I honestly believe that was his destination all along. He was just using the other schools to run up his price tag.... well done Mr Dix!
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Page one of the April 1st Hoops Recruiting Thread of 2024:
Welcome to the Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
Transfer Portal
Jake Davis (Mercer guard) committed on April 1st, 2024, signed on April 2nd, 2024.
2024 Illini Recruiting
Morez Johnson (2024 PF) committed on November 4th, 2021, signed on November 8th, 2023.
Jason Jakstys (2024 F) committed on July 23rd, 2023, signed on November 8th, 2023.
Jase Butler (2024 G) committed on October 4th, 2023, signed on November 8th, 2023.
2025 Illini Recruiting
Jeremiah Fears (2025 PG) committed on January 22nd, 2024.
LONG WAY TO GO, FOLKS.
Welcome to the Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
Transfer Portal
Jake Davis (Mercer guard) committed on April 1st, 2024, signed on April 2nd, 2024.
2024 Illini Recruiting
Morez Johnson (2024 PF) committed on November 4th, 2021, signed on November 8th, 2023.
Jason Jakstys (2024 F) committed on July 23rd, 2023, signed on November 8th, 2023.
Jase Butler (2024 G) committed on October 4th, 2023, signed on November 8th, 2023.
2025 Illini Recruiting
Jeremiah Fears (2025 PG) committed on January 22nd, 2024.
LONG WAY TO GO, FOLKS.
ptgrd23
- orange county CA
I am intrigued by twin towers Ivicic
- Akeem and Sampson
- Duncan and Robinson
- Cook and Augustine
If we get big Z I think we can do some very interesting high low action. Plus if I am a guard I want to play with the twin towers guarding the hoop. We could have our guards release early and have a devastating fast break.
The future is very bright. A lot of teams would love to have our personnel and possible transfers.
- Akeem and Sampson
- Duncan and Robinson
- Cook and Augustine
If we get big Z I think we can do some very interesting high low action. Plus if I am a guard I want to play with the twin towers guarding the hoop. We could have our guards release early and have a devastating fast break.
The future is very bright. A lot of teams would love to have our personnel and possible transfers.
Yep, this portal season had been a roller coaster ride so far.
This SG role has been really tough for us to fill the last two years - we have one of the best offenses in the country we shoot the threes more than the high major teams and nobody wants to come here? It doesn't make a lot of sense - we eventually filled it with KJ last year and moved Kylan over, but just to name a few that we were rumored to be in on last year:
AJ Storr
Maddox
Claude
Richmond
Koby Brea
Marcus Hill
And this year Dix and Sellers have turned us down - I'm starting to get a complex - what is going on? It's a players market and obviously every top kid has a lot of suitors so you are going to miss on more than you get, but we literally have gotten none of the top SG transfers, Louisville has gotten three of them this year alone. But you would think we'd have a really attractive situation - it doesn't add up
AJ Storr
Maddox
Claude
Richmond
Koby Brea
Marcus Hill
And this year Dix and Sellers have turned us down - I'm starting to get a complex - what is going on? It's a players market and obviously every top kid has a lot of suitors so you are going to miss on more than you get, but we literally have gotten none of the top SG transfers, Louisville has gotten three of them this year alone. But you would think we'd have a really attractive situation - it doesn't add up
And two of those players never even came here, which adds to the fun.Page one of the April 1st Hoops Recruiting Thread of 2024:
Welcome to the Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
Transfer Portal
Jake Davis (Mercer guard) committed on April 1st, 2024, signed on April 2nd, 2024.
2024 Illini Recruiting
Morez Johnson (2024 PF) committed on November 4th, 2021, signed on November 8th, 2023.
Jason Jakstys (2024 F) committed on July 23rd, 2023, signed on November 8th, 2023.
Jase Butler (2024 G) committed on October 4th, 2023, signed on November 8th, 2023.
2025 Illini Recruiting
Jeremiah Fears (2025 PG) committed on January 22nd, 2024.
LONG WAY TO GO, FOLKS.
What’s funny is that NCAA players are now getting paid way more than those oversee teenage “pros”.
What are you thinking with Sarr pretty quiet on that front. I know with Riley he’s waiting to decide but what are our chances?
Wait, are you saying the most likely scenario with WR is that he doesn't go pro and we lose him to another team via the portal?
How do you figure it is a lesser conference? How many national titles does the Big East have since the last Big 10 one?
Chuck Nuggets
Dip your nuggets in my staff source sauce.
Doesn't this just fit the same annual pattern? Never expect it to go how we predict.
