Football spinoff - Nico I. (Tennessee QB) skipping spring ball as a holdout for more NIL money Archived Message Posted by OB25 on April 11, 2025, 20:47:25, in reply to "2025 Transfer Portal Thread " Reportedly getting $2.4M and wants $4M, Tennessee claiming they won’t budge. Feels like a pointless false threat from Tennessee, the donors have the power. And if a basketball player like Robert Wright can get $3M, hard to blame the kid either. Though I honestly am not sure if he’s even that good. This whole thing is about to totally blow up though. Previous Message Owen Freeman and Dollar Store Braden (aka Brock Harding) kick us off. Message Thread: | This response ↓ 2025 Transfer Portal Thread - Blazer March 17, 2025, 22:56:29 Mirkovic signed and fully leaning into Balkan Brad lol… - LeatherneckIllini May 5, 2025, 18:13:04 Gotta learn to photoshop that Nike swoosh. * - illinijohn May 5, 2025, 22:46:45 The whole bit is that it's Slavs in Adidas tracksuits* - RVA May 5, 2025, 23:13:51 Underwood was on the radio with Kelly & Tate yesterday. Said he doesn’t think he will “tinker” with - biclops May 4, 2025, 10:39:41 Wish we had one more shooter, but the team is pretty good. - JFG May 4, 2025, 10:56:43 All I know is it will be a unique season and should be fun.* - gullit May 4, 2025, 15:41:52 More concerned about the D at this point* - OWWDig May 4, 2025, 12:31:44 Nothing a pill a day can’t solve* - uofi1998 May 5, 2025, 20:06:25 Hamer is on top of it* - WhitmansFolly May 4, 2025, 16:43:14 hi assassin!* - Poldark May 4, 2025, 17:01:52 Boz, Ty, and a bunch of tough Eastern Europeans. Let’s fucking go ho.* - Toonces May 4, 2025, 15:45:07 Yep* - Blazer May 4, 2025, 15:38:51 At least Stojakovic is talking about showing up on the defensive side - ATL May 4, 2025, 13:05:03 Underwood did say he anticipated running the same stuff, so sounds like more drop coverage - biclops May 4, 2025, 12:56:26 TWSS* - GrandmotherPearlsJam May 4, 2025, 12:47:59 What would an all-time Illini dad team look like? - biclops May 3, 2025, 12:28:28 Butch Lee * - jdl May 3, 2025, 16:50:15 It's a pretty solid lineup, but missing depth up front - RVA May 3, 2025, 16:34:09 I swear to god I had no idea about the article or the tweet that inspired the article before - biclops May 3, 2025, 16:41:38 Calvin Booth. Luther Head. Norm Cook* - assassin May 3, 2025, 12:33:46 wow. nice. a couple pretty big oversights on my part* - biclops May 3, 2025, 12:50:26 Adrian Griffin, Brad Underwood and if we are including Luther, Brian Johnson.* - Chuck Woodaby May 3, 2025, 13:00:27 lol, Underwood did actually occur to me* - biclops May 3, 2025, 13:20:39 So, did we get shooters and dawgs? Seems like the answer is kind of yes? * - MC May 2, 2025, 18:45:26 I’m envisioning more slow footed, good passing and rebounding dudes.* - voiceofreason May 3, 2025, 12:21:35 Not really to either, just got a bunch more multi-positional skill. Ty can be the dawg though* - OB25 May 2, 2025, 18:57:37 Both Ty and Tomi are dawgs. Would not not want to fight either one.* - LeatherneckIllini May 3, 2025, 12:36:53 ooo - opey8 May 1, 2025, 7:00:16 tell chatgpt we're a nike school - IlliniSax05 May 1, 2025, 7:01:56 Adding to the Piper comment below, Norlander says our roster is $10 mil+ - Blazer April 30, 2025, 22:06:22 I kept being told we had no money * - ATL May 1, 2025, 6:00:41 Couple of post-Stojakovic top 25 rankings updates… - OB25 April 30, 2025, 19:37:59 Fanta - #20* - OB25 May 2, 2025, 17:55:08 Too low. This is a top 15 team* - opossum jenkins May 1, 2025, 3:56:32 not with that defense - Poldark May 1, 2025, 4:29:31 Top 15 / R32 * - meanjeans May 2, 2025, 19:09:06 Yes, that is the current concern* - OWWDig May 1, 2025, 7:54:01 and #1 in our hearts * - biclops April 30, 2025, 19:45:16 OK, the photos in here are pretty funny - ATL April 30, 2025, 14:24:20 Jake Davis seems like he could be a solid 6th man - memyselfandillini April 30, 2025, 10:44:19 Not for a 2nd weekend team.* - voiceofreason May 3, 2025, 12:26:10 not to mention that Dave Mustaine hair - IlliniSax05 April 30, 2025, 11:33:23 I like Jake Davis. Get to that 40% mark from 3 and we’ve got something there.* - Carl Spackler April 30, 2025, 11:21:38 Hes got a quick release, needs a little more arc on that shot - OrangeSox April 30, 2025, 11:35:51 I think he’s more likely to be the 9th or 10th man - snipes824 April 30, 2025, 10:52:42 fair enough. Z-ivi would have had the best 3%age on the team this year - memyselfandillini April 30, 2025, 10:56:52 could be a fan favorite in that scrappy, energy, do the little things type of way* - OWWDig April 30, 2025, 10:47:38 and should* - OWWDig April 30, 2025, 10:44:52 but would? sorry chump edited* - memyselfandillini April 30, 2025, 10:45:56 all good. gotta laugh these days when we can!* - OWWDig April 30, 2025, 10:46:42 amen. * - memyselfandillini April 30, 2025, 10:57:20 We are playing bama at the United center on wed nov 19* - Mrap24 April 29, 2025, 20:52:33 Do we know anything else related to the schedule? - ijustkrushalot April 30, 2025, 7:51:43 Brad doesn't like MTEs - jdl April 30, 2025, 15:01:06 Illinois has released nothing schedule related. That date came from Bama - Mrap24 April 30, 2025, 8:11:02 I would place a small wager on a home and home with Florida, home game at Florida - JacobRDaugherty April 30, 2025, 9:59:56 A Wednesday night? Groce. Will have a hard time selling those tickets. - OB25 April 29, 2025, 21:03:43 Got a feeling it's a TV schedule. JMHO. - osklister April 30, 2025, 7:40:05 if we're good there won't be any trouble selling those tickets - IlliniSax05 April 30, 2025, 6:23:16 It’ll be a sell out. Bama will surely be in the top 10 again. Not sure why this is a concern* - uofi1998 April 30, 2025, 7:45:35 I’d be very surprised if it’s anything close to a sellout.* - OB25 April 30, 2025, 9:08:58 if it's a top 20 (maybe even top 10) matchup it'll be very popular - IlliniSax05 April 30, 2025, 9:13:55 JMHO, but hopefully a 7:00 tip. Now, if TV dictates a doubleheader... well, that won't happen. - osklister April 30, 2025, 11:35:51 Agreed. The number of ticket requests for the Milwaukee regional sealed this deal - OrangeSox April 30, 2025, 7:52:23 Maryland gets the 5* freshmen that decommitted from UConn. - OB25 April 29, 2025, 20:47:34 And we get to play those assholes twice. Every team has its kryptonite…* - uofi1998 April 30, 2025, 7:46:29 Fuck them.* - Toonces April 29, 2025, 21:08:58 Derp, already posted* - OB25 April 29, 2025, 20:48:17 Really leaning into-Bradimir! - illini222 April 29, 2025, 16:58:37 I’d have gone with Bradislav - IlliniSax05 April 29, 2025, 18:02:53 I would buy an Underwoodic shirt* - Stu April 29, 2025, 17:42:50 “I’ve got the Underwood-ic” - Stu April 29, 2025, 18:18:35 lmao* - Ron McDon April 29, 2025, 17:08:30 Big Ben Back. - illini April 29, 2025, 16:57:50 Zach Hamer will coach him up!* - Poldark April 29, 2025, 17:59:09 I like how this news is being first reported by WCIA instead of Givony, On3, etc* - biclops April 29, 2025, 17:14:24 Drat. actually it looks like Werner was first * - biclops April 29, 2025, 17:16:09 Ole Miss gets their own 22yo Euro guard - biclops April 29, 2025, 16:38:53 Udub loses its McDAA - assassin April 29, 2025, 15:53:22 Maryland picks up a McDAA - assassin April 29, 2025, 18:32:13 Guy on Facebook is big mad about the Underwood tracksuit pic being posted by the News-Gazette - OB25 April 29, 2025, 14:59:10 Your first mistake......reading responses on Facebook. - Illiniphil April 29, 2025, 15:39:28 Normally, yes, but sometimes - like this one - you get a gem!* - bjl63 April 29, 2025, 15:58:37 lmao* - Blazer April 29, 2025, 15:05:53 Looks like we get to lose twice to Maryland next year. - bjl63 April 29, 2025, 11:22:20 Rez gotta face the music * - jdl April 29, 2025, 16:40:11 Eric Gordon treatment* - Mrap24 April 29, 2025, 18:57:49 Road trip to LA* - Chilango April 29, 2025, 15:36:57 Not a great home schedule, only Ind/Mich/and Wisky among the ones here that get the Hall jumping - illini222 April 29, 2025, 12:04:54 LA extended weekend roadtrip incoming* - uofi1998 April 29, 2025, 11:55:48 "Home" games for me!* - RSMBob April 29, 2025, 12:06:00 Pre-game party at Bob’s!* - Philo April 29, 2025, 17:34:17 Purdue avoided road games at Illinois, Michigan, and Michigan State* - UIHuskie April 29, 2025, 11:51:57 On the other hand, really too bad we don't get to pick up a guaranteed road win v. Michigan* - ATL April 29, 2025, 11:41:01 Can’t complain about those doubles* - OB25 April 29, 2025, 11:39:48 Are there not "protected rivals" in hoops?* - Sounder April 29, 2025, 11:23:29 Northwestern * - ijustkrushalot April 29, 2025, 11:29:40 Which isn't terrlble for the Chicago alums. - osklister April 29, 2025, 11:36:47 Aside from the fact we keep losing there - bjl63 April 29, 2025, 11:43:21 Piper speculates our current roster payroll is around $9 million - biclops April 28, 2025, 20:21:42 I think he is under. I would bet it is closer to 12 than 9 when all said and done* - JacobRDaugherty April 29, 2025, 12:03:25 wow. * - illiniranger April 29, 2025, 11:24:35 Serious question: where does this money come from?* - Sounder April 29, 2025, 11:24:01 Tariffs* - IlliniRunner April 29, 2025, 16:01:10 DEI* - Stu April 29, 2025, 16:40:13 From the kind of people who can afford to donate $20M to get their name on a building* - OB25 April 29, 2025, 11:41:37 roughy* - HamptonSki April 29, 2025, 11:40:30 Boosters.* - Illiniphil April 29, 2025, 11:30:21 it's kind of wild west until the House Settlement is finalized - ijustkrushalot April 29, 2025, 11:30:19 They've basically created a black market, and it's completely unsustainable* - Sounder April 29, 2025, 11:53:32 Correct* - uofi1998 April 29, 2025, 11:56:24 Wazzu's Cedric Coward to Duke* - assassin April 28, 2025, 16:53:49 Does that eliminate them as a landing spot for Sarr?* - biclops April 28, 2025, 18:27:51 No* - JacobRDaugherty April 28, 2025, 18:30:00 Rutgers adds a Balkan of their own - assassin April 28, 2025, 16:41:58 is the Sarr train gone gone?* - John Coctostan April 28, 2025, 15:31:33 Long gone* - illini21 April 28, 2025, 15:44:33 Yeah we have used the money we have, and chose Andrej over Sarr* - OB25 April 28, 2025, 15:34:55 So, 2025-2026 fixin to have the highest expectations for FB and MBB since when? - opossum jenkins April 28, 2025, 15:13:33 Don’t do this to yourself - Illiniphil April 28, 2025, 18:37:35 One and done - illini thunder April 28, 2025, 16:19:52 Then stop watching. - Blazer April 28, 2025, 17:13:50 Expectations are hard, especially in this era... I think we're a top 3 Brad Underwood team - ijustkrushalot April 28, 2025, 15:49:03 I don’t know how much the pollsters will give us credit for the Euros, but we should be top 20. - OB25 April 28, 2025, 15:21:40 Petrovic is a real wildcard - snipes824 April 28, 2025, 15:48:34 He really looks the part, my main question with the Euro guys will always be about buy-in - OB25 April 28, 2025, 16:02:30 I'm worried about defense* - assassin April 28, 2025, 16:54:14 And shooting* - Blazer April 28, 2025, 17:14:20 I'm not that worried about that... Brad is pretty good at that - ijustkrushalot April 28, 2025, 16:15:52 Average minutes per game for the Ivisic, Ivisic, Mirkovic, Petrovic, Stojakovic lineup?* - biclops April 28, 2025, 13:52:50 Quite a case of jock -ic.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 28, 2025, 14:27:55 I'll take a shot: - OWWDig April 28, 2025, 14:05:17 Yeah but how many MPG will we have the all -ic lineup on the floor?* - biclops April 28, 2025, 15:24:12 Rounds down to zero * - jdl April 28, 2025, 15:43:56 Did I miss Ben back too? - LeatherneckIllini April 28, 2025, 13:07:31 I wouldn't say I'm missing it, Bob* - Herman Blume April 28, 2025, 15:08:37 I like it - ab75 April 28, 2025, 14:07:49 He can take the court with a chastity belt for all I care as long as it makes him shoot better* - ilinni11 April 28, 2025, 13:18:19 Pls tell me the immediate ceiling of this current roster * - MC April 28, 2025, 13:05:22 #7 on T-Rank projections w/o Petrovic or Mirkovic - jdl April 28, 2025, 14:26:30 Something is really messed up with his stuff right now. - OB25 April 28, 2025, 15:24:17 I think it's simply data crunching - jdl April 28, 2025, 17:06:37 Round of 32. Need one more guy.* - Warrin'_Illini April 28, 2025, 13:10:34 Nah. 2nd weekend. Agree we need one more shooter.* - Illiniphil April 28, 2025, 13:21:09 Agree. 2 weekend ceiling* - UofIL6 April 28, 2025, 13:41:59 serbs, croats, montenegrin. do we need to hire a un peacekeeper for the final staff spot?* - John Coctostan April 28, 2025, 12:38:57 the consensus seems to be that we're already paying too many useless assistants* - Sammich April 28, 2025, 12:54:03 So why stop now when things are rolling?* - ilinni11 April 28, 2025, 14:01:08 Officially official - jdl April 28, 2025, 12:37:02 So what was the last week actually about? Maxing out his offer?* - Blazer April 28, 2025, 12:30:39 Probably. I don’t even think he ever visited anywhere else - CanHartlebHireSnider April 28, 2025, 12:38:07 Supposedly finished his NIL obligations with Cal last week* - JacobRDaugherty April 28, 2025, 12:37:52 Had to find the cash in the couch cushions* - EffinIllini April 28, 2025, 12:35:47 holy shit Brad did it lol. SOB really did it…. - LeatherneckIllini April 28, 2025, 12:14:45 BB retweeted it, too.* - Illiniphil April 28, 2025, 12:30:17 hilarious* - OWWDig April 28, 2025, 12:24:54 hopefully nobody gets offended * - biclops April 28, 2025, 12:21:19 lol he had to add the nike logo* - ECEIllinois April 28, 2025, 12:17:31 and removed the middle stripe down the arms - IlliniSax05 April 28, 2025, 12:25:08 YES* - OB25 April 28, 2025, 12:16:52 Finally we got another Vic! - jdl April 28, 2025, 12:01:08 I don’t know if he will end up being the player we hope for - biclops April 28, 2025, 12:15:35 Yeah. I’m just happy for once all the “our guy hasn’t even hit the portal yet” talk ended up right* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 28, 2025, 12:17:38 This* - UofIL6 April 28, 2025, 12:21:16 So am I correct in thinking Stojakovic is the 1st Burger Boy AA here since Richmond? - illinilosch April 28, 2025, 12:13:57 All the IC's!* - UofIL6 April 28, 2025, 12:05:09 Chief Illinivic* - IlliniOllie April 28, 2025, 13:29:54 Sounds like we will want to be smashing the refresh button this afternoon* - OB25 April 28, 2025, 11:49:14 it's done - Jersey April 28, 2025, 12:01:11 He took 108 non-rim 2s last season. Feels like that number will fall substantially. * - illini April 28, 2025, 12:23:27 i did not know he was a mcdonald's all american* - assassin April 28, 2025, 12:14:07 To be fair that game hasn't been relevant to us for a while * - jdl April 28, 2025, 12:18:51 yup. Rothstein tweeted it as well* - OWWDig April 28, 2025, 12:01:30 *steps up to bridge railing* * - Warrin'_Illini April 28, 2025, 11:59:18 i wish you would step back from that ledge, my friend* - assassin April 28, 2025, 12:10:30 Done.* - Warrin'_Illini April 28, 2025, 12:59:37 He knows he dont belong* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 28, 2025, 12:11:43 also gonna wanna like and subscribe* - assassin April 28, 2025, 11:51:12 Tell me what you think in the comments* - OB25 April 28, 2025, 11:53:59 Baker-Mazara to USC* - AintHatin April 28, 2025, 9:54:15 Related: Ben Wilson story on 30 x 30 tonight* - Stu April 27, 2025, 16:38:47 That came out like over a decade ago. Unless they made a new one?* - illini21 April 28, 2025, 11:09:02 Starting now. On ESPNU. * - illinijohn April 27, 2025, 17:32:02 Rothstein: Stojakovic down to us, Carolina, and Stanford. Expects a decision this week. - biclops April 27, 2025, 14:00:16 Didn’t he start and Stanford?* - Mrap24 April 27, 2025, 14:03:57 Yes. Kinda doubt this guy's source(s) anyway. * - illinijohn April 27, 2025, 14:17:40 Stojakovic says goodbye to Cal - biclops April 27, 2025, 11:48:46 lolololol TSJ… - LeatherneckIllini April 25, 2025, 21:51:40 haha that's fantastic* - ECEIllinois April 25, 2025, 22:38:42 Lulz* - ATL April 25, 2025, 22:34:07 I saw today that Andres Feliz plays for Real Madrid pretty impressive.* - gullit April 25, 2025, 17:31:00 Kendrick Nunn was Euroleague MVP this year* - SatoshiEaterOfSouls April 27, 2025, 13:55:24 signed a new 3 year 13.5 M Euro contract to boot * - memyselfandillini April 28, 2025, 10:55:56 That's crazy to see, he made a good move going to Europe.* - gullit April 28, 2025, 11:07:45 Currently at #19 in T-Ranks 2026 projections - UIHuskie April 25, 2025, 13:53:03 Purdue with 70% of their minutes played returning next year...ugh. - JFG April 25, 2025, 13:59:37 Best program/coach in the B1G sadly.* - nash April 25, 2025, 17:59:20 including Smith (B1G player of the year) and TKR (1st team all B1G) - they should be good again* - Orangeillini April 25, 2025, 14:58:53 Good? A very good chance they are preseason #1.* - ilinni11 April 25, 2025, 17:07:27 Right, and they portaled well. They should be great next year* - UofIL6 April 25, 2025, 17:14:48 Jayden Epps to Mississippi State. bullshit* - Poldark April 25, 2025, 9:58:21 2027 recruit Davion Thompson of Bolingbrook - Poldark April 25, 2025, 8:28:39 Listed as 6-2, 160 lbs. Hopefully gonna major in "putting on some muscle", - osklister April 25, 2025, 8:48:56 Well, he’s a sophomore so….* - ilinni11 April 25, 2025, 17:09:52 Yep, good point. I saw "prep school" and thought he was almost thru with academics in his SR year. - osklister April 25, 2025, 21:53:28 I’m still confident we’re getting Andrej, but it seems the insiders may have jumped the gun a bit. - OB25 April 24, 2025, 19:01:33 If this doesn’t happen for us today, I will no longer be nearly as confident.* - OB25 April 25, 2025, 18:21:22 Looking less and less likely* - WhitmansFolly April 25, 2025, 20:19:58 Wonder if UNC made a panic offer after losing that other dude right as the portal closed * - assassin April 24, 2025, 19:43:46 UNC 247 guy just posted on their board that he still thinks Illinois is the team to beat - illini21 April 25, 2025, 14:55:14 Thought the same* - illini21 April 25, 2025, 7:51:28 seems indeed like that's the case* - assassin April 25, 2025, 13:54:05 *sigh** - illini21 April 25, 2025, 14:46:35 The NCAA played this so badly * - ATL April 24, 2025, 17:39:25 College sports time of death, April 24th, 5:12 pm - jdl April 24, 2025, 17:11:16 Yup it sucks and I hate it.* - nash April 25, 2025, 14:49:59 Can we stop with this shit? - ijustkrushalot April 24, 2025, 18:15:48 I can’t remember if it was here or elsewhere - biclops April 24, 2025, 17:31:39 If jdl's post isn't the final nail in the coffin, this surely will be. Say goodbye to a fair %... - uofi1998 April 25, 2025, 15:17:07 I've been saying that for a while - larue33 April 25, 2025, 7:56:27 Not for me. In that situation if the colleges then set up a separate league just for the kids - meanjeans April 25, 2025, 10:43:52 Me. I’ve been saying that for years. Essentially pro programs that pay schools to use their name… - LeatherneckIllini April 24, 2025, 19:06:13 That's what I'm thinking - jdl April 24, 2025, 17:40:11 Just hear me out: what if college athletes don’t attend college * - ATL April 24, 2025, 17:34:08 Why would they? They just happen to play for a team that’s branded the Fighting Illini - biclops April 24, 2025, 17:38:40 I don’t quite understand any of that, but Goodman says they were pushing $20M in basketball NIL - OB25 April 24, 2025, 17:25:53 Big Ten roster moves - jdl April 24, 2025, 14:20:52 USC Top recruit Alijah Arenas, son of Gilbert, seriously injured in car crash - RSMBob April 24, 2025, 14:16:15 Update: Recovering, now out of medically induced coma* - RSMBob April 25, 2025, 15:04:35 In a cybertruck at 4-5 in the morning. It caught on fire* - gvibes April 24, 2025, 14:36:19 Oh no, that's awful. * - OWWDig April 24, 2025, 14:18:45 so unless we hear something in the next few hours, Ben is basically coming back or retiring, right?* - ijustkrushalot April 24, 2025, 10:57:06 Werner confirmed he is back. Some booster mentioned him getting around ~300K* - JacobRDaugherty April 24, 2025, 12:48:52 Hooboy. Overpaid by about $299,990k* - GrandmotherPearlsJam April 24, 2025, 13:05:09 I’m going down with the ship on this one, I think there’s a non-zero chance… - OB25 April 24, 2025, 13:22:55 football school* - memyselfandillini April 24, 2025, 18:12:32 Nah. If he can continue to build on solid defense he played (solid, not great) - OWWDig April 24, 2025, 13:08:06 i don't have a compass on what fair compensation is... but I have no problem with him coming back - ijustkrushalot April 24, 2025, 13:10:56 Given the numbers being thrown around for starters and stars, it seems $300K for - OWWDig April 24, 2025, 13:21:50 That's what Goodman reported - Blazer April 24, 2025, 14:17:10 I don't know if they've gone up as much as the upper range (2.5-4) has included more than - OWWDig April 24, 2025, 14:25:10 That seems right* - Blazer April 24, 2025, 14:26:17 KJ at 7 and Riley at 16 in latest Givony mock draft for ESPN* - OB25 April 24, 2025, 9:19:01 would love to see what both of them could do on a roster. Tomi too* - memyselfandillini April 24, 2025, 10:09:50 Tipton with some cold water on Stojakovic - biclops April 23, 2025, 18:10:20 Someone talk me down.* - Warrin'_Illini April 24, 2025, 9:30:03 We're going to get him and we're not done. - Illiniphil April 24, 2025, 10:36:18 I think we’re done, but we’ll see* - OB25 April 24, 2025, 10:38:53 Depends on who and how much. - Illiniphil April 24, 2025, 10:55:53 JAG?* - Blazer April 24, 2025, 12:34:16 Just A Guy. - Illiniphil April 24, 2025, 13:41:35 We still badly need a shooter. - illinilosch April 24, 2025, 11:23:32 Unless people run out of money, any player that can make any kind of difference is minimum $1.5-$2M - OB25 April 24, 2025, 11:27:04 True. And I also forgot about the 2 frosh coming in. - illinilosch April 24, 2025, 11:31:29 Didn't go all in on him as boosters are assembling the $4M for Haggerty* - EffinIllini April 24, 2025, 10:15:49 this player is not going to be the difference between a good year and a bad one - Sammich April 24, 2025, 10:04:56 Don’t worry about it, he’s coming here. #chadsolute * - OB25 April 24, 2025, 9:53:34 We don't want him anyway* - Stu April 24, 2025, 9:50:14 Zach Hamer runs the defense. Hi Blazer & assassin!* - Poldark April 24, 2025, 9:46:28 I’m not sure how good this guy is? Or that he fits what we need? - Carl Spackler April 24, 2025, 9:38:47 He’s far from perfect but realistically I don’t know who else we could have gotten. - OB25 April 24, 2025, 10:00:00 Yeah it’s hard for me to assess the options when the last 2 yrs we’ve pulled rabbits out of our ass. - Carl Spackler April 24, 2025, 10:18:21 Stojakovic is a better rebounder and defender than Dix - CanHartlebHireSnider April 24, 2025, 10:23:52 But Dix is already an elite offensive player. No projection needed. - Carl Spackler April 24, 2025, 10:31:30 I’d push back on that a bit. - OB25 April 24, 2025, 10:38:07 Yeah, this was my thinking. If we can get someone better then I'm all for it.* - Warrin'_Illini April 24, 2025, 10:03:02 Can't shoot the 3? I just figured he could because he's Peja's kid. - Warrin'_Illini April 24, 2025, 9:45:18 My hope - this feels like a clickbait ‘please pay a monthly fee to read this!’ headline - OB25 April 23, 2025, 20:20:28 Was that before or after he put in the crystal ball* - Mrap24 April 23, 2025, 20:01:45 After* - illini21 April 23, 2025, 20:05:48 Oh come on* - illini21 April 23, 2025, 19:05:47 Of course* - opossum jenkins April 23, 2025, 19:03:55 But…College Basketball Jesus - IlliniSax05 April 23, 2025, 19:00:34 Boy, that would be some 90-10 shit. * - illini April 23, 2025, 18:16:48 That would be the 90-ist that ever 10-ed* - snipes824 April 23, 2025, 20:09:55 9x-1x?!?* - Phytynlini April 24, 2025, 9:56:25 But he crystal ballleddddddd for us!* - OWWDig April 23, 2025, 18:13:23 I mean, if you can’t trust College Basketball Jesus… - biclops April 23, 2025, 15:09:37 Tipton! Crystal ball for us - jdl April 23, 2025, 15:54:03 RonPaul.gif* - illini21 April 23, 2025, 15:59:56 JDL talking me off that ledge like he always does. GO ILLINI* - Warrin'_Illini April 23, 2025, 15:58:37 We are definitely on imminent commitment watch right now* - OB25 April 23, 2025, 15:11:42 Trilly calling it a done deal.* - Illiniphil April 23, 2025, 15:17:05 Being implied elsewhere as well* - uofi1998 April 23, 2025, 16:07:30 Yep.* - Illiniphil April 23, 2025, 16:13:03 How to build a college basketball roster in 2025 - biclops April 23, 2025, 13:09:58 #4. OOPS All Balkans’!* - OB25 April 23, 2025, 13:27:19 #3 WAS the plan. - assassin April 23, 2025, 13:16:56 So scholarships / roster spots right now - is this accurate if Mihailo Petrovic is added? - EffinIllini April 23, 2025, 10:31:44 There are more spots than money - snipes824 April 23, 2025, 10:56:45 There really isn't much of a need to have spots 11-15 if you spend well and stay healthy - UofIL6 April 23, 2025, 11:07:39 I never understood why they increased the number anyway - jdl April 23, 2025, 16:00:09 Right, makes no sense. They'll never see meaningful minutes and you shouldn't be paying NIL - UofIL6 April 23, 2025, 16:05:19 Id like to see us add a bench player - biclops April 23, 2025, 11:02:57 I like the idea of a rebounding defender moving up from a lower level* - EffinIllini April 23, 2025, 11:05:43 Or Riley dropping out of the draft.