so I went and checked. On April 30 one of our insiders was talking about getting the right 5 signed up might entice Hawkins back. I know 12 days ago feels like an eternity, but don't make it sound like the notion is totally out of left field. It's a mere month ago that Where do we stand with Storr went from a funny joke to a bitter pill.
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There was an article on this posted fairly recently about BT10 teams. Illinois was one of very few basketball programs operating in the black this year. I believe Rutgers was some where around 9 million in the red…
Think it was a front page post if someone wants to find it.
We all grew, along with him.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
More $$$........with his interview with Goodman , cohawk stated many , many times it's all about the Benjamins.....I would think we would try to coerce cohawk back , but we shall see.....just wouldn't seem right to see him in another college uni , but this is the Portal Pleasure Auction Barn times.....
It really really is...
Think his quote in the interview with Goodman sums up the answer to that. Basically said he doesn't wanna take opportunity away from the other 4s we've got (morez, carey, hum). I think we'd be able to pay him if he wants to come back. Think we should be able to...but def. can be otherwise...
well, a couple weeks ago the suggestion was that he'd be looking to get his game outside the paint more. The lack of a true 5 on our team forced him to play the post more than he wanted.
Ehhh....I haven't seen him play but thought I'd throw the 3 in there to see what kind of response it got....if he's as talented as some say he is....then I was guessing it's a possibility ....many thought Ty playing point last year was a real stretch....not advocating...just spitballing
NBA Draft projections show Watlins as a late 1st round pick and Dillion Jones (Weber St) as a high 2nd Round pick. You can remove those two from our thoughts. Jaxon Robinson, David Jones, and Jaylen Wells are all very late 2nd rounds or barely undrafted. Bardo didn't have a good report on David Jones and I would go with his scouting (lack of defense, no passing, Offensive minded). I like Jaxon Robinson but I think he is a player on the fence (may stay in or out).
Still leaves several SG like I mentioned before, another one that I think will work very well at Illinois is Trazarian White from UNC Wilmington. High scorer, goes 6-7, high assist man, high transition scorer, shoots 3 well, can play booty ball. Just wondering why UNC doesn't go after him. Looks like Arkansas and Kentucky are after him.
Once again I like Cedric Coward, he is like a consistant Tevian Jones or the version that played at Souther Utah or the Maryland game.
Still leaves several SG like I mentioned before, another one that I think will work very well at Illinois is Trazarian White from UNC Wilmington. High scorer, goes 6-7, high assist man, high transition scorer, shoots 3 well, can play booty ball. Just wondering why UNC doesn't go after him. Looks like Arkansas and Kentucky are after him.
Once again I like Cedric Coward, he is like a consistant Tevian Jones or the version that played at Souther Utah or the Maryland game.
1.) I just hope everything goes according to plan and he goes pro; for the sake of this board. That would be a victory for everyone. Personally, I’m not sure I could bear the sight of him playing for another college. I might get there. But it would prolly take some therapy. Lol
Right now I don’t even wanna think about it.
2.)Portal Pleasure Auction Barn…quite the barrage of visual imagery, Pru. Kinda has a David Lynch-vibe? Lol
First of all, Dillon Jones nor David Jones is in the portal. White is down to 3 schools and we aren't one of them.
Edit: Also, you really agree with what Bardo said about Jones? I trust what he says, don't get me wrong, but I disagree with that. I thought Jones would've been a great add for us.
Anyways...doesn't matter... - Didn't enter.
Edit: Also, you really agree with what Bardo said about Jones? I trust what he says, don't get me wrong, but I disagree with that. I thought Jones would've been a great add for us.
Anyways...doesn't matter... - Didn't enter.
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Kinda surprised there's no buzz here about Arthur Kaluma.
Seems like more SG are becoming availiable, just saw his video. My quick player compairson is a more athletic Antonio Reeves. Nwanko very big guard/wing, hits deep 3's and jumps out of the gym. How well will he defend as he moves up in competition and how well will he make the tranistion to high level college bball.
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
1.) I just hope everything goes according to plan and he goes pro; for the sake of this board. That would be a victory for everyone. Personally, I’m not sure I could bear the sight of him playing for another college. I might get there. But it would prolly take some therapy. Lol
Right now I don’t even wanna think about it.
2.)Portal Pleasure Auction Barn…quite the barrage of visual imagery, Pru. Kinda has a David Lynch-vibe? Lol
Like his post on April 13....100% committed. Less than one month later open the recruitment. Ain't no loyalty.
It won’t be personal…but if he goes to UNC I absolutely won’t be cheering for him lol not sorry about it. If we are on the other side of that title game with those cheaters our entire history and the last 20 years would be so different
If I'm reading this correct. He was the NAIA illinois coach of the year. I believe their are less than 10 NAIA schools in Illinois...
I truly wish. And I would laugh my @$$ off.
But I think he is gone.
Money is obviously a big one. Also look who we've brought in - Humrichous, Booth, White, Ivisec. Those are all guys that would be competing with him for minutes. I believe he's sincere when he says it wouldn't be fair to those guys if he came back. They were recruited with the assumption that he wouldn't be here.
If it was only money and everything else fell through, they could give him a Demin size bag and justify it by reasoning that they underpaid him last year. I think that sticks in his craw too.
262 likes on this (at this moment). Not much for somebody with his level of recognition at one point in time. Dee Brown in the social media age would’ve been something to behold. He of all our past players would’ve been an absolute social media darling with his game and charisma.
Just because mock drafts have a kid somewhere it doesn’t mean the teams actually picking have him there- they haven’t gone through the combine or workouts yet- things can still change significantly
I agree it’s not a great feeling waiting for who will drop out of the draft to get our SG, but that is where we are. If Watkins isn’t guaranteed a first round pick- he could decide to come back and I think he could make a TSJ like jump in his draft stock with a really good year. That’s what a lot of these kids will have to weigh
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Don’t forget Morez! Definitely affect his minutes as well.
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