PizzaHutParkingLot
- Vodice, Croatia
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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I was one of the people roasting Underwood a couple weeks ago about the lack of roster additions. I was impatient and now I can say….
LOL yeah 4 days ago the staff was a bunch of 3rd rate YMCA coaches who couldn't get any players to visit because they're all toxic and there's a whisper campaign and zero donor support
Wouldn't go as far as to say anyone is an idiot, although the obsession with other men's pants was definitely sorta weird tho (not saying you)
Sorry … Typing fast … Aberdeen got 2 …
A couple of those guys got some additional things besides cash and some money is tied to certain things … That’s what Goodman is failing to include in his evaluation that I’m choosing to include …
Couldn’t agree more … Fill the bench with mid major players …
Bench depth is overrated come March … You’re playing 7 guys …
If Ben is a graduate then the portal doesn't apply to him I don't believe. Does it?
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The rule changed last year. Everyone has to enter the portal by the same date.
I know that I, personally, and I insane, or maybe just obsessively interested. How many months til the season starts?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
I wish I'd saved the link, there was a list of the most vicious online rivalries in college basketball and one of them was "Illinois vs Illinois" which is so funny and true.I love our crazy fanbase, the only difference is that the other lunatics are rooting for the wrong team. Think of us less like a cult and more like Fight Club
God bless you maniacs.
Are Fland and Claude > than Sarr if the money is around the same? I just think Sarr's length, ability, and potential is very good. If he costs more than the others then I get it but does he?
I agree - they filled their team with depth and a lot of role players for $21M but outside of Oweh (if he comes back) they don't have any alpha scorers , kind of an odd roster construction if you have that big of a bag to work with, but holy cow, that will be a good defensive team
If I had to create KY's roster for 21 million (just for the fun of it) -
Jasper - 3mil
Moreno - 1.5mil
Haggerty - 4.5mil
Yaxel - 4.5mil
Oweh - 4mil
3mil is more than enough to for 3 1mil bench guys.
Jasper - 3mil
Moreno - 1.5mil
Haggerty - 4.5mil
Yaxel - 4.5mil
Oweh - 4mil
3mil is more than enough to for 3 1mil bench guys.
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I am a play 10 rotation guy. I like the idea of wearing teams down by rotating players especially in the NC games. Look at last year with the illnesses and injuries. We only had 10 players to use and we wore down playing 7 and having to use Booth. If we get AS and either Boogie or Claude, we will have 11 rotation pieces if we count one of the Fr (Lee). I hope Brad will use a deeper bench, not have guys averaging over 30 minutes a game but to win by being able to play tighter D. Our athletic gains will allow us to play a pseudo press, take seconds away from the opposition’s time to set up. Plus if we get illnesses or injury, we will have a more ready player to step up.
Just out of curiosity for the insiders, if we did add another huge splash on top of Andrej, any sense on how guys like Rodgers and Davis feel about that? I know at the end of the day we are building the best team possible, so it is what it is, but just curious. Portal is obviously closed but you would hope chemistry doesn't get compromised.
From my vantage point, though, both of those guys seem as high-character as possible, and I think live with it.
From my vantage point, though, both of those guys seem as high-character as possible, and I think live with it.
I agree - Boogie is the more talented/higher upside of the two of them, I do question fit a little bit having three 6-2" PG's on the team,
but I know I've always been curious what would have happened if Fears did come here last year and it would have been a similar situation
I love our crazy fanbase, the only difference is that the other lunatics are rooting for the wrong team. Think of us less like a cult and more like Fight Club
And at of the day, Curbelo, Plummer, Frazier worked out fairly well IMO. But only Curbelo was a PG.
I do think Boogie has the ability to play off Bos as a combo.
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Either would be a phenomenal portal gain and big win for Brad but if there was a choice, I’d pick Boogie. He had to grind through the tough SEC last year. He’s competed against the best and saw the athleticism/competitiveness/consistency it takes to win at the top. That means as much or more than comparing their stats, imo.
Yah it would have been terrible to have 3 -1st rd draft picks...
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
unlimited bourbon?
Really hard to know how the line-up(s) will eventually solidify, but having someone with Ty's defensive toughness and versatility should have a useful role. He was pretty scrappy offensively for a guy who wasn't a 3pt threat.
Kentucky: We might be out-coached, and we might be out-played, but we will NOT be outspent!
Everybody's acting like Andrej is a done deal. Is it really? We've been punched in the nuts many times before. Has he left Champaign?
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