Recent content by More3s

So my uneducated guess is that we are probably out on Watkins, now, based on how I read Indy’s post. I take “heading overseas again” to mean another actual trip, and it seems very unlikely to me that Brad and/or other staff would make a second trip over without strong confidence in landing...

Ok and do some make that decision early or do they typically wait until the last minute? I guess maybe it makes sense to wait as long as possible to keep options open.

I've never really paid much attention to the combine in the past, when could we start hearing news of any players withdrawing from the draft?

Right, ok. So in that case it seems like the question is then: would that second guy be more impactful in the rotation than someone else we already have? And for Monsanto, the answer seems to be a firm MAYBE. So (If we end up with Lathon as the SG add) does it come back to: Which is more...

Yeah if it's an investment in the future, that makes sense (y) Good guess imo

Yeah I get that Watkins would be way more expensive. My problem is probably just that I don't have the correct understanding of how NIL actually works on the ground. Maybe my thinking that there would be extra money that we could possibly use elsewhere if we got Lathon instead of Watkins is...

Yeah I get that reasoning, can't really fault it. Hence my question earlier (restated here another way): Would we really gain much from any presumptive cost savings on Lathon vs Watkins?

Maybe, but if you got both him and Lathon, it's not like you're overly reliant on Monsanto being good again. Which is more valuable - leaving 2 open scholarships or taking a flyer that Monsanto is good? (honest question)

Yeah I was thinking something similar. Obviously Watkins is great and I'd be thrilled if we happened to get him, but I don't think I'd be at all disappointed if we ended up with Lathon. Like you said, he might actually fit better with the pieces that we already have. Seems like he has less...

Ha, stumbled across a /s post from @nichi last year. Same old same, old a year ago in the recruiting threads, of course, but got a bit of a kick out of this one. https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/illinois-hoops-recruiting-thread.31216/post-1901110 "Anything short of 25 wins, a 4 seed, and...

Yeah, man, sometimes it seems like Brad just doesn't listen to us. It can be frustrating.

Oh yeah, if that's the scenario then agreed 100%. I read a comment on him somewhere that he had a pretty late growth spurt - was actually like a 6'2" guard at age 16 or so, but has had a some awkwardness adjusting to his new height. But once he figures that out, he seems to have huge upside...

A fair question. Or would we call him a wing and just triple down on positional size? (Hence my question about him being able to guard on the perimeter. Brad also seems to think Booth could do this.) I'm also reminded of a post from @Indy Illini Fan last month about Tre White and him...