenThat would be an awfully young backcourt. Losing all of these seniors and darn near all of our production, are we going to be in rebuild mode next year or is he going to try and reload with a huge transfer class. Your answer is really going to be the driver of how depressed I'll be when/if we lose in the tournament. I've warmed up to being safely in the tournament every year. My on the bubble PTSD is slowly fading away. Just assume not relive it.
I may be mis-remembering, but I thought that it was explained in here that he was a Chin guy, and after Chin left Brad didn't keep pressing on the gas? But, thanks for the clarification.Brad wanted him ... We took his commitment ...
I think you may be thinking of Reggie Bass? Brad saw him in person and we told him we were not going to take him ...
Watched Holst’s highlights this is a bit hyperbolic I’m sure, but Durant vibes came to mind.All in on this kid. He has some serious skill
Imagine him after a year of Fletch!Watched Holst’s highlights this is a bit hyperbolic I’m sure, but Durant vibes came to mind.
How come? Slick Rick wanted him at St John’s and he left, he’s been given the green light on offense at Wisconsin…what perfect scenario is he searching for? Or is it a relationship thing?I have heard he'll be available ...
Watched Holst’s highlights this is a bit hyperbolic I’m sure, but Durant vibes came to mind.
Awfully young? By the time Fears gets here Boswell is a senior and Butler is a sophomore.That would be an awfully young backcourt. Losing all of these seniors and darn near all of our production, are we going to be in rebuild mode next year or is he going to try and reload with a huge transfer class. Your answer is really going to be the driver of how depressed I'll be when/if we lose in the tournament. I've warmed up to being safely in the tournament every year. My on the bubble PTSD is slowly fading away. Just assume not relive it.
Is Boswell for sure coming here? Is that a lock? I'm staring at the Freshman/Sophomore, though I did forget about Harris. It seems like Brad likes older guys and without knowing that Boswell is in the fold, 2 rotation guys will be underclassmen. I guess the thrust of my question is will the backcourt be a target portal position given our needs just about everywhere. When a team loses about 90% production from every statistical category in one off-season....I can't even begin to imagine where the staff begins the reload process next year.Awfully young? By the time Fears gets here Boswell is a senior and Butler is a sophomore.
Nope. You quoted a post about Boswell and said it would be a young backcourt in 2025.Is Boswell for sure coming here? Is that a lock? I'm staring at the Freshman/Sophomore, though I did forget about Harris. It seems like Brad likes older guys and without knowing that Boswell is in the fold, 2 rotation guys will be underclassmen. I guess the thrust of my question is will the backcourt be a target portal position given our needs just about everywhere. When a team loses about 90% production from every statistical category in one off-season....I can't even begin to imagine where the staff begins the reload process next year.
You make it sound like that is a bad thing?Yeah unless things change, I'm just gonna accept that we'll have a 4th/5th year xfer or three.
Imagine where this years team would be without Domask, QG and HarmonYou make it sound like that is a bad thing?
And with the success we had with it this year and this being the last transfer market with Covid super-seniors available, it's only logical to do so.Yeah unless things change, I'm just gonna accept that we'll have a 4th/5th year xfer or three.
You make it sound like that is a bad thing?
And with the success we had with it this year and this being the last transfer market with Covid super-seniors available, it's only logical to do so.
I really want the sport of college basketball to evolve into a different direction, and there are player development costs to loading the roster with seniors every year, but as noted philosopher Herm Edwards once said, you play to win the game.
If it brings us consistent success to be a "finishing school", then I'm all for it.As long as that thing is open, give me all the TJ/Domask/Guerrier/Harmon.
I just wish they played like they've done this 140 times before when it's a tight game down the stretch, but hopefully that emerges in the tournamentIf it brings us consistent success to be a "finishing school", then I'm all for it.
But just to give a sense of scale on the super senior thing, before Covid the record for the most games played in a college basketball career was 157 by David Lighty at tOSU who had a medical redshirt on those Matta teams making deep tourney runs.
Saturday was the 158th game of Quincy Guerrier's career. 137 for Domask, 135 for Shannon, don't know Harmon's JUCO stats but he'll be up there.
This is an unprecedented resource in college basketball that isn't going to be available forever. Might as well strike while that iron is hot.
I would expect 4, maybe 5 transfers