Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[BalloonsTheElephant]

Why is Duke even bothering with Blackwell? They have guards Caleb Foster, Dame Sarr and Cayden Boozer returning for next year. They were ranked numbers 17, 81 and 19 coming out of high school. Sarr will be possibly the best defensive guard in the country next year. Plus Duke is bring in two top 15 freshmen guards next year ranked in the top 15. I have my doubts that Duke is interested in Blackwell. Why would they with all the talent they have at guard next year?

It's win now every year. Blackwell is a proven commodity, and while I don't think Scheyer is in any danger of losing his job, he's being provided a lot of funds and talent that has blown opportunities to win the title with the last two years.

Also, he could be upping the number to take money out of our shallower pockets.

 

[OnlyOrange]

Why is Duke even bothering with Blackwell? They have guards Caleb Foster, Dame Sarr and Cayden Boozer returning for next year. They were ranked numbers 17, 81 and 19 coming out of high school. Sarr will be possibly the best defensive guard in the country next year. Plus Duke is bring in two top 15 freshmen guards next year ranked in the top 15. I have my doubts that Duke is interested in Blackwell. Why would they with all the talent they have at guard next year?

This is my question too, unless they expect a few guys aren't returning.

 

[Illini2010-11]

Because Duke can spent 30 million dollars a year on a roster and not bat an eye

Whew, with that type of money, it is final four or bust every year.

 

[Emerson Bigguns]

Why is Duke even bothering with Blackwell? They have guards Caleb Foster, Dame Sarr and Cayden Boozer returning for next year. They were ranked numbers 17, 81 and 19 coming out of high school. Sarr will be possibly the best defensive guard in the country next year. Plus Duke is bring in two top 15 freshmen guards next year ranked in the top 15. I have my doubts that Duke is interested in Blackwell. Why would they with all the talent they have at guard next year?

If you add up the point totals for Foster, Sarr, and Cayden last season, it doesn't add up to the production they are losing from Cameron alone.

I imagine if Jon likes his job, he's going to want a proven primary scorer...

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

Are giving him the cognitive test before the offer is official?

You really don’t like the fit you?

 

[madillini4]

Whew, with that type of money, it is final four or bust every year.

More like national championship or bust.

 

[jsmoke2215]

I really doubt Andrej comes back if we get Blackwell, so I don't want Blackwell.

Blackwell is the opposite of the culture/character fit Underwood has worked on here. Every time I watched him play, he was crying about the officiating 15 times a game minimum and is clearly just chasing a bag.

 

[NarrowJ]

Just because our budget increased doesn’t mean everyone else’s remained the same. Adding a few million doesn’t suddenly vault us into top 5-10 NIL.

 

[BretMyBeachHouse]

4-5

So the same as the pizza money they would slide under the table to Glynn?

 

[ttlong5]

Why is Duke even bothering with Blackwell? They have guards Caleb Foster, Dame Sarr and Cayden Boozer returning for next year. They were ranked numbers 17, 81 and 19 coming out of high school. Sarr will be possibly the best defensive guard in the country next year. Plus Duke is bring in two top 15 freshmen guards next year ranked in the top 15. I have my doubts that Duke is interested in Blackwell. Why would they with all the talent they have at guard next year?

Insiders believe Caleb is out the door via the portal and Cayden will start at PG. They're trying to key in on a scoring guard to feature.

FWIW, Blackwell just started following Flory Bidunga on Instagram today. Guess who has a visit scheduled to Duke for Sunday?

 

[Noblesville Illini]

Offering Blackwell has no impact on keeping or losing Mirk

0440, I think our fan base is not used to having NIL be “fluid” like the F4 run created.

 

[Illini4Christ]

Who is getting Juke Harris? He is a player.

 

[Illini_Jack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042642353983541569

I kind of want him just to beat out Duke

 

[ChiefGritty]

Just because our budget increased doesn’t mean everyone else’s remained the same.

Every P4 school is at a panicked now-or-never fever pitch to increase their NIL budget in both revenue sports every single offseason. It's Dutch Tulip level inflation out there.

 

[EmeraldCityIllini]

Who is getting Juke Harris? He is a player.

Let’s not talk about it

 

[soupy17]

Who is getting Juke Harris? He is a player.

Current prediction logged is Michigan, but a few other schools to watch.

 

[WeWillWhen]

What an irrational and distorted market this has become, where players who wouldn’t come close to being a NBA lottery pick can command the salary of a top 10 pick, in a league that plays less than half the number of games and maybe has 30% of the revenues.

Schools really need to rethink their failed strategy of avoiding designation of the athletes as employees; either collective bargaining or bankrupting athletic programs are the only two endpoints I see to this salary escalation.

 

[madillini4]

Every P4 school is at a panicked now-or-never fever pitch to increase their NIL budget in both revenue sports every single offseason. It's Dutch Tulip level inflation out there.

 

[Rebounding Dog]

Why is Duke even bothering with Blackwell? They have guards Caleb Foster, Dame Sarr and Cayden Boozer returning for next year. They were ranked numbers 17, 81 and 19 coming out of high school. Sarr will be possibly the best defensive guard in the country next year. Plus Duke is bring in two top 15 freshmen guards next year ranked in the top 15. I have my doubts that Duke is interested in Blackwell. Why would they with all the talent they have at guard next year?

So we don't get him?

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

Every P4 school is at a panicked now-or-never fever pitch to increase their NIL budget in both revenue sports every single offseason. It's Dutch Tulip level inflation out there.

Yes! I get that reference! Thanks to Stuff You Should Know!

Short Stuff: Tulipmania

Stuff You Should Know · Episode

open.spotify.com

 

[WxIllini]

I don’t know about you all but I’m absolutely itching for a BOOM today

 

[IllinitripleJ]

Insiders believe Caleb is out the door via the portal and Cayden will start at PG. They're trying to key in on a scoring guard to feature.

FWIW, Blackwell just started following Flory Bidunga on Instagram today. Guess who has a visit scheduled to Duke for Sunday?

Illinois was in on Sarr before he choose Duke. If Blackwell does commit to Duke, any chance the Illini can secure Sarr? Sarr has to be impressed by what our staff did with Wagler this year.

 

[ttlong5]

Illinois was in on Sarr before he choose Duke. If Blackwell does commit to Duke, any chance the Illini can secure Sarr? Sarr has to be impressed by what our staff did with Wagler this year.

Different positions. If Blackwell does choose Duke, he'd start at the 2 with Sarr at the 3. Remember, Sarr is 6'8'' and a defensive menace.

 

[joeybcrazy13]

Let’s not talk about it

I ain't even gonna post a gif...

 

[RollChief]

At this point I’m almost afraid to make any comments on here with the fear of jinxing something and ending up in fan board jail…

but every day that passes where we don’t get a portal announcement from Mirk, the twins, Stoj or Jake is a day won