* - Illiniphil April 23, 2025, 15:56:11 I like that idea bestest* - EffinIllini April 23, 2025, 16:16:27 Yes. - - icasaman April 23, 2025, 10:40:39 Could get down with Fland. - EffinIllini April 23, 2025, 11:04:01 So with the portal closed, Hummer is certainly back and Riley can’t go anywhere else… - OB25 April 23, 2025, 9:57:57 And today is definitely a ‘smash the refresh button’ day as it relates to Stojakovic - OB25 April 23, 2025, 11:05:23 I would not feel great if Stojakovic left without a commitment - biclops April 23, 2025, 11:43:17 Ant Wright breakdown of Petrovic - jdl April 22, 2025, 19:34:55 Looks like great handles. Those floaters too…sign me up. Seems like maybe a liability - voiceofreason April 22, 2025, 21:22:53 We don’t care about defense anymore so he’ll fit right in* - Mrap24 April 22, 2025, 21:23:33 Honestly should play a lot of zone with the personnel we’ll have* - OB25 April 22, 2025, 21:27:23 I’d love to do more matchup zone like Altman does at Oregon. - voiceofreason April 22, 2025, 21:37:29 Valid.* - voiceofreason April 22, 2025, 21:23:52 you know it would be so Illinois if one of our international players get their student visa pulled - ECEIllinois April 22, 2025, 19:15:54 Shad is a big Trump supporter so I think we are ok there* - JacobRDaugherty April 22, 2025, 19:16:53 USC gets Rodney Rice for an absurd $3M+ and now loses Desmond Claude to the portal at last minute* - OB25 April 22, 2025, 19:07:26 just sayin - biclops April 22, 2025, 17:56:45 need some feedback on crouchability before I pull the trigger* - Sammich April 23, 2025, 11:45:15 So if we don’t screw it up with Stojakovic, we’re probably looking at this… - OB25 April 22, 2025, 17:38:58 Can Boswell change his name to Boswellvic?* - TarheelIllini April 23, 2025, 11:05:35 It’s hard to project Petrovic, but if he’s pretty good right away since he’s 22, that’s actually - snipes824 April 22, 2025, 19:42:16 I saw a tweet that Trent averaged 20 and 6 in this league right out of school. - illini April 22, 2025, 19:50:41 I donno, I think that actually helps me contextualize - snipes824 April 22, 2025, 20:00:44 The 14 PPG was 9th in the entire league though.* - OB25 April 22, 2025, 19:54:56 Oh yeah. He’ll be a good player. - illini April 22, 2025, 20:00:23 Vvonimir?* - biclops April 22, 2025, 17:58:16 Heh, whoops* - OB25 April 22, 2025, 18:02:08 Goes by Big V. * - assassin April 22, 2025, 17:59:47 This team is going to be atrocious from 3 again, huh.* - Carl Spackler April 22, 2025, 17:44:53 If their name ends in -ic, I’m willing to roll the dice. I wish we still had Morez but this could - Toonces April 22, 2025, 17:51:28 My hope would be that a pure shooter slides into that 7 spot and everyone else slides down one - OB25 April 22, 2025, 17:46:24 Maybe Boswell reverts back to Arizona days? Anecdotally he seemed better late in the season* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 22, 2025, 17:48:45 Shot it very well in 3 of the last 4 games - jdl April 22, 2025, 17:54:38 One thing suspiciously absent from all tweets I’m seeing about the new guy is 3 PT% - OB25 April 22, 2025, 17:17:39 ooo - HamptonSki April 22, 2025, 17:34:46 33.8% most recently * - larue33 April 22, 2025, 17:30:06 I will say those dark days produced a lot of guys currently in the NFL* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 22, 2025, 17:18:46 So No-Sarr or Yes-Sarr ? (and do we even care ? do we have NIL left?)* - rozoben April 22, 2025, 16:59:02 This guy was the secret pivot from Sarr.* - OB25 April 22, 2025, 17:10:21 Probably more of a pivot from Miller * - jdl April 22, 2025, 17:40:56 No-Sarr - larue33 April 22, 2025, 17:04:46 Ian Jackson to St. John's - assassin April 22, 2025, 15:33:46 So Boswell and the Ics (itches)? - OWWDig April 22, 2025, 15:26:17 I'm excited to have Ty back for this squad. We'll need him to do lots of Ty Rodgers things.* - Warrin'_Illini April 22, 2025, 15:56:37 Yep! Love Ty!!* - OWWDig April 22, 2025, 16:08:31 Plus always nice to have a kid from Illinois represent. He and Boz.* - Warrin'_Illini April 22, 2025, 16:22:46 Re: Plus always nice to have a kid from America represent. He and Boz.* - Illiniphil April 22, 2025, 16:26:10 He's really from Michigan, but one year counts, I suppose* - bjl63 April 22, 2025, 16:24:15 Kevin Garnett rule* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 22, 2025, 16:27:03 He's really from MI, no? Aside from a year in IHSA* - UofIL6 April 22, 2025, 16:24:03 Oh damn. Close enough!* - Warrin'_Illini April 22, 2025, 16:24:41 ooo - UofIL6 April 22, 2025, 15:11:24 Boogie Fland to the portal* - illini21 April 22, 2025, 14:52:34 H.S. was Archbishop Stepanic so I think he'd fit* - illini222 April 22, 2025, 14:58:11 Likely will still need to change his name to Flandic* - UofIL6 April 22, 2025, 15:05:17 There's a drug for that.* - Illiniphil April 22, 2025, 15:13:50 Somebody's bound to get a case of Boogie Fever. - osklister April 22, 2025, 14:57:07 I think it’s going around* - memyselfandillini April 22, 2025, 15:58:58 somebody needs to open a balkan restaurant on campus* - ECEIllinois April 22, 2025, 14:14:13 Ex-pitcher wanted to, then he stopped; then he tried again.... didn't work. - osklister April 22, 2025, 14:58:23 You have to let the game come to you, kid.* - Illiniphil April 22, 2025, 15:14:33 Zorba's?* - Warrin'_Illini April 22, 2025, 14:17:41 ugh I regret not going there last time I was in town before they closed* - ECEIllinois April 22, 2025, 14:21:49 It was never really the same after the fire.* - MojoJojo April 22, 2025, 15:14:40 Damn.* - Warrin'_Illini April 22, 2025, 14:23:40 There's a balkan bakery 5 minute walk from my house - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 22, 2025, 14:15:45 Thanks, wisch.* - Illiniphil April 22, 2025, 14:25:24 Maybe I'll stream Marquee on the way down* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 22, 2025, 14:28:57 There's going to be 15 different restaurants on Green St and they'll all be screaming at each other* - ATL April 22, 2025, 14:15:30 i get it* - ECEIllinois April 22, 2025, 14:28:51 this 247 guy says we're the team to beat for the 5th IC - assassin April 22, 2025, 14:12:21 LOL… - DocWalk20 April 22, 2025, 14:29:26 no need for chairs during timeouts - everyone just squats* - ECEIllinois April 22, 2025, 16:46:44 God, I hope we have velour track suits for warm-ups next year.* - ATL April 22, 2025, 14:56:59 This team is going to be hilarious(-ly good).* - Warrin'_Illini April 22, 2025, 14:13:36 What team?* - Stu April 22, 2025, 14:25:35 Yugoslavia* - Carl Spackler April 22, 2025, 14:35:35 We have our (Serbian) PG! - jdl April 22, 2025, 13:52:43 Even better, apparently we flipped him from Bucky - jdl April 22, 2025, 16:22:17 So does he still have visa issues? Also there’s another link with them whining about our NIL* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 22, 2025, 16:26:31 Brad Underwood - Restarting the Cold War, one recruit at a time. Eastern Block I * - OWWDig April 22, 2025, 15:18:09 ooo - illini222 April 22, 2025, 16:16:09 Mega Superbet?* - RVA April 22, 2025, 15:06:48 He and KJ are doing the Spiderman meme... kid looks really solid in his videos... - uofi1998 April 22, 2025, 14:49:27 Feels like the frame rate on that video is sped up* - opossum jenkins April 22, 2025, 17:32:45 Apparently no relation to Drazen Petrovic. Darn.* - DocWalk20 April 22, 2025, 14:31:42 This roster situation is wild* - Blazer April 22, 2025, 14:28:44 This guys a big fan - illini21 April 22, 2025, 14:25:52 The more i read this seems like a really damn good pick up. I'm excited* - illini21 April 22, 2025, 14:16:31 I am intrigued by a 23 year old freshman. I like the idea of older guys - CanHartlebHireSnider April 22, 2025, 14:33:25 is he better than Nico Moretti? * - Poldark April 22, 2025, 14:13:16 Don't know how he did once he moved on but thought he had a little game. - Warrin'_Illini April 22, 2025, 14:17:11 herp a derp zach hamer flurp a merp * - assassin April 22, 2025, 14:14:40 lol* - opossum jenkins April 22, 2025, 17:29:49 Does Barbara Lee get free Quakes tickets?* - Poldark April 22, 2025, 14:19:48 Everyone that follows Euro basketball seems to think this is an incredibly good get - OB25 April 22, 2025, 14:13:09 Krafne Brothers?* - SurfTheBoneyard April 22, 2025, 19:56:11 Is he bringing the pink shorts tho - jdl April 22, 2025, 14:00:14 you can only hope to contain them* - memyselfandillini April 22, 2025, 16:04:38 All the -ics* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 22, 2025, 14:00:13 No freaking way these guys are going to class, right?* - HamptonSki April 22, 2025, 13:59:21 ^^He's got a million of them folks. Don't forget to tip your waiter/waitress.^^ - osklister April 22, 2025, 15:03:21 I’m so damn confused* - illini21 April 22, 2025, 13:58:53 Same. The fact that he's old also gives me eligibility concerns.* - Warrin'_Illini April 22, 2025, 14:01:12 Who is gonna declare him ineligible? The NCAA? - HamptonSki April 22, 2025, 14:53:32 Considered to be the quickest player in the league he played in, for whatever that’s worth* - OB25 April 22, 2025, 13:58:18 Same league Mirko and Ivisic played in.* - Illiniphil April 22, 2025, 14:34:15 So a bunch of slow footed big guys?* - DocWalk20 April 22, 2025, 14:38:18 ILL-VIC. * - illini April 22, 2025, 13:55:14 lol this is getting crazy.* - OB25 April 22, 2025, 13:54:05 St .John's just got an Austrian dude* - assassin April 22, 2025, 13:54:33 Was this guy on anyone’s radar? I don’t recall Piper mentioning him* - illini21 April 22, 2025, 13:53:55 can't get outbid if you don't know a guy is up for auction!* - assassin April 22, 2025, 14:00:54 Yeah, no * - jdl April 22, 2025, 13:58:19 he's old. - assassin April 22, 2025, 13:53:10 This one is so old that I’d have eligibility concerns.* - OB25 April 22, 2025, 13:55:56 Uh, we just got a commit from another Balkan, this one a PG - assassin April 22, 2025, 13:52:34 More guys with no eligibility (Dawson Garcia, Zeke Mayo) portaling for shits and giggles* - OB25 April 21, 2025, 21:35:08 Dude from Clemson said he was advised to portal due to pending court cases - biclops April 21, 2025, 21:41:22 Portal closes at 11:59pm tomorrow * - biclops April 21, 2025, 18:14:28 Does that mean we’ll 100% get a decision on Stojakavic (or anyone else) tomorrow?* - Toonces April 21, 2025, 19:17:28 No, that’s just the deadline to enter. Could be meaningful with Humichrous. - OB25 April 21, 2025, 19:20:20 Are we sure he knows the deadline is tomorrow? Should someone let him know? * - meanjeans April 21, 2025, 20:11:12 Does he have to portal as a grad transfer?* - jayd April 21, 2025, 19:26:02 Yes, grad transfers have to enter the portal - biclops April 21, 2025, 19:30:53 I think so, but that’s a good question. In general safe to assume the NCAA would lose any challenge* - OB25 April 21, 2025, 19:29:31 no. that’s just the deadline to enter the portal. I’m not sure when the signing deadline is* - biclops April 21, 2025, 19:19:55 There is no signing deadline. * - larue33 April 21, 2025, 19:58:56 Bring your own timezone? * - illinijohn April 21, 2025, 19:14:40 Norlander says Kentucky is done with acquisitions - biclops April 21, 2025, 13:52:13 Aberdeen committed to UK today. Pope and their massive bags of cash are turning out - voiceofreason April 21, 2025, 12:40:40 Kentucky people thought we were tampering with Oweh. I mean, we probably were. - JacobRDaugherty April 22, 2025, 9:13:37 Our old buddy Jayden Epps back in the portal - UofIL6 April 21, 2025, 12:36:14 If you play at Illinois, you’re required to play at atleast 2 other schools* - shua April 21, 2025, 19:27:15 bullshit* - Poldark April 21, 2025, 13:32:32 wherever you go, there you are* - biclops April 21, 2025, 12:42:45 Stojakovic is gonna visit - biclops April 21, 2025, 12:32:14 is Wayne Brady gonna have Stojakovic?* - Sammich April 21, 2025, 14:14:40 Stoked about Stojakovic * - jdl April 21, 2025, 13:58:06 I will throw myself off a bridge if we don't get him.* - Warrin'_Illini April 21, 2025, 14:11:41 Seems a bit excessive, but I appreciate the commitment to the cause.* - DocWalk20 April 21, 2025, 19:09:20 We need Warren on that bridge* - AintHatin April 21, 2025, 20:39:59 LOL, reporting for duty!* - Warrin'_Illini April 22, 2025, 9:05:58 Thats huge, lends a lot of credibility to the confidence from insiders upon him entering the portal* - OB25 April 21, 2025, 12:50:31 *taps the transfers portal*. Is this thing on?* - CWR10 April 21, 2025, 11:33:21 ooo - biclops April 19, 2025, 18:50:47 Updating my post from below looking at Torviks PRPG stat - biclops April 18, 2025, 20:20:09 DGL is apparently now just DG - GMAW April 18, 2025, 17:04:58 Poor kid. Seems like a good egg considering* - gvibes April 18, 2025, 18:34:51 Yeah. Hope he finds success & peace* - EffinIllini April 19, 2025, 1:32:50 Amen* - MtHoodIllini April 19, 2025, 19:38:42 Seems like the necessary thing to do* - Blazer April 18, 2025, 17:57:46 he does not look thrilled in either picture on his profile* - assassin April 18, 2025, 17:07:51 OK, officially ready to start getting some dudes…..* - opossum jenkins April 18, 2025, 15:51:06 Saar and Peja Jr., in particular.* - Toonces April 18, 2025, 16:39:13 Rumblings we've moved on from some guys due to price. - WhitmansFolly April 19, 2025, 19:20:33 I don’t think not being able to afford him is the issue with Sarr* - OB25 April 19, 2025, 19:33:04 What a fun, sexy Friday night for you* - Stu April 18, 2025, 16:26:18 ooo - Kajagoogoo April 18, 2025, 16:36:27 Hilarious but also scary that we’ve now got a bunch of guys with no eligibility entering the portal. - OB25 April 18, 2025, 15:50:08 Next up, having to attend classes * - jdl April 18, 2025, 17:50:25 I dunno, next up feels like we just completely remove the student-athlete nonsense - OB25 April 18, 2025, 20:36:02 Yeah. Which will then naturally lead to questions about the 5 year time frame - Blazer April 18, 2025, 22:29:43 I think it's the way to go. - larue33 April 18, 2025, 21:14:12 So just destroy college sports altogether? Interesting stance* - ilinni11 April 19, 2025, 10:40:24 Kofi, come back! - Kajagoogoo April 18, 2025, 15:51:55 Let’s get Andres Feliz that tournament appearance that was taken away from him.* - OB25 April 18, 2025, 15:53:22 Denzel Aberdeen in the Portal - EffinIllini April 18, 2025, 11:35:22 The portal is ruining most kids careers, BTW - illini April 18, 2025, 9:57:28 Is going from Wyoming to Drake stepping down a level? - RVA April 18, 2025, 15:22:20 What a terrible misleading stat. Transferring down is not necessarily a bad thing* - HamptonSki April 18, 2025, 10:08:34 I agree with that. There are definitely kids who will get more playing time going down. - illini April 18, 2025, 10:38:05 "... impact on your education..." Gotta think that's WAAAY down the list for most kids. JMHO. * - osklister April 18, 2025, 11:49:30 In reality, no, but how many are transferring with that intention? - bjl63 April 18, 2025, 10:15:29 Very true. We've learned many of these kids are very delusional with their expectations - HamptonSki April 18, 2025, 10:22:08 I’d say in a lot of instances transferring down probably helps a career. Just look at Podz, DGL… - tvillini April 18, 2025, 10:01:36 lol, well played* - Blazer April 18, 2025, 11:21:14 LOL! at IU and Goode* - Tooldresser April 18, 2025, 10:04:05 They're basically mid-major at this point.* - Toonces April 18, 2025, 10:32:46 Anyone have a current scholarship grid?* - Illini Guy April 17, 2025, 21:38:15 I think there’s one on Loyalty* - biclops April 17, 2025, 21:57:44 Dain! - UIHuskie April 17, 2025, 15:25:08 I think he's Dr. Dain at this point.* - Warrin'_Illini April 17, 2025, 16:55:32 Dean Dain.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 17, 2025, 18:34:31 ooo - RVA April 17, 2025, 15:29:09 Welcome back... to that same old place that you laughed about... - uofi1998 April 17, 2025, 15:28:28 Brooklyn: fifth largest city in the USA. - osklister April 18, 2025, 11:59:26 PJ Haggerty in the portal - Blazer April 17, 2025, 15:21:30 PTBNL in the Dain Dainja trade?* - Illiniphil April 17, 2025, 15:23:18 you mean the Dain euro soccer loan ^^^^^* - RVA April 17, 2025, 15:28:08 Andrej Stojakovic to Illinois my prediction * - Poldark April 17, 2025, 15:05:29 So him and CBM & Ben stays… are we good then? * - aimlessillini April 17, 2025, 18:54:24 Don't think we're after CBM - jdl April 18, 2025, 10:51:46 Sleepers yesterday seemed to indicate we might be the reason he's leaving * - aimlessillini April 18, 2025, 14:01:44 Stop watching Sleepers * - jdl April 18, 2025, 17:50:58 Those guys don't know shit* - illini21 April 18, 2025, 14:20:58 The bidding starts at $3M for him. I don't think IL is paying both Andrej & CBM $2.5-3.5M. - Kajagoogoo April 18, 2025, 14:19:27 Per Wikipedia: Stojakovic is a son of Serbian former basketball player Peja Stojakovic and - biclops April 17, 2025, 16:47:15 So big upgrade over DGL's mom * - jdl April 17, 2025, 17:15:54 Tomato, tomato* - Ron McDon April 17, 2025, 17:55:39 Come to Butthead.....* - Warrin'_Illini April 17, 2025, 16:35:01 That would be cool. * - harb April 17, 2025, 16:08:08 Been a Twitter rumor for a bit. Would * - digs April 17, 2025, 15:48:43 Do Not Contact tag* - EffinIllini April 17, 2025, 15:25:54 trilly says to quit stealing his stuff.* - Illiniphil April 17, 2025, 15:23:42 Denny Jacobs sucks* - Poldark April 17, 2025, 15:31:11 DWWH?* - illini21 April 17, 2025, 15:07:29 31% from three, would fit right in* - Blazer April 17, 2025, 15:33:44 Zach Hamer will coach him up!* - Poldark April 17, 2025, 15:52:34 Rumors were he’s the guy we were waiting on. Hope we can land him* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 17, 2025, 15:28:10 Yes. Yes we would.* - Ron McDon April 17, 2025, 15:17:16 he's no Calvin Booth.* - Poldark April 17, 2025, 15:08:34 Several mentions of Dame Sarr and Illinois in this new Sleepers video about Chad Baker-Mazara - DocWalk20 April 17, 2025, 14:24:32 So is this legit? I mean a good player AND an FU to Satan? * - aimlessillini April 17, 2025, 17:14:15 Baker-Mazara is gonna turn 26 during the upcoming season!* - HamptonSki April 17, 2025, 14:29:26 Joe Louis was 75 years old when he fought Rocky Marciano* - NastyBoyd April 17, 2025, 14:47:36 I don't know how old he was but he got his ass whooped - IlliniSax05 April 17, 2025, 14:54:33 Joe Louis is 137 years old; 137 years old* - bbonb April 17, 2025, 15:05:07 That their one! That their one!* - uofi1998 April 17, 2025, 15:04:23 Otega Oweh should get some attention from us* - JacobRDaugherty April 17, 2025, 13:55:59 Some underwood availability at his coaches vs. cancer event tonight - snipes824 April 16, 2025, 19:21:37 I’m still holding out hope that our guy isn’t in the portal yet* - biclops April 17, 2025, 8:42:49 He is now.* - Illiniphil April 17, 2025, 15:24:03 Me too, but we played that game with David jones last year and got burned* - snipes824 April 17, 2025, 8:59:53 Those guys will receive irrational offers from desperate teams too* - CWR10 April 17, 2025, 9:51:15 Exactly.* - gullit April 17, 2025, 10:33:16 DGL's mom is legitimately insane - GMAW April 16, 2025, 17:04:22 Goodness, she’s still going and it’s gotten worse.* - OB25 April 16, 2025, 21:01:59 holy hell* - Blazer April 16, 2025, 23:13:54 Yeah, that’s…something. What a trainwreck.* - voiceofreason April 16, 2025, 22:21:13 Wow. * - harb April 16, 2025, 18:30:07 At least Coleman knew about the “hit n dip”* - HamptonSki April 16, 2025, 18:07:54 ugh. poor kid. rooting for him* - LeatherneckIllini April 16, 2025, 17:57:26 Yowza - Blazer April 16, 2025, 17:48:45 Feel bad for the kid, not our problem any more.* - Warrin'_Illini April 16, 2025, 17:35:23 Good thing he went to Vegas. No cum dumpsters there* - OWWDig April 16, 2025, 17:27:50 Openly threatening physical violence against the girl now as well.* - OB25 April 16, 2025, 17:21:18 I mean we've all thought it, but to say it out loud!* - OrangeSox April 16, 2025, 17:19:41 the internet is forever* - Sounder April 16, 2025, 17:25:16 are these the cum dumpster sluts I keep hearing about being in my area? - Sammich April 16, 2025, 17:19:22 ooo - Tortillini April 16, 2025, 20:40:47 Yikes.* - voiceofreason April 16, 2025, 17:18:31 Seriously, pray for this young man. - illinilosch April 16, 2025, 17:17:22 The ones she deleted from a week or two ago were even worse* - OB25 April 16, 2025, 17:15:53 Cum dumpster sluts* - Stu April 16, 2025, 17:12:24 Holy cow.* - uofi1998 April 16, 2025, 17:04:50 Concerns me that despite our best efforts/OA connections we couldn’t even get Ian Jackson to visit - OB25 April 16, 2025, 11:10:12 Throw in the Sarr-to-Oregon-or-USC rumors, and it's nearly time to panic. - Kajagoogoo April 16, 2025, 14:01:20 If we whiff on Sarr and HumBrickHouse comes back - WhitmansFolly April 16, 2025, 22:02:40 A lot of Kentucky getting involved smoke too* - Blazer April 16, 2025, 17:50:36 I don't think he is going to Kentucky* - JacobRDaugherty April 16, 2025, 18:42:00 Where do you think he is going?* - Blazer April 16, 2025, 18:50:32 I don't think Illinois. And haven't thought Illinois for awhile. I think Illinois - JacobRDaugherty April 16, 2025, 20:51:49 If that is the path they were on they didn’t read the room very well - bjl63 April 16, 2025, 21:12:40 I think it is going to end up fine. I think we are going to be a 20 team next year - JacobRDaugherty April 16, 2025, 21:15:55 Wherever the money is best* - ilinni11 April 16, 2025, 19:03:10 Don't get the impression that he is only about money. I think it is role 1st, money 2nd* - JacobRDaugherty April 16, 2025, 21:00:12 That one really stings. I stupidly believed all along he was ours if Riley left* - illini21 April 16, 2025, 14:12:50 Not sure how to spin this one. Should be plenty of money to seal the deal with Sarr. - Kajagoogoo April 16, 2025, 14:15:25 Everyone keeps saying “plenty of money”. Evidence keeps pointing to us as second tier - voiceofreason April 16, 2025, 16:47:34 Werner had a X post saying that BU said all the talks with transfers is about money - ilinni11 April 16, 2025, 19:11:20 well, heresay and conjecture anyway - assassin April 16, 2025, 17:07:25 It's being spun as more of Underwoods decision - illini21 April 16, 2025, 15:50:24 I agree conceptually with that - snipes824 April 16, 2025, 17:57:20 Which I think is probably true, but would question why it took so long to come to that realization - OB25 April 16, 2025, 15:55:59 Supposedly his value shot up at the Nike camp... - uofi1998 April 16, 2025, 16:57:55 But, wait! Underwood will land either Ian Jackson or Jamir Watkins. All is good! - Kajagoogoo April 16, 2025, 16:58:59 Yeah, we know how this one ends - jayd April 16, 2025, 15:22:10 Or goes to Baylor * - aimlessillini April 16, 2025, 16:55:06 The football 'haves' have resources nobody else does to separate from the pack. - uofi1998 April 16, 2025, 14:15:09 Football rules the roost. - osklister April 16, 2025, 14:21:22 The money thing is out of control. We were ahead of the curve before but not now. - uofi1998 April 16, 2025, 11:39:42 That’s part of it but it feels like more than that. - OB25 April 16, 2025, 13:09:27 We don't have the money we hoped... others do. - uofi1998 April 16, 2025, 14:05:17 If we can go as high as $8-$10M as has been alluded to, I just don’t believe we’re that far behind - OB25 April 16, 2025, 14:44:52 The question is how much is NIL and how much is pledged revenue sharing? - uofi1998 April 16, 2025, 14:51:51 Yeah this is the first time where i've started to really be concerned - illini21 April 16, 2025, 12:34:43 Suck we’re on the greatest run in both major sports in 20+ years - digs April 16, 2025, 12:39:11 NCAA should've settled the O'Bannon case instead of doubling down - bjl63 April 16, 2025, 11:49:28 Can't wait until athletic department debt service goes unpaid... that day is coming* - uofi1998 April 16, 2025, 12:23:25 So, season is over and the Final Four has come and gone - Blazer April 15, 2025, 16:59:13 Zach Hamer rocks!* - Poldark April 16, 2025, 7:32:34 I'm resigned to Hamer staying. Just hoping for a Kwa upgrade* - Blazer April 16, 2025, 17:52:59 Underwood said after the Kentucky game that the portal comes first - snipes824 April 15, 2025, 17:03:31 Gotta think they're going to replace TA - jdl April 15, 2025, 17:01:10 Hard to replace a legend* - bjl63 April 16, 2025, 9:07:50 Maybe they just pay him to sit at home again?* - shua April 15, 2025, 20:13:17 Underwood fires Underwood.* - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2025, 17:00:41 We’re out on Cedric Coward from WSU, didn’t make his top 5. - OB25 April 15, 2025, 16:35:13 I just really wanted a guy named Cedric. Reminds me of Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell - Tooldresser April 16, 2025, 7:46:43 I’m holding out hope that our guy isn’t in the portal yet* - biclops April 15, 2025, 16:40:18 AJ Storr to Ole Miss* - OB25 April 15, 2025, 13:19:16 isn’t he, like, 35?* - bbonb April 15, 2025, 19:01:31 Kind of wanted.* - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2025, 13:20:35 LOL* - Poldark April 15, 2025, 16:01:07 I'm no UNDY, I panic at the first sign of roster unsatisfactoriness.* - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2025, 16:12:50 In a sign of how crazy the market, we might even be getting priced out on Adam Miller* - OB25 April 15, 2025, 9:39:40 If the numbers being floated are true, Miller has offers 2x what we originally offered Morez* - OB25 April 15, 2025, 14:54:34 There’s gotta be some desperate teams out there * - biclops April 15, 2025, 17:16:23 That’s insane* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 15, 2025, 15:57:15 I don't think that's it at all - ijustkrushalot April 15, 2025, 12:04:00 Are all of our NIL eggs placed in the Dame Sarr basket? We still need 2-3 additions.* - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2025, 9:41:38 Or maybe the staff is just spending responsibly. There's a difference btwn getting priced out - OWWDig April 15, 2025, 9:44:10 I’m already a Bengals fan. I can’t handle two of my sports teams not moving - voiceofreason April 15, 2025, 17:50:35 Yeah I don’t mean that we don’t have the money to get him, we certainly have that. - OB25 April 15, 2025, 9:48:28 I think you're right...and I don't envy Brad or any other coaches. - OWWDig April 15, 2025, 10:37:03 Eric Bossi has a post about this on the Arizona forum... - uofi1998 April 15, 2025, 11:24:46 LIke I posted the other day...this stuff has escalated quickly. Def out of hand* - OWWDig April 15, 2025, 11:28:58 So what's the answer? How can this be corrected to not continue or get worse? - ibdoc April 15, 2025, 11:32:35 How long will boosters keep funding this? - jdl April 15, 2025, 16:22:22 i think it's a super valid question. It seems like the most obnoxious NIL deal we've had to date - ijustkrushalot April 15, 2025, 16:47:57 Skyy Clark I would think - Blazer April 15, 2025, 18:52:59 yea, i forgot about him, but you are correct - ijustkrushalot April 15, 2025, 19:08:46 Without restitution, this is going to go off the rails quickly.* - uofi1998 April 15, 2025, 16:43:25 It should theoretically get better with the House settlement - biclops April 15, 2025, 12:00:57 I don't buy any of it. The House settlement simply adds $20M a year to dept. budgets... - uofi1998 April 15, 2025, 12:19:29 It’s supposed to eliminate NIL as pay for play - biclops April 15, 2025, 13:52:31 And back under the table we go!* - voiceofreason April 15, 2025, 17:52:15 Yeah... let's just say I'm skeptical.* - uofi1998 April 15, 2025, 16:40:55 Seems like the parameters will be clear - Blazer April 15, 2025, 18:52:15 The NCAA is not involved. * - larue33 April 15, 2025, 19:05:09 I should also add there will be athletes who should be able to ink big deals - biclops April 15, 2025, 13:59:57 then we'll just go back to the old way of paying guys under the table - IlliniSax05 April 15, 2025, 12:06:36 I don't think so. - larue33 April 15, 2025, 15:41:47 yes, that’s what I said* - biclops April 15, 2025, 13:55:06 ooo - IlliniSax05 April 15, 2025, 14:00:54 Let the market self correct* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 15, 2025, 11:53:06 Adam Miller can't sit out the year - ijustkrushalot April 15, 2025, 13:17:44 More shit like the Nico kid and Tenn. The market will correct itself - digs April 15, 2025, 11:45:01 Similar to kids jumping to pro out of high school - digs April 15, 2025, 11:48:11 I've got a whole manifesto on this... but I need some time to write it out. - uofi1998 April 15, 2025, 11:33:51 Intelligent spending!* - CWR10 April 15, 2025, 9:48:25 Moneyball!* - DocWalk20 April 15, 2025, 11:21:09 Will declares as well* - Mrap24 April 14, 2025, 13:59:38 Good. As he should. Hope he either gets drafted in the Top 20, or gets... - uofi1998 April 14, 2025, 14:48:02 yea, that's the key* - OWWDig April 14, 2025, 15:11:35 Will just declared too.* - voiceofreason April 14, 2025, 13:59:29 Gosh damnit * - MC April 14, 2025, 19:47:25 Didn’t want him anyway* - bbonb April 14, 2025, 17:25:03 he didn’t enter the portal. though I guess technically he still has 10 days* - biclops April 14, 2025, 15:21:36 Dame Sarr your table is ready* - illini21 April 14, 2025, 15:07:54 Not shocking - now we see what happens * - aimlessillini April 14, 2025, 14:02:19 hopefully whatever feedback he gets tells him that he's not ready and he comes back - IlliniSax05 April 14, 2025, 14:02:00 This sounds like a good-bye to me - bjl63 April 14, 2025, 15:02:06 Good... hopefully that means he's got a backstop in the teens.* - uofi1998 April 15, 2025, 11:33:03 he gone* - VIV April 14, 2025, 17:26:18 Where do you want me to go, Will? * - illini April 14, 2025, 15:13:58 I'm gonna guess Undy & Co. would pull the trigger on a big-time transfer wing before Will decides... - Kajagoogoo April 14, 2025, 14:21:24 Wouldn’t hold out much hope for that. He’s a 1st round pick.* - OB25 April 14, 2025, 14:16:36 May 28 deadline to return * - Poldark April 14, 2025, 14:14:31 I just hope whatever feedback he does get is accurate. - illinilosch April 14, 2025, 14:06:30 KJ Declared* - OWWDig April 14, 2025, 8:14:18 KJ has finally declared for the draft. - illinilosch April 14, 2025, 8:14:09 Didn’t want him anyway* - bbonb April 14, 2025, 17:25:57 How did we never name him the Vilnius Schoolmaster? Opportunity lost* - ilinni11 April 14, 2025, 16:08:23 "The facilities at Illinois are incredible in terms of player development, weight room ...." - hear - ATL April 14, 2025, 8:22:47 "....and as long as the salary $$$ are equal, I'd recommend them to anyone considering that level.." - osklister April 14, 2025, 8:51:17 Great stuff* - CWR10 April 14, 2025, 8:21:19 Some nice plugs for Illinois in those statements * - biclops April 14, 2025, 8:16:00 Bill Self has entered the chat* - Sammich April 14, 2025, 8:18:39 dangit...thought I'd get this one in first :)* - OWWDig April 14, 2025, 8:14:56 LOL I'll give you the credit. - illinilosch April 14, 2025, 8:16:07 Women add another transfer G from Villanova. - ATL April 13, 2025, 15:40:01 As an aside, why hasn’t KJ declared?* - opossum jenkins April 13, 2025, 9:09:25 why was he at the Hoop Summit in Portland?* - Potomac April 13, 2025, 12:20:05 He may have been invited - biclops April 13, 2025, 13:55:37 Trilly Donovan was floating rumors of an Adam Miller return to Illinois earlier today - OB25 April 12, 2025, 23:55:13 Evan Miya’s numbers - biclops April 13, 2025, 13:50:48 Brad has earned the trust but not loving how the roster is shaping up for next year* - CWR10 April 13, 2025, 14:11:30 as of this date last year we had Johnson, Jakstys, Davis, and White incoming * - biclops April 13, 2025, 14:32:57 I can’t say that now because unless we really fail in the portal, our 2 biggest additions… - OB25 April 13, 2025, 14:14:28 I’m hoping at least one of them isn’t even in the portal yet* - biclops April 13, 2025, 14:35:27 Looking at Torvik’s player rankings and his WAR-ish PRPG stat - biclops April 13, 2025, 13:20:28 D-PRPG - biclops April 13, 2025, 13:26:47 Would be a nice addition as a 6th/7th man * - jdl April 13, 2025, 13:09:15 Miller in the portal - biclops April 13, 2025, 12:44:45 Pass. Not sure he is any better than he was as a freshman - bjl63 April 13, 2025, 12:36:44 The market isn’t allowing us to get really high quality options to take a bench role. - OB25 April 13, 2025, 12:53:23 Agree with this* - Ron McDon April 13, 2025, 13:23:16 Gonna be a “hello me not dead” bench mob of Ty Rodgers, Adam Miller, and Ben Humichrous* - OB25 April 13, 2025, 12:17:52 lol wut. I thought it had been like two years since he last played in college l* - illini21 April 13, 2025, 11:17:26 I’m ok with this* - uofi1998 April 13, 2025, 8:53:05 Absolutely. Esp if this replaces the role of DGL. - illinilosch April 13, 2025, 10:27:49 I’m pretty skeptical about his and his camp’s willingness to come off the bench* - opossum jenkins April 13, 2025, 9:00:58 What's he going to do? Tranfer after the season is over?* - Illiniphil April 13, 2025, 13:32:43 I can't imagine his role wouldn't be clear up front * - jdl April 13, 2025, 13:11:30 He also hasn’t played for a serious team since he left Illinois* - CWR10 April 13, 2025, 9:03:50 LSU was pretty good when he transferred there right?* - ATL April 13, 2025, 9:09:38 The year he was at Illinois (20-21) LSU was 19-10. They were an 8 seed and lost in the round of 32 - biclops April 13, 2025, 9:16:44 ooo - ATL April 13, 2025, 10:10:14 DO YOUR RESEARCH - biclops April 13, 2025, 10:19:00 Nah screw that, we don't need more unathletic players.* - gullit April 13, 2025, 8:59:07 How does he still have eligibility?* - ATL April 13, 2025, 8:40:46 He missed an entire season due to an ACL injury * - biclops April 13, 2025, 8:44:34 He missed so many wide open threes it shattered physics and made time run backward * - meanjeans April 13, 2025, 8:44:06 42.9% from 3 last year. - Illiniphil April 13, 2025, 13:34:20 I disagree with this whole line of thinking, but - AintHatin April 13, 2025, 9:10:03 I would honestly do that in a heartbeat - snipes824 April 13, 2025, 8:40:44 I don’t recall him being particularly athletic* - bjl63 April 13, 2025, 12:38:02 I don’t have a perfect memory, but I remember being solid on D for a freshman - snipes824 April 13, 2025, 13:55:33 If he’s a starter, something went wrong. Okay with him as a bench shooter* - CWR10 April 13, 2025, 8:52:09 I don’t think so. We need a stud, if that doesn’t happen nothing else matters - snipes824 April 13, 2025, 8:59:39 ^^This - Kajagoogoo April 13, 2025, 8:54:28 Not me. Dude was so awful teams weren’t even guarding him and he STILL missed. Then got pissy - meanjeans April 13, 2025, 8:50:21 This is just an absurd fiction. He shot 7/19 from 3 in the BIG and NCAA tourneys* - Blazer April 13, 2025, 9:59:43 Easy to shoot that well when the other teams weren't even guarding him. - Chuck Woodaby April 13, 2025, 10:14:36 I don’t remember that at all - snipes824 April 13, 2025, 8:57:31 Exactly this...thought of him as a solid player as a freshman who would have an expanded role. - JFG April 13, 2025, 9:01:54 Gibbs-Lawhorn to UNLV - biclops April 12, 2025, 20:48:16 Sarr and Mirkovic playing in Hoop Summit on USA Network/Peacock at 9pm CST tonight - OB25 April 12, 2025, 18:08:30 He's not even an afterthought on anyone's draft boards right now. - Illiniphil April 12, 2025, 20:45:25 We’ll see, those draft boards aren’t going to have gotten new intel from NBA teams yet. - OB25 April 12, 2025, 20:50:13 Dots - OB25 April 12, 2025, 20:36:54 Wait, USA to preempt Silk Stalkings?* - opossum jenkins April 12, 2025, 20:35:44 No, tonight was supposed to be Pacific Blue* - OB25 April 12, 2025, 20:37:53 At least La Femme Nikita was on * - MC April 13, 2025, 0:01:08 247 lists Z Ivisic as the #35 transfer - biclops April 12, 2025, 15:17:33 If nothing else, having two 7’ers that both shoot 35%+ from 3 seems like a problem for other teams * - meanjeans April 12, 2025, 20:27:05 Ladies picked up AJ Guyton’s daughter in the portal from Iowa - tvillini April 12, 2025, 14:37:31 Trotter mentioned this guy on the most recent Illini Inquirer podcast: Cedric Coward - biclops April 12, 2025, 8:58:58 I’m afraid we won’t get him * - ATL April 12, 2025, 10:05:05 You ain’t Lion* - AintHatin April 12, 2025, 10:20:14 what are you scared of?* - lcubed April 12, 2025, 10:06:14 Undy is not enough of an entertainer * - ATL April 12, 2025, 13:54:36 I’m Colin it now* - Herman Blume April 12, 2025, 14:06:50 Football spinoff - Nico I. (Tennessee QB) skipping spring ball as a holdout for more NIL money - OB25 April 11, 2025, 20:47:25 He was underwhelming and didn’t live up to the hype yet asked for a 66% raise? - HamptonSki April 12, 2025, 9:26:54 Tennessee is moving on from him, per Thamel* - AintHatin April 12, 2025, 8:56:00 Good. We’re starting to find the actual market now.* - voiceofreason April 12, 2025, 14:08:31 Or, maybe TN is finding out what market they're playing in?? - osklister April 12, 2025, 14:31:15 Yep, agreed. Either way, it is starting to establish. I liked it better when we had the advantage.* - voiceofreason April 13, 2025, 8:33:42 Lol. Sorry, kid.* - cpsteine April 12, 2025, 9:52:05 This is stunning. No one is ever happy anymore.* - LovetheChief April 12, 2025, 9:19:04 Like part of the old market maxim: "Pigs get slaughtered"* - Potomac April 12, 2025, 10:08:51 Mara to Michigan - jdl April 11, 2025, 11:41:35 Estimates that at least 8 teams have $10M+ budgets and Borzello thinks even that estimate is low - OB25 April 11, 2025, 11:28:45 Goodman had something similar - Blazer April 12, 2025, 13:57:44 That 2.5-4 Million range seems to have expanded beyond Elites* - OWWDig April 24, 2025, 14:19:55 4-5 million in NIL + another similar amount from revenue sharing - jdl April 11, 2025, 11:38:38 we're just putting bubbles on bubbles now* - Sammich April 11, 2025, 11:34:28 Yep. Unsustainable doesn't begin to describe this.* - uofi1998 April 11, 2025, 11:38:55 Kinda wonder how many SEC schools are in that group. Eh. :-/ - osklister April 11, 2025, 11:31:13 Cantlay lols* - gvibes April 10, 2025, 16:23:32 Wait wrong thread* - gvibes April 10, 2025, 16:24:08 Brooks Barnhizer is in the portal!* - DocWalk20 April 10, 2025, 16:21:04 This is officially not true, weird that the Sleepers guys ran with it. - OB25 April 11, 2025, 20:28:50 That is weird. Apparently more important to be first than right?* - DocWalk20 April 12, 2025, 13:37:34 Interesting, one the reasons Kendall Gill gave for Phoenix going to NW is that no one portals there - illini222 April 10, 2025, 17:03:44 It might end up being true but they seem to have created this based on a since-deleted false tweet* - OB25 April 10, 2025, 17:05:30 They've already had 2 go in and got 2 out of it. - illini222 April 10, 2025, 17:09:53 Hopefully he stopped by the dentist first * - biclops April 10, 2025, 16:34:47 Not sure where you saw that but I don’t think that’s true, at least not yet. - OB25 April 10, 2025, 16:32:48 Sleepers warning/disclaimer… - DocWalk20 April 10, 2025, 16:46:02 Weird, doesn’t seem to be getting reported elsewhere. Just rumors. - OB25 April 10, 2025, 16:59:30 I thought you guys said we are great at this NIL game?* - gullit April 10, 2025, 16:17:20 you guys * - jdl April 10, 2025, 16:59:01 can you wait until June before being your usual miserable prick self?* - assassin April 10, 2025, 16:34:55 I mean, this year we have a very good high major NIL center and an apparently really good NIL Euro - ATL April 10, 2025, 16:51:50 But “you guys” said…* - DocWalk20 April 10, 2025, 17:28:30 Wesley Yates to Washington.* - OB25 April 10, 2025, 15:45:10 …again. That’s where he started college.* - DocWalk20 April 10, 2025, 16:05:36 And BYU dropped the $3M+ bag for Wright from Baylor.* - OB25 April 10, 2025, 16:01:02 Don’t want to start a new thread….so I’m placing this here. When will the ACC implode? - TarheelIllini April 10, 2025, 10:42:08 Blast from the past - AJ Casey to Evansville. - OB25 April 10, 2025, 10:31:41 Ian Jackson buzz ended quickly, doesn’t sound likely that we’ll be in the final mix. - OB25 April 10, 2025, 9:57:49 Also, looks like the Wazzu dude only played 6 games? Was he hurt?* - illini21 April 10, 2025, 10:17:23 Yeah, which is why he has another year of eligibility.* - OB25 April 10, 2025, 10:29:18 Load management* - bbonb April 10, 2025, 10:19:08 just use a tissue* - VIV April 10, 2025, 10:44:44 rimshot * - osklister April 10, 2025, 11:47:31 Are we the poories?* - snipes824 April 10, 2025, 10:17:03 Yes, yes we are. - JFG April 10, 2025, 10:29:49 But we never really got transfers just based on being the highest bidder, even early on - OB25 April 10, 2025, 10:44:53 I just can't see us being involved with someone that is asking for 3.5 Mil* - illini21 April 10, 2025, 10:14:59 Perspective - digs April 10, 2025, 8:46:20 The whole thing is just a lot less enjoyable to me - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 10, 2025, 9:13:01 oooo - Blazer April 10, 2025, 15:38:21 There are a couple things about it that make it more enjoyable for me though. - OB25 April 10, 2025, 9:52:52 These are very good points.* - Warrin'_Illini April 10, 2025, 10:01:20 Every year I just root for the players on the team - digs April 10, 2025, 9:31:28 Yeah the only thing that affects my enjoyment are the wins and losses - snipes824 April 10, 2025, 9:39:32 Right there with you.* - DocWalk20 April 10, 2025, 12:46:44 Yup...I still feel as engaged. - JFG April 10, 2025, 9:46:37 Same* - illini21 April 10, 2025, 9:39:46 Something between 4 and 1* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 10, 2025, 9:32:54 I get that but it is so much easier to reload nowadays. Normally it would take 2 years - Warrin'_Illini April 10, 2025, 9:24:40 Good link. Honestly, following the portal and hearing "we're in on a billion players"...ugh... - JFG April 10, 2025, 9:08:45 The Nike Hoop Sunmit game with Sarr & Mirkovic will be Saturday at 9pm - biclops April 9, 2025, 21:54:29 Thanks for the heads up, I remember watching Nowitzki in this game.* - gullit April 10, 2025, 10:24:29 (no subject) - Chicago1995 April 10, 2025, 8:53:26 Is our offer the only one Sarr has? A bit surprised if so* - ibdoc April 10, 2025, 8:40:34 He doesn’t seem open for business. He’s been locked in on Illinois or pro for a while - CWR10 April 10, 2025, 8:43:45 JT Toppin back to Texas Tech for $4 million. - HamptonSki April 9, 2025, 17:40:26 A pay for play system with no salary cap and some schools with substantially more resources - Orangeillini April 10, 2025, 0:02:10 Kinda just rounding out to the way it used to be - digs April 10, 2025, 8:04:51 I think the bags are much bigger now because it's out in the open.* - OWWDig April 10, 2025, 8:07:23 I do wish someone like coangelo would just say fuck it and build a super team - digs April 10, 2025, 8:30:39 Isn't that what BYU is doing? Dybantsa. Looks like Rob Wright. Trying to get Tyran Stokes. - Chicago1995 April 10, 2025, 8:54:41 IOW Duke 2024-2025? - Illiniphil April 10, 2025, 8:31:56 Kinda. But it’s Duke. I’m talking a mid major or lower - digs April 10, 2025, 8:43:36 Maybe the Saudis can buy a team.* - DT April 10, 2025, 8:49:48 seems like they'd get way more bang for their buck there than LIV* - John Coctostan April 10, 2025, 9:02:54 Of course. Folks can easily chip in when not in the shadows - digs April 10, 2025, 8:26:15 yup. agreed* - OWWDig April 10, 2025, 8:35:02 It seems that way. It’s been a while, but the rumored numbers for guys during Weber’s time… - DT April 10, 2025, 8:16:19 I recall seeing the owner of Kam's handing Snacks a fat envelope and saying "this is for Frank"* - Gene Parmesan April 10, 2025, 8:34:02 I wasn't aware what those guys were getting - illini21 April 10, 2025, 8:22:58 I have no idea what they actually got—those were just the rumored amounts. - DT April 10, 2025, 8:48:34 exactly. can you imagine what he'd have commanded today as a HS recruit?* - OWWDig April 10, 2025, 8:34:32 100%. If people knew how much Ayo got they wouldn't believe it* - illini21 April 10, 2025, 8:14:39 The conventional wisdom seems to be that collectives are trying to blow their pay for play - biclops April 9, 2025, 20:45:32 That’s alarming * - meanjeans April 9, 2025, 20:40:48 Holy schnikeys* - DocWalk20 April 9, 2025, 19:01:19 Another big name entry that we had interest in last year - Jamir Watkins from FSU - OB25 April 9, 2025, 11:35:11 OMFG. Brad as Tito. I hope he puts this in his office lol… - LeatherneckIllini April 9, 2025, 8:59:28 Apparently we are in on Ian Jackson… OA connection, from Bronx, OA pushed hard for him at UK* - uofi1998 April 9, 2025, 8:37:47 Eric Bossi says it will take north of 3 million to land Jackson so I doubt we're serious players* - illini21 April 10, 2025, 7:18:24 The Illini staff was aware of Jackson's price tag and apparently were willing to pay $3.5M. - Kajagoogoo April 10, 2025, 9:08:48 I think we have the $$...we're probably saving some of it for the possibility of Will returning. - OWWDig April 10, 2025, 9:27:52 Wow. This NIL thing escalated quickly. We went from, "these kids shouldn't have to struggle - OWWDig April 10, 2025, 8:06:57 In a year? More like in a lifetime.* - Illiniphil April 10, 2025, 8:30:07 That's not the majority (though I did think of that wording). Most are likely in the low 6-figure - OWWDig April 10, 2025, 8:33:12 Valid. Given that we were discussing Jackson's $3M deal, that's what I was referring to.* - Illiniphil April 10, 2025, 8:39:28 That’d be a fantastic fit. Also, why isn’t this guy going pro? - Carl Spackler April 9, 2025, 8:41:42 He seems like a good shooter but did he do anything else? - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2025, 12:20:01 A year older than both Riley and Jakucionis too* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2025, 12:24:25 he wasn't a starter his last 13 games, which might indicate lack of readiness* - Potomac April 9, 2025, 8:48:56 According to my UNC fan pal, “Hubert is a moron” - GMAW April 9, 2025, 12:17:29 Sounds familiar…* - Illini Guy April 9, 2025, 13:01:11 Yeah. I wouldn't read much into it. - Chicago1995 April 9, 2025, 12:55:55 He played Drake Powell a lot more than Jackson down the stretch. Why? Who knows? - Kajagoogoo April 9, 2025, 14:20:48 Seemed like St. John's was a logical fit for him. ** - Chicago1995 April 9, 2025, 14:51:38 15 MPG and 4 PPG in their last 6 games. Freshman wall?* - Chuck Woodaby April 9, 2025, 8:48:39 Yeah I dunno, he ended the regular conference season great. - Carl Spackler April 9, 2025, 10:45:49 delete* - bjl63 April 9, 2025, 10:59:00 Michigan looks close to landing the 7’3” center Mara from UCLA. - OB25 April 8, 2025, 17:23:04 That dude is soft as shit. Definitely no Goldin* - Blazer April 8, 2025, 22:10:23 Groce extended through 2035 - biclops April 8, 2025, 17:18:53 Lasagna for everyone!* - bbonb April 9, 2025, 8:46:25 Carey Booth’s dad fired from the Nuggets - biclops April 8, 2025, 17:05:16 Wonder if he'll rethink Colorado St now?* - UofIL6 April 8, 2025, 17:22:42 Justin Pippen to Cal, KU's David Coit to Maryland, a wright state kid to tOSU* - assassin April 8, 2025, 15:57:40 Dame Sarr measured in at 6’7-5”, 189 lbs, and a 7ft wingspan at the Nike World Hoop Summit - OB25 April 8, 2025, 15:25:54 This feels substantive - uofi1998 April 8, 2025, 14:34:17 Not an accident that our really good team recently had a solid core of multi-year guys - DT April 8, 2025, 16:57:14 Definitely - jdl April 8, 2025, 17:58:04 Never going to happen... then they become employees, and that will never fly. - uofi1998 April 9, 2025, 10:37:49 That's why they want Congress to create a special designation - jdl April 9, 2025, 13:13:54 Pro sports has compensation for player movement because the players are under contract - UIHuskie April 9, 2025, 12:48:31 I certainly understand the pushback, but I don't see another fix. - uofi1998 April 9, 2025, 13:19:31 Different result if you measure never-transferred - Potomac April 8, 2025, 16:29:59 not particularly relevant though. * - assassin April 8, 2025, 16:35:16 small sample size* - Orangeillini April 8, 2025, 15:14:53 Makes what Dook did this year pretty impressive. - illinilosch April 8, 2025, 14:39:41 Well...we'll seemingly be close next year - OWWDig April 8, 2025, 14:38:18 Fascinating* - Blazer April 8, 2025, 14:37:49 Piper reporting we have a zoom with Montana's Malik Moore. - OWWDig April 8, 2025, 12:40:48 potential Justin Harmon role?* - biclops April 8, 2025, 16:32:08 Still trying to figure out what that role was * - ATL April 8, 2025, 16:39:26 fanbase whipping boy* - Sammich April 8, 2025, 16:57:03 Trying to discern who that will be each year is fun - AintHatin April 8, 2025, 17:49:42 well chances are good he will be bad on defense and turn the ball over at inopportune times * - biclops April 8, 2025, 17:19:55 experienced backup guard who plays spot minutes and is just happy to be here?* - biclops April 8, 2025, 16:46:26 Also visiting: Montie Montana from Missoula Tech. * - osklister April 8, 2025, 14:53:56 god you suck so much* - assassin April 8, 2025, 15:58:19 every one is worse!* - John Coctostan April 8, 2025, 16:05:12 40% from 3? Sure. Just keep Fletch away from him - AintHatin April 8, 2025, 13:30:20 PIPER, NO!* - Sounder April 8, 2025, 12:44:38 Poor DGL - OB25 April 8, 2025, 10:31:45 That kid seems to be as grounded as his mom is crazy* - ATL April 8, 2025, 10:46:18 Has anyone sent her a link to the Ish? - Chilango April 8, 2025, 14:56:40 That's one reason I kinda wish he'd stuck around. - illinilosch April 8, 2025, 10:43:59 Agree, hope he lands on his feet at his next stop.* - Warrin'_Illini April 8, 2025, 10:45:03 I think a good place for him would be in the MVC. Still fairly close to home. - ibdoc April 8, 2025, 11:46:04 He should pull a Podz, go to Santa Clara and get the hell away from her * - assassin April 8, 2025, 13:00:39 still amazes me that kid was sitting on our bench.* - cpsteine April 8, 2025, 16:39:12 Jayden Quaintance to Kentucky* - OB25 April 8, 2025, 9:28:49 That’s fine. Didn’t really know him all that well anyway * - biclops April 8, 2025, 11:14:10 Heh. * - Tuscy April 8, 2025, 11:40:40 Mirkovic is official, committed to Illinois* - OB25 April 7, 2025, 20:49:18 6'9" 240 and can run the point. - Chuck Woodaby April 7, 2025, 22:15:54 But... does he have a Magic Johnson?? Co-eds will want to find out. * - osklister April 8, 2025, 9:19:32 Morez is going to be so mad when he sees how many mid-range jumpers UNDy lets him take.* - Warrin'_Illini April 8, 2025, 9:18:15 Should have been named Morez Johnsonivic* - CWR10 April 8, 2025, 9:29:28 timmer has a new favorite Illini - jdl April 7, 2025, 21:18:54 I don’t know who to credit for the original, but this got an audible lol from me. - OB25 April 7, 2025, 21:16:45 Time for Krush to invest in flares * - assassin April 7, 2025, 21:58:14 postgame interviews gonna be lit* - biclops April 7, 2025, 21:20:55 I love that he's not just positional size, but positional girth - snipes824 April 7, 2025, 21:11:26 TWSS* - DocWalk20 April 7, 2025, 21:13:12 We are gonna be unathletic and very skilled* - Mrap24 April 7, 2025, 21:09:49 Glad we’ve got Ty back to be our athletic garbage man.