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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 #255 on: April 10, 2024, 10:02:52 AM »
Loyalty has Boswell and Storr in starting lineup already. Lol.
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #256 on: April 10, 2024, 10:07:14 AM »
Quote from: Lkdog on April 10, 2024, 10:02:52 AM
Loyalty has Boswell and Storr in starting lineup already. Lol.

When's RayJ comin'?
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #257 on: April 10, 2024, 10:54:31 AM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on April 10, 2024, 07:02:33 AM
Were you excited last year when Illinois got a transfer from SIU?

SIU is a much better program than Louisville lately
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #258 on: April 10, 2024, 11:06:25 AM »
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #259 on: April 10, 2024, 12:27:14 PM »
Quote from: Lkdog on April 10, 2024, 10:02:52 AM
Loyalty has Boswell and Storr in starting lineup already. Lol.

Indy has Boswell, Maddox, Storr, Rodgers and Booth starting.

I highly doubt they go that small.  Also doubt Tre White signed up to come off the bench.
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #260 on: April 10, 2024, 12:57:00 PM »
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #261 on: April 10, 2024, 01:29:27 PM »
Quote from: Judge Judy on April 10, 2024, 09:20:43 AM
I actually like the Tre White addition quite a bit. He is good and I’m sure the culture at Louisville was terrible. He has a very good skill set and will somewhat fill the role of Guerrier. Need these type of players on your team. He definitely won’t be the main guy but brings a ton of experience and basketball IQ to the team.

All that ONLY applies if BU gets him to play defense. That said I would be surprised that Tre didn't ever ask Skyy what the ILLINI were all about even on the smallest of scales in conversation.

Tre I am sure didn't pick us to come off the bench and also didn't pick us thinking offense is why I am here, defense if for others. He has proven to be an adequate defender....not so at Loserville however.

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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #262 on: April 10, 2024, 02:03:31 PM »
Carey Booth, if we can land him, has a lot of Co-Hawk traits, same builds, shooting, multi skilled.

Major difference I see is that he WILL shoot 3's maybe too many?

He would be an awesome addition and with Johnson, Amani, Rodgers, White, Davis, Goode, ALL 6'9 or so to 6'6 or so...That is a very nice 6 players to choose from for minutes in 2-3 positions. Add Storr (possibly), I have my doubts at this point if we "need" him with roster construction and other things rumored factored in. Also with either Boswell/Maddux or another coming, we may take 2 lead/combo guards to go with Harris/DGL. I really think Moretti may transfer out and give us a space for a B1G also.
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #263 on: April 10, 2024, 10:19:56 PM »
Mason Gillis in the portal...man didn't see that one coming!
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #264 on: April 10, 2024, 10:31:47 PM »
All Portal Name Team with Positions so far..LOL

Armani Mighty - Center built like a bull, plays like a mouse?
Cedric (Don't Call Me Colin) Coward - SG....Shy's away from all contact.
Finlay Bizjack (All Threes) CG...Never seen a 3 he didn't like.
Kobe (Black Mamba) Elvis (Has left the building) - PG - Can't run a team from off the court.
Comeh (Don't Tell Me What To Do) Emoubor - SF - Transfer, will play anywhere, if you just say please after his name.

Honorable Mention our very own DAIN DAINJA Zone, requesting a fly by, a drive by, a good bye. Good Luck Dainja Zone!
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #265 on: April 11, 2024, 12:39:59 AM »
Quote from: ILLINICHIEF on April 10, 2024, 10:19:56 PM
Mason Gillis in the portal...man didn't see that one coming!

wasn't he a red shirt senior... so it will be his 6th year playing now?
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #266 on: April 11, 2024, 01:37:10 PM »
I don't mind taking a flier on Tre White. I really doubt scholarships are going to be an issue. Still need a true lead guard or for one of DGL, Harris, etc. to develop into a starter in a few months. Playing four forwards doesn't work unless you have an All-American lead guard.
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« Reply #267 on: April 11, 2024, 04:34:25 PM »
As much as I think BU will be leaning from now on with Flying ILLINI make up of teams in terms of size across the board, and giving staff the benefit of knowing what they are doing this off season...it seems as if I should be mathing this week, and I am trying not to do that.

Roster

DGL 6'1 staying
Hansberry 6'8 staying
Rodgers 6'6 (??? would assume staying)
Goode 6'7 highly likely maybe moving, based on roster make up and transfers projected??
Davis 6'6 transfer in-staying
White 6'7 Transfer in, staying
Harris 6'4 staying
Moretti 6'1 probably gone same reasons as Goode?
Johnson 6'9 incoming staying for sure.
Jakstys 6'11 redshirt (staying?)

Projected possibilities coming in Maddox, 6'2, Boswell 6'2, Storr 6'6, Booth 6'10 and a slender 6'10 at that. Not sure the numbers and types add up in "the" most bruising conference for basketball. Granted Dainja went away, because he didn't fit the needs, but man we will be athletic but very slim across the board?

I mean don't we NEED some interior size...mobile big? Wolf makes more sense than Booth? How do we take 4 more?
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #268 on: April 11, 2024, 05:55:23 PM »
Quote from: ILLINICHIEF on April 11, 2024, 04:34:25 PM
As much as I think BU will be leaning from now on with Flying ILLINI make up of teams in terms of size across the board, and giving staff the benefit of knowing what they are doing this off season...it seems as if I should be mathing this week, and I am trying not to do that.

Roster

DGL 6'1 staying
Hansberry 6'8 staying
Rodgers 6'6 (??? would assume staying)
Goode 6'7 highly likely maybe moving, based on roster make up and transfers projected??
Davis 6'6 transfer in-staying
White 6'7 Transfer in, staying
Harris 6'4 staying
Moretti 6'1 probably gone same reasons as Goode?
Johnson 6'9 incoming staying for sure.
Jakstys 6'11 redshirt (staying?)

Projected possibilities coming in Maddox, 6'2, Boswell 6'2, Storr 6'6, Booth 6'10 and a slender 6'10 at that. Not sure the numbers and types add up in "the" most bruising conference for basketball. Granted Dainja went away, because he didn't fit the needs, but man we will be athletic but very slim across the board?

I mean don't we NEED some interior size...mobile big? Wolf makes more sense than Booth? How do we take 4 more?

They need a mobile rim protector.

I'm not sure whether Morez Johnson or Carey Booth fill that role. 

Hawkins was pretty mobile but not a shot blocker.
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Re: The Never too Early 2024-2025 PORTAL THREAD
« Reply #269 on: April 11, 2024, 06:21:04 PM »
Let’s hope we do better than Omar Payne.
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