Louisville was an absolute mess this year ... But the kid has talent ... Comes from a great HS program at La Lu and a great AAU program in Indy Heat that we are very connected with ...
We will give him a look ...
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Louisville was an absolute mess this year ... But the kid has talent ... Comes from a great HS program at La Lu and a great AAU program in Indy Heat that we are very connected with ...
We will give him a look ...
Just a little note for everyone who maybe asking or is new here about my posts during the portal season ... I am going to post a ton of guys names as we are just entering the portal stage ... The staffs list is going to be long and they are going to start to narrow stuff down as time goes on ... I am really just putting names out there that the staff will be interested in and then as time goes on as you all know ... I will post more on the guys we narrow in on ...
If you guys are wanting to know where someone might be going or are curious about a name ... Drop it in this thread and if I have the info and can share then I will ...
Happy portal season to all who celebrate ...
If you guys are wanting to know where someone might be going or are curious about a name ... Drop it in this thread and if I have the info and can share then I will ...
Happy portal season to all who celebrate ...
Might have been mentioned at some point already, but Sincere Parker? SLU sophomore, coming off a broken foot but was absolutely balling this year before getting hurt. Was averaging like 16 and 4 in only 21 minutes and 42%+ from 3. From Rockford!
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Likely to stay out west??
Joel Goodson
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Anderson's Cheshire cat grin pretty much says it all
illiniswish09
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Just for away games
Has he even attempted a jump shot all season? Hopefully he can follows Chester career as a shooter.
On a serious note ... Good luck to anyone with any sort of academic standards getting him into school ...
Joel Goodson
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he's pretty good:
#45 (or whatever), my butt
#45 (or whatever), my butt
Isaiah Rivera, Geneseo , Small Forward
Isaiah Rivera is a 6-4, 185-pound Shooting Guard from Geneseo, IL.
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Maybe the G-League would be an option, then he wouldn't need to enroll in school.
Someone in the DMV area will get him into school ...
He is way to talented ... Someone will find a way around their academic standards ... They always do ...
What about little Peja? Entered the portal out of Stanford.
I'm sure there are plenty of moves in Storr for this offseason...
Isaiah Rivera, Geneseo , Small Forward
Isaiah Rivera is a 6-4, 185-pound Shooting Guard from Geneseo, IL.
What about cj
I like this kid as a developmental piece.Isaiah Rivera, Geneseo , Small Forward
Isaiah Rivera is a 6-4, 185-pound Shooting Guard from Geneseo, IL.
yup. the bigger names especially. we are only on day one
Isaiah Rivera, Geneseo , Small Forward
Isaiah Rivera is a 6-4, 185-pound Shooting Guard from Geneseo, IL.
I posted him last week and everyone on here didn’t think he was good enough.
He would be a 5th year senior. That’s not a developmental guy. You take him because he shoots 41% from 3
They either will or they won't. BU isn't going to wait around to find out. He will make sure there is competition for playing time. The program is gaining momentum as far as consistency is concerned. Maintaining that momentum has to be the priority.
We all know the guys you mentioned have the talent to play, but they also represent considerable liability if they don't improve.
Ty is going to play at least as much next year, regardless of who we bring in. I don't see any scenario in which he doesn't average north of 20 minutes next year. He brings too much to the table. His role will expand to the extent that his offensive game expands beyond the paint area, and he becomes an average FT shooter. If he wants to play 30 minutes, those things have to happen.
Dain needs to continue to work on his body to get a bit more quickness and show consistent effort on the defensive side. If BU is willing to throw some more zone looks into his bag (like he did yesterday...would allow him to share the court more readily with Morez and Amani), he can certainly carve out a more consistent role.
Amani needs to avoid a sophomore setback and get healthy. With his back issues, I'm not sure we want to end up in a position where we have to rely on him. I assume our S&C wonder twins will work some magic on him this off-season, but we will need frontcourt depth as a contingency at minimum.
It will be interesting to see what happens with DGL, Nico, and Buck, too. These are all guys who could get guaranteed playing time in lesser programs but will have to improve to play a lot here. Nico and DGL kind of went back and forth on who the 4th guy off the bench was. I assume Buck would have been in that mix too had he decided to play this year. I doubt we rest on our laurels regarding guard play. If a guy like Javon Small comes in, they are going to have their work cut out for them.
Goode is the ultimate mystery to me. He's not likely to ever start for Illinois. Will he be satisfied with being a bench player his entire career? Selfishly, I hope he stays, because he is a max effort guy with a beautiful jump shot. Unlike a lot of guys, I will root for him no matter what he decides.
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