What’s wrong with not paying every potential transfer or recruit what their camp is asking for? Doesn’t mean we’re not playing the game if their asking price is more than we think they are worth.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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pruman91
- interviewing new NL's daily....I really really am
Good morning Dr. Chandra.............I have a question........................
Good morning Hal ........What is your question ?
Dr. Chandra , this transfer portal issue that's all a buzz @ Loyalty Board ..........is it like the Transporter Room back in Star Trek tv days ???
No Hal......the transfer portal in college BB just allows the players to determine where they want to continue playing athletics.............
Hmmm.......................sounds kinda like Free Will.......... Dr. Chandra , will I dream about transfer portals and James Spader tonight.........????
Hal , I sincerely hope not .................................
Dr . Chandra , what happened with that recruit named Terrence Jannon ,jr esque.....??................................
Hal , no one knows what happened ......Just don't ask or even bring his name up again .......OK ??
I agree. I have no problem with this. Some poster whine that kids should want to play here because of some sort of “loyalty” and not based on the actual compensation. It’s maddening to me due to its hypocrisy because I guarantee that’s not how they live their lives.
Don’t think your assumptions are valid.
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Right, we clearly ponies up for Kofi. But, there’s no reason to just go crazy with every player out there.
I trust Brad and Josh to make sure we handle NIL the proper way.
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I thought my day drinking was getting to me.
Hell yeah, baby. Time to fire up the grill, crack a cold beer, and thank God I’m not a basketball coach wasting a beautiful day texting teenagers.
Kudos to Weber on the development.
couldn't have been a better fit for Purdue. NIL has completely changed the game.
Also wonder if there isn't a bit of a back story. Indy guy passed over by locals out of high school.
correct. he was ready to commit on his visit to pursue. miami came swooping in the day after and purdue was merely an afterthought
drsmitty74
- Rochester
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illini.culture IG
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
David Jones went live on IG earlier and I hopped on and commented saying to link up with RJ. He said he doesn’t have a commitment timeline also.
All in all, if we do get him, I’m gonna take some credit for it.
All in all, if we do get him, I’m gonna take some credit for it.
Remember some NBA players got their biggest contracts and tank right after? I can see that happen with NIL/Portal. Do you bench your half Mil NIL player if he doesn't fit? I don't mind Brad being more prudent. College basketball is going to be mad. NIL can be a two edge sword.
It's even worse than your first line suggests, as the #1 predictor of playing time in the NBA is your draft order. So, not working out at that level means your coach won't bench you until you *really* suck.
The transfer portal and NIL are both in their collective infancies. You're right to point out that there will be bad with the good.
Not the Orange and Blue I was hoping for…
I'm no scout and I watched zero Depaul games, but just looking at David Jones's scoring stats leaves me wondering whether he's a good investment, in terms of rotation minutes. Yes, he averaged 14.5 ppg, but was that a function of volume, rather than efficiency?
Using Plummer as a familiar comp (selected due to similarity in ppg) ...
| per game | Jones | Plummer |
|---|---|---|
| points | 14.5 | 14.6 |
| free throw attempts | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| free throw % | 69.2% | 87.4% |
| 3pt attempts | 4.2 | 7.3 |
| 3pt % | 29.7% | 40.8% |
| 2pt attempts | 8.5 | 3.7 |
| 2pt % | 51.9% | 45.5% |
Jones's 3pt % (29.7%) would have put him 7th on last year's Illini roster, comparable to Coleman, but on double the volume of attempts - not exactly a thrilling thought. Jake's volume (4.5 per game) is the most comparable to Jones's, but Jake shot them at a 41.0% clip - much more efficient.
Jones was Depaul's second leading scorer, and also second in field goal attempts per game - so not necessarily the focus of opposing defenses, but near the top of the scouting report. That could obviously skew his percentages downward, compared to him maybe being say the 3rd or 4th scoring option for us next year.
His 7.4 rebounds in 29.9 mpg seems good - puts him almost directly in the middle of Kofi and Damonte, in both regards.
Is he a quality defender? Is he more of a guard or wing? Maybe our excitement is more about projection than past production?
Dr Copejam
- The Rock
I was thinking he was going to Michigan until you said this.
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