just casually refreshing every 15 min to see if there is any new indy post on will riley....got me foaming at the mouth for more info
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Yeah, but can those schools pay what he was thinking he would get? I honestly wonder if SMU has a bigger bag than K-State.
Those two schools make me wonder if he wants to be the guy on a team too
If Coleman originally wanted to come back, the coaching staff would have let him back.
He waited too long. No blue blood coach is going to sit and wait to see if he would come back and not go right back to Illinois. That’s how you get fired.
It looks like he did take his visit to Alabama FWIW- I know there were rumors he might not
I still like where we are with him if he’s going to reclass - which all indications are he is, Alabama and Kentucky just don’t make sense for him in that scenario and Arizona seems to have faded
Actually I agree with you, I want the B1G to be good, too. But wanting the B1G to be good is not the same thing as wanting Michigan to be good.
I couldn’t give less of a poop if other Big Ten teams get knocked out in the first or second rounds. In fact, I want them to suck, especially Iowa, Indiana, and Michigan. I don’t care about “rising tide lifts all boats” or whatever. I only care about Illinois winning. I want us to own the Big Ten when it comes to both conference and NCAA tournament success.
Come home CH. WR, KB, TIy R, Tre W. Powerful starting 5. Very good bench strength. Hope Will commits.
Imo Grandison filled a position of need as a 3 point specialist,don’t think Cohawk will appreciate that kind of usage.
Or that's where the money is after he waited so long to drop out of the draft? He's obviously chasing top dollar. Why be paid $500K and be a third or fourth banana or be paid $1.25M and he a focal point? Which one is better for his future draft stock and present bank account?
Agree on your three teams. I'd add northwestern.
I'm not sure how much people realize this but our historic season in 2005 was helped by the fact that it was a pretty down year for the big ten.
Knowing that I'm sure really takes some of the shine off it, doesn't it?
I don't think that is accurate at all. Michigan state and Wisconsin made it to final four ande elite 8 that year.
Or was it down because we kicked everyone's butt? Except for that last damn conference game at Ohio St.
Well here's the thing, he likely could have made more money, been the focal point of the team, and been with a staff and system he knows had he just stayed.
We have been told both, donors have his NIL covered no matter what it is, and also his leaving was a mutual decision. I have stated many times, I am not, and never have been a Hawkins fan, so I may have some bias, but my guess is Coleman is a pain in the @$$. I can't imagine he saves all his whining and complaining for games. I'm sure it occurs in practices too.
I don't think Hawkins is a Batman, he's a Robin. That big money is for guys that are going to lead your team. His best chance to be Batman would have been at Illinois, or you are going to have to step down to a lesser team.
We have been told both, donors have his NIL covered no matter what it is, and also his leaving was a mutual decision. I have stated many times, I am not, and never have been a Hawkins fan, so I may have some bias, but my guess is Coleman is a pain in the @$$. I can't imagine he saves all his whining and complaining for games. I'm sure it occurs in practices too.
I don't think Hawkins is a Batman, he's a Robin. That big money is for guys that are going to lead your team. His best chance to be Batman would have been at Illinois, or you are going to have to step down to a lesser team.
Yeah do you think Patriots fans care that they played in the most historically terrible division in the history of the NFL? The Dolphins, Jets, and Bills were all God awful for like 20 years, basically gifting the Pats with a first round bye every year. No one ever talks about that because in the end they won, no one cares they had a head start to get to the playoffs.
I want to hear some Will Riley news today. Let’s go!!
Does this speak to the power of a Big 10 that was disrespected or does it speak to the fluke that is the tournament?3 teams in the Elite 8 is a down year?
I think it’s a little of both.
The last part of your post was was ridiculous, that was one of the two best teams in illini history.
What team has won the most Big Ten games over the last five years?
Let me guess. Rutgers?
Maybe the poster meant it was a down year for ALL of D1 basketball that year allowing the Illini to coast to the championship game. /s3 teams in the Elite 8 is a down year?
That’s cool. I love the 80’s flying Illini era in which, Michigan, Iowa, and Indiana were loaded. I want us to be known as the best conference in the country
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