drsmitty74
- Rochester
A Labrador one at that.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
A Labrador one at that.
Steven Izzo - Men's Basketball - Michigan State University Athletics
Steven Izzo (13) G - THE WORD The son of Head Coach Tom Izzo • Joined the team as a walk-on in the summer of 2019 • A solid catch- and-shoot player • A hard worker
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Well in fairness, I don’t think it was about going to a better program for any of the guys. It was about finding a situation that they felt was better for them. And they’ve all signed with P6 schools. Plus Lieb, Serven and Warden haven’t signed anywhere yet have they?
Everything you’re saying is true. But Kendrick Nunn was averaging 20 mpg for the Miami heat in the playoffs, Podz is TBD at a high level. Not trying to take anything away from him or WCC but Ifykyk
On another note word is big zoom meeting with Milton, BU, Whitman, and big boosters. This week.
I'd be interested how NIL factored into RJs decision.
About a week or so ago, one of our insiders told us RJ was going to Georgia ( sorry, can’t remember which one ). Someone asked about a potential landing spot for Melendez and the insider showed us Georgia Bulldog flag. More times than not, we should believe these insiders. Nice to get the info from them. Really drives me nuts when you guys or gals go quiet. If it’s slow, can’t you just make things up?
quality > quantity
What's telling to me is that he had interest from programs that were equal or better and instead chose Georgia anyway. Some may see this as him looking for an opportunity to shine and be a primary option, but to me it speaks to not being an alpha and a lack of self confidence.
Just because a team shows interest doesn't mean they'll actually offer. Some of the better schools you're thinking of may not have even let RJ commit if he wanted.
He’s going to be making less at Georgia than he was here last year …
Bigtex
- DFW
In general - once they enter the portal - is it expected that the player will move on? I know Kofi came back but it seems like player and coaches pretty much move on...
No embarrassment. You're an anonymous message board poster. (unless your actual last name is Mojoman).
On the other hand, Wasserman had RJ at 37 in his 2023 mock draft. He gets paid for this stuff.
Just saw Isaiah Wong is entering the draft...perhaps he withdraws from draft and joins the "beloved."
I'm not sure what the point of this is. If you're suggesting that they aren't huge losses, I'd largely concur, although the drop from Illinois to Georgia and Georgetown isn't huge. I think there's a lot to be said for some continuity so many players will have a higher value in their current program than to where they are going.
That said, we have to pick the right kids and we have to coach them up and get them to succeed. We're absolutely better off if we can get the right guys in as freshmen and coach them until they're seniors.
Where and when did Paxton Warden enter the portal? I just saw his name on a site.
Tevo
- Wilmette, IL
What do we think Grandison's impact could have been on the Illini? Seems like we could have used the shooting, and the leadership.
Like a week and a half ago
Andre Curbelo > Georgetown
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
That's a head scratcher , to say the least......I had high hopes for R J .........now he's just another college BB player , to me....
Probably best for all parties for him to move on ......This reinforce's my statement that going forward I will limit my attachment to the MBB players until they attend at least 3 years at UI......................This wild , wild west scenario is gonna be hard for me to get used to as I have fond memories of a player being recruited , then graduating from the University of Illinois after 3-4 years of donning the O & B............
I imagine this will cause , as has been speculated before in one of the many threads , some coaches to retire earlier than in the past.....BU has stated many times the challenges to restocking a roster with 5-8 new players each year........
I am all for the players to get paid , but the rush for the $$$ has caused a pullback by this old fart........Scorecards are needed to see who's playing from game to game .......I know that's an exaggeration of what is really happening , but maybe one day we will see a MBB player play the first half for one team and then trade jersey's and play for the other team in the second half......
Moderation seems to be needed before it gets totally out of hand..........JMHO
To Georgia he goes. Good luck to him down there.
There is zero pressure on being a good team in Athens. So he’ll enjoy it
drsmitty74
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Pretty sure that was Indy
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