Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Brad getting to a final four was the last checkmark for the few donors holding out.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Glad to see my $5 donation got to its intended destination.
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Might I suggest ….
It would be tough and I definitely want both back. I'm just saying if it gets to the point where we have to chose between either Blackwell and Mirk or Ivicss and Mirk due to the costs, then id prefer Blackwell over the Ivisics.
Small donation…name checks out.
I don’t think it’s the usual suspects coming in with the NIL commitments. Which is GREAT.
They know each other from Malone’s time in Denver via Jokic
madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
Shocker
I for one am looking forward to what their roster looks like in October, with the current climate looking like "fleeing a sinking ship".
I'm sure they'll rebound and land some starry eyed kids that play for the legacy, but I also think no matter what roster they land they'll find themselves in the lower half of the ACC and take a horrendous buy-in loss in the fall.
I know Khans daughter was at the game and is a big Illinois fan. Any chance she is able to get her dad to support?
Guys, last time we battled with Michigan for a portal target it went pretty well:
He was going to commit to Michigan, Irvin prematurely announced it. Then admissions said no, and he came here. Kinda got really lucky.
IU football is the blueprint. You wanna win? You better be willing to invest.
All the talk of who is worth what really doesn’t mean much. The market is going to demand what it demands. That said, I’m sure the agents are using any gamesmanship they can to squeeze extra dollars for their guys.
Mirk, Andrej and Tomi are the core of our team next year - our “Big 3” that would put us back in FF contention, they are the must retain in my mind
I don’t see Jake going anywhere and Ty would be great to have back, plus he’s so much more valuable for us than anyone else, I can’t see a huge market for him, and he would be a great backup 3/4 with rebounding and defense. Z might want a bigger role elsewhere but he also made the decision to come play with his brother last year knowing he could have gotten more somewhere else- my guess is he explores the NBA route and transfers out. Petro is certainly gone, he was a great teammate but he’ll get more minutes somewhere else. Lee probably sees the writing on the wall and leaves.
With Coleman starting and Morillo getting significant minutes we have 7 in the rotation and all we would need is Blackwell and a backup big to be title contenders- LFG!
I don’t see Jake going anywhere and Ty would be great to have back, plus he’s so much more valuable for us than anyone else, I can’t see a huge market for him, and he would be a great backup 3/4 with rebounding and defense. Z might want a bigger role elsewhere but he also made the decision to come play with his brother last year knowing he could have gotten more somewhere else- my guess is he explores the NBA route and transfers out. Petro is certainly gone, he was a great teammate but he’ll get more minutes somewhere else. Lee probably sees the writing on the wall and leaves.
With Coleman starting and Morillo getting significant minutes we have 7 in the rotation and all we would need is Blackwell and a backup big to be title contenders- LFG!
FightinIllini30
Future insider
This isn’t a popular opinion but I would love to have Petro and Lee as rotational guys next year. I saw heart and talent from both of them but unfortunately they just didn’t have a legitimate spot for minutes this year. They would have both played for a lot of P5 teams this past year
BillyBob1
- Champaign
We are recruiting Fears?
Brad loves this guy
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