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It's the leaving mid-season part that gets me. That's not Mathews.
If you're in an unsustainable situation, why should you be expected to stick with it?
It's the leaving mid-season part that gets me. That's not Mathews.
It's the leaving mid-season part that gets me. That's not Mathews.
I'm not going to pretend to know the situation. But I don't know what you mean by "unsustainable". Any time a player walks out on his team midseason, it's going to give me pause.If you're in an unsustainable situation, why should you be expected to stick with it?
Don’t really believe that any new players will start over existing roster. The only possibility I see is a big transfer who is bigger than Giorgi. Ace, Belo, Grandy, Hawk, and Giorgi are pretty solid and all have system experience. Guess I would be glad to be proven wrong because it would mean adding excellent talent.I'm not going to pretend to know the situation. But I don't know what you mean by "unsustainable". Any time a player walks out on his team midseason, it's going to give me pause.
I guess my primary point is that the buzz around Burnett is more about his high school career and I'm not very confident that it will play out as well as many here seem to think. Charles Matthews isn't actually a bad example. Nice career at Michigan but I feel like the Burnett hype on the board makes it seem like they expect far more than the Matthews career.
This is pretty much the case with all transfers and freshmen. Lots of excess enthusiasm.
Why wasn't Legion Bird 2.0?Why is Burnett not Legion v.2?
They will come "grasshopper" , Coach U is "giddy" , in him and his assistance we trustHow can we not get a few of these top recruits after beating OSU? Who's next to commit? These commitments should go fast...
Ha ha. Hoping we get some of these guys that we have been taking about on the board.
I'd rather have Audie Matthews, but he might be in his late 60s.If you're in an unsustainable situation, why should you be expected to stick with it?
Better staff, better judge of talent.Why is Burnett not Legion v.2?
Don't forget Hardy.So my only question is would Burnett, TyTy, Hardy, Krutwig, and Bona all be willing to play together?
Or maybe would Burnett and TyTy be willing to play together with Curbelo and Miller already on the roster?
I can't speak for him, but it seems the transfer portal for both sports are seeing a major spike in #s, he decided it wasn't going to happen there so move on. But understand flags.I'm not going to pretend to know the situation. But I don't know what you mean by "unsustainable". Any time a player walks out on his team midseason, it's going to give me pause.
I guess my primary point is that the buzz around Burnett is more about his high school career and I'm not very confident that it will play out as well as many here seem to think. Charles Matthews isn't actually a bad example. Nice career at Michigan but I feel like the Burnett hype on the board makes it seem like they expect far more than the Matthews career.
This is pretty much the case with all transfers and freshmen. Lots of excess enthusiasm.
Nice to bring along some extra "staff" when talking to recruits to help with that communication: lots of wins.BU and staff are showing that you can win at the highest level at Illinois and develop into an NBA talent. Also showing you will play with other good players who want to win. We have lost numerous instate players the last 12 years because we couldn't communicate this to recruits.
We got major minutes to replace with Ayo Frazier and DMW leaving. Def an opportunity to reload.Don't forget Hardy.
Not if we win the nattyDMW may be back next fall
I'm not going to pretend to know the situation. But I don't know what you mean by "unsustainable". Any time a player walks out on his team midseason, it's going to give me pause.
I guess my primary point is that the buzz around Burnett is more about his high school career and I'm not very confident that it will play out as well as many here seem to think. Charles Matthews isn't actually a bad example. Nice career at Michigan but I feel like the Burnett hype on the board makes it seem like they expect far more than the Matthews career.
This is pretty much the case with all transfers and freshmen. Lots of excess enthusiasm.
Not as interesting as March.What will be extremely important next year is leadership and chemistry. Ayo, Trent and DMW have provided this and likely all 3 will be gone.
Can see BU going after a couple grad transfers who are more interested in winning than personal stats.
Believe that BU and staff have a lot of interest from high school players and further opportunities with the transfer portal. April/May will be interesting.
247 has Melendez's composite at 97. And rising.Hoping we can leverage this year's success (and hopefully a long NCAA tourney run) over the course of the next recruiting year. I recall waiting and waiting in 2005-06 and Weber never could deliver a big class.
As of right now, we're essentially "missing in action" when it comes to the Top 100 for next fall's class (Goode). Will be indeed watching April/May/June closely.
I believe 24/7 has Melendez top 100 too. In fact, don’t he and Goode have almost identical rankings? But I get your point. I’ve basically given up trying to figure why recruits pick one school over others or why BU hasn’t reeled in a top 50 recruit for 2021. I have faith he’ll put together at least a very good class when all is said and done. I do wonder if it has anything to do with the style of the team — strong emphasis on D and except for the alpha dog(s) it is D that earns you playing time (and no, I’m not saying Ayo and Kofi aren’t good defensively). I do think that the 3 games without Ayo might benefit recruiting. Large part of the emphasis on offense this year has been Ayo and Kofi — and rightfully so. When Ayo was out, it might be easier to see how the offense could work without Ayo and that it could be effective.Hoping we can leverage this year's success (and hopefully a long NCAA tourney run) over the course of the next recruiting year. I recall waiting and waiting in 2005-06 and Weber never could deliver a big class.
As of right now, we're essentially "missing in action" when it comes to the Top 100 for next fall's class (Goode). Will be indeed watching April/May/June closely.
Underwood hasn't had a lot to sell until this year. No one cares about what you did at Stephen F Austin and recruits are often not fans of the school. They do their research but they don't look at everything through orange and blue tinted glasses.I believe 24/7 has Melendez top 100 too. In fact, don’t he and Goode have almost identical rankings? But I get your point. I’ve basically given up trying to figure why recruits pick one school over others or why BU hasn’t reeled in a top 50 recruit for 2021. I have faith he’ll put together at least a very good class when all is said and done. I do wonder if it has anything to do with the style of the team — strong emphasis on D and except for the alpha dog(s) it is D that earns you playing time (and no, I’m not saying Ayo and Kofi aren’t good defensively). I do think that the 3 games without Ayo might benefit recruiting. Large part of the emphasis on offense this year has been Ayo and Kofi — and rightfully so. When Ayo was out, it might be easier to see how the offense could work without Ayo and that it could be effective.
Agree. But I sure see a lot of positive leadership in Curbelo.What will be extremely important next year is leadership and chemistry. Ayo, Trent and DMW have provided this and likely all 3 will be gone.
Can see BU going after a couple grad transfers who are more interested in winning than personal stats.
Believe that BU and staff have a lot of interest from high school players and further opportunities with the transfer portal. April/May will be interesting.
Illinois was one of 3 programs to get multiple guards in the top 60 of the 2020 recruiting class. I think it was us, Duke and UNC. He’s already delivered a “big class” and it’s obviously paying off. We’ve got big time offers out in 2022 and a lot of them. IMO we’ll cash in big in 2022Hoping we can leverage this year's success (and hopefully a long NCAA tourney run) over the course of the next recruiting year. I recall waiting and waiting in 2005-06 and Weber never could deliver a big class.
As of right now, we're essentially "missing in action" when it comes to the Top 100 for next fall's class (Goode). Will be indeed watching April/May/June closely.