Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Future Walk-On
- Peoria, IL
DK needs to back off lol
Future Walk-On
- Peoria, IL
Bacon mushroom Swiss. Everything else is 2nd place
I just hope Hawkins wants to play WITH great players and be part of something special and not run from them because of guaranteed minutes/touches. If that's the case, you could just go play at like UC Riverside or something dude. Be part of greatness. Nance and TSJ coming in wouldn't take away his spot, and a rising tide lifts all boats IMO.
Kudos to JW and Admissions!! Admissions is coming around, good to see.
RedRocksIllini
- Morrison, CO
I try to see it as ending well. I figure he had the best seat in the house when they recorded the final out.
Ugh...so close. I'm sorry you didn't get to enjoy the WS together. I will definitely take your advice.
Had to explain to my wife why I spend so much energy on Illini sports and why it is so important to me. Dad is a huge reason why. He's the reason I'm an Illini fan. One of my favorite memories is watching the 89 IU game with him when Nick hit the last second 3.
IIRC the top 6 from the 2005 UNC team were all drafted in the 1st round of the subsequent NBA draft but it was the 6th man that was drafted 2nd overall and highest of the bunch.
Joel Goodson
- ties will be resolved
We'd say there are 1,500 guys in the portal, on to the next one. And take shots at the Fire most likely.
For sure and odds are if we land Nance too both him and Shannon will only be here one year most likely. With covid Hawk has 3 left and will still play alot next year too. Hawk is not short on confidence but he still has work to do in order to be "the man" and he could benefit from playing with those two. His time will come. The grass isn't always greener.
Literally in this exact same thread, we have fans flaming Adam Miller, a kid, for transferring to worse schools.
I love Illinois to death like all of you but sometimes man...
sacraig
- The desert
I don't think so. It's all about how you go about things like this, and airing this sort of thing publicly in the heat of the moment is really tactless.
Also, seems to me the biggest problem here is Michigan admissions, which is probably where most of our ire would be directed were the situation reversed.
It's not clear to me how angry to be with Adams, either. It would be kind of ridiculous to expect him to pay for Shannon to take summer classes when he isn't on the roster, but if he somehow blocked Shannon from doing it that would be a real d**k move. It's kind of a gray area about who is the one being petty here.
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
If his current school is one of the final two, he's gotta be going back, right? That'd be quite the nutpunch if he didn't
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
It's Iowa for me, dating back to the hatchet job Satan tried to do on Coach Lou and Deon. They will forever be Public Enemy #1 to me.
Those were Michigan players flaming…Howard has established an entitled, whiny culture there.
Translation
1. TSJ is leaving so not really a Texas Tech problem on where he chooses to go
2. Texas Tech has no obligation to keep him on scholarship since he entered the portal and is not returning in fall. I have never heard of a school keeping someone on scholarship after they decided to transfer.
3. What would Michigan do if situation was reversed. Martelli is infamous for blocking a graduate transfer from going from St. Joseph to UAB. Kid only averaged 7 mpg at St. Joseph.
What on Earth is Phil Martelli doing?
The transfer rules in college basketball are bad enough when coaches don't abuse them.More often than not, when a player wants to transfer whether that's early in his career, or it's to take advantage of the rule that allows an athlete to play immediately if he transfers to pursue a graduate...
Not me, personally, for one I support all our players including the ones who transfer. Even if I don't "get it" (Alan Griffin/Adam Miller) I still cheer for them.
If this TSJ situation occurred, I'd be livid with Admissions. Not Mark Adams or Texas Tech for not paying for a kid's school and utilizing one of 13 available basketball scholarships so that he could play for our team next season. I'd be embarrassed if any of our players posted what Dickinson and Jace Howard did today. Of course, a fanbase as big as ours, there would definitely be a few idiots that would take up a lifelong bloodfeud with Texas Tech over it.
If this TSJ situation occurred, I'd be livid with Admissions. Not Mark Adams or Texas Tech for not paying for a kid's school and utilizing one of 13 available basketball scholarships so that he could play for our team next season. I'd be embarrassed if any of our players posted what Dickinson and Jace Howard did today. Of course, a fanbase as big as ours, there would definitely be a few idiots that would take up a lifelong bloodfeud with Texas Tech over it.
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Yup. The fact that Fran is their coach and dbags like Bohannon went there adds to it in my mind. Besides, it's only a rivalry if the other team beats you every once in a while.
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