I hope that you all realize if Coleman or (and) Vaaks go to the league, that means this team is probably a one seed.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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I use it in lasagna, sometimes.I don't eat cottage cheese but because it's a long time till next season starts I will ask. After seeing so many people mention tomatoes and pepper or what not, has anyone tried it on pizza ? If so was it thin crust or thick crust? I feel if we can combine our usual pizza debate, with the cottage cheese debate we could easily get through the rest of April
I've tried. You have more patience than I do. It's a long summer after navigating the roster construction perfectly.
Idk man, I’ll screenshot this then, because we were elated that all but Coleman (a now 5-Star CG) announced they were coming back this year, because there was a good chance they weren’t. Now toss in an extra year on that when the majority of this list will be seniors next year, or Coleman “pans out” like KJ, Riley, or even like Wagler. I think the odds are far more likely each one of those guys is gone next year. Mirk being the least because he’s just an awesome likable dude, but we’re also assuming he’s the best one.
Next year will almost certainly be a rebuild with a few sophomores, so it feels a little now or never for a program that’s never won it all
Me loves the Ignore feature. Saves time with some of these takes that continue to spew out the same argument/wishes over and over and over.
I'd rather read the cottage cheese opinions.
I'd rather read the cottage cheese opinions.
I've only been an illinois fan for 5 decades, so some of yall are more seasoned than i. For as long as I can remember good is good enough has seemed to be the way we approach things. I know 15 million is a lot, but it doesn't even get us into the top 10 from last year and things are a lot more this year.
Ill cheer for illinois every year. Trying to win like indiana did in football with solid money but not top money and undervalued recruits but not top recruits and catching lightening in a bottle seems unlikely, though not impossible.
Would be nice to improve our odds a bit with improving on both fronts. A bit frustrating watching from the sidelines as the top teams stack talent in a year like this.
Coming off a Final Four run, some fans actually believe they know more about roster construction than the high-major coaches who have led the Illini to one of the best multi-year runs in their history. The coaches who have spent countless hours scouting, studying film and talking to their recruits’ coaches and others they trust.
Just got home from hearing former Pirates and Rockies manager Clint Hurdle talking about how some GMs who have bought completely into analytics think of players as pieces on a chessboard and disregard the character side of the equation. Hurdle took the Pirates to 3 playoffs and the Rockies to their only World Series appearance.
I think Brad and his staff have done a great job of blending new-school analytics with the old-school eyeball test and finding people who fit into the team on the floor and in the locker room. Players who are willing to sacrifice some of their own stats for team wins. I trust that’s how this roster has been built to date.
Just got home from hearing former Pirates and Rockies manager Clint Hurdle talking about how some GMs who have bought completely into analytics think of players as pieces on a chessboard and disregard the character side of the equation. Hurdle took the Pirates to 3 playoffs and the Rockies to their only World Series appearance.
I think Brad and his staff have done a great job of blending new-school analytics with the old-school eyeball test and finding people who fit into the team on the floor and in the locker room. Players who are willing to sacrifice some of their own stats for team wins. I trust that’s how this roster has been built to date.
There is no more rebuilding under Underwood. I expect the money will be even higher next offseason, and I think there's a good chance Mirkovic, Vaaks, Morillo, and Coleman all are at least a decent shot to be back. Sure, one or two may go to the league, but that will only help us further with recruiting and sell along with our success for this upcoming season.
Coleman, Mirk, Morillo, and Vaaks all gone? If you screenshot, let’s make a friendly wager atleast one returns.
Even if there is a rebuild totally from the ground up calling this now or never is super disrespectful to the word never. I heard just a few weeks ago Brad would never make a final four.
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Haven't tried it on pizza, and haven't eaten it on its own since about 1987I don't eat cottage cheese but because it's a long time till next season starts I will ask. After seeing so many people mention tomatoes and pepper or what not, has anyone tried it on pizza ? If so was it thin crust or thick crust? I feel if we can combine our usual pizza debate, with the cottage cheese debate we could easily get through the rest of April
,but I mix it with mozzarella and ricotta when I make lasagna.
The Illini don’t need Christian Anderson.
They need the guy who can shut down Anderson and elite guards like him.
They need the guy who can shut down Anderson and elite guards like him.
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time to hop on the wife
Touché.
Agreed - he's not a guard and was never considered one. I've rarely seen him dribble the ball. Which is fine for what we needed from him last year.
Of the four sportsbooks I checked, UConn is ahead of us in three and tied with us in the last. Maybe that's banking on another addition for UConn though, or just bias (justifiably so) towards Hurley.
Depends what you mean by a "final four team" since 2 and 3 seeds have a legitimate shot if they catch a break in the bracket and/or win a game or two as a slight underdog (that was us this past year). But when looking ahead, my personal definition is to be a tier above the #5 team in the country, and preferably in the same tier as the #1. Since betting markets
currently put us somewhere around #4-7, my best guess is that we need something- either another meaningful addition or the sum of our current roster to exceed "expectations" (whatever those are). The idea that we have the $ for Blackwell (even if spent elsewhere) stirred up hope that we could push closer to #1 without relying on exceeding expectations.
Think we’re way too caught up in naming positions here.
Dribbling isn’t the only thing that goes into being a guard. Mirk isn’t a guard but can dribble. Ivisic isn’t a guard but can pass. Andrej can dribble, but we don’t consider him a guard.
There’s zero reason Davis can’t play in lineups where he’s technically “the other guard” if he’s surrounded by players that make sense in that particular 5-man combination.
- Returning more quality than just about any team in the nation
- Adds the #4 guard in the portal
- Adds our 2nd highest ranked HS recruit ever
Fox Sports picked us #1 overall in their way-too-early top 25... I need an ice bath after reading some of these takes
- Adds the #4 guard in the portal
- Adds our 2nd highest ranked HS recruit ever
Fox Sports picked us #1 overall in their way-too-early top 25... I need an ice bath after reading some of these takes
That's where I am. Duke, Florida, Michigan, UConn have no problem recruiting multiple studs at different spots. I see our team as it's composed now being about an Elite Eight team (which admittedly is great). But if we have the money to add another guy that can push us farther, we should do it (if it doesn't ruin team chemistry).
Right now, I see us with 7 players you can win big with. That's too close for comfort - injuries happen.
Christian Anderson is a top-20 pick in the draft. No CBB team is gonna be willing to pay the slot money he would get.
He's putting his name in the portal on the off chance people think he will fall to the second round.
He's putting his name in the portal on the off chance people think he will fall to the second round.
When other teams add people, those rankings will change. Duke, UConn, Florida, Michigan, et al are still going after the big names. While we appear to be done.
We gotta stop with this Louisville madness.
Jackson Sheldstad and Flory Bidunga do not make an avengers super team.
And do we grandstand about doing more with less? Feel like all I’ve heard from here is how Brad wildy underachieves with our resources.
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If the money is there it is a mistake not to use it to go after another top gaurd in the portal. Its gonna bite us in the !!! if we don't. Pretty much how it usually goes and next year the donors who ponied up the money may not be so willing to do so again. Why would you even risk it???
Not many big names to be had, have to see… the #1 way-to-early ranking from Fox Sports was 5 days prior to Vaaks committing so they have quite a bit of catching up to do.
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