Bigtex
- DFW
Wow - Sorry I can't put Rez and Hansberry in the same category/talent/skill
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Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
The Duke matchup at MSG is one of the cooler matchups we have had on the schedule in many years, but damn ... it's pretty depressing what it would cost to turn that one into an Illini-themed long weekend in the Big Apple:
- $400 for tickets (guessing $200 each for a decent ticket for you and the significant other?)
- $500+ for two plane tickets to fly in that Thursday and fly home that Sunday (the Fighters do not take 6:00 am flights if we can help it, lol...)
- $645 for three nights at a decent Hyatt in the Chelsea neighborhood so we could walk to MSG (average of $182 per night plus fees)
- $150 if we want to go out to ANY sort of dinner with a nice atmosphere and get a bottle of wine
- $200 or so combined in more casual meals from Thursday to Saturday?
- $75 in beer at MSG (3 for Fighter, 2 for Mrs. Fighter)
$2,000 weekend, and I probably undershot it. I guess Little Fighter doesn't need that new fancy stroller!
- $400 for tickets (guessing $200 each for a decent ticket for you and the significant other?)
- $500+ for two plane tickets to fly in that Thursday and fly home that Sunday (the Fighters do not take 6:00 am flights if we can help it, lol...)
- $645 for three nights at a decent Hyatt in the Chelsea neighborhood so we could walk to MSG (average of $182 per night plus fees)
- $150 if we want to go out to ANY sort of dinner with a nice atmosphere and get a bottle of wine
- $200 or so combined in more casual meals from Thursday to Saturday?
- $75 in beer at MSG (3 for Fighter, 2 for Mrs. Fighter)
$2,000 weekend, and I probably undershot it. I guess Little Fighter doesn't need that new fancy stroller!
Come on Fighter be a responsible parent and skip the NY trip and purchase the 3 game mini familly plan. You’ll have plenty of cash leftover to get little Fighter that souped up stroller. Look the networks, universities and now players can’t be worrying about what it cost fans in both time and money to support them. /s
My 10yo loves watching Illini games with me, but since we live in the Charlotte area I haven't had a chance to take him to a game yet. I think his Christmas present this year is going to be a boys trip to NYC to see them play Duke. He's gonna lose his mind.
BillyBob1
- Champaign
Great Christmas present! Suggestion is to record him on your phone and show the board!
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hooraybeer
- Peoria, IL
souped up stroller, you say?
Great idea. My wife and I (in Winston-Salem area) took our 8 yo son to NYC last year for the Florida Atlantic game. Quick flights if you go that route. Shannon and Domask went nuts, and he loved every second. It wore him out so bad that he literally fell asleep halfway through the UNC v UConn game right after...and UCONN fans were loud!
I agree, Rez is more talented, but they are also completely different players. Hansberry is very fundamentally sound and skilled - like a (really) poor man's Tim Duncan. But he's not in the same universe as Rez as far as run-jump athleticism. Rez is an athletic, physical beast - Shawn Kemp Lite.
ptgrd23
- orange county CA
I liked Hansberry but he lacked athleticism. Good jump shot and strong. Scary that he had back problems as a 19 year old. Does not bode well for future.
I understand why Brad jumped at chance to add Humrichous and Booth to play the stretch 4. Brad wants to run and gun. Humrichous is stronger shooter who can create and Booth could be scarey in open court. Hansberry is an old school college 5.
Portal world says you upgrade any chance you get and let the chips fall where they may. Only a few schools top 20 schools avoided the portal and kept most their players - Purdue and Marquette. Should be interesting if they continue to be successful.
Morez brings no back worries, more athleticism, just as strong, great rebounder. Much higher upside than Hansberry
I understand why Brad jumped at chance to add Humrichous and Booth to play the stretch 4. Brad wants to run and gun. Humrichous is stronger shooter who can create and Booth could be scarey in open court. Hansberry is an old school college 5.
Portal world says you upgrade any chance you get and let the chips fall where they may. Only a few schools top 20 schools avoided the portal and kept most their players - Purdue and Marquette. Should be interesting if they continue to be successful.
Morez brings no back worries, more athleticism, just as strong, great rebounder. Much higher upside than Hansberry
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Was thinking of attending with the wife as well, but my cost out was coming in around $3k. Sounds like a great experience, but for the price I'd rather save that for the Final Four run!
Purdue Head Coach Matt Painter on Illinois' Basketball Roster Overhaul
Boilermakers coach notes Illini's success in portal – but warns that transfers can cut both ways
www.si.com
"...success Underwood has had with transfers such as Coleman Hawkins..."Purdue Head Coach Matt Painter on Illinois' Basketball Roster Overhaul
Boilermakers coach notes Illini's success in portal – but warns that transfers can cut both ways
Um. What?
But, think of the memories!
Obviously I Brad is a good coach and I bleed orange and blue but I with BU would adjust his yelling style a bit. I grew up with that kind of coaching and it never bothered me while I played but watching it from afar feels uncomfortable. Optics also doesn't look very good when we need tweets explaining Ty Rodgers playing "the good cop" by defending BU's style when it should be a non-story.
Maybe its just me getting old and soft but I imagine this impacts recruiting too.
Maybe its just me getting old and soft but I imagine this impacts recruiting too.
The writer (or Painter?) probably got his facts mixed up given that Coleman just recently transferred out of Illinois. He could also have assumed that Coleman is one of the many players nowadays that have had multiple transfers
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I don’t think Brad’s approach is a secret to anyone who watches the games. LOL
Frankly, I think a lot of the guys we have here came to be coached hard. I’m sure sometimes they lose sight of it in the moment, which is when a guy like Ty can be instrumental in bringing the big picture back into focus.
It’s a grind, especially in the off season.
Hasn’t hurt recruiting yet.
do they deserve it?
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Well, technically, he IS a transfer, so…
I feel like people are forgetting that Morez would have been our highest rated recruit since (I believe) 2002 if it weren't for Riley. Kid is a stud.
Who is Rez?
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