* - Toonces April 7, 2025, 21:24:02 Dots - OB25 April 7, 2025, 21:13:02 Oh my…* - voiceofreason April 7, 2025, 21:48:48 Sarr is an NBA athlete. He’s a must get at this point* - CWR10 April 7, 2025, 21:12:39 I mean good. But it’s kinda weird to see us doubling down on high skill unathletic guys - John Coctostan April 7, 2025, 21:09:04 Blame it on Tyler!! * - larue33 April 7, 2025, 21:12:21 thing I learned this F4 - snipes824 April 7, 2025, 21:16:25 Kelvin's son will be Houston's next head coach - jdl April 7, 2025, 21:54:37 Written into the contract (along with a $2mm buyout). - osklister April 8, 2025, 9:16:46 What is Illinois getting in David Mirkovic? - biclops April 7, 2025, 21:05:56 Givony says might not be done with Euros. Sarr? - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 21:00:59 European af* - opossum jenkins April 7, 2025, 21:12:22 Yes Sarr * - jdl April 7, 2025, 21:11:16 Guess we should continue to keep our eye on SC Derby prospects* - biclops April 7, 2025, 20:58:28 I like it. He may not be athletic, but he's skilled and can stretch the floor. - Kajagoogoo April 7, 2025, 20:56:27 Nice seems legit. Nike Hoop Summit is legit* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 20:51:03 ooo - ATL April 7, 2025, 20:49:57 Nice. Now get me some shooters* - OWWDig April 7, 2025, 20:49:56 Something brewing in Ann Arbor? (maybe not see below) - biclops April 7, 2025, 18:08:21 Weren’t they recruiting some other big guy earlier this week?* - voiceofreason April 7, 2025, 18:59:48 They got Yaxel - jdl April 7, 2025, 21:55:26 False alarm everyone - biclops April 7, 2025, 18:59:15 Maybe the check bounced* - Ron McDon April 7, 2025, 18:56:22 Dude is sure making up for the lack of drama in his HS recruitment the last two weeks* - OrangeSox April 7, 2025, 18:18:04 Team wide ass cancer diagnosis has forced them to cancel the season.* - Toonces April 7, 2025, 18:12:40 I’m sure it’s nothing - illini21 April 7, 2025, 18:11:15 Only thing I can think of is maybe they didn’t get admitted to school…like TJ* - OWWDig April 7, 2025, 18:20:31 He's not a junior, just a rising soph * - jdl April 7, 2025, 18:45:46 Yea, but I imagine they have transfer standards. Who knows. Long way to go til the Fall* - OWWDig April 7, 2025, 19:19:16 If this was one of our commits it would be something #thatssoillinois* - biclops April 7, 2025, 18:19:23 This* - snipes824 April 7, 2025, 18:18:34 He should come back to Illinois* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 7, 2025, 18:10:17 Another great fit, 5 star freshman Ian Jackson from UNC. - OB25 April 7, 2025, 14:49:34 Every program in the country is gonna want this kid. I wonder if St. Johns is the favorite. - Kajagoogoo April 7, 2025, 15:01:26 Funny how a kid from a team that barely made the play-in game is... - uofi1998 April 7, 2025, 15:29:02 Just shows how terrible a coach Hubert Davis is. - Kajagoogoo April 7, 2025, 15:34:05 The rest of us can thank them for their incestual nature. - uofi1998 April 7, 2025, 15:39:56 I mean we’re all laughing and riding and cornholing but they played in the title game in 2022 - illini April 7, 2025, 19:11:37 But they have a GM now! - bjl63 April 7, 2025, 15:43:42 They're pretty irrelevant right now. Crazy stuff. - Kajagoogoo April 7, 2025, 15:40:55 It’s a pipe dream, but add this guy and Sarr on the wings and baby you got a stew goin’* - OB25 April 7, 2025, 15:03:26 Hell even with him and Ty on the wings and next year's team is pretty good. - illinilosch April 7, 2025, 15:46:30 I'm going to work from the philosophy that if we didn't hear about a player entering... - uofi1998 April 7, 2025, 16:14:32 Pretty safe bet there. Jackson was mentioned on Illini Inquirer early this afternoon. - Kajagoogoo April 7, 2025, 16:23:35 I’d be surprised if they felt safe with either of those guys. - OB25 April 7, 2025, 17:19:59 If we sign him, it will be A Bronx Tale. - osklister April 7, 2025, 14:57:54 Darrion Williams from Texas Tech. Would be perfect but I doubt we’re involved. - OB25 April 6, 2025, 21:10:52 That would be awesome but I think you’re right* - illini21 April 6, 2025, 21:15:42 Z Ivisic official - biclops April 6, 2025, 19:15:48 Do we know if the Z Ivisic transfer was in the works before Johnson bolted?* - biclops April 6, 2025, 18:28:32 Yes, while the season ended, I mentioned that it was likely that Z transferred here and Morez - JacobRDaugherty April 7, 2025, 1:21:51 "shopping offers" - while I'm sure this happened in the past with 'bags' - OWWDig April 7, 2025, 8:16:05 To credit Morez, he could have just mailed it in after the wrist, but he still came back. - voiceofreason April 7, 2025, 16:10:49 I feel like narratives are taking over... and I'm guilty of it too... - uofi1998 April 7, 2025, 16:12:54 It's especially disappointing when the kid committed way back in late 2021. - illinilosch April 7, 2025, 8:38:03 Also less than two months into his first season* - Potomac April 7, 2025, 10:10:20 All of what both of you said, but mostly that it was going on IN SEASON. - OWWDig April 7, 2025, 11:18:27 It wasn't Morez but people from his camp to Booster groups related to schools - JacobRDaugherty April 7, 2025, 16:52:07 Narrarator…* - DocWalk20 April 7, 2025, 11:25:51 Rumors were going for quite a while * - jdl April 6, 2025, 20:24:13 some of us know. but we can’t tell others. no links* - Nobster April 6, 2025, 20:07:06 Sencire Harris to Cincinnati * - Poldark April 6, 2025, 17:03:42 Do we have a higher than average # of guys that end up at 3 or 4 schools… - shua April 6, 2025, 18:40:08 Curbelo as well.* - MojoJojo April 7, 2025, 11:27:57 Self got Bidunga to pull out of the portal. Another guy IU thought they were getting at one point* - OB25 April 6, 2025, 13:43:11 New name on X: David Mirkovic - GMAW April 6, 2025, 12:28:31 Should help us land US players - timmer April 6, 2025, 15:57:09 Video looks more like Domask than Ben so that's good * - WhitmansFolly April 6, 2025, 15:43:11 His stats in the non U19 competitions were a good bit under that - snipes824 April 6, 2025, 13:56:00 His Instagram story is the Big Z joining Tomi announcement so that seems promising.* - Chuck Woodaby April 6, 2025, 13:47:16 ronpaul.gif* - assassin April 6, 2025, 13:49:23 Should also note that this is a random just stealing premium board info and putting on Twitter - OB25 April 6, 2025, 13:12:19 Another below the rim player. We’re getting even less athletic than last year.* - voiceofreason April 6, 2025, 13:05:24 Yeah I could be wrong but I really don’t love this eye test - meanjeans April 7, 2025, 11:39:13 So they’ll let him shoot midrange jump shots?* - shua April 6, 2025, 12:55:35 Are we assuming "no" on Sarr at this point? * - ijustkrushalot April 6, 2025, 12:54:50 Dupicate* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 6, 2025, 13:02:36 Still think he most likely comes here if he goes to college, but his draft stock has really risen.* - OB25 April 6, 2025, 13:01:55 No. We’re waiting to find out what’s happening with Riley* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 6, 2025, 13:01:55 Not yet I don’t think. He’s at some camp now.* - Illini Guy April 6, 2025, 12:59:20 Yeah this seems to be the next guy. Slow-footed but really skilled, which is kind of our thing now* - OB25 April 6, 2025, 12:50:50 We're becoming an Iowa-Gonzaga love child * - jdl April 6, 2025, 12:53:40 Werner/Piper were saying 6’9” 250. Hope we have an elite offense this year.* - Carl Spackler April 6, 2025, 12:34:39 This team is going to be European af* - opossum jenkins April 6, 2025, 12:34:30 they should put a Track suit on the NIL store* - Tooldresser April 6, 2025, 12:41:03 ooo - biclops April 6, 2025, 12:47:28 Just saw this. I like “tough”* - OWWDig April 6, 2025, 12:34:29 He’s playing at the Nike Hoop Summit along with Sarr* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 6, 2025, 12:33:49 his body control is funny* - assassin April 6, 2025, 12:31:46 Joker Jr.* - Illini Guy April 6, 2025, 12:51:08 Strong yball vibes * - digs April 6, 2025, 12:35:29 oh yeah. that's definitely it* - assassin April 6, 2025, 12:37:45 Indiana gets a very Indiana looking kid from Davidson - assassin April 6, 2025, 11:35:48 I hate him already* - illini21 April 6, 2025, 11:59:48 We’re on the board. Big Z commits - snipes824 April 5, 2025, 16:54:36 i wonder, are there scenarios where T and Z play at the same time* - memyselfandillini April 6, 2025, 11:05:07 Some, but I'd expect they'll rotate at the 5 mostly * - jdl April 6, 2025, 15:44:57 I think they could be very good together on offense. Not sure about defense* - Dark Knight April 6, 2025, 11:23:13 Of course* - GMAW April 6, 2025, 11:12:45 any additional insight?* - memyselfandillini April 6, 2025, 13:47:56 T-Rank's RosterCast has us around #20 next year with Big Z - UIHuskie April 6, 2025, 10:28:52 I think it’s too early to be using those numbers, no way the current roster is close to top 20 - OB25 April 6, 2025, 11:28:39 I think 2 million plus dollars can change that if he isn't projected top 20* - JacobRDaugherty April 6, 2025, 11:58:22 But he’s going to be top 20 or at least close enough to still go.* - OB25 April 6, 2025, 21:13:01 Ooo - meanjeans April 6, 2025, 12:57:30 Need Riley and a shooter and we got something cooking * - MC April 6, 2025, 11:04:22 Probably 2 shooters* - Mrap24 April 6, 2025, 11:11:28 Good news. Ty is putting up 12000 shots per day. 42% 3PT season incoming * - MC April 6, 2025, 11:40:35 Let’s not forget, anyone who made that joke about Damonte before the 20-21 season got it right* - meanjeans April 6, 2025, 13:16:11 I read it as Big Zed - ATL April 6, 2025, 10:15:07 Woot. * - harb April 5, 2025, 18:41:28 I’m fairly excited about this* - ab75 April 5, 2025, 17:51:56 From an intangibles perspective, I feel like the basketball gods like this kind of stuff. - meanjeans April 6, 2025, 10:17:55 Definitely getting a BTN "The Journey" segment* - jdl April 6, 2025, 10:22:39 Was thinking the exact same thing myself* - illinilosch April 6, 2025, 10:53:26 Tomi is the prize, and Z is a great bonus to that. - JFG April 5, 2025, 18:12:44 I think Riley is the prize and I still think that is more possible than not. - JacobRDaugherty April 5, 2025, 18:18:50 Yeah, kinda assumed Riley wasn’t realistic. But I think an argument could be made for Tomi. - JFG April 5, 2025, 19:42:16 I will say this: Riley coming back would make a lot of things that have happened over the past few - biclops April 5, 2025, 18:32:08 If Will is back and Ben is cheap - ab75 April 6, 2025, 9:19:54 If I never see Ben in an Illinois jersey again - GrandmotherPearlsJam April 6, 2025, 9:28:20 ooo - biclops April 5, 2025, 17:35:31 As Wisch has said all along! - Ron McDon April 5, 2025, 17:11:12 He has to be a poster on here and is just trolling us.* - ATL April 6, 2025, 9:33:26 Unlikely* - jjlocke923 April 6, 2025, 9:54:58 Hi Dave!* - Stu April 6, 2025, 10:49:07 What a weirdo* - CWR10 April 5, 2025, 18:10:06 Well, speculated. - SurfTheBoneyard April 5, 2025, 17:15:36 Amazing* - illini21 April 5, 2025, 17:12:37 That’s a very talented backup center* - opossum jenkins April 5, 2025, 17:06:20 ooo - biclops April 5, 2025, 17:05:37 And Tomi too - jdl April 5, 2025, 17:00:22 Effin'A!!!* - illinilosch April 5, 2025, 17:25:11 Well that would be pretty shitty of him to leave now. - SurfTheBoneyard April 5, 2025, 17:14:43 i'm seein double! - assassin April 5, 2025, 17:03:00 nice* - biclops April 5, 2025, 17:01:29 nice* - biclops April 5, 2025, 16:58:45 Nice* - illini21 April 5, 2025, 16:58:34 As expected * - jdl April 5, 2025, 16:57:36 a baker's dozen to JRD* - assassin April 5, 2025, 16:57:21 I wasn't trying to be #sources guy. But everything he said and why he said it made sense - JacobRDaugherty April 5, 2025, 18:15:33 Dave beat you* - illini21 April 5, 2025, 18:23:48 Amari Hansberry to Virginia Tech with Chester Frazier * - Poldark April 5, 2025, 16:41:45 Trib article on UI and NIL reporting - biclops April 5, 2025, 14:41:34 ooo - IlliniSax05 April 5, 2025, 21:54:22 Huge portal addition, Wesley Yates from USC. 14 PPG and 44% 3PT as a freshman. - OB25 April 5, 2025, 14:25:33 Kentucky people seem to think he’s already theirs. We just aren’t in the mix right now. - OB25 April 5, 2025, 14:45:21 The Kentucky people also thought Yaxel was theirs or Alabama* - JacobRDaugherty April 6, 2025, 10:15:02 yeah. we're not even in the game this year - snipes824 April 5, 2025, 14:59:25 It’s really disappointing. Like you said we’ll still end up with dudes. - illini21 April 5, 2025, 15:08:31 We should just cancel next season. - Chuck Woodaby April 5, 2025, 15:12:05 Ha for sure. I’m still sour over Morez and craving some good news* - illini21 April 5, 2025, 15:17:05 Really need Sarr to underwhelm at this upcoming NBA camp* - OB25 April 5, 2025, 15:11:26 I haven’t seen any insider stuff on him lately but last I heard Duke was getting involved with him - illini21 April 5, 2025, 15:19:08 I think that might be related to Riley coming back rumors. I am in Europe right now - JacobRDaugherty April 5, 2025, 18:23:28 I hope they aren't saying that. - Chuck Woodaby April 5, 2025, 15:20:19 Related... His predictions disappointed, but this response did not: - Chuck Woodaby April 5, 2025, 15:29:31 *likes** - illini21 April 5, 2025, 16:55:17 are we all in on Europe or some thing?* - biclops April 5, 2025, 15:00:30 seems. I had heard that the staff had planned a Euro trip for after the season. - OWWDig April 5, 2025, 15:08:41 mi scusi * - biclops April 5, 2025, 15:11:28 Hope nobody takes their sisters - ATL April 6, 2025, 10:18:28 It seems like that’s the only place we have a built in connection advantage at the moment* - snipes824 April 5, 2025, 15:04:28 would be absolutely perfect. but I saw he's a do not contact* - snipes824 April 5, 2025, 14:32:50 Everyone's a do not contact - jdl April 5, 2025, 15:04:03 But maybe we’re the reason for that!?! (no info, just wishful thinking) - OB25 April 5, 2025, 14:35:08 Basically a pure shooter? Not much a of a rebounder or passer* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 5, 2025, 14:29:09 Yes, please* - illini21 April 5, 2025, 14:28:20 Tre to KU. - Chuck Woodaby April 5, 2025, 14:07:31 Meh…good luck to him. * - harb April 5, 2025, 15:20:01 They legit have no players. Everyone is gone. They are desperate* - Mrap24 April 5, 2025, 14:58:56 For those of you curious about the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee and their evaluation process - biclops April 5, 2025, 13:52:56 Putting Illinois aside, does it look like a much less active portal cycle compared to previous year? - ATL April 5, 2025, 9:21:37 There are like 5 times as many guys in the portal this year as last* - Taz April 5, 2025, 12:04:25 I don't think that's true. - larue33 April 5, 2025, 13:26:39 TY, this thread is my exclusive source for college basketball recruiting and transfer news - ATL April 5, 2025, 13:14:29 Open question: any stats from last year (and this year) on how many declared, but never moved? - osklister April 5, 2025, 12:16:26 no.* - Chuck Woodaby April 5, 2025, 9:27:54 Morez already being recruited over at Michigan - Mrap24 April 5, 2025, 7:48:34 Stop making up names* - Herman Blume April 5, 2025, 9:53:42 Makes me sadder that we couldn’t figure it out. - uofi1998 April 5, 2025, 9:19:23 Its going to be a huge kick in the balls for the next couple years - illini21 April 5, 2025, 11:26:41 You and me both * - uofi1998 April 5, 2025, 11:32:21 Actually, I think this guy is more the Danny Wolf guy and so Morez won’t be. - OWWDig April 5, 2025, 9:36:45 Yep. At least no bridges got burned to the ground on the way out. * - uofi1998 April 5, 2025, 10:20:16 Yea. I don’t get it. * - OWWDig April 5, 2025, 9:04:42 Great pull but Michigan still doesn’t have a guard worth a damn* - CWR10 April 5, 2025, 8:16:44 Ok I’m starting to get a little nervous - snipes824 April 5, 2025, 8:02:04 Michigan is a sexier brand than Illinois and has been for decades* - bjl63 April 5, 2025, 10:55:20 We don’t have near the money or organizational advantage we once did. I still think it - voiceofreason April 5, 2025, 10:17:59 will more players be hitting the portal after the draft?* - biclops April 5, 2025, 9:11:27 Doesn’t the portal close in like two weeks?* - jjlocke923 April 5, 2025, 9:15:55 hmm. looks like the portal closes on April 25 - biclops April 5, 2025, 9:15:45 I don’t know all the timing deadlines, but the presumption is more will go in yeah* - snipes824 April 5, 2025, 9:15:32 There is a lot to be concerned about.* - gullit April 5, 2025, 9:07:48 I'd guess he ends up staying in the draft - jdl April 5, 2025, 8:01:01 Purdue transfer Cam Heide to Texas - biclops April 4, 2025, 20:45:35 Losing Josh Dix and Jaylin Sellers has reignited the “should Underwood be on the hot seat” lunatics - OB25 April 4, 2025, 20:29:24 Underwood needs to keep some roster consistency. He doesn't need to be Matt Painter - JacobRDaugherty April 5, 2025, 3:30:52 I really don’t understand the Painter thing. Take someone like TKR, and think about what he could - meanjeans April 5, 2025, 10:58:50 I mean we’re gonna bring back Boswell, Ivisic, Rodgers, and Davis this year though - OB25 April 5, 2025, 10:54:43 Trent and DMW* - Blazer April 5, 2025, 8:28:36 Lovie > Brad - Ron McDon April 5, 2025, 9:12:24 Plenty "completed their eligibility" under Brad - Potomac April 5, 2025, 9:00:09 Details...* - Chuck Woodaby April 5, 2025, 8:46:34 The 247 board is an absolute cesspool* - illini21 April 4, 2025, 20:34:30 I’ve seen the premium board and that’s bad enough, I can’t even imagine the free board* - OB25 April 4, 2025, 21:10:30 Can't blame them, the Jaylin Sellers hype was huge all year long and then to lose him to Providence. - illini222 April 4, 2025, 21:28:19 Sellers to Providence * - jdl April 4, 2025, 19:02:35 I’m meh on Sellers and Dix but it kind of sucks we invested time in these kids - CanHartlebHireSnider April 4, 2025, 19:11:57 Agreed* - illini21 April 4, 2025, 19:36:16 Was definitely meh on both so… no biggie* - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 19:27:28 That’s my only real concern, options have dried up in the two weeks we prioritized these guys* - OB25 April 4, 2025, 19:22:21 Have they though? There are 1300+ names in the portal - bjl63 April 4, 2025, 19:25:39 Yea. I’m not worried* - OWWDig April 4, 2025, 19:30:06 99% of those are not upgrades to guys we have or could have kept around. - OB25 April 4, 2025, 19:29:57 On #2, I feel pretty confident we are getting one or both of them - JacobRDaugherty April 5, 2025, 3:35:17 As of earlier this week, I think it is a pretty good chance Hummer stays - JacobRDaugherty April 5, 2025, 3:38:47 Well, that's something. * - DocWalk20 April 4, 2025, 19:10:08 huh* - biclops April 4, 2025, 19:08:49 Not transfer related but… gotta love Coleman. - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 19:02:12 Jake’s back! - DocWalk20 April 4, 2025, 17:23:09 So looking at where we’re at now… - OB25 April 4, 2025, 18:50:57 Ty is starting imo* - digs April 4, 2025, 18:56:45 Absolutely* - MtHoodIllini April 6, 2025, 20:11:10 If I had to guess it probably does end up there, but think they’ll shoot their shot… - OB25 April 4, 2025, 19:04:48 keeping dudes like this is important, too* - biclops April 4, 2025, 18:01:52 Yep, not exciting. Definitely important.* - voiceofreason April 4, 2025, 18:33:27 Agreed.* - DocWalk20 April 4, 2025, 18:06:39 Love it * - digs April 4, 2025, 17:59:03 so how does this stock market meltdown affect NIL?* - assassin April 4, 2025, 16:42:08 Tariffs on foreign players?* - Stu April 4, 2025, 17:46:03 Is merging topics like this kind of like crossing the streams in Ghostbusters?* - DocWalk20 April 4, 2025, 17:08:59 Seems like Dix was likely always going to Creighton and used the other schools to drive up the price - OB25 April 4, 2025, 15:29:19 The Jesuits love Dix, and apparently the feeling is mutual* - Herman Blume April 4, 2025, 15:36:50 At least IU didn't get him. New coach doesn't appear to be lighting the world on fire yet.* - Warrin'_Illini April 4, 2025, 15:32:15 Putting it here...AP Coach of the Year shared by Satan and another cheater Pitino* - RSMBob April 4, 2025, 13:55:01 Hope Pearl celebrates with a warm glass of piss* - AintHatin April 4, 2025, 14:40:56 You know he will, that's his favorite drink.* - Warrin'_Illini April 4, 2025, 14:53:31 Are we still recruiting the other dude from Iowa? And should i want him?* - illini21 April 4, 2025, 10:46:00 Nebraska bound* - illini222 April 4, 2025, 10:50:17 We didn't want him anyway* - Stu April 4, 2025, 10:51:31 Who do we want, that's left and we have a shot at? Z. Ivisic, Storr....?* - ibdoc April 4, 2025, 10:59:20 Nobody. The portal is empty. * - Dilbert April 4, 2025, 11:19:47 Moose out front should have told ya.* - DocWalk20 April 4, 2025, 18:07:12 More like the Portal-potty, amiright?* - Stu April 4, 2025, 14:09:53 tap tap tap (echo sound...) - osklister April 4, 2025, 11:38:56 Honestly, if you told me we only get Z + pay through the nose and keep Riley... - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 11:07:52 I still say that we end up with a guy or 2 that no one mentioned/heard about yet* - OWWDig April 4, 2025, 11:23:59 Agree. I just hope it's an impact dude and not just a guy* - UofIL6 April 4, 2025, 11:46:29 At this time last year... we hadn't heard of 3 of our 4 best incoming young players... - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 11:47:40 Hope so* - UofIL6 April 4, 2025, 11:49:32 I hear there is a guy named Bin Brickhumhouse that might be receptive* - WhitmansFolly April 4, 2025, 11:42:20 Oh absolutely. * - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 11:28:57 Yep.. After all there are 1,300+ names to choose from - bjl63 April 4, 2025, 11:26:26 Yup. Just a reminder (to myself and others) that we will be fine. - OWWDig April 4, 2025, 11:30:50 What do you mean by "Fine"? The same way Ukraine is "Fine"?* - Stu April 4, 2025, 14:08:36 Closer to Fine* - OWWDig April 4, 2025, 14:44:54 I'd say it's more like Palestine is "Fine". We got nothing.* - Stu April 4, 2025, 14:57:22 I think Ben will be back as a back up* - JacobRDaugherty April 4, 2025, 11:52:49 Ahh missed that* - illini21 April 4, 2025, 10:51:27 Expected to hear on Jaylin Sellers today. I think I undersold it when giving the Justin Harmon comp - OB25 April 4, 2025, 10:00:35 We lost Ty?* - OWWDig April 4, 2025, 10:33:48 Chumped it, I meant Tre* - OB25 April 4, 2025, 10:59:38 These days, ya never know. Phew* - OWWDig April 4, 2025, 11:13:54 Sounds like UNDY is gonna have to run to the Storr.* - Warrin'_Illini April 4, 2025, 10:19:10 Ha.* - gullit April 4, 2025, 10:26:50 Hopefully he comes back.* - Warrin'_Illini April 4, 2025, 10:48:08 Would rather have him (if his head is on right) than Dix anyway. Not 20/20* - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 10:21:48 If you're worried about his back, I've got good news for you! - Kajagoogoo April 4, 2025, 10:12:13 The wind you feel is from Illini swings and misses...good lord.* - JFG April 4, 2025, 10:21:35 Feels like we were saying the same thing at this stage last year, no?* - Tuscy April 4, 2025, 10:25:17 We really pulled a rabbit out of our hat late last off-season, largely due to OA joining late - OB25 April 4, 2025, 10:30:35 Which, ironically, led to some of the issues we are dealing with right now. - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 10:33:38 And the legend grows....* - bjl63 April 4, 2025, 10:34:43 Are you suggesting he had nothing to do with it? - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 10:38:01 I doubt he has as much to do with it as is being assumed - bjl63 April 4, 2025, 10:47:02 I don’t think TA caused Morez to leave but also think Morez would still be here if TA was* - OB25 April 4, 2025, 11:00:30 Sure. I don't want to lose sight that I'm a monster advocate of having OA... - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 10:48:53 Yeah. I think we only had Jake out of the gate - digs April 4, 2025, 10:29:08 Saw a mock this morning with Riley @ #14. Granted, just some Twitterer, but... - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 10:45:43 100%.* - JFG April 4, 2025, 10:28:13 Wow.* - OB25 April 4, 2025, 10:12:52 Did we hire an assistant yet or we going to go another year with it vacant?* - gullit April 4, 2025, 9:33:38 Ben Humrichous as player-assistant coach * - Poldark April 4, 2025, 9:53:41 Emphasis on the "assistant coach" role. - osklister April 4, 2025, 11:40:50 Brad promoted Kwa Jones last year.* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 4, 2025, 9:43:59 Dix to Creighton - UIHuskie April 4, 2025, 9:22:29 Lol, no one knows anything.* - voiceofreason April 4, 2025, 11:54:58 wake me when they have the 1st practice of the year - I'll see who is on the team then* - bulldogmba April 4, 2025, 10:43:24 You can commit to the Kylan Boswell jersey purchase... other than that... good luck* - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 10:44:41 Whatever. Truly never thought he was worth the $* - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 10:09:57 That hurts. We put a lot of eggs in that basket - snipes824 April 4, 2025, 10:04:51 Kinda seems like Sarr skipping college is on the table... we could've just used the $ for Morez.* - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 10:21:11 I think he maybe and we are getting getting Will Riley back for year 2* - JacobRDaugherty April 4, 2025, 10:48:37 If we are getting Riley back for Year 2, then let's just stop portaling and get it done. - uofi1998 April 4, 2025, 10:50:29 Jf depends if he thinks he is going top 20, - JacobRDaugherty April 4, 2025, 17:44:54 Why would "we" do that?* - Stu April 4, 2025, 10:05:57 I knew a pretty big Creighton booster once upon a time. They’ve got a lot of $$$ to toss around* - Carl Spackler April 4, 2025, 9:55:38 With no football program to spend any of it on, either* - UIHuskie April 4, 2025, 10:05:29 oof. Better than Indiana I guess. What’s plan B?* - biclops April 4, 2025, 9:52:54 Brad's offense just doesn't allow for enough threes per game to recruit a shooter like Dix* - OrangeSox April 4, 2025, 9:31:15 He’s a very good player and it really hurts that we prioritized him for 2 weeks… - OB25 April 4, 2025, 9:30:38 co* - OWWDig April 4, 2025, 10:32:14 Good fit.* - gullit April 4, 2025, 9:26:54 better than iu, but can somebody find a couple of shooters please?* - Ari Gold April 4, 2025, 9:26:39 Wow. Creighton. Did not see that coming for Dix* - OWWDig April 4, 2025, 9:24:17 He's from Council Bluffs which is practically next door to Omaha, so it really isn't a shock* - bjl63 April 4, 2025, 9:27:45 We should have taken him somewhere besides the Mcdonald's.* - gullit April 4, 2025, 9:35:42 Big news in Blo-No: Lieb is back* - biclops April 3, 2025, 21:16:22 Santa Clara Euro big Tilly to Ohio State - assassin April 3, 2025, 14:23:03 Also pretty big: Jennifer Tilly (for you poker fans out there). - osklister April 3, 2025, 17:29:04 You suck * - assassin April 3, 2025, 17:57:12 Louisville is doing well in the portal - jdl April 3, 2025, 12:57:54 You know who’d be a great fit for what we need at the 4 spot? Amani Hansberry - OB25 April 3, 2025, 11:49:05 Yeah, in a heartbeat. * - voiceofreason April 3, 2025, 12:57:18 Have to assume he’s going to Va Tech right? - CanHartlebHireSnider April 3, 2025, 11:56:48 Probably* - OB25 April 3, 2025, 12:41:55 AJ Storr in the portal* - jdl April 3, 2025, 10:23:46 Curious about Storr vs. Dix defensively. Anyone have informed thoughts?* - OWWDig April 3, 2025, 14:28:02 Dix grades out terribly but I’m not sure how much they even try to be good on defense at Iowa. - OB25 April 3, 2025, 22:16:02 I'd take him. I know there are arguments against. But I would.* - JFG April 3, 2025, 10:33:26 If you can get him cheap, the upside is intriguing. - Illiniphil April 3, 2025, 11:23:32 I'd be interested, but really curious what happened at KU* - AintHatin April 3, 2025, 11:19:30 if we reached out I’d be pretty confident the staff knows what’s up since Self and Underwood seem - biclops April 3, 2025, 12:22:06 What is the rumbles of what happened there? Going from 16 to 6 ppg is a big drop off* - ibdoc April 3, 2025, 11:22:43 Guy was a high volume/kind of inefficient scorer who was asked to fit into a certain role there - OB25 April 3, 2025, 11:47:12 Yeah I agree. It was just a bad fit for that terrible KU team as a whole. - illinilosch April 3, 2025, 11:51:15 Brad loves those 3rd chances* - jdl April 3, 2025, 10:54:52 Fourth team in four years? Ehhhh.... dunno. JMHO but he's got to be accepting of a limited role. - osklister April 3, 2025, 11:34:02 Seems like a natural fit for the Tre White spot. Both rambling ramblers.* - Warrin'_Illini April 3, 2025, 11:35:09 Rumored price tag is pretty damn low now, so I'd agree. - Kajagoogoo April 3, 2025, 10:37:29 In an absolute heart beat, and I'd prioritize him.* - uofi1998 April 3, 2025, 10:39:02 I feel like i'm taking crazy pills* - illini21 April 3, 2025, 10:40:28 Size, scoring ability, need for redemption, lower price tag, ability to create his own offense. - JFG April 3, 2025, 10:51:35 He averaged 16 at Wisconsin and 6 at KU one year later. I'm willing to give it a shot.* - Warrin'_Illini April 3, 2025, 10:55:45 Let's just say he's the $700K fallback plan to missing out on $2M Dix. - uofi1998 April 3, 2025, 10:53:26 $2M for Dix? Instanity, Flagg should be making 10M then.* - gullit April 3, 2025, 11:56:18 That was the initial rumor... 2M* - uofi1998 April 3, 2025, 12:14:24 He's supposedly making more than BYU will pay AJ Dybantsa ($7M). - Kajagoogoo April 3, 2025, 11:57:31 FR?* - uofi1998 April 3, 2025, 12:14:35 Eh, who knows? That's the rumor. Wouldn't surprise me, though. - Kajagoogoo April 3, 2025, 14:34:35 Wait, is Dix out? I prefer if Dix was still in* - ibdoc April 3, 2025, 10:57:29 TWSS* - DocWalk20 April 3, 2025, 11:06:35 halfway in between periods...* - uofi1998 April 3, 2025, 11:09:16 My gut is he's going to Indiana to play for Devries, but I'm not saying that with any intel* - uofi1998 April 3, 2025, 10:58:15 our guts agree that he's not coming here* - OWWDig April 3, 2025, 11:02:07 agree...especially after I saw some bad Illini social media site put out an article - OWWDig April 3, 2025, 10:53:25 Because... of the time machine and using us last year, or because of his play at KU?* - uofi1998 April 3, 2025, 10:43:01 His play at KU and the fact that he's a bit of a headcase. - illini21 April 3, 2025, 10:54:59 I think fit matters a lot, and in today's era of chasing $... - uofi1998 April 3, 2025, 10:57:51 Agreed. If Illinois misses out on Dix, land Storr at a bargain & use that extra $$ - Kajagoogoo April 3, 2025, 11:49:21 Pretty good list for tre white - snipes824 April 2, 2025, 17:12:43 Yeah. Not sure how those give him an opp for an expanded role* - Mrap24 April 2, 2025, 17:41:30 Cincinnati’s offense sucked so bad last year I could see them giving him the keys* - opossum jenkins April 2, 2025, 18:23:06 They have two top 50 kids coming in next year, one is a PG. Trey isn’t getting the keys in Cincy.* - voiceofreason April 2, 2025, 20:28:18 So he’ll continue to be a 4th-6th option. Like at USC, Louisville and Illinois* - shua April 2, 2025, 17:16:07 Boswell officially back - assassin April 2, 2025, 16:32:29 Excellent* - DocWalk20 April 2, 2025, 19:27:21 Bueno* - MtHoodIllini April 2, 2025, 19:25:12 Awesome. Add Tomi to KB and Ty and I’m officially really looking forward to next season * - meanjeans April 2, 2025, 17:20:24 If we can land Dix and still get either Will or Sarr - Blazer April 2, 2025, 19:37:26 I've been pretty down since the Morez news but i think this lineup would excite me again* - illini21 April 3, 2025, 7:03:08 Nice.* - Warrin'_Illini April 2, 2025, 16:38:45 Great, let's go* - Blazer April 2, 2025, 16:35:47 Unexpected song choice * - biclops April 2, 2025, 16:34:12 It was popular probably before he was born. :-O - osklister April 2, 2025, 16:42:10 Beard extended at Ole Miss - biclops April 2, 2025, 16:02:50 Jeremiah Fears declares for the NBA - biclops April 2, 2025, 16:01:46 Walkon Keaton Kutcher in the portal - biclops April 2, 2025, 13:53:47 So, dumas question: does he have to be listed as a portal transfer? - osklister April 2, 2025, 14:52:12 Yes in order to be eligible you have to enter the portal* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 2, 2025, 14:54:12 hard cap of 15 players on the roster next year - ijustkrushalot April 2, 2025, 14:33:18 Woe is mrap - jdl April 2, 2025, 13:34:46 Meh. He sucked. Turnover machine. Isn’t high major talent at all* - Mrap24 April 2, 2025, 13:49:37 So he's in a perfect spot at DePaul.* - Illiniphil April 3, 2025, 7:01:19 Guessing we should have an answer on Dix today or tomorrow at the latest. Commence Dix Watch!* - OB25 April 2, 2025, 13:29:19 If he puts on a UI jersey at the presser, please send some Dix pics* - UofIL6 April 2, 2025, 13:39:38 You’re such a tough guy, McManus* - opossum jenkins April 2, 2025, 13:31:19 I'll leave the Dix watching to the rest of ya* - OWWDig April 2, 2025, 13:30:49 Malik Reneau to Miami * - jdl April 2, 2025, 13:08:25 Cam Heide from Purdue* - UIHuskie April 2, 2025, 11:19:21 Glue guy who probably wants more... but I'd take him for the right number. He's a PITA.* - uofi1998 April 2, 2025, 11:20:17 I could be wrong, but I view us as above Heide (and Dix for that matter)* - reggiedunlop April 2, 2025, 12:37:22 Dix scored 15 ppg and shot 42% from 3 in our conference - snipes824 April 2, 2025, 14:28:59 It's amazing how much more athletic guys can look when their shots go in.* - uofi1998 April 2, 2025, 15:02:22 I always thought Dix looked physically different on those Iowa teams* - opossum jenkins April 2, 2025, 15:39:32 Well, they were all white guys, so.....* - Illiniphil April 3, 2025, 7:09:26 Don't look now, but so is Illinois these days. LOL.* - uofi1998 April 3, 2025, 10:54:02 Hard disagree on Dix, he was a high priority for many equal or better programs than us* - OB25 April 2, 2025, 14:00:03 Correct* - MtHoodIllini April 2, 2025, 19:23:47 We're not elite* - bjl63 April 2, 2025, 13:51:45 Need bench guys too * - jdl April 2, 2025, 13:38:08 Ditch diggers also * - uofi1998 April 2, 2025, 14:20:55 super athlete who couldn't make the sophomore leap - assassin April 2, 2025, 12:06:15 Buried a sweet fadeaway 3 to tie that Houston game - LWillhite April 2, 2025, 12:36:08 I was listening to the Purdue/USC game on the radio driving down from Utah... - uofi1998 April 2, 2025, 12:38:02 Could see him averaging 20 PPG in the Mountain West or somewhere like that* - OB25 April 2, 2025, 14:19:23 "PITA" and "Purdue guy": redundant. - osklister April 2, 2025, 11:23:05 DGL in the portal - snipes824 April 2, 2025, 10:47:41 We'll always have this, with Harlan on the call - jdl April 2, 2025, 14:23:02 Stayed a year longer than anyone expected - jdl April 2, 2025, 12:06:50 I’m curious to see where he ends up. Seems like a range of possibilities from good - biclops April 2, 2025, 12:18:24 I would guess playing time is a priority - jdl April 2, 2025, 12:46:20 OFF TOPIC: for old-timers only, remember "UofI CPA" ?? Mrs CPA was in the Alum Assoc magazine. - osklister April 2, 2025, 13:08:29 No surprises there, wish him the absolute best - Blazer April 2, 2025, 11:36:18 Hopes he is awesome wherever he winds up>>>* - BradUnderwoodforprez April 2, 2025, 10:58:04 Agree* - MtHoodIllini April 2, 2025, 19:26:27 Yep * - ATL April 2, 2025, 14:10:15 He needs a chance to be on the ball for 30 minutes a game. - uofi1998 April 2, 2025, 10:57:51 Yep* - Ron McDon April 2, 2025, 11:16:37 Agreed. He always played hard* - bjl63 April 2, 2025, 11:12:29 Nope. No ill will here. Wish it would've worked out for him. - OWWDig April 2, 2025, 11:02:35 Really wanted it to work out for him. This season was so weird. - JFG April 2, 2025, 10:53:49 Mom will assuredly let us know* - CWR10 April 2, 2025, 10:55:33 ah, in the portal, not in on the team* - biclops April 2, 2025, 10:52:37 Sorry, changed* - snipes824 April 2, 2025, 10:59:32 should go to a Valley school. will his mother go postal on the X?* - Poldark April 2, 2025, 10:49:40 Jayden Quaintance - All Big 12 Freshman and All Defense team PF, originally committed to OA at UK - OB25 April 2, 2025, 10:39:22 If that's the case, you're hoping he's great in 26-27, and then he's gone. - uofi1998 April 2, 2025, 11:02:41 I can't be confident in any kid coming for 2 years - CanHartlebHireSnider April 2, 2025, 11:11:59 Exactly* - uofi1998 April 2, 2025, 11:20:42 The claim is he’d be cleared for contact by September, but yeah seems aggressive* - OB25 April 2, 2025, 11:06:57 Even if it's January, it's still a massive asset. He was a beast when healthy* - UofIL6 April 2, 2025, 11:11:31 Probably a bit of a long shot and likely gonna be costly but if it can happen then hell yeah. - illinilosch April 2, 2025, 11:01:11 Yes please* - UofIL6 April 2, 2025, 10:53:34 If healthy by the start of the season he’s a better version of Morez* - OB25 April 2, 2025, 10:58:20 UConn losing some - Stu April 2, 2025, 7:02:13 Booth to Colorado State - biclops April 1, 2025, 22:57:19 Ty is back - jdl April 1, 2025, 19:52:44 Just glad The Undies didn’t run him off. Sick of that look* - memyselfandillini April 2, 2025, 6:50:12 I think the Tyler thing is overblown... - uofi1998 April 2, 2025, 11:22:17 So many thoughts - OB25 April 1, 2025, 21:51:49 On Point 3, I have to say my compass may have been off there. Ty coming back... - uofi1998 April 2, 2025, 10:59:24 I’m with you on being happy he’s back. But a 6’6” guy at the 4 isn’t exactly positional size that - voiceofreason April 1, 2025, 22:39:07 He's a winner, and will fit into place. He's the least of my worries for next year. - uofi1998 April 2, 2025, 11:01:00 Yup. His floor is being an awesome 6th man * - meanjeans April 2, 2025, 16:18:33 Totally agree, but I’m hoping we have a bigger 4 and can bounce Ty around a bit.* - voiceofreason April 2, 2025, 15:36:27 Hopefully they trot out "glue guy" type money. - JFG April 1, 2025, 23:50:10 Is that true?* - uofi1998 April 2, 2025, 11:01:11 Also, I kind of love the idea of Morez and Ty going to war with each other at the 4 spot - OB25 April 1, 2025, 22:23:30 If Ty is a starter, they better pick up another stud or 2 to be in that starting lineup - UofIL6 April 1, 2025, 21:57:55 I still feel pretty good about where we are with Dix, so I think 6 of our top 8 are going to be… - OB25 April 1, 2025, 22:09:09 I feel better about Saar than Dix...based on nothing. My guess is that we'll end up with - OWWDig April 2, 2025, 9:51:32 Sarr may now be a Riley situation where his recent play has him in a spot to get just get drafted - OB25 April 2, 2025, 10:07:56 Interesting...bc rumors were swirling of a Saar announcement in the coming week. - OWWDig April 2, 2025, 10:40:00 d’oh* - LeatherneckIllini April 1, 2025, 21:43:22 Someone pretending to be Dame Sarr? Cool. * - assassin April 1, 2025, 21:45:55 umm…* - biclops April 1, 2025, 21:44:54 I’m super excited about this. This is one of those last slivers of actual college basketball - meanjeans April 1, 2025, 21:36:12 Look at the five Wooden Award finalists - LWillhite April 1, 2025, 21:10:14 Whoops...supposed to be below stuff about why bother recruiting preps* - LWillhite April 1, 2025, 21:11:44 Dawg, check. Now bring in the shooters. * - MC April 1, 2025, 20:57:21 Also good from a culture perspective - Dilbert April 1, 2025, 20:59:23 Yeah it helps confirm that our culture isn’t totally shot - snipes824 April 1, 2025, 21:03:28 This is a Ty Stan account. Here for it. Always. * - uofi1998 April 1, 2025, 20:41:04 I love Rodgers. Don't know exactly what his role will be, - larue33 April 1, 2025, 20:34:46 if he has an average outside shot and better finishing at the rim he's a starter - Nobster April 2, 2025, 6:44:52 He averaged 23 minutes on our Elite Eight team. I expect he can play lat at least that much.* - Orangeillini April 1, 2025, 21:03:12 I just hope he can consistently maintain possession of the ball while going up for a layup - OrangeSox April 1, 2025, 20:39:57 According to Morez St, he’s a great shooter* - bjl63 April 1, 2025, 20:37:54 Yup* - OWWDig April 1, 2025, 20:37:01 love that* - snipes824 April 1, 2025, 20:34:06 TA guy Ty returns. TA guy Morez gone* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 1, 2025, 20:34:01 Yes!!* - MtHoodIllini April 1, 2025, 20:16:43 It makes sense given Morez and Tre leaving. - illinilosch April 1, 2025, 20:01:00 Sure, why not* - CWR10 April 1, 2025, 19:59:37 I mean I love this - Blazer April 1, 2025, 19:56:22 With you always.* - DocWalk20 April 1, 2025, 20:29:17 I have no idea, and not even sure I'm all that excited. If he's the 2nd/3rd guy off the bench - UofIL6 April 1, 2025, 19:59:51 He's a dog, on a team that badly needs one* - MtHoodIllini April 1, 2025, 20:39:17 Having both him and Kylan on the team will help from a culture perspective.* - ATL April 1, 2025, 21:06:41 Yes* - MtHoodIllini April 1, 2025, 22:00:56 *roughy nod gif* (NM) - MC April 1, 2025, 20:57:59 Unless he's dramatically improved his offensive game, he's a liability* - IlliniRunner April 1, 2025, 20:22:39 Nosign* - MtHoodIllini April 1, 2025, 20:33:44 I meant on offense. If they can just sag off him, and ignore him at the 3 point line - IlliniRunner April 2, 2025, 0:10:50 Silly.* - Chuck Woodaby April 1, 2025, 20:25:15 April Fools?* - OWWDig April 1, 2025, 19:55:15 ooo - biclops April 1, 2025, 19:57:01 Nice. That helps* - AintHatin April 1, 2025, 19:53:55 nothing makes sense* - biclops April 1, 2025, 19:53:45 Michigan kid loyal to Illinois - jdl April 1, 2025, 19:59:25 This* - UofIL6 April 1, 2025, 19:54:42 Xavier’s Conwell to Louisville - biclops April 1, 2025, 19:49:32 LOL Indiana* - CWR10 April 1, 2025, 20:03:04 Wouldn’t totally lol it, they will probably increase their offer to Dix now* - OB25 April 1, 2025, 20:03:35 I’ve never felt confident about Dix* - biclops April 1, 2025, 20:19:03 "Things you've possibly said to your therapist for $200"* - OrangeSox April 1, 2025, 20:31:32 And swain to Louisville* - Mrap24 April 1, 2025, 20:01:08 Do you mean Dailyn Swain to Texas? - biclops April 1, 2025, 20:08:28 Sure did* - Mrap24 April 1, 2025, 22:56:27 Welp, I guess that one twitter account was wrong (shocker)* - UofIL6 April 1, 2025, 19:51:35 Rez to scUM - jdl April 1, 2025, 17:49:40 I guess he's fine being the villain. - JFG April 1, 2025, 23:43:50 Fuhhhhhhhhhhh* - memyselfandillini April 1, 2025, 19:41:43 I honestly thought I'd care more. I really don't. - illinilosch April 1, 2025, 19:21:34 Same. - WhitmansFolly April 2, 2025, 6:52:33 it's the michigan part for me - snipes824 April 1, 2025, 19:36:32 Had a similar thought about HS recruiting. For the most part, it just seems futile - UofIL6 April 1, 2025, 19:26:20 Said the same a few days ago. It’s pointless unless you are getting the Wills of the world.* - voiceofreason April 1, 2025, 20:53:38 Yes and no. Relationships help along with the bags* - OWWDig April 1, 2025, 19:32:49 Perhaps. What is the value of the relationship? Would you stay at a job for..... - UofIL6 April 1, 2025, 19:37:12 Good question. Everyone is different. But if the monies were the same or similar, my guess - OWWDig April 1, 2025, 19:43:23 I have skipped/skimmed over much of the Morez posting on 247, so I may have missed some things. - larue33 April 1, 2025, 19:01:50 Might he also think UM has a better coach?* - Potomac April 1, 2025, 19:22:06 hi detlef!* - Ari Gold April 1, 2025, 19:33:20 It does seem he had signed an NIL deal to return - jdl April 1, 2025, 19:16:53 A jump in pay had something to do with it…all the other stuff is noise* - OWWDig April 1, 2025, 19:08:57 This* - Blazer April 1, 2025, 19:49:28 Bullshit. It's a part of it, but things cut both ways. Your flat out dismissal is unrealistic. - JFG April 1, 2025, 23:42:07 Looking forward to the interview with Morez Sr where he says he got death threats - Ron McDon April 1, 2025, 18:30:43 100% . And he won’t be lying either. People are crazy* - HamptonSki April 1, 2025, 18:42:24 You should also place a bet on the number of step back 3s he hits against us when we play next * - biclops April 1, 2025, 18:39:30 it will be more than we hit this year* - memyselfandillini April 1, 2025, 19:43:45 What will his campus experience be like these last six weeks? * - illini April 1, 2025, 18:17:53 I hope they change the locks and throw him outta Ubben on his ass* - OWWDig April 1, 2025, 18:25:04 mid range haunting engaged* - chorizo April 1, 2025, 18:08:55 Well that is just the absolute worst* - Blazer April 1, 2025, 18:05:10 Welp, fuck him - IlliniSax05 April 1, 2025, 18:03:51 Sold him on being wolf. Gonna play him like golden* - John Coctostan April 1, 2025, 18:00:26 I think he would be thrilled to be used like Goldin. * - larue33 April 1, 2025, 18:13:53 Especially since Goldin allowed to take a 3 in each of their last 14 games* - LWillhite April 1, 2025, 21:07:12 I think he’s thrilled to be making twice what we offered him* - Blazer April 1, 2025, 18:23:40 They're giving him $3.6M? - IlliniSax05 April 1, 2025, 18:28:01 No way we offered him $1.8M.* - Ron McDon April 1, 2025, 18:34:34 750k is the number I heard/saw* - OWWDig April 1, 2025, 18:38:16 Definitely the number that’s been floating out there* - Blazer April 1, 2025, 18:42:01 We went up to $1M apparently but they weren’t going to stay once they had better offers - OB25 April 1, 2025, 20:05:28 Yep.* - DocWalk20 April 1, 2025, 18:17:20 I sure hope we get Michigan at home next year. - uofi1998 April 1, 2025, 17:59:54 We should, it's supposed to rotate home/away with 3 as home and away* - illini222 April 1, 2025, 18:25:26 woof. * - illini April 1, 2025, 17:59:51 gross* - biclops April 1, 2025, 17:58:58 April Fools?* - OWWDig April 1, 2025, 17:55:33 Fucking brutal* - snipes824 April 1, 2025, 17:55:27 Eric Gordon treatment* - Mrap24 April 1, 2025, 17:55:22 First thing that came to my mind as well.* - voiceofreason April 1, 2025, 18:03:30 Ugh gross* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 1, 2025, 17:54:49 I’m disgusted. Absolutely disgusted* - illini21 April 1, 2025, 17:54:26 May he have all of Hunter Dickinson's success.* - Chuck Woodaby April 1, 2025, 17:53:37 Between him and Cadeau, they’ll ahoot 25%* - OWWDig April 1, 2025, 18:00:10 Terrible.* - Warrin'_Illini April 1, 2025, 17:52:19 Fuck. - tvillini April 1, 2025, 17:50:05 Lol at Meechie Johnson - OB25 April 1, 2025, 16:05:11 Topped Qudus Wahab - jdl April 1, 2025, 16:18:45 "Status Qudus Wahab" was a 1960's Broadway production.... * - osklister April 1, 2025, 17:10:59 Xavier Booker from MSU. Top 10 prospect that could barely see the floor for 2 seasons* - OB25 April 1, 2025, 14:48:13 Michigan G Tre Donaldson portaling. * - illini April 1, 2025, 13:26:44 is there anyone named Tre that's NOT in the portal? * - ijustkrushalot April 1, 2025, 14:27:58 Buzz Williams to Maryland - Jersey April 1, 2025, 13:14:40 MD 247 board is not happy - jdl April 1, 2025, 14:16:48 I think it's a damn good hire for them* - illini21 April 1, 2025, 14:45:15 really good* - memyselfandillini April 1, 2025, 19:44:41 But the vests* - Herman Blume April 1, 2025, 18:44:32 Agreed. He's a really good coach* - UofIL6 April 1, 2025, 14:57:42 I wanted him over Underwood* - MtHoodIllini April 1, 2025, 14:56:57 He is the perfect Illinois coach - bjl63 April 1, 2025, 16:08:54 And, can go as Curly on Halloween!* - MtHoodIllini April 1, 2025, 20:36:22 100%. He's a great coach.* - JFG April 1, 2025, 14:47:37 Who the hell did they think they were gonna get? - OB25 April 1, 2025, 14:41:49 That's the funny part, they upgraded - jdl April 1, 2025, 14:49:03 I agree. Buzz is a better coach than Willard. The Big Ten has a hell of a coaching roster... - uofi1998 April 1, 2025, 16:28:38 I still think Weber had decent coaching chops from a tactical standpoint - Blazer April 1, 2025, 17:14:09 sad a&m - CanHartlebHireSnider April 1, 2025, 13:21:55 Rothstein update on Morez - Poldark April 1, 2025, 10:50:41 Good luck, Morez reminded me of a shorter and less aggressive version of Kofi. - gullit April 1, 2025, 14:26:27 *sigh* look at all the schools more deep pocketed than us.* - voiceofreason April 1, 2025, 13:48:05 I think that’s the wrong way to look at this one. - Carl Spackler April 1, 2025, 13:51:42 You haven't see all the quotes from Morez and his dad making it clear this was about money? - Chuck Woodaby April 1, 2025, 14:23:59 But he can’t let Jr become like Kofi!* - ilinni11 April 1, 2025, 21:55:50 trading Morez for Z Ivisic* - biclops April 1, 2025, 12:38:58 *weeps** - illini21 April 1, 2025, 12:39:52 Sizable portion of our online fanbase has already mobilized around the idea of this being an upgrade - OB25 April 1, 2025, 12:59:30 We still need a Rez replacement - jdl April 1, 2025, 14:06:55 It's such a depressing thought* - illini21 April 1, 2025, 13:25:58 The lack of athletes is an issue. Very slow footed, below the rim roster right now* - OrangeSox April 1, 2025, 13:20:14 Does anyone hope he’s not in the Big Ten?* - Stu April 1, 2025, 11:08:13 Me? - snipes824 April 1, 2025, 11:58:41 Stu was being "funny". - JFG April 1, 2025, 12:53:09 I really hope he is not still in the Big Ten. - JFG April 1, 2025, 11:02:55 Michigan would hurt the most. - uofi1998 April 1, 2025, 12:36:37 Michigan hasn’t hurt us at all in more than 6 years * - meanjeans April 1, 2025, 16:28:37 ooooo - Blazer April 1, 2025, 18:30:38 Whatever. He’s the enemy anywhere he goes.* - Ron McDon April 1, 2025, 13:16:24 he'll be a middling contributor wherever he ends up, then he'll move on to a third school - Sammich April 1, 2025, 10:57:10 Nah he’ll be an All-B1G guy* - illini21 April 1, 2025, 12:02:01 I think he'll be a monster, unless maybe he goes to OSU. * - larue33 April 1, 2025, 11:51:54 Yep* - MtHoodIllini April 1, 2025, 14:54:49 Or unless the obsession with mid range jumpers is real - CanHartlebHireSnider April 1, 2025, 11:57:48 He wants to be turned into a jump-shooting soft boi. Too bad that spot is filled by Hummer.* - Warrin'_Illini April 1, 2025, 11:06:47 Some coach will promise him he can shoot jump shots - jdl April 1, 2025, 12:51:29 Agreed. Mostly just funnin' and was in response to MJ posting a picture of himself taking - Warrin'_Illini April 1, 2025, 14:21:42 Correct* - illini21 April 1, 2025, 13:29:15 I don't think he's wrong to realize he needs to be a capable shooter to play in the NBA - illini April 1, 2025, 12:04:37 Edey didn't showcase his outside shot until his pre-draft workouts. - OrangeSox April 1, 2025, 13:23:45 that'll be a heck of a reception the first time he returns to SFC if he ends up at tOSU or scUM - IlliniSax05 April 1, 2025, 10:52:23 For everone's benefit, I hope he stays out of the Big Ten.