SuperMetroid
- Evanston
Doesn’t Indiana have like one guy on their entire roster right now? Dix would have been a decent get but folks gotta chill out
How does Underwood and co mess up 3 Denzel's?
in the portal era, whether I like a commit depends on the price and depends on the role. I’m sure players have the same factors when evaluating destinations.
If the $$ being reported for Dix was correct, I didn’t love it. Good scorer but minus defender. I think we can get a better player for the $$.
Sounds like we were looking for Sellers as a sixth man type of role, but looks like he’s getting offered a starting role and very well may be getting more $$ for that role that we were willing to pay for a sixth man. Feels very Dante Maddox (albeit he didn’t wind up starting at Xavier). Makes sense for Sellers to pursue that opportunity, and if we don’t see him as a starter, it doesn’t make sense for us to adjust our role/$$ allocation if someone has a bigger role and pot of money to throw at him.
Think we will be fine. Building a roster is allabout dollar allocation, roster fit, etc. vs. spending the most money. Everyone picked IU to win the BIG based on the $$ they spent, nevermind it was all spent on power forwards who couldn’t stretch the floor. Wisconsin was dead in the water after losing Storr and Hepburn and pulled the runner up for BIG POTY off the scrap heap.
Brad has his limitations but he seems to have an eye for talent and roster building. With the resources at his disposal he will put together a good team. Will it be challenging for the BIG title and a long tourney run good? TBD.
If the $$ being reported for Dix was correct, I didn’t love it. Good scorer but minus defender. I think we can get a better player for the $$.
Sounds like we were looking for Sellers as a sixth man type of role, but looks like he’s getting offered a starting role and very well may be getting more $$ for that role that we were willing to pay for a sixth man. Feels very Dante Maddox (albeit he didn’t wind up starting at Xavier). Makes sense for Sellers to pursue that opportunity, and if we don’t see him as a starter, it doesn’t make sense for us to adjust our role/$$ allocation if someone has a bigger role and pot of money to throw at him.
Think we will be fine. Building a roster is allabout dollar allocation, roster fit, etc. vs. spending the most money. Everyone picked IU to win the BIG based on the $$ they spent, nevermind it was all spent on power forwards who couldn’t stretch the floor. Wisconsin was dead in the water after losing Storr and Hepburn and pulled the runner up for BIG POTY off the scrap heap.
Brad has his limitations but he seems to have an eye for talent and roster building. With the resources at his disposal he will put together a good team. Will it be challenging for the BIG title and a long tourney run good? TBD.
By this time last year, we had received a Jake Davis commitment. Tre White followed soon after that. Need to be patient.
Don’t be surprised if more than one player declares for NBA draft and enters transfer portal, in order to maximize all options and leverage. It’s only business.
This would cost more than the Yankees lol
This was my take yesterday. When you swing and miss, you had better have two more strikes to play with. That doesn't seem to be the case when it comes to shooters.
As much as getting told that we'd be in commitment heaven by today......our team won't be complete until June, like last year. Honestly , I don't think that Z(and Tomi) are a done deal, as much as it was reported and Sarr is DEFINITELY not exactly "just waiting" situation.
Just sit back, wait and hope.
They were the favorite out of the gate, his mom has reportedly been sick and he wanted to be closer to home which is about 1p miles from Creighton. Freeman committing to Creighton sparked a rumor that Dix didnt want to play with him that apparently wasn't true. So everybody assumed Creighton was out of it. Also obviously not true.
And there's a lot of Berkshire Hathaway money floating around Omaha
This is exactly the sort of article that keeps people out of Illinois. It exemplifies bureaucracy for bureaucracy's sake.
Agree 100%. I don't believe any of it anymore. We've lost 4 from last year's team, we've brought in nobody new and we're already pivoting from the initial plan.
We've lost two guys that we were all ready to get their jerseys ready to Providence and Creighton. One is the mom's fault. I can't wait for the Providence reasoning.
Just off the top of my head I'd be a bit surprised if we were, on a consistent basis, ahead of Indiana, Kentucky, Arkansas (they didn't bring in Cal to not spend), Duke, UNC, BYU, Texas, Michigan, or Louisville. That's already 9 programs right there.
I think Auburn probably has a healthy budget right now. I'm sure Oregon does as well. Some have suggested Texas A&M may have tons of resources they're willing to spend. Now people are citing Berkshire Hathaway money, which if true are we even ahead of Creighton?
Then there are going to be programs that go for it from time to time (for example, it was hinted by Indy that K-St spent more than us this past season).
It's impossible to say really. But the way this top-10 thing gets thrown around and accepted as fact is baffling. At a minimum, it is deserving of healthy skepticism.
even if you drop a couple zeros..
https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...o-the-same/articleshow/119721303.cms?from=mdr
https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...o-the-same/articleshow/119721303.cms?from=mdr
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