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Re: Recruiting
« Reply #2610 on: April 28, 2025, 03:18:32 PM »
Quote from: Jobu on April 28, 2025, 11:16:50 AM
Keep an eye on Iowa next year. Bennett Stirtz is fucking legit. Way better than the Brock Harding bullshit that Fran was recruiting.

Stirtz will be best PG in Big next year and it will not even be close.
Iowa is going to be difficult system to deal with.  McCollum can coach.
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Re: Recruiting
« Reply #2611 on: April 28, 2025, 03:30:25 PM »
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« Reply #2612 on: April 28, 2025, 08:46:01 PM »
Good day today. Should be able to be very selective on rounding out the roster and have some time to do so.
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Re: Recruiting
« Reply #2613 on: April 28, 2025, 08:57:31 PM »
Stojakovic is a great get. Worst thing I see is 31% from 3 and knowing it's not going to stop the bombs-away strategy.
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« Reply #2614 on: April 28, 2025, 11:26:37 PM »
Probably will be bombs away, but I think having bigs that can spread the floor are the biggest part of why he’s coming here. His whole thing is getting to the basket and having multiple bigs that bring big defenders out of the lane will be good for his game.
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Re: Recruiting
« Reply #2615 on: April 29, 2025, 08:08:23 AM »
Coward to Duke.
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Re: Recruiting
« Reply #2616 on: May 01, 2025, 11:07:03 AM »
2 spots left open? 1 Bradslovic will hold open more than likely. Wing/Guard player still needed? Luka Bogavac. I know he has a letter off, but he is a pretty good plan if Riley doesn't come back and he isn't going too!

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Re: Recruiting
« Reply #2617 on: May 01, 2025, 12:15:20 PM »
Do we still recruit HS kids? 
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Re: Recruiting
« Reply #2618 on: May 01, 2025, 12:44:10 PM »
Quote from: Beach Bum on May 01, 2025, 12:15:20 PM
Do we still recruit HS kids?

You probably do. Right?
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Re: Recruiting
« Reply #2619 on: May 01, 2025, 11:48:40 PM »
High School: Ty Rodgers, Jason Jakstys, Brandon Lee, Keaton Wagler

Portal: Kylan Boswell, Ben Humrichous, Jake Davis, Zvonimir Ivisic, Andrej Stojakovic

Foreign: Tomislav Ivisic, Mihailo Petrovic, David Mirkovic,

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Re: Recruiting
« Reply #2620 on: May 02, 2025, 10:22:13 AM »
D1 College is basically a pro league now but no salary caps, no player contracts, and drastic inequality of $ resources across the 361 programs.

The top incoming HS players are getting paid well. The rest are getting token money and hoping to work their way into some money or jump to a richer program.
A lot of kids still just want to play D1 and are happy to be on a roster, play, and get a degree. They do still give scholarships at D1.

Its basically an openly paid AAU circuit and the level of basketball is not good IMO. Puts more of the onus on a coachign staff to create cohesion and a team that makes the pieces work in the chaos.

Illinois is bringing in good, but not great talent and the staff is simply average at best. I think we will be treading water in the Top 20-40 range unless they improve the staff.


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« Reply #2621 on: May 02, 2025, 10:23:55 AM »
D1 College is basically a pro league now but no salary caps, no player contracts, and drastic inequality of $ resources across the 361 programs.

The top incoming HS players are getting paid well. The rest are getting token money and hoping to work their way into some money or jump to a richer program.
A lot of kids still just want to play D1 and are happy to be on a roster, play, and get a degree. They do still give scholarships at D1.
Of course programs want to win now and look to the portal and foreign influx for talent that can play now if they can't get a Top 50 HS kids.

It's basically an openly paid AAU circuit and the level of basketball is not good IMO. Puts more of the onus on a coachign staff to create cohesion and a team that makes the pieces work in the chaos.

Illinois is bringing in good, but not great talent and the staff is simply average at best. I think we will be treading water in the Top 20-40 range unless they improve the staff.
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Re: Recruiting
« Reply #2622 on: May 02, 2025, 10:27:02 AM »
It actually read better the second time I read it.
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Re: Recruiting
« Reply #2623 on: May 02, 2025, 10:58:04 AM »
D1 College is basically a pro league now but no salary caps, no player contracts, and drastic inequality of $ resources across the 361 programs.

The top incoming HS players are getting paid well. The rest are getting token money and hoping to work their way into some money or jump to a richer program.
A lot of kids still just want to play D1 and are happy to be on a roster, play, and get a degree. They do still give scholarships at D1.
Of course programs want to win now and look to the portal and foreign influx for talent that can play now if they can't get a Top 50 HS kids.

It's basically an openly paid AAU circuit and the level of basketball is not good IMO. Puts more of the onus on a coachign staff to create cohesion and a team that makes the pieces work in the chaos.

Illinois is bringing in good, but not great talent and the staff is simply average at best. I think we will be treading water in the Top 20-40 range unless they improve the staff.
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Re: Recruiting
« Reply #2624 on: May 02, 2025, 11:23:57 AM »
Well said.
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