* - Warrin'_Illini April 1, 2025, 10:51:23 Agree* - MtHoodIllini April 1, 2025, 14:56:01 Well, no one is totally immune from it - Tre Holloman from MSU going portaling* - OB25 April 1, 2025, 10:21:14 Can't escape it * - jdl April 1, 2025, 11:42:10 MSU board spin - jdl April 1, 2025, 14:23:08 Rosie Colvin’s kid from Purdue… nobody is immune* - uofi1998 April 1, 2025, 10:35:31 I'd backchannel a nice offer to TKR to f*ck with Purdue* - UofIL6 April 1, 2025, 10:58:39 I want you to put the word out there that we back up.* - Ron McDon April 1, 2025, 10:23:59 Is Steve Blake a legit candidate for the Maryland job? - bjl63 April 1, 2025, 9:57:08 Chester Frazier to Virginia Tech* - Poldark April 1, 2025, 9:07:38 Good, was worried he'd follow devries to IU.* - Warrin'_Illini April 1, 2025, 9:24:43 Chester’s response: - Ron McDon April 1, 2025, 10:12:35 that’s great.* - Ari Gold April 1, 2025, 12:45:39 Purdue gets a top portal big guy, Oscar Cluff from SDSU - OB25 March 31, 2025, 20:25:23 he’s only 6’11”. Has Painter lost his fastball?* - biclops March 31, 2025, 20:42:02 I know it's SDSU competition, but his rebounding numbers are insane. - Carl Spackler March 31, 2025, 20:31:32 Spacing be damned, him and TKR together down low with Smith running PNR will be really tough* - OB25 March 31, 2025, 20:33:52 And they have Jacobsen coming back from an injury * - jdl March 31, 2025, 22:17:54 Doubt we got him out of the SEC but this would be the perfect 4 man next to Tomi - OB25 March 31, 2025, 17:52:11 These are the guys that we’re never even mentioned with anymore* - snipes824 March 31, 2025, 18:15:28 because nobody wants to play in a system that doesn’t allow midrange jump shots* - biclops March 31, 2025, 18:19:14 We should go to an all midrange offense* - snipes824 March 31, 2025, 18:22:42 Joking aside, we could stand to be a little more flexible there. A lot of these teams I’m watching - voiceofreason March 31, 2025, 21:50:37 Kentucky and Bama really really want him. Dain Dainja hates him and he hates Dain* - JacobRDaugherty March 31, 2025, 18:14:05 For the record, I think there is a lot higher chance of Riley coming back to school than we think - JacobRDaugherty March 31, 2025, 17:19:29 I'd love it but I think he is 100% gone - bjl63 April 1, 2025, 9:29:54 picks 20-30 in the draft are $2.08M-$2.77M. If we offer somewhere in there - VIV April 1, 2025, 9:42:34 Oh, it'd be fantastic, I'm just not buying it - bjl63 April 1, 2025, 9:45:29 it would be idiotic for the admin not to try - Sammich April 1, 2025, 10:03:36 I think we’d pay well over $2M for Riley* - opossum jenkins March 31, 2025, 19:15:39 He’s good enough I bet we could get a Daddy Warbucks to come through for a year* - LeatherneckIllini March 31, 2025, 20:27:30 If you were to tell me that we passed on Johnson’s $ in order to keep Will, you have my attention.* - uofi1998 April 1, 2025, 9:28:10 I think this is more of a possibility, now that Tre is in the portal. - illinilosch April 1, 2025, 10:33:01 Seems pretty obvious … and he could be AA next year* - ab75 March 31, 2025, 19:01:50 yes, please.* - Ari Gold March 31, 2025, 18:41:56 Definitely here for that although I’ve fallen in love with Dame Sarrs game - illini21 March 31, 2025, 17:36:00 Why does it have to be one or the other?* - gullit March 31, 2025, 17:39:49 I agree. I think his “camp” including his family were always prepared for a 2 year plan* - OWWDig March 31, 2025, 17:33:49 He weighs 100 lbs. He would get swallowed in the NBA* - MtHoodIllini March 31, 2025, 18:15:41 no one drafting him this year would expect him to contribute for the next couple though* - assassin March 31, 2025, 19:05:59 Perhaps, but then you don't know what you have when his rookie deal expires* - MtHoodIllini March 31, 2025, 20:37:41 They effectively get 5 years on the rookie contract. * - larue33 March 31, 2025, 22:02:59 Elliot Cadeau has committed to Michigan* - jdl March 31, 2025, 16:38:23 Elliott Cadeau to Michigan. That one doesn’t scare me too much* - OB25 March 31, 2025, 16:38:15 I’m guessing Morez ends up there too. I wish this stuff didn’t affect me so much - illini21 March 31, 2025, 17:33:27 Nah, he's a terrible shooter and turns it over at a high rate. He thinks he's awesome. - Kajagoogoo March 31, 2025, 16:55:20 Bryce Hopkins to St. John's* - assassin March 31, 2025, 16:06:58 Georgetown wanted him. They failed.* - Warrin'_Illini March 31, 2025, 16:11:06 Not surprised. Georgetown is a BS school* - illini222 March 31, 2025, 16:47:50 The place should be shuttered forever.* - Warrin'_Illini March 31, 2025, 16:49:35 Tons of Feds in the portal - memyselfandillini March 31, 2025, 14:28:40 Tomi's brother in the portal. * - illini March 31, 2025, 13:56:13 So with this being a more real option due to Morez leaving, where I’ll still disagree with JRD… - OB25 March 31, 2025, 16:36:59 Omg you freakin people* - Stu March 31, 2025, 16:36:55 make it happen* - biclops March 31, 2025, 16:27:05 Definite want. Get him to Fletch asap! - illinilosch March 31, 2025, 15:54:24 Agreed* - ab75 March 31, 2025, 16:12:21 His numbers at Arkansas look better than the reputation he has in this thread* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 31, 2025, 14:19:59 He'd be a perfectly fine backup to Tomi for say, 8-10 minutes a game, but he probably wants more* - MtHoodIllini March 31, 2025, 18:20:12 58% EFG and TS %, 20% DRB* - Carl Spackler March 31, 2025, 15:01:53 I don’t know the advanced metrics, are those good or bad numbers?* - OB25 March 31, 2025, 15:26:13 Efficient scorer, strong defensive rebounder, blocks shots. - Carl Spackler March 31, 2025, 15:37:13 Probably a lot of it is based on his appearance, but have no fear… - OB25 March 31, 2025, 16:20:14 sad lulz* - Blazer March 31, 2025, 16:26:49 Tomi 58% EFG 60% TS 22% DR to give context - CanHartlebHireSnider March 31, 2025, 15:32:20 What kind of dumbass wouldn't know that? - Sammich March 31, 2025, 15:27:42 I was curious to see how he looked during the tourney but he barely got any meaningful minutes* - RVA March 31, 2025, 14:27:03 When he was in he looked really soft* - Stu March 31, 2025, 15:16:09 this is no time for a BlueChew ad, Stu* - Sammich March 31, 2025, 15:28:22 There’s definitely a role for a guy like that on any team - OB25 March 31, 2025, 14:22:51 Agreed. He can sub as a lesser Tomi but its hard imagine them playing much together. - illini March 31, 2025, 14:35:55 1.9 blocks in fewer than 20 minutes per game and 37% from deep - bjl63 March 31, 2025, 14:22:38 He’s an actual rim protector at the very least* - snipes824 March 31, 2025, 14:31:27 You pick up pretty quickly on why he frustrated Arkansas fans - CWR10 March 31, 2025, 14:26:32 Could be. He did only average 8.5 mpg the last 4 games* - bjl63 March 31, 2025, 14:28:37 I've read that he also suffered injury and illness like Tomi - CanHartlebHireSnider March 31, 2025, 14:38:40 My FIL is a huge Arkansas game and told me regularly how much better our Ivisic is - CWR10 March 31, 2025, 14:33:45 The only games I really watched was the Thanksigiving game and KU/St. Johns - CanHartlebHireSnider March 31, 2025, 14:24:40 This post gave me a near heart attack when I first glanced at it.* - OB25 March 31, 2025, 14:10:04 The one who was at Arkansas? We could use him but we need to be a lot more athletic.* - Warrin'_Illini March 31, 2025, 14:02:52 It’s happening isn’t it?* - snipes824 March 31, 2025, 13:58:14 If taking Z gets you another Tomi year it's a no brainer. * - illini March 31, 2025, 14:09:55 Yes, but I think Antigua and Underwood think they can play together and be a mismatch for - JacobRDaugherty March 31, 2025, 17:15:35 JRD's revenge begins* - assassin March 31, 2025, 13:56:52 hi illiniphil!* - Poldark March 31, 2025, 15:23:36 Consider the source, mothereffers!* - AintHatin March 31, 2025, 14:41:20 Werner and LaTulip had a great discussion on the Illini Inquirer podcast. Went a little into the D - voiceofreason March 31, 2025, 13:36:21 I think LaTulip and J Leman do a great job on teh 247 podcasts* - ATL March 31, 2025, 14:22:54 Purdue reserve guard in the portal - jdl March 31, 2025, 13:32:36 Dad played for the Bears* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 31, 2025, 13:33:12 roosevelt? popular in boston* - torinese March 31, 2025, 13:33:55 Yes* - bucktownillini March 31, 2025, 16:27:23 Rice and Gillespie from Maryland, Nijel Pack from Miami also still somehow has eligibility* - OB25 March 31, 2025, 13:21:56 If they’re not going to Villanova, I’d take either Maryland guy* - snipes824 March 31, 2025, 13:32:08 Si!* - MtHoodIllini March 31, 2025, 18:21:35 Assume the MD guys are going with Willard - jdl March 31, 2025, 13:27:35 KB, Will, Ty, Ben, Ivisic squared* - ab75 March 30, 2025, 20:53:51 Good for maybe 8th place* - Stu March 31, 2025, 13:29:08 2 of those last 3 seem to be non-value added.* - voiceofreason March 30, 2025, 20:56:13 We’re trying to go full Iowa. Pryce Sandfort and Josh Dix both on official visits in Champaign* - OB25 March 30, 2025, 12:43:58 No thanks to the younger Sandfort* - Blazer March 30, 2025, 14:52:08 With you always.* - DocWalk20 March 30, 2025, 16:06:29 Welp, we didn’t close the deal with Dix. He’s now added an Indiana visit for tomorrow* - OB25 March 30, 2025, 14:15:00 Better cultural fit for him * - assassin March 30, 2025, 14:58:19 Hoosiers can’t get enough Dix* - Herman Blume March 30, 2025, 22:54:46 i'll wait to see if he goes elsewhere before (over)reacting - snipes824 March 30, 2025, 14:31:13 Yes, but. How much are we allocating for Europeans and a possible Riley return?* - DocWalk20 March 30, 2025, 16:05:35 yeah, that's why I will reserve ultimate judgement* - snipes824 March 30, 2025, 17:00:06 I think there is a non zero chance Riley is back next year. I am curious who the 4 will be next year - JacobRDaugherty March 30, 2025, 16:21:38 No way you can start both Ivisic brothers - Blazer March 30, 2025, 17:15:08 I think the chances of Riley returning are being severely overblown and also don’t think… - OB25 March 30, 2025, 17:26:56 Agreed, just considering JRD’s hypothetical* - Blazer March 30, 2025, 17:47:04 But... Why?* - Chuck Woodaby March 30, 2025, 18:03:09 Let’s imagine there are five Ivisic brothers, and we start all of them - Stu March 30, 2025, 18:42:56 The Fab Fivisic* - DT March 30, 2025, 20:20:06 LOL* - MtHoodIllini March 30, 2025, 20:43:31 This is like playing NBA Live 95 with an all-Scott Brooks team against an all-Greg Kite team* - Tortillini March 30, 2025, 19:54:47 five Ivisic-sized DGLs - jdl March 30, 2025, 19:00:30 4 Ivsic sized and one 6’3” trannie Ivsic - Stu March 30, 2025, 19:14:49 Did I miss something? We’re getting the far lesser Ivisic brother for next year? - voiceofreason March 30, 2025, 16:53:34 And the Notre Dame Tri Delts as cheerleaders!* - Illiniphil March 30, 2025, 19:03:02 No, consider the source * - jdl March 30, 2025, 17:59:53 Wut* - cpsteine March 30, 2025, 21:07:40 I didn’t think JRD was on the “consider the source” list here.* - voiceofreason March 30, 2025, 20:55:14 Hope not* - Stu March 30, 2025, 17:51:32 I would put it as highly likely that if Tomi is here next year, his brother is too next year* - JacobRDaugherty March 30, 2025, 17:22:19 What are you basing that belief on?* - IlliniRunner March 30, 2025, 20:24:32 Talking to Kentucky Booster who knows Antigua well and helped pay the NIL - JacobRDaugherty March 30, 2025, 22:18:28 Yep, same.* - voiceofreason March 30, 2025, 14:57:50 Hey, we bitched for decades about our shitty football team. Get used to it* - opossum jenkins March 30, 2025, 14:56:49 It’s hard to resist the chance to pick any of the 5 starting positions * - shua March 30, 2025, 14:17:00 I'll take all the Dix I can get until I find a guy who can shoot it the way I need!* - Sammich March 30, 2025, 12:49:50 acknowledged* - Blazer March 30, 2025, 17:15:25 Need to teach our guys the proper technique for Dix picks, though.* - DT March 30, 2025, 12:54:36 #unfunnyDT* - DocWalk20 March 30, 2025, 16:14:39 Josh Dix would be a hard guy to pass on.* - Carl Spackler March 30, 2025, 12:49:14 well, they had a great season, so….* - biclops March 30, 2025, 12:48:48 Kelvin Sampson had a point yesterday - LWillhite March 30, 2025, 12:36:21 Well you can get some multi-year transfers - jdl March 30, 2025, 15:06:57 I think what Houston and Auburn have both done well is find guys that truly fit the system and - DocWalk20 March 30, 2025, 16:08:07 "...get them to stay for more than one year" : seems like a difficult skill to master. * - osklister March 30, 2025, 16:13:58 JMHO, but gotta assume ""everyone"" is one-and-done. - osklister March 30, 2025, 16:06:16 "Blind squirrel" reference goes here. - osklister March 30, 2025, 14:35:43 Nitpick but LJ Cryer at Houston is also a transfer. So that’s 2 of their top 3 scorers. - OB25 March 30, 2025, 12:41:59 Sorry, it was one transfer for this year. Y'all are correct* - LWillhite March 30, 2025, 13:45:52 Mylik Wilson is a transfer at Houston too* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2025, 13:08:54 Question I’m too lazy to research: other than Podz, who has left this program in the last 5-6 years - voiceofreason March 30, 2025, 12:05:19 Epps has been an important contributor, so maybe a wash other than not winning* - Potomac March 30, 2025, 13:04:11 Other than that Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play? * - osklister March 30, 2025, 14:40:27 You could probably also argue Goode from a minutes and role perspective. - JFG March 30, 2025, 12:38:21 This just reminded me of how many guys we've had leave - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2025, 12:19:52 Paxton Warden. Connor Severen* - Poldark March 30, 2025, 16:54:55 Adam Miller * - jdl March 30, 2025, 15:09:26 Holy moly.* - gullit March 30, 2025, 14:21:40 Melendez probably thinks he did, and probably right. Griffin had a pretty good season - larue33 March 30, 2025, 12:19:44 We dodged a lot of bullets. - digs March 30, 2025, 12:08:57 Dain* - Carl Spackler March 30, 2025, 12:05:57 Nope+ - Taz March 30, 2025, 13:12:54 I am kind of more interested in who has not entered the portal at this point. - BradUnderwoodforprez March 30, 2025, 11:06:22 The SCC guy who works with them has posted about them - Illini Guy March 30, 2025, 11:24:06 Piper and Werner are talking about Ty as if there’s a legit chance that he stays. - Carl Spackler March 30, 2025, 11:14:02 Please tell me he’s putting up 4000 shots a day. Would fill the ‘dawg’ need tho .* - MC March 30, 2025, 11:35:34 He is. - DT March 30, 2025, 12:07:38 I assume nobody is throwing NIL money at Ty or DGL? So either stay and be bench guys… - shua March 30, 2025, 11:13:54 The same reason Sencire did. Access to world class training, nutrition, and medical plan.* - voiceofreason March 30, 2025, 12:02:16 So per Piper on the 247 podcast.... - jdl March 30, 2025, 10:24:56 Good luck finding that role, Tre* - CWR10 March 30, 2025, 10:56:34 I mean, he walked away from 27 and 31 minute opportunities at USC an Louisville… - shua March 30, 2025, 11:09:46 I don’t think anyone would disagree with the staff’s position here - snipes824 March 30, 2025, 10:41:54 Phrasing* - Sounder March 30, 2025, 10:54:27 Can’t wait to see who will be filling those roles * - biclops March 30, 2025, 10:40:33 Yeah, see ya, Tre. You aren’t that guy. Zero problem with this from Underwood’s side. - voiceofreason March 30, 2025, 10:33:24 Agreed. Zero problem with any of it. Just fill the open slots well. A shame we have to do this - UofIL6 March 30, 2025, 10:43:05 BYUs Kanon Catchings to the portal. Tauja's son, right?* - UofIL6 March 30, 2025, 7:07:03 Apparently he's not interested in Illinois. - Kajagoogoo March 30, 2025, 8:36:45 Google says yes* - Stu March 30, 2025, 7:12:29 Willard to Nova - assassin March 30, 2025, 0:45:19 sssssssssshhhhhhhhhocking* - biclops March 30, 2025, 0:54:00 As the dust settles, here’s where I’ve landed - OB25 March 29, 2025, 23:39:19 Oh and I’ll add this potentially hot take… - OB25 March 29, 2025, 23:53:37 I think I would take Storr for 2 years, but not 1 year. - JFG March 30, 2025, 10:01:33 That would be awesome if it happened - jdl March 30, 2025, 9:52:36 Nooooope.* - voiceofreason March 30, 2025, 9:52:26 NO* - Poldark March 30, 2025, 5:50:14 No thanks* - GMAW March 30, 2025, 2:12:44 Hoo boy, Illinois Twitter is ugly right now - Blazer March 29, 2025, 21:51:10 Paying attention to anyone, Illinois fans especially, on Twitter, was your first mistake.* - Illiniphil March 29, 2025, 23:07:41 hi illiniphil! I hope you enjoy your new football seats!* - Poldark March 30, 2025, 7:05:12 Illinois fans are fucking psychos* - assassin March 29, 2025, 22:45:11 So much trickle down from Whitman not wanting to give TA more money. - OB25 March 29, 2025, 22:03:07 And the legend keeps growing* - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 22:20:40 I find it hard to believe TA was a Whitman only decision. - Carl Spackler March 29, 2025, 22:06:08 Probably true. I’d love to get the full story at some point, it’s so bizarre. - OB25 March 29, 2025, 22:12:17 Paying him not to coach screams of underwood not whitman* - John Coctostan March 29, 2025, 22:19:42 Maybe the issue was never Antigua - Blazer March 29, 2025, 22:13:24 That doesn't really seem to fit though - jdl March 30, 2025, 9:54:22 I do think the coach’s son and the coach’s sons friend being put in charge of both sides of the ball - OB25 March 29, 2025, 22:21:31 it definitely felt awkward last year when tyler/hamer started getting called "coordinators" - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 22:46:14 The DC needs to be replaced. Our defense and defensive philosophy straight up ass* - Mrap24 March 30, 2025, 8:43:53 But is the philosophy limited based on the personnel? - snipes824 March 30, 2025, 10:03:19 That was probably the case this year - Blazer March 30, 2025, 10:52:01 That’s true, and a good point* - snipes824 March 30, 2025, 11:05:06 Really, you could live with the defense this year - Blazer March 30, 2025, 17:18:52 Friend? Which friend?* - gullit March 29, 2025, 22:40:52 Hamer* - OB25 March 29, 2025, 22:53:28 What makes them such close friends according to their detractors? Both being white?* - Chuck Woodaby March 29, 2025, 23:06:55 Am I mixing up origin stories here? - OB25 March 29, 2025, 23:09:15 No that was Neel Ganta - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2025, 23:12:17 I don't think it was Ganta either. - Chuck Woodaby March 29, 2025, 23:22:10 That was Ganta he worked for the Celtics* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2025, 23:23:27 He was a finance intern for Boston for 3 months - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2025, 23:26:43 the summer intern in their finance department for three months was their analytics wizard?* - Chuck Woodaby March 29, 2025, 23:26:14 that was part of the handwringing - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2025, 23:27:32 From Seth Davis in 2020 - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2025, 23:32:58 I'd say Underwood was playing fast and loose with "brought in an analytics whiz from the Boston - Chuck Woodaby March 29, 2025, 23:42:13 Fire Zach Hamer. - Poldark March 30, 2025, 5:49:57 Oh ok, I will take the L on this one then. I thought that was Hamer* - OB25 March 29, 2025, 23:14:03 Completely agree. Even if it’s all lies and exaggeration, the optics are horrendous - Blazer March 29, 2025, 22:29:40 Brad has never cared about player retention or creating a culture where players build together - JacobRDaugherty March 30, 2025, 8:59:08 I doubt anyone that matters outside of the program even notices the "optics"* - Carl Spackler March 29, 2025, 22:49:57 I guess it depends on what we think matters - Blazer March 30, 2025, 10:02:25 The hand wringing over TA is hilariously stupid - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 23:00:23 It very well could be because of money. But if someone is paying them more, then… - DT March 30, 2025, 8:09:20 I think the hand wringing over any of this, including the recent player movement, is silly. - Carl Spackler March 29, 2025, 23:08:11 Maybe crisis is too stark but it becoming an issue - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 23:18:14 Agree. But the coaching thing is a problem, just likely not the main reason for leavin ($$)* - OWWDig March 29, 2025, 22:25:03 No doubt. There’s a reason this spin is only coming out after Morez got bigger offers elsewhere. - OB25 March 29, 2025, 22:27:08 Tyler's biggest mistake appears to be not ingratiating himself with Kedric. - Chuck Woodaby March 29, 2025, 22:29:22 Is detlef actually Kedric?* - GMAW March 30, 2025, 2:18:44 Yes! I love the Fears family! JOLIET WEST TIGERS!* - Poldark March 30, 2025, 5:47:04 Or just maybe - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 22:25:35 I totally agree with all of that. We still have coaching issues with nepotism or that perception - OWWDig March 29, 2025, 22:34:45 I’ve been blocking idiots constantly the last few days.* - Ron McDon March 29, 2025, 21:58:04 we're apparently in the top 4 for UCF guard jaylin sellers - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 20:47:35 Would seem like an ok get in a Justin Harmon type role* - OB25 March 29, 2025, 20:54:41 Basically being irrelevant?* - ATL March 29, 2025, 21:08:08 Nonono… He will win us a B1G championship* - Stu March 29, 2025, 21:19:43 Clayton is a bad man* - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 19:22:54 Sebastian Mack from UCLA in the portal. Chicago native. He looked great against us.* - OB25 March 29, 2025, 18:52:13 He's been good every time I've seen him, really tough, physical player. - larue33 March 29, 2025, 19:36:01 didn't have a single point against Utah State and 4 pts against UTenn - assassin March 29, 2025, 19:58:13 He’s a very good defender IIRC* - Ron McDon March 29, 2025, 20:01:47 The question was ‘tenacious’ Ron - Stu March 29, 2025, 21:33:42 1,359 players have entered the portal since Monday* - Poldark March 29, 2025, 16:47:07 Good news is we only have 2 - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 18:13:05 3* - OWWDig March 29, 2025, 19:11:43 Booth doesn’t count - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 19:16:36 Right. We used to celebrate “creanings” - digs March 29, 2025, 20:01:40 Sure, he can go wherever he wants - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 20:14:59 Why don’t we develop him? Maybe coach him up. - digs March 29, 2025, 20:25:08 That was the plan - jdl March 29, 2025, 21:40:42 Oh, yeah* - Stu March 29, 2025, 21:01:23 Maybe he think he doesn’t need that or isn’t willing to wait? - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 20:39:47 Two way street. Exactly. - digs March 29, 2025, 21:16:40 I think the Tyler stuff could be problematic - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 21:29:36 ultimately, they're all replacement level* - OWWDig March 29, 2025, 19:51:29 The sport is broken* - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 17:45:15 Ok, I'm old, but college basketball has become a farce - RSMBob March 29, 2025, 18:38:20 Absolute nosign - Blazer March 29, 2025, 21:55:32 We agree on something* - JeffFrank April 11, 2025, 11:48:57 Cosign * - PapaDels March 29, 2025, 21:26:36 We throw Illinois jerseys on some randos for a few months and pretend they’re our guys* - Stu March 29, 2025, 18:45:21 Fuck UNC! If we had won the title in 05 I could check on the sport as a whole* - HeatMizer March 29, 2025, 18:32:16 one bullshit WV judge wouldn't let the NCAA enforce the 1 free transfer rule - assassin March 29, 2025, 18:05:58 I don't remember this, sounds pretty bullshit a judge can dictate that.* - gullit March 29, 2025, 18:20:05 A judge just dictated JUCO years no longer apply to eligibility* - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 19:50:01 If the NCAA wouldn’t have fought all this to the death - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 18:08:21 Tyler has been busy! * - digs March 29, 2025, 16:50:53 A lot of guys who want to shoot jump shots.* - Chuck Woodaby March 29, 2025, 16:55:40 did he call anyone a bitch?* - Poldark March 29, 2025, 16:52:06 Only the bitches* - digs March 29, 2025, 16:55:49 I’m sure everybody here already knows this, but - MrX March 29, 2025, 14:44:25 "His dad wanted more".......*sigh* * - ilinni11 March 30, 2025, 11:52:49 DGL is gone? * - jjlocke923 March 29, 2025, 17:05:26 Almost certainly yes, just a matter of time. Burned that bridge midseason just like with Tre* - OB25 March 29, 2025, 18:53:00 Kedric can’t tease apart when he’s being told the truth versus BS, but… - OB25 March 29, 2025, 14:47:41 It’s weird MoJo Sr called Ked and Piper on the same day - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2025, 15:23:45 Piper got IndyOldSchooled* - illini222 March 29, 2025, 15:32:50 everything is fine goodnight.* - Ari Gold March 29, 2025, 15:52:19 Piper, no* - Sounder March 29, 2025, 15:38:10 yeah I think it's pretty clear there are two things at play - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 15:05:43 Is the rumor the offer is from Oklahoma?