Is that my beach house!?Oh hey guy.........
Is that my beach house!?Oh hey guy.........
I read or heard a few days ago Franklin saying he didn't want to transfer to another BI0 school because he didn't want to play his old teammates several times a year.Perhaps Franklin didn't come because we have "better" options?
I'm always impressed with people's short-term memory of the top recruits we've landed over the last few yearsHe went to a better school. There is no "better" option for us. We have 2 starting positions at Guard that are there for the taking. Nimari and Franklin chose to go to better schools. We will get some good 3 star or maybe 4 star transfers but we aren't going to land top tier talent from the portal. Burnett, Franklin, TyTy, Bryce Hamilton, were never coming here.
He was concerned about being recruited over in favor of an injured D3 playerPerhaps Franklin didn't come because we have "better" options?
Then why waste our time going after him. I don't buy it.I read or heard a few days ago Franklin saying he didn't want to transfer to another BI0 school because he didn't want to play his old teammates several times a year.
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Podz is no guarantee.He’s did this for every offer.
The orange koolaid posters I can handle but the sky is falling posters are the worst. I appreciate the posters falling somewhere in the middle. We are a Podz and transfer commitment away from having a really good class. There are also wildcards like TyTy.
I called collect. When the automation said, "you have a collect call from ______" I screamed, "do you want to come to Illinois?" I'll let you know.Didn’t you call?
I think Kofi’s situation is closer to Giorgi’s than Ayo’s. He’s a relatively older international player. He could make a lot even if he never makes the NBA.I remain fairly confident Kofi is coming back. No reputable site has him even getting drafted and we all know his deficiencies, all of which can be remedied with hard work and a good coaching staff.
I haven’t figured out the surge of Alabama basketball either. Avery Johnson started getting some guys there and couldn’t do much. But Oats has one year to build and gets them 26-7 with a 2 seed and has them ready to be a perennial top team. Idk how some of these guys immediately turn things around at schools and we can’t sustain any success after we have some. (See post 2005 Illini basketball) And it’s take Underwood years and many bumps along the way to get to this point and yet to be seen if it’s can be sustained.How is Alabama hoops better than Illinois? C'mon now.
Yea, but Kofi has a legitimate shot at being a NPOY candidate. He'll undoubtedly be one of the main faces of college basketball next year. That's a pretty big difference compared to Giorgi. That sort of buzz and attention definitely makes that NBA path possible.I think Kofi’s situation is closer to Giorgi’s than Ayo’s. He’s a relatively older international player. He could make a lot even if he never makes the NBA.
Transfer portal. Another team’s forum must’ve picked him up.Whatever happened to Obelix?
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Legend has it he lost his beach house in a Loyalty bet and no one ever heard from him again.Whatever happened to Obelix?
Oats admits that he did his thing this year ...SEC champ, NCOY, etc with AJ' s recruits.I haven’t figured out the surge of Alabama basketball either. Avery Johnson started getting some guys there and couldn’t do much. But Oats has one year to build and gets them 26-7 with a 2 seed and has them ready to be a perennial top team. Idk how some of these guys immediately turn things around at schools and we can’t sustain any success after we have some. (See post 2005 Illini basketball) And it’s take Underwood years and many bumps along the way to get to this point and yet to be seen if it’s can be sustained.
I'm sure this will have me labelled as one of the "sky is falling" crew, but I find it a little disappointing that one of the insiders who was talking just a couple weeks ago about how we're going to reload with all this talent and compete again next year is now talking about building for the future. I think it's possible to feel good about the future of the program and also feel disappointed about the lost opportunity. Depending on where the chips fall this team could be very good next year, or could miss the tourney. That's not a terrible place to be in, but I also don't think it's where we imagined we'd be a few weeks ago.Keep the faith guys. I know it sucks right now, it has been a brutal month. We had a dream run through two months ended by a state school, and we have missed on some recruits. I can promise y'all we will be fine. We will have a younger team next year, but we are building for the future and have tons of young talent. Some of our incoming guys are going to suprise a lot of people. We are also a Kofi announcement away from being at the top of the big ten again.
Sounds like he's going down the Bruce Weber sinkhole.Oats admits that he did his thing this year ...SEC champ, NCOY, etc with AJ' s recruits.
If we don’t get a transfer guard or another 21 guard recruit, is a Storr reclass to 21 a possibility with immediate playing time?