Any links to provide more info?Unfortunately, yup. Don't know how serious.
Any links to provide more info?Unfortunately, yup. Don't know how serious.
"Ty Rodgers missed this with an injury. No word yet on how long the Illinois recruit will be out."Any links to provide more info?
Are we not feeling like we have a chance anymore? If not, what has changed?Boswell will be a long shot.
Our interest hasn't changed, but interest in him has changed... a lot. He can pretty much pick from a list of....every program in America.Are we not feeling like we have a chance anymore? If not, what has changed?
Boswell will be a long shot.
Couldn't agree more. We're losing Frazier, Williams and Plummer. I'd hate to lose Grandison as well.I want another year of Grandison! I have a guess on a transfer but will hold off until I feel stronger about it.
If you're going to use one game as your entire evaluation, it would be smart to stay on the armchair.Saw both Thomas and Pence games streamed yesterday. Both played very poorly. In Thomas case, Rolling Meadows good team. Pence stunk up the gym against Gridley. Pass on both from an armchair talent evaluator.
Couldn't agree more. We're losing Frazier, Williams and Plummer. I'd hate to lose Grandison as well.
I'm by no means some expert on analyzing high school players. Like you, I'm an armchair evaluator myself. But it was just 1 game evaluated so let's take it with a grain of salt....Saw both Thomas and Pence games streamed yesterday. Both played very poorly. In Thomas case, Rolling Meadows good team. Pence stunk up the gym against Gridley. Pass on both from an armchair talent evaluator.
He’s a top 15 player in the country. Wasn’t he always believed to have his choice of anywhere he wanted? I guess I’m just hoping the draw of playing in front of his family works in our favor.Our interest hasn't changed, but interest in him has changed... a lot. He can pretty much pick from a list of....every program in America.
You aren't wrong, but I think a lot of staffs have just recently shifted focus from 2022 to 2023. We were on him early, so we had his ear. Now he is probably hearing from everyone.He’s a top 15 player in the country. Wasn’t he always believed to have his choice of anywhere he wanted? I guess I’m just hoping the draw of playing in front of his family works in our favor.
There's really no reason that other teams can't compete with blue bloods for NIL money. It obviously remains to be seen but available money from the U of I alumni base should be at the top of the list for basketball schools. We just need people to put up the money.We also really need to take into consideration what recruits will be looking at these days. It's not just coach, style of play, location, family considerations, available PT, etc. It's now cold hard cash.
If you are sitting there saying I'm down to Illinois a potential top 15 team who says they can't get me 500k, and UCLA, Kentucky, Duke, pick your blue blood, a potential top 5 team who says they can get me 1 M, where are you going?
This is why I'm concerned the NIL rule will ruin college basketball. Yes there are a lot of good players, but if a handful of teams are able to offer every top player more than anyone else, where do we think all the top kids are going to go?
Not to mention, there may well be a monetary incentive to be the star player on a lesser p5 team than one of many on a Kentucky. Particularly if you're talking about someone ranked 10-15 who'd be sharing the court with a top 5 guy.There's really no reason that other teams can't compete with blue bloods for NIL money. It obviously remains to be seen but available money from the U of I alumni base should be at the top of the list for basketball schools. We just need people to put up the money.
I'm not disagreeing with your thoughts , but a handful of teams have been able to offer recruits more than anyone else for a long time now.........I am old school and think the greed has ruined what college BB should mean and be all about ................I guess I am saying this new NIL rule at least gives some immunity to many other schools who would have been hammered for doing exactly the same thing and been caught doing it........................We also really need to take into consideration what recruits will be looking at these days. It's not just coach, style of play, location, family considerations, available PT, etc. It's now cold hard cash.
If you are sitting there saying I'm down to Illinois a potential top 15 team who says they can't get me 500k, and UCLA, Kentucky, Duke, pick your blue blood, a potential top 5 team who says they can get me 1 M, where are you going?
This is why I'm concerned the NIL rule will ruin college basketball. Yes there are a lot of good players, but if a handful of teams are able to offer every top player more than anyone else, where do we think all the top kids are going to go?
Why did Dr. Pepper offer over $1 M to a pretty mediocre Fr. QB for Clemson? Why would a national company based in Texas choose Clemson? There were better QBs out there. Answer, because Clemson typically gets more air time by all the talking heads. They tend to win more and get more publicity than others.There's really no reason that other teams can't compete with blue bloods for NIL money. It obviously remains to be seen but available money from the U of I alumni base should be at the top of the list for basketball schools. We just need people to put up the money.
Very fair reply. Talent evaluators fall into three categories, pro, novice and amateur. I happen to be the latter. Seems they just did not pass the eye test with meIf you're going to use one game as your entire evaluation, it would be smart to stay on the armchair.
Everyone has bad games. I view Thomas as a specialist for us. A specialist, ala Sean Harrington, that can be very valuable. If he does grow to 6'11" like some are hoping, he could be a game changer.
Pence on the other hand, I've been pretty vocal about being anti small school guards/wings unless they have showed it in AAU or just come off the screen in their play.
This assumes that the coaches agree that he is a top 30 player. What our coaches think of a player does not necessarily agree with what 247 or Rivals think.The rumor that we have “cooled” on Jeremy Fears because of his size/shooting combo is comical to me. You shouldn’t have any hesitation welcoming in a top 30 player that has clear interest. Especially at the most important position of PG. That’s just me…
hes a very good player-but when you are making unrealistic demands of your freshman year it's a different storyThe rumor that we have “cooled” on Jeremy Fears because of his size/shooting combo is comical to me. You shouldn’t have any hesitation welcoming in a top 30 player that has clear interest. Especially at the most important position of PG. That’s just me…
Unrealistic expectations for freshmen is the job of Loyalty.hes a very good player-but when you are making unrealistic demands of your freshman year it's a different story
The size part really cracks me up. Trent and Plummer aren't exactly Akeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson. People have said two short guards are not going to work (Epps and Fears), but this year its Curbelo, Trent and Plummer. Even thought Trent and Plummer are good shooters. Have to trust the staff though. They know what they want.The rumor that we have “cooled” on Jeremy Fears because of his size/shooting combo is comical to me. You shouldn’t have any hesitation welcoming in a top 30 player that has clear interest. Especially at the most important position of PG. That’s just me…
Will be interesting to see how the donors' direct NIL player investments compete with same donors' athletic program $ investments.There's really no reason that other teams can't compete with blue bloods for NIL money. It obviously remains to be seen but available money from the U of I alumni base should be at the top of the list for basketball schools. We just need people to put up the money.