* - gullit March 29, 2025, 14:55:48 That’s a name that has been mentioned from the beginning. Porter Moser is Underwood’s nemesis* - OB25 March 29, 2025, 15:01:49 For everyone complaining below, I’m going to need you to show your math. This seems more like a - voiceofreason March 29, 2025, 13:48:59 Starting over fresh every year is exhausting - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 29, 2025, 18:39:01 And a DOGE-like waste of resources * - ATL March 29, 2025, 19:13:21 This is where I’m at. This is the new reality of college basketball. Players are hired guns - IlliniRunner March 29, 2025, 15:48:08 The sport is eating itself. Get what you can while you can, I guess* - uofi1998 March 29, 2025, 15:55:24 I’m good. We are still in one of the greatest runs in program history - digs March 29, 2025, 16:50:12 And that run includes only one S16 appearance * - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 18:04:01 I thought we made the elite eight. Maybe I’m wrong - digs March 29, 2025, 19:51:20 which of course is just an arbitrary designation anyway. is it cuz it has a cool name? - assassin March 29, 2025, 18:07:13 sure but at this point I couldn’t give two shits about conference titles - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 18:11:47 if the entire marker of success is winning two games in a row instead of one - assassin March 29, 2025, 18:14:01 As Illini fans that is the best we should expect - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 18:16:03 I mean, that’s been true now for 40 years - Blazer March 29, 2025, 21:57:20 I think the results we've gotten to date are fine. Would love a longer run in the tournament - larue33 March 29, 2025, 15:47:54 I need a S16 every other year on average. Until Brad provides that for me I’m gonna bitch lol.* - nash March 29, 2025, 14:22:38 So a standard we've met once in 50 years?* - Blazer March 29, 2025, 14:40:46 we're among the top 5 underachieving programs in men's CBB history - Sammich March 29, 2025, 15:02:27 Preach. It’s OK to demand excellence. And qualified assistant coaches. - nash March 29, 2025, 15:20:23 Agree with that, though I wouldn’t use the round in the tournament as the success criteria. - OB25 March 29, 2025, 15:25:39 My criteria. - nash March 29, 2025, 15:29:06 By these criteria every single B1G coach should have been fired in the last 5 years - Blazer March 29, 2025, 16:22:23 I don’t expect them all every year lol. Ideally 2 min a season. More than that is ideal.* - nash March 29, 2025, 17:28:04 ooooo - Blazer March 29, 2025, 17:32:24 I keep hearing about this top 15 offense but buckets where difficult when mattered.* - gullit March 29, 2025, 14:03:23 We Couldn’t stop teams when it mattered. I think we were the highest scoring team in the big ten. - ATL March 29, 2025, 14:25:41 Agreed.* - gullit March 29, 2025, 14:53:25 that's like this guy on the 247 board saying we weren't really a 6 seed this year, more like an 8/9 - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 14:13:55 ok, an Illinoisan portal entry from someone else: kansas freshman big flory bidunga - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 13:37:59 Any chance we are using the Tre money to keep Will?* - ab75 March 29, 2025, 13:34:39 I like the cut of your jib* - Ron McDon March 29, 2025, 13:53:07 I like where your head’s at* - Herman Blume March 29, 2025, 13:47:59 I’m sure they’re trying. Have to think there’s a high likelihood of Ben being back now too* - OB25 March 29, 2025, 13:45:45 Gravity * - larue33 March 29, 2025, 15:39:06 If we can’t recruit over him what are we even doing here?* - DT March 29, 2025, 15:05:17 Humrichous?? Please, no* - MtHoodIllini March 29, 2025, 14:52:24 hooray* - Tortillini March 29, 2025, 13:57:54 There’s always a chance. * - OWWDig March 29, 2025, 13:40:01 Why aren’t we trying to hire a new assistant coach and as quickly as possible? - OB25 March 29, 2025, 12:30:39 The coaches conference happens during the Final Four week in SA - jdl March 29, 2025, 14:56:29 I’m scared that underwood thinks jones can suffice, but I don’t think your statement is fair to - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 12:37:57 I had always assumed the Kwa promotion was just a nice loyalty bump, given the timing - Blazer March 29, 2025, 13:50:50 He has been great for the international stuff but seems pretty limited domestically. - OB25 March 29, 2025, 12:44:09 GA was on Boswell out of HS right? - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2025, 12:49:25 Right, I don’t know if he’s a “connections” guy in the way TA/OA are - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 12:48:36 I'm fine with OA and GA as our primary recruiters - Blazer March 29, 2025, 14:04:12 Perhaps they are targeting someone on a team that is still playing* - Ron McDon March 29, 2025, 12:33:09 If KB and or Tomi goes into the portal, we hit DEFCON 1 * - MC March 29, 2025, 11:38:48 Yup. Team is leaking oil big time. This sucks and I hate it.* - nash March 29, 2025, 12:50:40 Why do you all bother? This is where it’s at. New team every year. Gotta hope Brad and assistants - illini thunder March 29, 2025, 12:09:29 This is not where it’s at for most programs at our level* - Blazer March 29, 2025, 12:10:44 There are outliers…but it kinda is these days - digs March 29, 2025, 12:33:03 And we had 3 starters that “started college” with Illinois this year* - ab75 March 29, 2025, 13:35:58 My question will be, how many non-seniors/non-draft guys from that list end up going in* - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 12:49:32 Okay * - illini thunder March 29, 2025, 12:11:24 It’s not even April* - Blazer March 29, 2025, 11:39:28 Yep. It’s almost best to not pay attention and see what roster is in Oct * - MC March 29, 2025, 11:44:22 Agree. There’s no point in following anything during the offseason - IlliniOllie March 29, 2025, 12:10:01 I’m a big Underwood defender and will continue to be, but he needs to figure this out. - OB25 March 29, 2025, 11:29:49 He's done a great job getting the program back to the top of the conference - jdl March 29, 2025, 15:00:42 My thoughts exactly - Blazer March 29, 2025, 21:59:57 I’ve been a full throated underwood supporter since his hire - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 11:58:08 I could be wrong, but I don’t think there is any other top 20 program that has returned 2-3 guys - Blazer March 29, 2025, 12:05:57 We’ve made a habit of running off our own recruits. Now our recruits are leaving us. - uofi1998 March 29, 2025, 12:13:50 And I suspect that one could at least somewhat lead to the other - OB25 March 29, 2025, 12:20:48 ^found the takeaway * - uofi1998 March 29, 2025, 12:22:26 Other schools probably know our players are gettable too due to the reputation we’ve built. - OB25 March 29, 2025, 12:53:53 In the previous era of just a few years ago, we’d be looking at a couple years of fears and Morez - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 12:17:24 I miss that. Can we go back?* - uofi1998 March 29, 2025, 12:19:39 Yeah. Way, way too much* - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 12:11:57 Attrition is normal, but Illinois has to be near the top for teams that - OrangeSox March 29, 2025, 12:04:09 Right, that’s what I’m thinking - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 12:10:59 Yep, I really don’t think anyone with our success and head coach stability is in the same ballpark* - OB25 March 29, 2025, 12:05:32 We missed the last window of “calm” while sucking for a decade. - uofi1998 March 29, 2025, 12:01:04 We’ll see how the summer goes, but I think I’m done with it* - Blazer March 29, 2025, 11:38:20 Yeah the volatility is exhausting* - Ron McDon March 29, 2025, 11:43:19 And even if he puts together a good roster and has another solid year, the optics are terrible* - Blazer March 29, 2025, 11:58:05 And get to do this again in a year. I suppose the ends justify the means.. - Ron McDon March 29, 2025, 12:03:59 hi Ron! I agree!* - Poldark March 29, 2025, 12:12:58 23-24 was special - Blazer March 29, 2025, 12:09:23 Exactly* - Ron McDon March 29, 2025, 12:23:59 I think Jake Davis will stay, if that helps* - OrangeSox March 29, 2025, 11:41:36 It does not. * - larue33 March 29, 2025, 12:20:15 A little worried we’ll be Iowa 2.0* - Blazer March 29, 2025, 11:42:33 Some good feels Illini stuff from the ladies team - Whitman & Green locker room postgame - OrangeSox March 29, 2025, 11:26:05 Big East POTY RJ Luis in the portal and the draft* - Carl Spackler March 29, 2025, 11:01:20 Damn he’s from Miami. Was hoping Antigua might have had a NYC connection* - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 11:03:20 Tre White to the portal rumblings, at least from this guy: - GMAW March 29, 2025, 10:51:36 Getting benched for a month probably had something to do with it * - meanjeans March 29, 2025, 11:53:56 Whatever at this point. Shooters and dawgs, pls * - MC March 29, 2025, 11:37:53 Will be his 4th school in 4 years now* - illinilosch March 29, 2025, 11:18:40 And now official* - OB25 March 29, 2025, 11:14:14 So… is TA just throwing daggers into the program at this point? - uofi1998 March 29, 2025, 11:24:35 And the legend keeps on growing* - bjl63 March 29, 2025, 13:03:50 Or Tyler Underwood is that bad. Supposedly the 4 he pissed off the most - OWWDig March 29, 2025, 11:28:30 I keep hearing about this top 15 offense but buckets where difficult when mattered.* - gullit March 29, 2025, 14:01:13 It’s just a horrific look. If Tyler had coached at Duke first and was regarded as the top assistant - meanjeans March 29, 2025, 11:56:33 The university has rules against nepotism. They had to get a waiver to hire Tyler. * - larue33 March 29, 2025, 12:22:12 “This will save the dia $500k per year”. I imagine it went something like that. * - uofi1998 March 29, 2025, 12:23:11 All guys who live in the midrange and can’t shoot from 3 - Blazer March 29, 2025, 11:36:52 Actual athletes who can shoot from 3 aren’t role players* - GMAW March 29, 2025, 13:13:02 Yep* - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 11:52:03 Tyler stepped into Anderson’s slot. - uofi1998 March 29, 2025, 11:30:36 Official, per Werner - Carl Spackler March 29, 2025, 11:13:57 4 years, 4 schools. Entire college life is nothing more than roaming around as a mercenary for hire* - OrangeSox March 29, 2025, 11:21:11 He went to 3 or 4 high schools too. So this is norm for him* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2025, 11:26:44 Doesn’t seem great for mental and emotional development but THAT’S WHAT THE MONEY IS FOR - illini March 29, 2025, 11:33:03 Damn.* - Toonces March 29, 2025, 11:06:48 “How would Morez and Tre fit together?” - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 11:04:38 Could still happen…somewhere else* - Orangeillini March 29, 2025, 11:17:42 90/10 rule - Blazer March 29, 2025, 10:54:14 Narrator - OWWDig March 29, 2025, 11:00:16 Delete* - bjl63 March 28, 2025, 23:43:17 very relevant discussion as it relates to morez, dix, and underwood/illinois in general - snipes824 March 28, 2025, 22:56:48 Watching games the last 2 days, I feel like I notice 3 differences in these teams compared to us - Mrap24 March 29, 2025, 8:22:28 1 and 2 are related, and it's the choice Brad made. - larue33 March 29, 2025, 10:08:37 I don’t know that I saw 3 as much - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 8:58:06 Been thinking about this a lot - Blazer March 28, 2025, 23:17:52 yeah, it really comes down to the unicorn athletic 5 who can shoot - snipes824 March 28, 2025, 23:33:57 Yep. And I think with Morez we could have done a hybrid version of that. Alas* - Blazer March 29, 2025, 0:04:29 Theoretically there’s less upside to the Izzo model in this era, but I have to say… - OB25 March 28, 2025, 21:20:17 At least most of the tournament games now start after kids bedtimes - RVA March 28, 2025, 19:32:10 Indiana + Indiana State=0 players on roster* - Poldark March 28, 2025, 16:45:52 ooo - jdl March 28, 2025, 17:14:12 Maybe we get Bubu! - jdl March 28, 2025, 16:43:09 Are you suggesting that the wheels are in motion?* - ATL March 28, 2025, 18:29:00 The wheels are in motion, things are happening!* - Orangeillini March 28, 2025, 19:22:57 4:05 - ATL March 28, 2025, 19:26:24 Yogi and Bubu: package deal? * - osklister March 28, 2025, 17:13:17 Gonna need to stock up on pic-a-nic baskets.* - DocWalk20 March 28, 2025, 17:15:14 Ranger Brad Smith prohibits those from the training table. - osklister March 28, 2025, 17:31:41 Probably not after how young Poneman was treated on the IB* - Illini Guy March 28, 2025, 16:44:18 Who is Poneman?* - gullit March 28, 2025, 16:55:13 apparently he's becoming the next Worldwide Wes, so we're really gonna regret that* - Sammich March 28, 2025, 16:52:05 Shoulda invested in Swag U while we had the chance.* - nash March 28, 2025, 16:56:21 Morez to the portal. Basketball is dumb* - OrangeSox March 28, 2025, 14:55:01 What a fucking joke* - opossum jenkins March 28, 2025, 20:27:42 Sounds like Rez had a signed NIL deal - jdl March 28, 2025, 19:43:07 Lots of scuttlebutt online that players have problems with Tyler Underwood. - JFG March 28, 2025, 16:42:43 nobody here knows anything* - Orangeillini March 28, 2025, 18:40:41 I never claimed anybody here “knew anything.” - JFG March 28, 2025, 22:39:01 maybe the problem is not enough mid range jumpers? - biclops March 28, 2025, 18:35:46 So this is Kedric's full fan fiction: - Chuck Woodaby March 28, 2025, 21:09:41 Comparing Morez to two excellent, but somewhat limited players is a choice - OrangeSox March 29, 2025, 11:37:46 Don't disagree with most of this, except Kofi was an all-timer in screen and roll - Blazer March 29, 2025, 14:00:48 Two time All-American Kofi Cockburn had his development hindered. - opossum jenkins March 29, 2025, 10:02:38 Given Illinois held him back, I’m sure he’s shooting 3’s in Korea now?* - snipes824 March 29, 2025, 11:05:28 “Mr. Prince” - biclops March 28, 2025, 23:32:30 woof* - Blazer March 28, 2025, 22:00:42 Why won't they let Ty shoot?!?!?!? - jdl March 28, 2025, 21:17:53 If even half of that is true, we’re better off - John Coctostan March 28, 2025, 19:32:18 Tweet deleted or a bad link?* - RVA March 28, 2025, 19:06:59 "KP" - Chuck Woodaby March 28, 2025, 18:55:45 Not sure Morez Sr knows much about basketball* - bjl63 March 28, 2025, 19:38:09 is there anyone worse who currently has an Illini press credential?* - biclops March 28, 2025, 19:04:53 Mark Tupper? Steve Greenberg? Marlen Garcia years ago?* - Poldark March 29, 2025, 6:55:00 I don't trust Ked. He is a lying sack of shit* - JacobRDaugherty March 28, 2025, 18:55:08 assuming those are actual direct quotes - snipes824 March 28, 2025, 18:49:32 If alienating players = not allowing them to shoot 12 footers - Blazer March 28, 2025, 19:27:24 I remember that exact shot. It was horrible and in the middle of a UK run* - CWR10 March 28, 2025, 20:08:48 Any connection to Andersons departure?* - biclops March 28, 2025, 17:39:34 I do hate a nepo baby. - nash March 28, 2025, 16:54:49 hi Blazer and GMAW!* - Poldark March 28, 2025, 16:44:08 Having an elite offense is terrible. Fire everyone!* - GMAW March 28, 2025, 19:51:46 The only things we were elite at were offensive rebounding and 2 point shots. - larue33 March 28, 2025, 20:16:46 We were elite at 2 point shots because we could play 5 out with Tomi - Blazer March 28, 2025, 23:25:32 When Morez is in the game, we aren't playing 5 out, are we? - larue33 March 29, 2025, 7:34:01 Morez certainly generated a couple looks at the rim every game through his rebounding - Blazer March 29, 2025, 14:03:06 oooo - Blazer March 28, 2025, 16:55:51 but if he's alienating players does that matter?* - Poldark March 28, 2025, 16:59:36 You’re asking if it matters what the end product is?* - Blazer March 28, 2025, 17:05:44 The end product (in terms of numbers) might not be the most important thing to retaining players. - JFG March 28, 2025, 17:08:24 Yes I understand that - Blazer March 28, 2025, 17:13:56 Attach to the name on the front and not the one on the back. - MC March 28, 2025, 16:18:24 Welp, this isn’t fun. I’m surprised we weren’t ready to pay up for him. * - LovetheChief March 28, 2025, 16:01:20 We were - jdl March 28, 2025, 16:28:33 And sure that there is a lot of “the grass is greener” going on with a lot of these moves - IlliniRunner March 28, 2025, 16:18:28 Or they’re getting a once in a lifetime chance to make life changing money* - John Coctostan March 28, 2025, 16:40:56 I think it’s both* - IlliniRunner March 28, 2025, 18:41:26 You say that like illinois isn't also offering life changing money - IlliniSax05 March 28, 2025, 17:32:20 I’m sorry but if you’re 19 and (for completely made up numbers) someone offers 1 mil - John Coctostan March 28, 2025, 19:11:50 I wonder why the SEC is suddenly so good.... - bjl63 March 28, 2025, 16:22:42 People wanted to jerk off to a no D kid from Iowa instead, I guess. - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 16:08:39 You're embarrassing yourself.* - Chuck Woodaby March 28, 2025, 16:16:42 Thanks sweetie. - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 16:17:57 Ant Wright insinuates that... - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 15:58:57 Delete * - ATL March 28, 2025, 16:43:27 OA>TA* - AintHatin March 28, 2025, 16:34:35 Jay Price* - ATL March 28, 2025, 16:15:39 Van Houten's Revenge!* - Sammich March 28, 2025, 16:16:28 Met him once... couldn't have been nicer... still followed the Illini* - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 16:16:19 Whenever I met him I found him to be an arrogant prick* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 28, 2025, 17:03:13 This was 2019. Probably had been humbled * - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 18:22:26 Yeah this was when he was a coach * - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 28, 2025, 22:42:51 As we always knew would happen. * - OWWDig March 28, 2025, 16:00:26 Indeed* - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 16:01:18 *closes browser, opens bourbon* * - voiceofreason March 28, 2025, 15:58:34 Oklahoma is a rumored destination* - OB25 March 28, 2025, 15:38:02 Where are you seeing that? If so, bwahahahahaha!! - Kajagoogoo March 28, 2025, 16:20:54 Because of the old Loyola coach?* - Potomac March 28, 2025, 15:54:22 LOL* - CWR10 March 28, 2025, 15:48:17 Only two things come outta Oklahoma* - Herman Blume March 28, 2025, 15:40:15 I hate this era of college basketball - IlliniSax05 March 28, 2025, 15:35:05 But from where do we get our BBMDL?* - timmer March 28, 2025, 15:34:11 If you are not a likely, first round pick - ab75 March 28, 2025, 15:34:02 Exactly.* - gullit March 28, 2025, 16:30:43 Getting 7 figures/yr for 4 years is life changing money* - IlliniRunner March 28, 2025, 15:45:59 Yep, as I posted below - jdl March 28, 2025, 15:39:53 Love Morez but I’ll offer the silver lining: he doesn’t fit what they want to do on offense - GMAW March 28, 2025, 15:28:29 Not just that, but I think this is a fairly easy skill set to find a replacement for, if desired* - Carl Spackler March 28, 2025, 15:36:42 I get it. I just don’t care. * - illini21 March 28, 2025, 15:36:35 I think the idea he's a detriment to the offense is overblown. - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 15:35:30 Correct. Full professionalization with multiyear contracts can’t get here soon enough.* - ATL March 28, 2025, 15:43:10 Whether or not there will be a salary cap is huge - Potomac March 28, 2025, 15:56:16 It doesn't even matter if one exists.* - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 15:59:40 Honestly, that's when I'm really out. Once school isn't part of it anymore, I don't care. - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 15:45:46 LOL* - Carl Spackler March 28, 2025, 16:01:33 Sure but this really isn’t it either is it? Sign players to two year pro deals. If they want to jump - ATL March 28, 2025, 15:48:55 None of that is going to change the rampant cheating... - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 15:50:54 It already isn't* - bjl63 March 28, 2025, 15:47:28 It's hanging by a thread, but right now it still is. - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 15:49:04 The NCAA's ability to enforce any of their rules is being steadily eroded - jdl March 28, 2025, 15:51:47 I don't care about the G League, the USFL (whatever it's called), or minor league baseball. - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 15:53:06 Tomi’s gone?* - Carl Spackler March 28, 2025, 15:38:00 He's a soph * - jdl March 28, 2025, 15:40:35 This... technicality, sure, but it is correct* - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 15:46:09 Even though it sucks, that’s definitely true - snipes824 March 28, 2025, 15:34:23 Wonder if this means Ty is coning back? - illinilosch March 28, 2025, 15:33:15 But it's another sign we're not going to give a shit about defense* - Blazer March 28, 2025, 15:32:27 His D was really overrated, IMO* - Carl Spackler March 28, 2025, 15:37:12 He at least gave us the option of running something other than drop - Blazer March 28, 2025, 15:41:36 When are you gonna run that D when Tomi is (hopefully) playing 30+ a game next year?* - Carl Spackler March 28, 2025, 16:01:07 With Morez playing 25 minutes at the 4 - Blazer March 29, 2025, 0:06:14 He's a great rebounder but not a great defender, at least yet* - Herman Blume March 28, 2025, 15:37:05 One of our best defensive performances was late season against Iowa - without Morez * - aimlessillini March 28, 2025, 15:33:56 Didn't we plummet in defensive metrics after his injury? - Blazer March 28, 2025, 15:42:47 As sad as I am, this is kinda where I'm at too * - aimlessillini March 28, 2025, 15:30:03 Guess the rumors months ago about this happening were true after all - illinilosch March 28, 2025, 15:27:58 I am not trying to be a dick. His people were openly back channeling SEC and Big East - JacobRDaugherty March 28, 2025, 15:27:28 No interest. - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 15:36:34 What if it ensures Tomi is back and another Euro commits* - JacobRDaugherty March 28, 2025, 16:40:50 It would make no sense to bring his brother in, I just don’t buy that one. - OB25 March 28, 2025, 15:29:19 Tomi’s brother sucks* - CWR10 March 28, 2025, 15:28:16 So the big from Santa Clara makes a lot more sense now* - BradUnderwoodforprez March 28, 2025, 15:26:23 Who actually fits into our offense better, right? * - aimlessillini March 28, 2025, 15:31:41 Ultimately what I care about is wins and losses but some roster continuity would be nice.* - Toonces March 28, 2025, 15:25:24 We’ll be fine but this one hurts so bad - illini21 March 28, 2025, 15:22:53 I'm sure we'll put together a perfectly cromulent roster - Blazer March 28, 2025, 15:30:33 I mean, I'm sure some of this is roster building strategy, but part of it is the nature of CB today - IlliniRunner March 28, 2025, 15:43:37 All very true and good points* - Blazer March 28, 2025, 15:45:53 I suspect it’s another year where we’re borderline top 25 coming into the season. - OB25 March 28, 2025, 15:34:58 What's the story there (with Sarr)? I'm not following - Blazer March 28, 2025, 15:39:21 Duke sniffing around * - jdl March 28, 2025, 15:41:32 That's where we're at - jdl March 28, 2025, 15:20:55 He can go fuck right off* - bjl63 March 28, 2025, 15:19:22 Some players enter and withdraw right? * - illini March 28, 2025, 15:18:39 He's just a little airborne!* - IlliniRunner March 28, 2025, 15:29:48 He’s gone. Someone convinced him or his dad that we don’t let our bigs expand their game. - OB25 March 28, 2025, 15:21:50 I guess they weren't paying attention to Tomi? - bjl63 March 28, 2025, 15:31:18 Yeah but this doesn't seem like it. Sucks* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 28, 2025, 15:19:07 2025 can really suck a fat one* - Jackie March 28, 2025, 15:12:50 Fuck that’s a gut punch. I really believed he wouldn’t* - snipes824 March 28, 2025, 15:12:04 I like Morez and hope he comes back but I'm not overly concerned about it.* - gullit March 28, 2025, 15:11:30 Meh* - Carl Spackler March 28, 2025, 15:09:43 Sadly, this needs its own thread. - HeatMizer March 28, 2025, 15:07:52 Please don’t go to a Big Ten school* - OB25 March 28, 2025, 15:07:22 And forgo a chance to boo the shit out of him? Went so well with Eric Gordon.* - Warrin'_Illini March 28, 2025, 15:08:39 I get that this is “good” for these kids. But this sucks. - IlliniRunner March 28, 2025, 15:05:03 Piper really has zero actual reliable sources* - illini222 March 28, 2025, 15:04:08 Tim Anderson pay back* - Tooldresser March 28, 2025, 15:22:14 Wasn't it supposedly Morez's dad though? - Blazer March 28, 2025, 15:07:36 He had people telling him today that he was portalling and stuck to the Morez Sr source - illini222 March 28, 2025, 17:11:33 Sources?? - BradUnderwoodforprez March 28, 2025, 15:14:47 I imagine millions of $ has a way of changing things. - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 15:15:53 That's what I'm getting at - Blazer March 28, 2025, 15:15:48 Everything is fine, goodnight * - jdl March 28, 2025, 15:21:58 delete* - bjl63 March 28, 2025, 15:18:55 Yes. He said MoJo Sr told him any talk of Morez going to the portal is totally false* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 28, 2025, 15:12:52 How long ago was that? - Blazer March 28, 2025, 15:14:54 Wednesday* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 28, 2025, 15:15:14 There you go* - Blazer March 28, 2025, 15:17:12 Don’t think TA caused him to leave but I doubt he’d be leaving if TA was still here* - OB25 March 28, 2025, 15:10:39 With NIL money in play, are players at high major conference teams following asst coaches? - shua March 28, 2025, 15:22:32 The legend of TA needs to be maintained* - bjl63 March 28, 2025, 15:27:20 It's now apparent letting him walk over a pay increase was a bad idea... - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 15:14:54 Quiet quitting paid off!