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The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD

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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #105 on: April 01, 2024, 03:05:31 PM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on April 01, 2024, 03:04:31 PM
So he is not leaving due to the NIL money?

No. Highly unlikely that’s the reason.
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #106 on: April 01, 2024, 03:18:50 PM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on April 01, 2024, 03:04:31 PM
So he is not leaving due to the NIL money?

Same difference.

Frees up salary cap to spend attracting talent like big from Stanford, the Saint, or the 5 star from IA State.

I bet Dainja has some interesting suitors.
« Last Edit: April 01, 2024, 03:29:14 PM by illiniray »
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #107 on: April 01, 2024, 03:21:21 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on April 01, 2024, 03:18:50 PM
Same difference.

They can now use whatever he might have earned on someone else.

Raynaud would be an excellent get for us. I still think Payne would be an incredible get based on his abilities (dude is scary big/athletic/bruising) type of play. I am also all in on the Glencoe kid, that kid was 6'3" as a freshman, great handles at 7'0 now!

Possibly the big from Stanford or the 5 star from IA State.
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #108 on: April 01, 2024, 03:22:49 PM »
In the span of less than 2 hours, you went from this...

Quote from: illiniray on April 01, 2024, 01:35:19 PM
It's about NIL money. Dainja can probably get paid quite a bit more elsewhere. Illinois is not paying the market value to keep him.

to whatever this is...

Quote from: illiniray on April 01, 2024, 03:18:50 PM
Same difference.

They can now use whatever he might have earned on someone else.

Possibly the big from Stanford or the 5 star from IA State.

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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #109 on: April 01, 2024, 03:34:08 PM »
There's no such thing as a salary cap with NIL.

I'm not terribly impressed by landing Jake Davis but it helps the smallest of our three problems by adding wing depth that can shoot 3s.
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #110 on: April 01, 2024, 03:50:57 PM »
Quote from: illinicalvin on April 01, 2024, 03:34:08 PM
There's no such thing as a salary cap with NIL.


Figurative language. They are effectively capped by available funds
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #111 on: April 01, 2024, 03:54:27 PM »
Poor Dainja. Would have more success here unless he goes to a mid major and dominates.
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #112 on: April 01, 2024, 03:54:39 PM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on April 01, 2024, 03:22:49 PM
In the span of less than 2 hours, you went from this...

to whatever this is...

Exactly the same thing. They can pay him or pay someone else. Is it really that hard?

I know,  you think he was used wrong and he wants to go where he can start.
« Last Edit: April 01, 2024, 04:07:56 PM by illiniray »
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #113 on: April 01, 2024, 03:58:09 PM »
I don't think Dainja will be going to a mid major.
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #114 on: April 01, 2024, 04:01:01 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on April 01, 2024, 03:50:57 PM
Figurative language. They are effectively capped by available funds
"Available funds" has a wide, dynamic range. It's like saying the speed of a vehicle still being designed is limited by engineering principles.
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #115 on: April 01, 2024, 04:04:59 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on April 01, 2024, 03:54:39 PM
Exactly the same thing.

C'mon. You admitted they did not have very much use for him in the chosen style of play.
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #116 on: April 01, 2024, 04:06:44 PM »
Quote from: illinicalvin on April 01, 2024, 04:01:01 PM
"Available funds" has a wide, dynamic range. It's like saying the speed of a vehicle still being designed is limited by engineering principles.

Nichi is doing Nichian things in this thread today.
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #117 on: April 01, 2024, 04:11:48 PM »
I'll be surprised if Goode and Harris return.

Underwood needs to add a rim protector, scorer and pg to Rodgers, DGL, Hansberry, Morez Johnson and Jake Davis...
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #118 on: April 01, 2024, 04:14:24 PM »
Quote from: illinicalvin on April 01, 2024, 04:01:01 PM
"Available funds" has a wide, dynamic range. It's like saying the speed of a vehicle still being designed is limited by engineering principles.

They don't have unlimited NIL money.  Or scholarships for that matter. Dain apparently got his degree and will be a grad student. He is not an NBA prospect at this point. It's probably best for everyone to move one.

It will be interesting to see who pursues him, and where he ends up.
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #119 on: April 01, 2024, 04:17:21 PM »
Dain did say in his post that he got his degree so maybe UIUC doesn't have the graduate program he wants.  lol
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