Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Wolf is going to the NBA
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
I suspect Yaxel will too.
Very interesting to see what morez and family think of this move. Keeping my antena up.mm
That’s exactly what I was thinking - Morez would have to be the center and do the dirty work down low while Yaxel is the mobile PF looking to show NBA scouts what they need to see
I suspect him flirting with IU got him his extension and higher NIL guarantees
The interesting thing about taking these potential draft guys are, you’ve locked up NIL and then if they do stay in the draft you have limited options to replace them
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
RabidDawg....we may need you to provide some levity
We’re suddenly trending towards being a middle of the pack Big Ten team. There’s only like 4 kids left in the top 25 not committed. Feels like if we need a difference maker he’s going to have to come from Europe.
Brad has showed that he needs a bonafide AA to have success in this league. Not sure where that’s going to come from.
This, which is why I suspect that Michigan expects Yaxel to stay in college. I don’t see why you commit such significant resources this early without a strong indication that he’s likely back. Otherwise you could be left with a huge bag to spend but few guys left that would be good fits for your almost-complete roster.
Edit: last year Coleman didn’t commit anywhere until after withdrawing, for comparison.
What goes around comes around for Rez and his dad. They thought the grass was greener in Michigan and now it looks like they were double crossed. Let's face it, Michigan has been cheating, lying and pulling underhanded stuff for years. With NIL, they don't have to hide the under the table compensation and illegal payments anymore. However, dishonesty and lying is ingrained in their culture. They likely promised Rez and dad the moon, now things have changed. A cautionary tale of dealing with a shady program.
Dusty May putting it together...rut ro
He just became the back to his basket center
. Hmmm, could've done that at another school!!
Larry Ellison (80 yr old mega billionaire - Oracle) married a twenty something Michigan alum last year. I remember seeing something about her getting some NIL money for them from sugar daddy. Don't know if this is the source of their suddenly open pocketbook though.
The odd part is Sarr had been announced as participating for the world team for a while now -
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https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/illinois-hoops-recruiting-thread.38117/post-2244698
So it sounds like Barca had given him permission given he wasn’t a key part of the team (otherwise he wouldn’t have been on the team roster on the Nike hoops summit site, etc) and then with injuries to their guards he’s playing more now (although he only played 8 min and had 0 points his last game) so they told him he couldn’t go and he went anyway. His contract is up at the end of the year and they seem like they are threatening legal action so I can’t see him returning there
He just became the back to his basket center
Morez gonna play the 2 like Goode
Morez circle got their money, but perhaps getting played like a 
The Sprouting Divot
Invisible and Bulletproof
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In order to capitalize off momentum, we first need to have momentum.
You do know that’s there’s going to be more players entering the portal and players dropping out of the draft or that’s not happening this year….lol
Sounds like he has no plans of going back to Euroleague. Will be able to pay any penalties out of fat NIL bag from Illini, and then straight to the League.I would assume this is problematic in some sense.
Dame Sarr traveled to Nike Hoop Summit without Barcelona’s permission
The 2006-born talent had been surprising this seasonwww.eurohoops.net
The Nike Hoops Summit is an international basketball all-star game sponsored by Nike, held once a year, which features the USA Basketball Men's Junior Select Team against a World Select Team of international players. The players demonstrate their skills and hope to attract attention from either NBA scouts or colleges.
I’m wondering what happened to the “he’s been exposed” talk on here. It’s more like he’s been revealed as a guy….thats pretty damn solid.
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