* - Poldark March 28, 2025, 15:09:44 This hurts so bad* - OB25 March 28, 2025, 15:03:51 fiddle sticks!* - Tooldresser March 28, 2025, 15:03:35 Fuuuuuuuuuuccccccckkkkkkkkkk* - Blazer March 28, 2025, 14:58:22 Fuck me.* - Warrin'_Illini March 28, 2025, 14:58:14 Shit.* - DocWalk20 March 28, 2025, 14:57:20 welp* - Sammich March 28, 2025, 14:57:00 Looks like everyone's out at IU - jdl March 28, 2025, 13:53:24 Jeff Goodman attaching Buzz Williams name to Maryland if Willard bolts* - assassin March 28, 2025, 12:55:54 That's really odd. A&M can pay whatever they want, and Buzz is from TX* - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 13:29:30 yah, I thought his whole goal was to get back to TX* - Tooldresser March 28, 2025, 14:48:37 Maybe he feels he can be more competitive in the Big Ten* - Potomac March 28, 2025, 13:40:59 Who knows, but if he turns down the cold hard cash for "competitiveness": more power to him. - osklister March 28, 2025, 14:41:20 Basketball is also #1 at Maryland, Basketball doesn't touch football - JacobRDaugherty March 28, 2025, 14:51:54 Not in funding per Coach Willard. He's worried about NIL money going to football, not hoops* - Potomac March 28, 2025, 15:24:07 Oh, quite agree. Football is king at most SEC schools. - osklister March 28, 2025, 15:04:03 That’s probably an upgrade for them.* - OB25 March 28, 2025, 12:57:53 Agree with that* - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 13:29:39 Easily* - CWR10 March 28, 2025, 13:07:21 Ryan Conwell in the portal. He’d be a great pairing with Boswell.* - OB25 March 28, 2025, 9:26:57 I'd expect him to follow Miller to Texas. - Kajagoogoo March 28, 2025, 9:34:45 He only played for him one year as a transfer, wouldn’t be surprised if he’s more open* - OB25 March 28, 2025, 9:50:41 3 schools in 3 years, he's a gun for hire* - bjl63 March 28, 2025, 9:59:06 Spoiler alert: that are all guns for hire now.* - voiceofreason March 28, 2025, 12:27:35 He just wants to be dancing in the March * - meanjeans March 28, 2025, 11:47:12 seems like booth is actually in this time - snipes824 March 27, 2025, 19:58:34 I thought that was a bad/unnecessary move from Underwood even when it happened. - OB25 March 27, 2025, 20:04:34 nothing to do with tomi - jdl March 28, 2025, 9:06:23 I’m saying that there was always major eligibility risk with Tomi going into this season… - OB25 March 28, 2025, 9:14:13 minor risk at best * - jdl March 28, 2025, 9:58:43 Seems like an overstatement* - Blazer March 28, 2025, 11:07:46 I do think you’re understating the concern level that existed, his age was a big differentiator - OB25 March 28, 2025, 10:28:01 Agree to disagree - jdl March 28, 2025, 13:00:40 From the horse's mouth back in July - LWillhite March 28, 2025, 13:27:33 there was concern he wouldn't be eligible at all this year* - Potomac March 28, 2025, 9:11:39 disagree - jdl March 28, 2025, 9:57:58 I think Booth was Underwood hedging his bets in case the NCAA screwed us with Tomi * - aimlessillini March 28, 2025, 7:22:57 he was a guy who played 20 mpg as a true freshman at notre dame - snipes824 March 27, 2025, 20:10:37 I didn’t like his tape at all nor the fact that he couldn’t play the 5. - OB25 March 27, 2025, 20:19:39 Looks like we’re officially in it with Josh Dix, visiting Kansas today then heading to Illinois. - OB25 March 27, 2025, 15:21:38 If KU is throwing this kid $2 million I’d let him go - CanHartlebHireSnider March 27, 2025, 15:29:26 Other pattern I’ve noticed from the last couple offseasons - OB25 March 27, 2025, 15:37:33 I feel like Ivisic is currently in renegotiating mode - CanHartlebHireSnider March 27, 2025, 15:40:34 lol 2 million is absolutely insane if true* - illini21 March 27, 2025, 15:31:14 Illinois having Zoom meeting tomorrow with Santa Clara big Christoph Tilly - OB25 March 26, 2025, 21:17:43 If you told me we had to lose Tomi or Morez and I get to pick, I'd rather keep Morez - opey8 March 27, 2025, 6:49:53 Retention over everything. I don’t care about replacing our 2 guys. I care about keeping them* - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 8:53:06 Undy must know we’re losing one of them. I love Morez for everything you just pointed out. - voiceofreason March 27, 2025, 7:15:35 We have to carry 3 bigs.....a backup/3rd big has been on the radar since.... - Illiniphil March 27, 2025, 8:44:39 This guy won’t come here to be a 3rd big so I assume this is covering our bases… - OB25 March 27, 2025, 13:04:39 Agreed on the 3rd big idea, but this guy isn’t coming here for that. Underwood wouldn’t be courting - voiceofreason March 27, 2025, 12:40:18 Exactly, Tomi and Morez comined for 45 minutes per game. I'd assume we'd... - shua March 27, 2025, 9:10:02 Yeah but that’s with Morez ‘24/‘25 minutes. I’m sure he expects (and we want) his minutes to go up - snipes824 March 27, 2025, 9:14:50 I refuse to live in a world where Morez is not an Illini* - illini21 March 27, 2025, 8:27:00 If either of our bigs is playing for a different school next year, it will be... - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 10:29:30 Meh, this is the new normal. Nothing would surprise me in terms of player movement* - Carl Spackler March 27, 2025, 11:37:11 Sure, I get that... - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 11:38:55 I mean, I think we are going to have Tomi's brother and no Morez. I think Morez - JacobRDaugherty March 27, 2025, 10:50:54 hilarious* - Ron McDon March 27, 2025, 12:23:02 Is this Morez thing new? I swear I saw just a few days ago some rumors he is locked in* - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 11:12:32 It’s pretty unlikely that he leaves* - illini21 March 27, 2025, 11:39:50 OK, so... big nothing burger. Works for me.* - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 13:06:22 I think the Morez thing is old, everyone convinced themselves of it last fall - ijustkrushalot March 27, 2025, 11:38:44 Not a fan of that trade off * - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 11:02:58 That would be horrible but i also don't think Morez is going anywhere* - illini21 March 27, 2025, 10:51:29 or he knows it would be nice to have more than 2 usable bigs on the roster - IlliniSax05 March 27, 2025, 7:32:49 Tomi will at least test the waters, malpractice to not be prepared* - ab75 March 27, 2025, 8:59:33 for sure - IlliniSax05 March 27, 2025, 9:18:36 THIS is where I land... if either of them got in foul trouble, we we'd be cooked - aimlessillini March 27, 2025, 8:23:07 Given the way Underwood wants to play, no way. Not gonna find a better stretch 5 than Tomi. - Carl Spackler March 27, 2025, 6:59:31 We have 3 guys who could be first team all Big Ten next year. We cannot fuck this up.* - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 10:29:59 Yep. Love Rez but we need a stretch 5 and we already have one of the best on the roster. * - Tuscy March 27, 2025, 8:28:53 ^the best returning offensive rebounder in CBB. If Dix is worth $2M, Morez is worth 4.* - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 10:30:31 100%. And I love morez but this is true* - John Coctostan March 27, 2025, 8:25:20 Second-team all-West Coast Conference this season* - Potomac March 27, 2025, 6:00:07 LOL - biclops March 26, 2025, 19:45:05 Owen Freeman to Creighton - assassin March 26, 2025, 18:35:53 They going to have money for Dix?* - opossum jenkins March 26, 2025, 18:48:34 Things the accountant for a pron company says?* - SurfTheBoneyard March 27, 2025, 6:01:31 Sounds like Willard to Nova - biclops March 26, 2025, 18:04:01 every columnist that said a peep about transfer ruining the game better light this up. fucking crazy - John Coctostan March 27, 2025, 10:34:23 Rinse/repeat: I really don't like all of the Johnny Come Latelies who show up at... - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 11:17:06 Post columnist argues why it may make sense in a college salary cap era - Potomac March 27, 2025, 6:58:27 wtf? what an idiot. * - memyselfandillini March 26, 2025, 21:16:59 Wow, that’s embarrassing.* - voiceofreason March 26, 2025, 18:24:47 good. hopefully less pwnage.* - Ari Gold March 26, 2025, 18:19:46 The ownage goes back well into the Turgeon era* - OB25 March 26, 2025, 18:21:02 Say what? - Chuck Woodaby March 26, 2025, 19:24:13 Gary want wingy! *Danny Miller banks in a 3** - Tortillini March 26, 2025, 19:27:20 The signs were there - jdl March 26, 2025, 18:18:45 They’ll try to blame it on the timing of the portal, but it’s a total scumbag move. - OB25 March 26, 2025, 18:18:06 is he trying to compete with Hurley? - memyselfandillini March 26, 2025, 21:19:18 “Hey! Wha happened?”* - SurfTheBoneyard March 26, 2025, 18:12:00 Hey, buddy!* - opossum jenkins March 26, 2025, 18:32:23 Whoa* - opossum jenkins March 26, 2025, 18:08:01 WVU hires North Texas coach.* - OB25 March 26, 2025, 11:18:09 Sencire Harris in portal * - Poldark March 26, 2025, 8:00:27 Obvi Chester is on the move somewhere. * - uofi1998 March 26, 2025, 8:20:15 I heard a rumor from a booster connected to Kentucky saying TA to Indiana - JacobRDaugherty March 25, 2025, 22:20:58 The legend keeps growing* - bjl63 March 26, 2025, 8:55:23 I’m not knowledgeable, who is ‘TA’?* - TarheelIllini March 26, 2025, 8:30:43 ooo - biclops March 26, 2025, 8:56:46 TY* - TarheelIllini March 26, 2025, 9:50:42 no - biclops March 26, 2025, 19:10:12 ooo - Dilbert March 26, 2025, 8:49:13 Tracy Abrams. He's got a Covid year left.* - Tortillini March 26, 2025, 8:35:09 Age 33: he'd fit right in with Hoosier undergrads. - osklister March 26, 2025, 11:22:31 Dots - TarheelIllini March 26, 2025, 8:49:29 I know it’s likely not gonna happen but Morez in an Indiana jersey would kill my soul* - illini21 March 26, 2025, 8:28:52 That would be a thorn in our side. * - uofi1998 March 26, 2025, 8:17:17 Doesn’t seem like his name has even come up once in any Peegs reports or discussions. - OB25 March 25, 2025, 22:34:06 He is also a very plugged in Kentucky fan and very knowledgeable about - JacobRDaugherty March 25, 2025, 22:43:33 Seems like a pretty big fuck up by our side.* - voiceofreason March 25, 2025, 22:31:33 Supposedly he wanted OA money. I would think a middle ground could’ve been found. * - uofi1998 March 26, 2025, 8:17:44 Same. If some of our current guys end up there, it becomes even more of a mistake.* - voiceofreason March 26, 2025, 10:19:35 I don't see Morez going anywhere, but I could see Ty Rodgers being a pain in the ass... - uofi1998 March 26, 2025, 10:24:11 Agreed on all fronts. I could live with Ty being there at least. Morez there…crushing.* - voiceofreason March 26, 2025, 22:53:09 I choose to believe TA has been a double secret assistant under the table working back channels - Illini Guy March 25, 2025, 22:27:33 I always thought the same given he was liking illinimbb instagram posts all year - snipes824 March 25, 2025, 22:37:14 There hasn’t been much negative smoke for a while now. - OB25 March 25, 2025, 22:44:25 Pitino the Younger to Xavier - biclops March 25, 2025, 21:01:03 Ugh, he’s on the sports news tonight already here. Make his punchable face stop.* - voiceofreason March 25, 2025, 22:30:11 And the junior Phil Martelli to VCU. Also rumors of Fran headed to the Ivy League (Penn)* - OB25 March 25, 2025, 21:53:34 Same type of players admitted there as Ioway!!! - osklister March 26, 2025, 11:23:41 Gopher loser resurrected at NewMex?? Now to Xavier (or Villanova?)? * - illinijohn March 25, 2025, 21:32:56 Gross.* - voiceofreason March 25, 2025, 21:04:22 Hansberry. Going to suck to see him at IU* - OWWDig March 25, 2025, 17:04:03 I assume he just goes wherever Chester goes* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 25, 2025, 17:07:19 Watching some Dame Sarr clips… - OB25 March 25, 2025, 16:54:17 Reminds me of Luther Head * - meanjeans March 25, 2025, 22:39:12 Those announcers are awesome* - WhitmansFolly March 25, 2025, 19:04:51 Just saw Sommerville from Rutgers and Cadeau from NC. - GCIllini99 March 25, 2025, 16:24:04 Package deal? - jdl March 25, 2025, 13:52:41 Nothing against nobody: but if Mom/Dad get PO'd, you lose two players. - osklister March 25, 2025, 14:40:19 Thought this was gonna be about us going after multiple Iowa guys* - OB25 March 25, 2025, 14:19:47 I thought it was going to be about the Ivisic bros* - biclops March 25, 2025, 15:20:07 I mean, who they got? Seems like a lot kinda quit on Fran. - osklister March 25, 2025, 14:39:24 Our lack of shooting this year is gonna keep us from getting more athletic it seems* - snipes824 March 25, 2025, 14:28:29 They had some decent pieces but it is a bit weird if we're just gonna take Iowa roster - CanHartlebHireSnider March 25, 2025, 14:26:04 Thinking the McCollum hire gives them some gravitas in retention potential. - uofi1998 March 25, 2025, 14:29:01 True but he's a defensive, limit possessions guy and that's very much not the roster Fran had. * - illini March 25, 2025, 15:21:27 Interesting. TBH, I hate that Iowa got him. They needed a different way of playing.* - uofi1998 March 25, 2025, 16:06:46 Agreed, but if their pace is in the 350s I have a hard time seeing post-season success - bjl63 March 26, 2025, 10:54:42 New Givony mock on ESPN today still has KJ at #6. Fears at #7. - OB25 March 25, 2025, 12:21:15 Tomi is at 61 as well* - OrangeSox March 25, 2025, 12:40:12 15. Also not a mock, I think it's just a ranking* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 25, 2025, 12:25:12 19 ppg from Chicago - snipes824 March 24, 2025, 16:24:31 "his agent Daniel Poneman" - jdl March 24, 2025, 16:26:13 Who was that early podcaster: "Tonight I'll interview John Wooden, Dr James Naismith and Phog Allen - osklister March 24, 2025, 16:42:57 Greg Swaim.* - Illiniphil March 25, 2025, 14:26:04 YES, that's the guy. Wonder where he is now? * - osklister March 25, 2025, 15:27:41 apparently he’s into psychedelics now* - biclops March 24, 2025, 16:35:26 I guess if you fake it long enough on the internet, the bullshit sticks. - uofi1998 March 24, 2025, 16:27:22 Hodgson to UNLV - jdl March 24, 2025, 14:02:57 Josh Pastner!* - Poldark March 25, 2025, 14:21:35 I HAVE BEEN MISINFORMED * - jdl March 25, 2025, 15:24:42 jdl you idiot!* - Poldark March 25, 2025, 16:05:54 No relation to Roger Hodgson. - osklister March 24, 2025, 16:15:03 Or Red Ted Hodgson, Williamsville legend! - Kajagoogoo March 24, 2025, 16:15:51 Acknowledged. And still kicking... and only 78. I'm shocked.* - Chuck Woodaby March 24, 2025, 16:44:08 I'd have guessed he was near 90. He looked old when I was in junior high 40 years ago. - Kajagoogoo March 24, 2025, 17:02:15 I guess watching 6th graders take showers ages a man.* - Chuck Woodaby March 24, 2025, 17:13:18 replacing Kevin Kruger* - ECEIllinois March 24, 2025, 14:12:48 Minnesota hires Niko Medved* - ECEIllinois March 24, 2025, 13:24:33 Never put your basketball team in the hands of a Niko or Nico* - bbonb March 25, 2025, 13:10:15 your kids are trying to prepare for a tournament, and the coach is out bowling with his cousin* - Sammich March 25, 2025, 13:12:03 Keep hiring alums Minnesota, eventually one will work* - illini222 March 24, 2025, 16:29:19 Sad for my CSU student son. Niko has been loved there. - DocWalk20 March 24, 2025, 13:39:41 wait. so the last 3 Drake head coaches were all just hired by B1G schools?* - ECEIllinois March 24, 2025, 13:27:08 B1G loves the Drake * - jdl March 24, 2025, 13:35:46 Mackenzie Mgbako* - OB25 March 24, 2025, 13:20:56 Is there a site that compiles a list of all the portal entries? - illinilosch March 24, 2025, 12:19:21 get inside - LovetheChief March 24, 2025, 12:32:18 Awesome! Yep this is exactly what I was looking for* - illinilosch March 24, 2025, 13:51:35 VCU G. Brandon Jennings portalling. Suck it, Shaka* - bbonb March 24, 2025, 11:50:43 This guy has Brad Underwood written all over him. - OB25 March 24, 2025, 11:14:28 For bigs, we need to take the bielema approach. - uofi1998 March 24, 2025, 11:53:04 Can this also be the coaching carousel thread? Sounds like TX is done with Terry - biclops March 20, 2025, 15:06:32 Kevin Willard is not a happy camper - jdl March 20, 2025, 16:04:28 AD leaving B1G for ACC is a choice. Wonder if there is something else driving it* - opey8 March 20, 2025, 16:26:13 SMU has $$$ * - jdl March 20, 2025, 17:01:57 And fully understand their $ has nothing to do with ACC* - opey8 March 20, 2025, 17:12:46 But for how long? I don't think ACC survives long term but maybe Big 12 after* - opey8 March 20, 2025, 17:11:42 SMU is old money. They really don't care about the ACC money the same way a public would. - uofi1998 March 24, 2025, 11:42:47 Dunno, but everyone is in "get mine now" mode, so.... * - jdl March 20, 2025, 17:15:45 Maryland guy on Twitter thinks Willard forced him out* - OB25 March 20, 2025, 16:30:33 Maryland to SMU... I guess it ""could"" be considered a move up. (Kinda.) - osklister March 20, 2025, 16:57:01 Smart use of leverage by him* - OB25 March 20, 2025, 16:20:59 Sean Miller interview last night?* - Dilbert March 20, 2025, 15:07:05 LOL. Probably not formally but would have been efficient.* - DocWalk20 March 20, 2025, 15:11:10 Would he be interested in an ACC job? * - Potomac March 20, 2025, 15:10:08 Virginia? Doubtful. - Kajagoogoo March 20, 2025, 15:36:49 I also meant in next year or two with an inevitable opening* - Potomac March 20, 2025, 15:46:08 Fair enough. I wonder how much longer he wants to wait for one of these openings. - Kajagoogoo March 20, 2025, 16:23:19 I guess I’ll put this here - Vecenie new mock from today has KJ at 5 and Riley at 39 - OB25 March 19, 2025, 22:53:37 So... the expectation is that Will is gone... and yet I don't think I've seen a single... - uofi1998 March 20, 2025, 10:48:35 There’s talk that his family wants to know they’ll go top 20. - OB25 March 20, 2025, 15:20:32 He was 20 in some mock draft a few weeks ago - snipes824 March 20, 2025, 15:09:29 Is it wrong that I think Riley will be a better pro than KJ? I think KJ's lack of athleticism - Warrin'_Illini March 20, 2025, 8:36:51 I actually think that KJ will do much better in the pros. - illinilosch March 20, 2025, 8:48:22 If you need him to marginally defend someone he seems near useless in the NBA - memyselfandillini March 20, 2025, 15:44:07 True, despite the TOs his game does have a maturity. He should be crushing Austin Reaves tape.* - Warrin'_Illini March 20, 2025, 8:58:19 That seems low on Will. I still think he’d leave but that is probably the edge* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 19, 2025, 22:54:49 Cooper Koch. Will Iowa have anyone left?* - UofIL6 March 19, 2025, 16:57:56 half of Drake's roster? * - ijustkrushalot March 20, 2025, 9:47:12 Wonder if Bradley is in play?* - LovetheChief March 19, 2025, 20:18:32 Think a Metamora kid would be caught dead in that part of town?* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 19, 2025, 20:48:48 He grew up in Peoria and only moved to Metamora his last couple of years of HS* - NastyBoyd March 20, 2025, 8:30:16 Went to PND, right? - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 20, 2025, 8:32:22 yes for 2 years I believe* - NastyBoyd March 20, 2025, 9:41:13 I liked the little restaurant scene there. I get that familiarity breeds contempt, but - Nobster March 19, 2025, 22:15:57 Bradley had a Metamora kid a few years back! - Dilbert March 19, 2025, 21:53:38 LOL. And with a dad from Morton too.* - DocWalk20 March 19, 2025, 20:54:45 where’d you grow up, doc?* - Nobster March 19, 2025, 22:16:35 Went to Jr High and HS in Morton. Was a Senior when JR was a freshman.* - DocWalk20 March 19, 2025, 23:56:18 Even worse than Metamora* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 19, 2025, 22:10:40 Bryce Hopkins* - Mrap24 March 19, 2025, 12:38:52 Fenwick trash* - GMAW March 19, 2025, 12:55:11 DO NOT CONTACT* - Poldark March 19, 2025, 12:52:53 Rick Pitino has already lined up all the hookers he needs to land Bryce. - Kajagoogoo March 19, 2025, 14:48:28 DePaul?* - OB25 March 19, 2025, 12:39:55 Georgetown* - Mrap24 March 19, 2025, 19:50:33 Would a top program offer $$ to a guy coming off a torn ACL?* - Potomac March 19, 2025, 13:42:18 Josh Dix* - Ron McDon March 19, 2025, 12:24:06 Three straight years of 40%+ from three sounds pretty sexy - OrangeSox March 19, 2025, 15:19:51 Narrator…* - voiceofreason March 19, 2025, 17:23:47 Feels like a random account, but Illinois mentioned - snipes824 March 19, 2025, 13:53:59 Would love him in that role. He's pretty good, but also looks like he was born to wear an Iowa Uni* - UofIL6 March 19, 2025, 14:46:57 Would certainly match our current no defense philosophy* - Blazer March 19, 2025, 14:50:23 Fire Zach Hamer?* - Poldark March 19, 2025, 17:23:01 Kenpom defensive efficiency the last 5 years - Blazer March 19, 2025, 20:15:27 Our offense is still elite despite shooting like dogshit - GMAW March 19, 2025, 20:17:54 100%* - Blazer March 19, 2025, 23:04:47 That’s actually something I didn’t consider - snipes824 March 19, 2025, 15:21:31 Can’t wait to watch Fletch get him SHREDDED and shoot 27 percent from 3* - GMAW March 19, 2025, 15:13:51 Malik Reneau* - Blazer March 19, 2025, 0:28:26 In a heartbeat. I think he is really good* - JacobRDaugherty March 19, 2025, 12:25:34 Nope* - CWR10 March 19, 2025, 12:44:09 Would fit well with Ivisic but if Morez comes back I don’t think you could fit him in. - OB25 March 19, 2025, 12:33:28 I worry Morez is following TA somewhere. I hope I am wrong* - JacobRDaugherty March 19, 2025, 12:41:48 If that happens I quit college sports* - illini21 March 19, 2025, 12:47:51 It would suck big time. Love that kid but there is a reason rumors flew that he was transferring - JacobRDaugherty March 19, 2025, 12:59:10 Have heard that there is way more confidence in him sticking around now. - OB25 March 19, 2025, 13:51:39 I'm assuming Tim isn't going to get a very high profile job - illini21 March 19, 2025, 13:02:03 why? These guys are loyal to the guy who recruited him, but loyal above all the the dollar* - ArtVandelay March 19, 2025, 12:49:06 I'm kidding I just freakin' love Morez - illini21 March 19, 2025, 12:59:59 University of Indiana * - Poldark March 19, 2025, 4:34:35 All Wright is in the portal. - JFG March 18, 2025, 10:37:58 Just force him left* - Herman Blume March 19, 2025, 7:45:40 back to the blowfish? - lcubed March 18, 2025, 13:10:09 Obligatory - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 18, 2025, 11:46:42 dots - Illiniphil March 18, 2025, 11:00:20 Sanfort the younger as well * - jdl March 18, 2025, 9:31:36 Apparently DGL is liking tweets talking about DGL transferring after the season. - Illiniphil March 18, 2025, 8:57:32 He needs to be in the A-10 with someone willing to give him a green light. Could be electric* - CWR10 March 18, 2025, 9:19:54 He probably will but he's also likely to be messing with people a la Coleman. - Tuscy March 18, 2025, 9:04:08 Yep. I like the kid and hope he stays, but his skill set is easily replaced* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 18, 2025, 9:19:17 Escape from LA was a bad movie, but it got one thing right - Sammich March 18, 2025, 8:59:19 So stupid that the portal is open now, before season is over* - bjl63 March 18, 2025, 8:52:04 Blast from the past: Daniel Poneman is now a pretty prominent NIL agent.* - Carl Spackler March 18, 2025, 8:10:20 I saw a job posting for a small company doing data analytics for NIL deals - DT March 18, 2025, 9:18:22 Just like ADs hire out for coaching searches, lots of schools are paying for NIL analytics - LWillhite March 18, 2025, 10:45:43 Like, actually prominent, or prominent in his own mind like he has been most of his career? - Illiniphil March 18, 2025, 8:41:46 Saw him on twitter the other day offering to 'out' the schools who promise big NIL payments - UofIL6 March 18, 2025, 8:19:04 absurd that it is open during the tournament - RVA March 18, 2025, 7:53:38 I guess it's open already for players who lost their coach (like Iowa) - Potomac March 18, 2025, 11:12:55 Brock Harding's brother played baseball at Illinois* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 18, 2025, 1:21:56 Broglio Harding? * - osklister March 18, 2025, 8:12:47 Funny DT* - LWillhite March 18, 2025, 13:21:35 Hey, I resemble that remark!! - osklister March 18, 2025, 13:31:41 F-----------------* - bjl63 March 18, 2025, 11:03:43 Two top freshman from the MVC have entered - OB25 March 17, 2025, 23:56:43 If God got us, then we gon’ be - VIV March 18, 2025, 5:18:33 If Valpo didn't have the audio of Matthew McConaughey from Dazed and Confused loaded up... - Illiniphil March 18, 2025, 8:46:58 When did Valpo become known as the Beacons? * - Jersey March 18, 2025, 8:08:19 When the Lutherans got woke* - ATL March 18, 2025, 8:23:35 If he’s from Mexico how do you pronounce that first name?* - ATL March 18, 2025, 5:36:11 Todo* - VIV March 18, 2025, 9:07:33 go go Todo go!* - Sammich March 18, 2025, 10:42:57 1st step in getting him to transfer here- - VIV March 18, 2025, 11:37:00 Aye.* - MojoJojo March 18, 2025, 8:16:14 Quality* - OrangeSox March 18, 2025, 7:40:54 All Wright? Brother of Always Wright? - Chuck Woodaby March 18, 2025, 1:04:43 I did not expect to see someone - assassin March 18, 2025, 1:07:20 His Dad played pro ball in Durango* - HamptonSki March 18, 2025, 9:01:29 A short (narrow-gauge) ride from Silverton. * - osklister March 18, 2025, 11:32:56 Speaking of Braden, year 2 of Braden Smith transfer rumors likely planted by his camp… - OB25 March 17, 2025, 23:09:12 Not a pro prospect? * - Taz March 18, 2025, 4:31:31 Not long term. He’s tiny* - CWR10 March 18, 2025, 7:39:55   Searching