Miller is a good free throw shooter (76% last year) and a good wide open three-point shooter (nearly 43% LY). However, he rarely can penetrate the lane and he shot only 45 free throws last year in 30 games. He can be valuable on offense as a wide open shooter, but doesn't have the handles to get into the lane.
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Additionally, schools have asked for donations since the beginning of time. This actually might be cheaper for donors that want to leave a legacy that can't afford a building but want something more than a name on a plaque or brick. They can point to a player/roster and say they paid for them to be here.
That's basically what I said. If your a slasher cutter then one or maybe to bounces if any is all it takes. Cut to the hoop catch a pass or oop from tomi n dunk it. Sarr can, storr could have. It doesn't take handles to do that. We need a string cutter that can finish through contact and hit FTs. Tre did that and Boz did down the stretch, TSJ did that. Not sure we anyone ekse now besides Boz in that mold and we need to.
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True, but there has never been a time when they have had to buy a new roster every single year.
Ohhh idea! The donors can have their initials on player jerseys kind of like a sponsorship!
Imagine being the donor whose money is responsible for Carey Booth lmao
"actually I heard my donation went to Will Riley not Carey Booth" after about 4 games into the season...
Miller on top, Brickhouse on the bottom?
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
True. It’s the new normal though. Pay or be left behind with the paupers.
At this point, just hold onto the money and hope either an existing player or incoming freshman decommits/enters portal after getting upset with a prior portal acquisition.
Miller's been a below average starter his whole career. No reason to negotiate much here. Offer him a backup gig and move on if doesn't take
Miller's been a below average starter his whole career. No reason to negotiate much here. Offer him a backup gig and move on if doesn't take
That's my point. Id rather play someone like Lee or Wagler as the 8th guy and get two studs then have a bunch of depth guys.
Obviously depth can be incredibly important and injuries can kill seasons but I think there are some diminishing returns there.
Why can't we (Illinois) get nice things???
Big NIL bag=top talent
How is Washington still in this?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
I don't want to be too cavalier about assuming a perfect transition from international basketball, especially in relation to a guy who was *at times* an unguardable stud winning us games by himself.
But I think people are failing to understand that Dame Sarr is less than a week younger than KJ and has spent this season playing for and being productive for a Barcelona senior team that KJ played almost zero minutes for and which is a level WAY WAY WAY above college basketball.
Sarr is more prepared than KJ was, and has every bit as much raw talent.
And that kinda trickles through the whole team. Even in a world in which Sarr and David Mirkovic are teenage CBB newbies, it's still a roster where man for man it's older and more experienced than last year.
Well that's a bummer and all those schools have deep pockets. Feel like someone else recently though committed to a school that wasnt listed in their top 5.
Assuming he's out though I'd pivot to Watkins and Sarr.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Presumably Osobor’s money is off the books now.
They gave Osobor $2m last year. They've got the funds.
Despite the elite competition, I think they still land him
ptgrd23
- orange county CA
Cardinals problem is not payroll (see Brewers). It is being bad judge of talent and signing the wrong players to long term contracts (DeJong, Carpenter, Matz, Leake, Fowler, Contreras). Also bad trades (Alcantra to Rays, Gallen to Rays, Arazorena, Garcia ). Cardinal payroll $160M is good enough to make playoffs every year but a series of bad free agent signings, bad trades, and poor drafting have pushed them to bottom of division (thank goodness for Pirates).
Illini have same issue. Good NIL but need to sign the right people.
2024 - KJ, Tomas, Will, Tre -- very good
2024 - Ben - avg
2024 - Carey - bad
2025 - big Z - looking good
2025 - Mircovic - looking good
2025 - Miller for $1.25M JMO pass
2025 - Ben for $0.5M pass
2025 - Sarr - we won't outbid Duke (reminds me of Egor Demin)
2025 - I would bundle remaining $NIL for 1 very good 2G/SF. Problem is if you pay him too much may piss off current players.
Illini have same issue. Good NIL but need to sign the right people.
2024 - KJ, Tomas, Will, Tre -- very good
2024 - Ben - avg
2024 - Carey - bad
2025 - big Z - looking good
2025 - Mircovic - looking good
2025 - Miller for $1.25M JMO pass
2025 - Ben for $0.5M pass
2025 - Sarr - we won't outbid Duke (reminds me of Egor Demin)
2025 - I would bundle remaining $NIL for 1 very good 2G/SF. Problem is if you pay him too much may piss off current players.
Hes from the West Coast and I would assume likes the northwest.
Went to high school around Fresno. Played at Willamette University in Oregon, then Eastern Washington, and Washington state.
LadyLoyalty
- Indian Wells, CA
All the same negative arguments and defeatist proclamations were made last year before BU had a single international recruit commit, which happened in May and June (2 which are now headed to the NBA draft). It’s April, Loyalty. The portal is still in motion, as is top international recruiting. BU will land a strong/competitive B1G roster.
ptgrd23
- orange county CA
KJ and Jeremiah Fears had almost identical stats and are mocked to go at same slot (7-10) . If we had not signed KJ and let Jeremiah reclass we may have had same results. Jeremiah was great as freshman for Oklahoma. If nothing else it shows Brad's ability to assess and sign talent.
All the same negative arguments and defeatist proclamations were made last year before BU had a single international recruit commit, which happened in May and June (2 which are now headed to the NBA draft). It’s April, Loyalty. The portal is still in motion, as is top international recruiting. BU will land a strong/competitive B1G roster.
Is last offseason the model? 7th in the Big Ten, 6-seed, two and out.
Higher expectations this next season for sure. Close on Sarr and land two good complimentary pieces and I think they have a chance to be very good next year.
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