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I'm looking for our team's average height to hit 6'8" this year.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Again, you are assuming guys are content with being bench players. Some are, making them more likely to stay. Some aren't, making the portal more appealing.
You need stars and you need guys who star in their roles. Some guys aren't happy being the latter. If coach is honest about what he sees a guy's role as, and the guy wants more, he's going to leave. You have to build your roster with this in mind. You could WANT a guy in a role, but if it's not what he wants it doesn't matter. He's gone.
You right, didn't notice the laces and the side stitching on the swoosh at first glance!
Illiniblueorange
- Pontoon Beach IL
With the dead period, do you expect that there will not be any verbal commits during that time ?
Or a southern version of Juwan Howard..
I don't think so, there is only one guy I could see. After the dead period though, it's going to be a very busy couple of weeks with multiple commitments. If by verbal commitments you mean guys telling the staff, there are already a couple that are at that point or very close
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I like Maddox WAY more, not even close to me as players, but if it’s the the difference in getting Storr I’d settle for Hill.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Ah, the novel (and film) that finally made fluid mechanics sexy!
Don't think I've seen the name mentioned, but I haven't read every single page. Any chance the staff has looked at Cade Tyson? 6'7" sophomore from Belmont that shot 46% from three on 172 attempts. Rebounding stats aren't anything special, but turnover rate is low. Looks like Duke, Kentucky, and UNC might be involved.
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
I was just about to post this. My son and I fight over it all the time, lol!Guys. All this "is it a sandwich" talk is good, but not up to snuff for one of the nation's top engineering schools. The only real answer is the Cube Rule:
The Cube Rule
Identify your food based on the location of structural starch. Is a hot dog a sandwich? No, it's clearly a taco.cuberule.com
At this stage ... I don't think so ...
They want to slow things down a bit ... See who else enters the portal ...
In the end ... If I had to bet ... Think Hill and Storr would be my bet ... For the price of Hill ... It's a no brainer IMO ... Especially because you are getting a solid role guy at minimum and it all but locks in AJ ...
Maddox is who they are after ... Especially Brad ... But if we aren't willing to close this down soon ... I think he takes another offer ...
My "fluids" class still makes me laugh at myself 45 years later.
Guys. All this "is it a sandwich" talk is good, but not up to snuff for one of the nation's top engineering schools. The only real answer is the Cube Rule:
The Cube Rule
Identify your food based on the location of structural starch. Is a hot dog a sandwich? No, it's clearly a taco.cuberule.com
Is Boswell not likely then? Feel like he’d be a huge name at PG
Be great if he would just enter the portal instead of just telling all these coaches he is going to and then his name still hasn't been entered ...
This is good to hear. Far superior player.
Would be huge if Domask’s waiver is granted.
I still question whether Boswell will be worth what I’m guessing he would be seeking to fetch, given he’s a former 5 star and starter on a top 10 team. If I can get Maddux for, say, 60% of what Boswell would cost I would pull the trigger on that.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
D&mn! I had a meeting in Canonsburg last May and had lunch not 20 mins from there. Was back in the 'Burgh again in June. Thanks. Will put this on my list.
I stated in an earlier post if Sencire is giving a 30+mpg this season ultimatum this year, then yes, transferring would likely be in his best interest. However, if he was comfortable with 20mpg coming off the bench as Brad alluded to in his presser regarding Sencire's redshirting, I think that isn't an unreasonable ask and based on historical data point comparables in Justin and Damonte, we should be able to make it work. So I'm not disagreeing with you or even speaking on what Sencire actually is asking for or is desiring, as I do not know that. All I'm saying is for people who lament his offense or impact, and think he has little value, his freshman numbers line up well with a 20mpg player. If thatisn't what he wants and he hasn't improved on his freshman year offense, I do understand if he wants to go elsewhere. You can't do much about that as that's fully his decision. If he's ok with around 20mpg but Brad is telling him he might get appreciably less, I also understand if he would want to go elsewhere. And that in my opinion would be less on Sencire and something Brad could do about it if he wanted.
I do get the semantics in the argument of "forcing a player out/creaning" vs. a player "leaving for better opportunities on their own volition", but it's a larger gray area than I think we like to admit. For a workplace example, let's say you want a 50% raise and the company says no and you leave for a place that gives you a 50% higher starting salary. That's your choice it'sleaving on your own volition for better opportunities. But let's say your company asks you to take a voluntary 30% paycut so the company can help pay a new hire the salary you were getting before the paycut. So you find a new job.. Sure one could say you're leaving for better opportunities, but it's fairer to say you were forced out.
Yep, you were close.
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