Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Indy Illini Fan said:
See post 105 ...
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Was Brad back then saying if he is ever in the portal he is in the bag. not popcorn after all
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ChiefGritty said:
To draw this out as a general principle, just throwing all the resources we have at the absolute best guy we can get, almost regardless of position (though certainly a scoring SG/wing or a center make the most sense), is probably the most rational use of our funds at this point.

We need that star. We can live with a lesser option elsewhere and in depth. That's preferable to 2-3 Plan C guys to fill out the roster.
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I don't know how much we have left in the bank, but if we can scrounge up $2.5M (I'm guessing we have somewhere around $2M based on the crumbs we've been given thus far), yeah, in my opinion you go for two $1M+ players in your biggest positions of need in a Center and SG/CG and call it then and there. I think we have enough on our roster to fill any other needs, especially if we were to get CoHawk back.
 
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AirNeazy said:
No, it obviously wasn't justified at all. The fact that we made the E8 and won the BTT without RayJ means that it in fact was not justified and that the people screaming the sky was falling over missing out on one PG target either didn't know what they were talking about or underrating the other pieces we had brought in (Domask, Guerrier, Harmon, etc), which is Lville's entire point: stop going crazy over missing out on targets throughout the process and wait to see what the end result looks like.
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Ok, I agree with the sentiment of not going crazy over missed targets - it happens, and Brad and the staff have proven to excel at adapting to the strengths of the roster. But on the other hand, I can still understand someone feeling concerned when we failed to land a point guard. Yes, it turned out great, but you're using the benefit of hindsight to argue for something that someone should have thought in the moment.

If you hear of an accident happening that's on the route that a loved one routinely takes to work, is concern justified? If you later find out that your loved one is ok and wasn't involved, was your original concern obviously NOT justified, then?

Final point - if Brad and the staff didn't think at the time that RayJ would help the team, then why did they pursue him at all? Was our staff underrating the other pieces we had already brought in, too?
 
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skyIdub said:
Good grief
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Audrey and Cookie. What a day! Where's Grover in "Chariots of Fur"? This portal thing is not a sprint but a long haul. Go the distance.
 
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jacekpardol said:
If we get Kalk we can stop gap the rest of the roster. I'm all in on giving the kid a bag.
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For sure, Kalkbrenner is a rare big that will make whatever team he is on a top 25 defense regardless of surroundings. He elevates a teams floor so much, would be the clear top portal option
 
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Indy Illini Fan said:
Does Creighton find the $$ is the question ...

If they don't ... It's an all out battle between 4 schools based on what I've heard ...
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Lol is Kansas going to crean Hunter to go after Kalk?

I would imagine Illinois is all in but also every blue blood like Duke, UNC, Kentucky, and UCONN is also going after him.
 
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PepeSilvia said:
Lol is Kansas going to crean Hunter to go after Kalk?

I would imagine Illinois is all in but also every blue blood like Duke, UNC, Kentucky, and UCONN is also going after him.
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If that is all we are going against, we have one thing that they do not. A chance to be a legend! We hadn't won in over 100 years and never won the NCAA tourney. Those other schools, he would just be another. Plus, we got Fletch and OA, help him prepare even better! How's that for a case?
 
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AirNeazy said:
No, it obviously wasn't justified at all. The fact that we made the E8 and won the BTT without RayJ means that it in fact was not justified and that the people screaming the sky was falling over missing out on one PG target either didn't know what they were talking about or underrating the other pieces we had brought in (Domask, Guerrier, Harmon, etc), which is Lville's entire point: stop going crazy over missing out on targets throughout the process and wait to see what the end result looks like.
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For the 938th time, it worked out primarily b/c of excellent coaching adjustment but that doesn't mean the concern wasn't justified. It's like if you dare question anything you're a hater. That's just dumb.
 
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