This is a WILD complaint.
Last year we ended up with a top 10 recruiting class (top 20 transfer) with 2 projected first round picks who committed in late May/early June.
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Last year we ended up with a top 10 recruiting class (top 20 transfer) with 2 projected first round picks who committed in late May/early June.
My concern is that prices only tend to go up as teams become more desperate towards the end of the portal season.
That’s my point . We’re not getting the top talent from The Transfer Portal. Jake Davis is a role player at best. Last year we didn’t get our top targets from the transfer portal and it cost us. We can’t have Transfer portal players like Ben Humrichous , Carey Booth and Jake Davis and expect to be a championship basketball team . That’s not going to cut it. Illinois needs top talent
soupy17
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But more and more players will continue to enter.
You get a rush of portal entries at the beginning as seasons end, more will come as the coaching carousel spins, and more will come after getting draft feedback and electing to return to school.
It’s a little bit of both though. Once major players spend their NIL, they’ll have less to offer fringe guys.
I feel the same way about most FA cycles in sports: target the guys you need early, overpay if you truly believe them to be indispensable. Shop the bargain bin to fill out your roster as time goes on. CBB is no different.
Yea, lets just go ahead and do this - so we can just not worry about this thread for a while.
PizzaHutParkingLot
- Vodice, Croatia
BAM
Dix
Sarr
Yaxel
Tomi
Ty
Big Z
fight for remaining guard rotation
That's a darn good team... Not likely all of this comes to fruition, but still
Dix
Sarr
Yaxel
Tomi
Ty
Big Z
fight for remaining guard rotation
That's a darn good team... Not likely all of this comes to fruition, but still
Dude I’m not on here to have an argument with you. If you Think Carey Booth and Tre White who are now both gone and Ben Humrichous , Jake Davis was a good Transfer portal class than I don’t know what to tell you. Kylan Boswell is the only Transfer Portal commit from last season that worked out. Tomi , Morez , KJ , Will Riley are considered incoming freshman. I speaking strictly Transfer Portal.
nice anrticle about Yaxel (long) + He’s originally from Puerto Rico. Isn’t that Orlando’s back yard?
Yaxel Lendeborg Keeps Getting Better | The Prospect Overview
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altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Also a Mr. Basketball Illinois. Pattern?
Illinois Basketball Makes Top Four of High-Scoring Big 12 Transfer Guard
The Illini are in the mix for Jaylin Sellers, a 6-foot-4 guard who averaged 15.9 points in his junior season at UCF
www.si.com
Very likely your 6th man next season unless something changes, the staff loves this kid.
I feel good about four different guys right now. Not gif time yet, but nearing it with a couple.
I know that the Euro's were technically later adds.. But isn't it entirely possible they elected to pass on some of the higher priority transfers because they knew they had Tomi, KJ, and Will as viable options that most likely cost less than the likes of Storr?
Their priority has been and should be retention before massive transfer adds.
I agree. I don’t want to dump on Ben, but he just ain’t it. I think he’s overwhelmed at this level.
My expectations are:
Sarr
Big Z
Sellers
Dix
Stretch 4
PG
Sarr
Big Z
Sellers
Dix
Stretch 4
PG
Does this mean Sarr starts from day one (hope so). A lineup of:Illinois Basketball Makes Top Four of High-Scoring Big 12 Transfer Guard
The Illini are in the mix for Jaylin Sellers, a 6-foot-4 guard who averaged 15.9 points in his junior season at UCF
Very likely your 6th man next season unless something changes, the staff loves this kid.
I feel good about four different guys right now. Not gif time yet, but nearing it with a couple.
- Bam
- Sarr
- Dix
- 4-Man TBD (Yaxel would be insane here.)
- Tomi
With Big Z, Sellers, Wagler/Lee, and 3-pt specialist/backup PG TBD. Good team right there.
Illinois Basketball Makes Top Four of High-Scoring Big 12 Transfer Guard
The Illini are in the mix for Jaylin Sellers, a 6-foot-4 guard who averaged 15.9 points in his junior season at UCF
Very likely your 6th man next season unless something changes, the staff loves this kid.
I feel good about four different guys right now. Not gif time yet, but nearing it with a couple.
Jaylin Sellers - Providence Friars Guard - ESPN
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Dame Sarr, Duke Blue Devils, Shooting Guard
Dame Sarr is a 6-7, 190-pound Shooting Guard from Italy, ITAL.
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Josh Dix - Creighton Bluejays Guard - ESPN
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Sure, I'll take it
I'd hope we won't do with Sarr what we did with Riley... have him off the bench for Ben H.
We are in a good spot for Dix right now. Last I heard it wasn't done, need to beat out IU, but in a good spot. They really want him.
17/11/4 with 3.5 stocks on plus efg% and ft% on the season has perhaps been accomplished a handfull of times since assists became a statistic. Like, this is triple crown type s***.Elite stat line for Yaxel in an UAB OT loss to UC Irvine, sounds like one to definitely get involved in.
Yaxel Lendeborg - Michigan Wolverines Forward - ESPN
View the profile of Michigan Wolverines Forward Yaxel Lendeborg on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.www.espn.com
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