pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
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We already had 15 of those....
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Thanks for the updates, @Second place is 1st loser, @PortalGiant, and @More3s
Well what’s the off-season without a little excitement right?
looking forward to seeing how we pivot. On to the next dudes
I remember once upon a time. I tried to help Harold with his ice-job in Wheaton. He told me: "No thanks, I gotta do it myself or I jeopardize my amateur status and forego 15 cents an hour and won't get to matriculate at U of I Champagne!"
He was true to his word: He hauled ice.by himself. But didn't he haul fanny at University of Champaign?
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He was true to his word: He hauled ice.by himself. But didn't he haul fanny at University of Champaign?
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Yes, we are much too conditioned for mediocrity from a decade prior to Underwood. This is the decade of having our cake and eating it too and needs to be viewed as such
Cam Scott, Lexington , Shooting Guard
Cam Scott is a 6-5, 165-pound Shooting Guard from Lexington, SC.
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Internet.
They sign
Also… Dante Maddox who is at Louisville this weekend followed one Louisville player and one assistant coach on Instagram, as well as Nick Boyd, who is in the portal from FAU. Wonder if Louisville has Boyd on campus as well.
No comparison from two years ago. Two transfers and three freshman with big minutes playing time. Spelled D.I.S.A.S.T.E.R.
MadtownIllin
- Madison, WI
This. If I were talking to current players worried about who is being brought in, the question that I would ask them is if they don't think they can compete with their teammates for playing time, then how do they think they can compete against their counterparts from the other BIG10 schools that we will be playing?
Players will be worth what teams are willing to pay them and it'll keep escalating until things go bust. $1.5M may seem crazy now, but the way things are going, that might be the going rate for star players in a year or two. Honestly right now reminds me of the NHL pre salary cap, where salary balloons year after year, until the whole thing goes bankrupt when teams can no longer cover the salary being promised. This is almost an entirely free market economy right now and so any number a player is asking for is simply that, a number. Historically in sports, this has not been a sustainable system (people can argue soccer, but it has had some major issues as well), so eventually I see this trend becoming multiyear contract based. But until then, just gotta ride the waves of ever increasing insanity.
And really, if you're as reliant on the portal as we are, you need to be the big stack bully at the poker table. Sure you'll lose some massive pots, but if you can back up your bets, most of the time you're cleaning up and bankrupting the smaller fish.
the national
- the Front Range
. . . in other words, being Elite! This is the attitude.
Thank god we have a coach and administration that doesn’t agree with you. Brad is a top 10 coach we are a top 12 w/l program in NCAA history. We don’t need to have down years.
But signing doesn't mean that they won't go elsewhere.
What’s the word on Storr?
Trilly Donovan
Question to the insiders: If Christie pulls out of the draft, how hard would we try going after him? I think he'd really kill it in the orange and blue.
I think its pretty obvious we where we stand with Booth and Boswell. If no Storr and Maddox just remember there will be more great players enter the portal.
Patience is a virtue for a reason.
Patience is a virtue for a reason.
Next transfer addition coming very soon.
As for questions on Storr, he’s not the make or break for us. We are in on over a dozen kids right now annd more that have feelers with. Obviously some are a priority but we won’t be left hung out to dry.
We have probably a good 90% of signing Storr. But it’s hard to get any solid information from his own insiders. Is it all about the money? Some feel it is. But it’s also about winning. Does he want to be option #1? Or can he agree to play team ball. As in facilitating. It makes a huge difference when trying to reach the top. Know when to give the ball up
As for questions on Storr, he’s not the make or break for us. We are in on over a dozen kids right now annd more that have feelers with. Obviously some are a priority but we won’t be left hung out to dry.
We have probably a good 90% of signing Storr. But it’s hard to get any solid information from his own insiders. Is it all about the money? Some feel it is. But it’s also about winning. Does he want to be option #1? Or can he agree to play team ball. As in facilitating. It makes a huge difference when trying to reach the top. Know when to give the ball up
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