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Went to the RB shootout today and saw most of the ILL targets. Thoughts (I've seen each of these guys multiple times so there's so pre-determination in here): Nojel Eastern: I really want him to suit up for us. This was about my fourth/fifth time seeing him, and his game and potential have...

He could have just as easily said "schools I kinda talked to that one time," or...you know...made it an even 20.

Easterling just said that Xavier Tillman posted a top 19 and we didn't make it. Having a top 19 is kinda funny imo.

I'm in the group that didn't want Rako, but would be good with Verge if he can keep away from negative influences/actions. I've seen both play a lot, and imo the difference is a lot of Rako's issues were on-court with teammates and caused chemistry problems. I thought he could/would be a...

So now that we have decisions on most of the questions to our roster, I've been thinking of how it can fit together and what situational lineups we can put on the court. I also like to give each unit nicknames. Here's what I got: STARTERS (Shockwave Package): Abrams, Coleman-Lands, Hill, Finke...

To piggyback off of Obelix, how many of us who frequent this board are capable of complete objectivity? Personally, I know I'm not. At the end of the day the kid wanted to play for UK - a pretty popular opinion. It didn't work out for him, but I'm not sure there's anything to "learn from" for...

This is something I've been keeping tabs on too. Good to see plus athletes that are or become good defenders. Hope we can see the up-tempo team that many of us have been looking for since the early Groce years. Goodwin would be another nice piece that helps with the overall team versatility...

Thanks, makes a lot of sense now lol. Hopefully he and Pickett are the start of a class that can generate another great team nickname too.

Big news! Congrats Da'Monte and welcome to the Orange and Blue! I never knew, what does the "HR" in HRF (and now HRD) stand for?

The first half looks like the team I was expecting Groce to run. It's just Rutgers but... that was exciting basketball from us. We pushed the ball, ran pick and rolls, and even called sets when the motion stopped on O. If we can do that more against the better teams then we'll be alright in...

Sorry for the vague/cryptic post, but it's not academics from what I've heard. Some of the stuff I heard seems personal so I don't want to speculate too much.

The basketball gods demand retribution for our extensive string of good fortune with hiring an AD after 3 months.

Good second half in the Simeon-Washington game. Here are my (very amateur) observations about the game and our very own Te'jon Lucas: Game was controlled early by Simeon, particularly on defense. They went 2-3 and peppered in some Box-and-1 to get TJL out of rhythm. He got in the lane for...