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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Maybe this has been said, idk - don’t feel like thumbing through 20 pages of whining … Bringing in Blackwell means you’ll have to pay him more than several, if not every player, you retained. You think the staff wanted to take this “mercenary” approach - potentially creating resentment toward...
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    2025 NBA Draft Thread

    Great Team for KJ!! Great coaching/front office. CONGRATS KJ!
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    2025 NBA Draft Thread

    increasing chances both go to Brooklyn
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    The dichotomy on this board is crazier than Britt Lower’s in Severance … Morez hits the portal, Sky is Falling Ty stays - OMG the glue is back and Rez sucked anyway. Tomi may test the waters? We’re lost, fire BU Oh man, Dix, Sellers. Sarr, and Z? “It’s happening!” Dix to Creighton - we...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    The dichotomy on this board is crazier than Britt Lower’s in Severance … Morez hits the portal, Sky is Falling Ty stays - OMG the glue is back and Rez sucked anyway. Tomi may test the waters? We’re lost, fire BU Oh man, Dix, Sellers. Sarr, and Z? “It’s happening!” Dix to Creighton - we...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Can those on the ledge simply relax? We understand your passion for IL basketball, but this is a process …. Let it play out. Can’t “In BU we trust” only to criticize him and staff for not signing portal players when YOU feel the need/itch. Once the process has played out and you feel the need...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Not sure of the accuracy, but ran across this article. Maybe a very plausible reason RayJ hasn’t decided …???
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs UCLA

    The dude from Clerks is killing us
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    He can still transfer. Immediate availability could happen with a waiver - if I’m not mistaken …
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Speculating a bit, but I have a feeling we land Nance. If so, I see lineups as: Skyy, TSJ, RJ, Hawk, Nance Should landing Nance cause Hawk to transfer: Skyy, Goode, TSJ, RJ, Nance against bigger lineups: Skyy, TSJ, RJ, Nance, Dain We would need to add another big if Hawk moves on &...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    all this “questioning of the staff” and broader line negativity … all because it’s April 27th and we don’t have a fully rostered team; where we already know the starting 5 and subsequent minutes for each player coming off the bench. I understand some are trying to feed their own need to know...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    To me, this all comes down to whether you trust the staff or not - period. Weber’s recruiting didn’t capitalize on our NC run and Groce put too many eggs in one basket. So I understand (marginally) why some freak out when Murray goes to G’Town or why there wasn’t an announcement last Friday...
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