Oh well. His loss. Its too bad adults are driving these kids recruitments. If it's fear of competition then we do not want you. I understand money is a driving force behind alot of this. We have one talented group of freshmen coming in so it should not be of concern.
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One thing I keep going back to and I could be misremembering , but it was the oddest thing when Big Z had the mask on. It seemed it really threw his balance off to the point he was falling down for no apparent reason on a rebound, simply lost his footing and fell to the ground for a travel call. Oddly though it seems his 3 point shooting seemed to get worse after the mask. I could be way off on those stats but it has me thinking, do we need to make him a Phantom of the Opera style mask... maybe balance the vision and balance his footing out a lil 
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Any truth to the rumors Boswell could return with new eligibility?
Yep, the staff was like why would we want to put ourselves in the same tier as Michigan, Florida and Duke. We will go ahead and stay here in tier 1B
Like has been said repeatedly, Blackwell’s camp is feeding him this agenda that he won’t get the usage he is looking for here.
And like has also been said many times, I was and will always be a huge fan of keeping Stoj over getting Blackwell.
IMO, the more I heard about how Blackwell and his camp are handling his situation, the more I’ve wanted him as far away from Champaign as possible.
I’m extremely happy where this team is already at and no doubt that Brad and Co. will find an additional player who will fit with the team.
Excited as hell for this next year, this team has some unfinished business and they’re hungrier than ever.
And like has also been said many times, I was and will always be a huge fan of keeping Stoj over getting Blackwell.
IMO, the more I heard about how Blackwell and his camp are handling his situation, the more I’ve wanted him as far away from Champaign as possible.
I’m extremely happy where this team is already at and no doubt that Brad and Co. will find an additional player who will fit with the team.
Excited as hell for this next year, this team has some unfinished business and they’re hungrier than ever.
We'll see. My guess is if Duke brings back Foster and Evans (they're not confirmed like our guys), then he wouldn't go there. If Evans or Foster leaves, it makes a lot of sense
And I certainly wouldn't call Lville more talented than us. Sheldstad is fine. Bidunga is really good. People seem to like Knox, but he was hurt last year and his stats are okay. Wooley coming back helps, but they gotta fill out a roster that pretty much saw everyone go.
Saw some rumors floating around on X that Boswell could potentially return since the eligibility rules could change. Any truth to that?
I’d love to have him back. Guy seemed to be an awesome leader and great teammate
I’d love to have him back. Guy seemed to be an awesome leader and great teammate
I think he wore the mask starting with Southern and ending with USC. If so, he was 34% before the mask (but with a handful of Q4 opponents), 30% with the mask, and 10% after the mask.One thing I keep going back to and I could be misremembering , but it was the oddest thing when Big Z had the mask on. It seemed it really threw his balance off to the point he was falling down for no apparent reason on a rebound, simply lost his footing and fell to the ground for a travel call. Oddly though it seems his 3 point shooting seemed to get worse after the mask. I could be way off on those stats but it has me thinking, do we need to make him a Phantom of the Opera style mask... maybe balance the vision and balance his footing out a lil
Mostly but in sounds like there could be one addition.
While Blackwell looks like he is going elsewhere… ya never know until ya know.
Either way we are sitting very nicely!
It’s been said many times that the staff wanted him, and that wasn’t the case. But what do I know.
Saw that too! If that could happen we would embrace it with welcome arms! How nice would that be?
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The Michigan Wolverines could be working on one of the elite big men left in the portal, reportedly set for a Monday visit.
Thanks for the stats, so he actually did get worse after the mask and I am almost certain he averaged at least one random loss of footing and travel call for a stretch of games wearing the mask. It was all very odd.
Keep hearing it was other than $$.
I'll have what you are having...
I just looked closer- he was also 1-12 in his last four games with the mask
The only unplayable players were Jaksyts and Ty. The staff didn’t develop other players who they recruited to the point where they felt comfortable playing the style they want to play and there is no change of pace or style to fit those player’s strengths.
ok, please stop looking, my theory is falling apart quickly. lol
I notice he wears glasses off the court. Does he wear contacts when he plays? Maybe they should put corrective lenses in his mask.
Since early Friday:
Gabe Dynes (C, USC) enters the portal
Ty'Reek Coleman (G, Illinois St) commits to Iowa
Andrew McKeever (C, St Marys) commits to Iowa
D.J. Wagner (G, Arkansas) commits to Maryland
Maban Jabriel (F, Queens University) commits to Maryland
Kyan Evans (G, North Carolina) commits to Minnesota
Winters Grady (G/F, Michigan) commits to Minnesota
Malick Kordel (C, Michigan) commits to Minnesota
Boden Kapke (C, Boston College) commits to Nebraska
L.A. Pratt (G, Northeastern) commits to Northwestern
Jimmie Williams (G, Duquesne) commits to Ohio State
Jasper Johnson (G, Kentucky) commits to Oregon
Christian Gurdak (C, Virginia Tech) commits to Rutgers
Azavier Robinson (G, Butler) commits to UCLA
Victory Onuetu (F, Hofstra) commits to Wisconsin
Zavier Zens (G/F, HS) commits to Illinois
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Whats happening there?
I noticed that from a picture the other night at the banquet as well. I'm not saying he is a great shooter but it just seemed his shot changed. It seemed to go a foot higher arc and not matter if he was shooting from the top, side or corners. Hopefully that improves a little and he continues bringing the energy off the bench.
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