Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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How much did UNC's late push bump his price even more?
Illinois should put a full-court press on Jamir Watkins. Undy and OA: work some magic and get it done!
I asked recently of anyone on this thread, including insiders: Is Illinois still recruiting Watkins? And how high is his asking price?
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I hope people realize that "smart resource allocation" offers no solace to most fans. We want to win. Like, win big. Like national title big. While you might get there with some sort of "smart resource allocation" you're more likely to get there by over paying for the talent that you identify that will win titles for you.
Earlier this week someone said we had an "agreement in principle." I think with the NIL world that has replaced "silent verbal" in the the recruiting lexicon.
In other words, as a portal recruit, he was recruited through the recruiting process.
Specifically, at this point in time, if we miss on Stojakovic for whatever reason, please "name a similar player for the price" who's left in the portal, or who's hidden in Europe, that Illinois could sign for the coming season. And at a "price we wanted to pay."
I don't know what this means? I was referring to how everyday we got told stop worrying he's committed. That seems more and more challenging to believe as each day passes. We all know how the recruiting process works, but this has shades of Demetrius Jackson written on it.
I prefer the staff operate like ninjas so nobody else gets wind of a guy until we have him what passes for locked up this offseason.
brads in big trouble if he cant land a 1A type of player
Hurtful but truthful - all the talk about Yaxel going NBA... if he's (allegedly) getting 4mil, he'd need to be in the top 15 range to match if he leaves. Who knows, but can certainly make a whole lot coming back. Certainly a big time pickup for Michigan if it does come to fruition.
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At this point I’ll be pumped if AS picks Illini, if not that’s okay too. Seemed like a lot of people were sad when Storr didn’t transfer here but then he sucked at Kansas 
. There’s always a backup plan if needed.
. There’s always a backup plan if needed.Won't play a second for Michigan. NBA bound
If the final decision has been made privately, and he hasn't even visited UNC, why would he choose UNC??? Agree there's probably a "small chance" , but from a practical sense, not nearly enough to crack the "we've lost him" deal imo.
This is a much more practical question. Either we get him or we don't, BUT .... don't know how much we were planning on the "Stoj, plus another quality piece" deal, but if we were, is that now off the table?
plus, paying too much of an absurd amount, your risking your ROI binds with donors and also might not be the best look for the locker room side of things.
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Not anymore! Due to A.I. it's closer to 76% now
Then what is even the point of ever calling anything "a lock?"
Pretty sure they common usage of saying something is "a lock" is the same as saying "guarantee" or "100%." I've never heard of someone saying "it's a lock" when they mean "it looks like that's the situation now, but that is of course subject to change."
FightinIllini30
Future insider
Apparently someone on the UNC board had AI make a song about Andres commitment
It’s stuck in my head already
It’s stuck in my head already
IMHO and experience "agreement in principle" simply means both sides are still talking and playing nice in the sandbox, neither side has told the other to F off or walked away from the table. But it is a long, long way from getting er done in multi-party negations. I still hope we land Andrej, but the only guy who knows what is going to happen at this point is Andrej.
Ahh, the old "we didn't want him anyway" rationale.
I hope our fiscally conservative NIL spending doesn't bite us directly in the rear.
I hope our fiscally conservative NIL spending doesn't bite us directly in the rear.
Or he's a thoughtful, analytical person that takes his time with important decisions, because from his perspective there is no terrible hurry as long as he has enough time to get settled and join a team for summer workouts.
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