Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Guess who his agent is?

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If they want $2M for a guy who averaged 6ppg then hard to fathom asking price for our guys…
 
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Reality of the NIL era. This is Tomi and Z’s final college paydays and they held their own against Tarris Reed who dropped 26/9 vs. Duke’s frontline.

Dre got downhill and scored at key moments during the E8 and F4 games.

Mirk has potential to be B1G player of the year next year.

I would love to return all 4. Pay them. You have Jake. Add Blackwell. That’s a solid starting lineup with scoring options specialized for 3 levels (3pt line, mid-range, at the rim). Jake provides spacing and 3s. Tomi plays the Mara role with a serviceable 3pt shot you have to respect. Coleman starts.

Hope Z makes a year two jump and rediscovers his shot. Morillo provides gaurd depth. Add some backup pieces in the portal.

Top 10 team with a 1 seed ceiling and 3 seed floor. Worth the $10-15M budget we’ll have to spend.
IF Misko wants 2 mil for Jovic, imagine what he wants for our 4 guys? Its probably more than 15 mil total lol.
 
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Figure it out this year.

Rather find a way to get away from the Euro philosophy next year if it continues to be a problem. Not good in the locker room if all these guys asking prices will be so unreasonable.
 
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The mirage every offseason is people thinking only about the players that will be added before the cost reality of keeping your own players (and subsequent defections). I have faith in Underwood and staff putting together a great roster but getting from point A to B is going to be rockier than folks realize every offseason.
 
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I have a feeling Andrej is gonna surprise us with his 3 point shooting next year. He knows it his key to getting in the league. I’m predicting 35%. Put that in his repertoire and he will be 1st team all big ten
I hope so. He has a unique, unconventional release but i hope it works for him. He kind of cocks and tosses it like Bird did instead of more like most shooters do .
 
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Guess who his agent is?

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If they want $2M for a guy who averaged 6ppg then hard to fathom asking price for our guys…

Now just think what our guys are worth …

And what Misko thinks they’re worth …

And the $2 million for Jovic is legit … Had a coach at another school text me that he’s done dealing with Misko … Can’t waste time with that nonsense …
 
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Illinois obviously has a good relationship with Serbian agent Miško Ražnatović because they take care of his clients.

But, he is being a bit difficult.
He IS an agent...and basically had 3 clients coming off stellar years in a "Contract Year"...he is playing the game, as he should, to get the best deal for his players. Ultimately the player (and their camp) will have the final say, but I wouldn't expect much of a discount. Also, I'm sure there are other schools who would take the package (Mirk, T, Z) so they can all stay together - at a much higher $ than we are offering...
 
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The mirage every offseason is people thinking only about the players that will be added before the cost reality of keeping your own players (and subsequent defections). I have faith in Underwood and staff putting together a great roster but getting from point A to B is going to be rockier than folks realize every offseason.
I made a meme for this feeling:
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