Duh, everyone knows that’s the same thing via the transitive property.Groce be all like...
(5) 3= (3) 5
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And it’s HERBIE Hancock.
Duh, everyone knows that’s the same thing via the transitive property.Groce be all like...
(5) 3= (3) 5
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Things change and recruiting is fluid. We recruited Fears for 2025 with the thought being that he would be much more seasoned and somewhat bigger. He is a 4 star at this point in time. If he is developed right, next year he could be really really good. He needs to work on his shooting. We did not lose out on him. It seems he is choosing to reclass for the money. If that is the case, I wish him the best. I am sure that he will catch on with someone. Maybe he comes here next year anyway. Who knows these days?Yes, it's the "he's not that good anyway" form of self soothing. A month ago, there are some that had him as a huge part of our 2025-2026 Final Four run.
It's because of the metric system
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Duh, everyone knows that’s the same thing via the transitive property.
And it’s HERBIE Hancock.
It's because of the metric system
I said that there is no reason that Boswell and Kasparis can't play together.Kasparis and Boswell should be able to work fine together. Doesn't really hurt anything if Boswell brings the ball up. Then you've got Kasparis in position to deploy all the point guard skills.
Lineups are fluidI said that there is no reason that Boswell and Kasparis can't play together.
It's just playing Boswell means you lose the size advantage that you get when you have a rare 6'5 pg at the college level. And Kasparis is an actual PG too not the hybrid Domask played last year.
I'm not saying Boswell isnt going to be good or get minutes. Just that a lineup of all 6'5+ guys really puts a ton of pressure on opposing defenses to matchup and creates mismatches.
For example let's say the Illini are playing Purdue. If they play a lineup of Kasparis, Riley, Ty/Tre, Hum, and Ivisic/Morez. You force Smith into a matchup where he's giving up 5+ inches to anyone he's guarding. Who does Fletcher Loyer guard? He's likely getting cooked by Kasparis or Riley and there is no way Loyer is boxing out Ty.
I'm not a huge fan of guys reclassing but especially smaller guards. Long and athletic wings seem to make the easiest transition which makes sense because size helps cover up deficiencies on both ends.For guards and certainly PG’s it’s just much more rare for it to work out- which should be obvious to the families and advisors- but I also understand this is an unparalleled NIL environment so I don’t blame kids for going for the money grab- they should just be realistic on what it means for their role and use their freshman year to really develop
Not saying we haven't or never will Crean a player, but Fears is not a Crean. We recruited him for 2025 and he chose to reclassify to a year that we had someone better. As others have said, why play for free if someone will pay you, so I get the money side of his decision. But our staff always anticipated and had a 25 spot open for him - therefore not a Crean.I ask because the term getting "Creaned" was always being thrown around here as a super negative. Is it NIL that has changed this stance and now makes it a great thing and a requirement to win?
I think there's a limit to a reasonable contract that Fears would exceed. He wanted to reclass and enroll 2024. I highly doubt you could draw up a contract with someone saying "You will enroll 2025. You will not try going to school earlier."Unpopular opinion coming. If there's anything that sticks in my craw with this new system, it's that decommitting / recruiting over is still allowed to be a thing.
Harbor no hate for Fears or the coaching staff here - it's the system in place and both are free to use it as they wish - but why are we still doing this in the NIL era? Contracts, please. We want both sides to be putting their skin in the game here, yes?
I've been pounding that drum, especially in football. There should be no such thing as a verbal commitment. When you commit, you sign the letterer that day. When the letter is signed, the coach is bound by it. The commit, then de-commit drama is a circus. Both sides roll the dice. If you take a commitment from a junior and he blows up and gets the entire SEC in on him....tough. Conversely, if he commits and he's awful his Senior year....tough.Unpopular opinion coming. If there's anything that sticks in my craw with this new system, it's that decommitting / recruiting over is still allowed to be a thing.
Harbor no hate for Fears or the coaching staff here - it's the system in place and both are free to use it as they wish - but why are we still doing this in the NIL era? Contracts, please. We want both sides to be putting their skin in the game here, yes?
Honestly I'm surprised to still see preps committing so early. I almost expect preps to start to wait until late in their senior season to commit potentially before the transfer portal opens or even during it.Unpopular opinion coming. If there's anything that sticks in my craw with this new system, it's that decommitting / recruiting over is still allowed to be a thing.
Harbor no hate for Fears or the coaching staff here - it's the system in place and both are free to use it as they wish - but why are we still doing this in the NIL era? Contracts, please. We want both sides to be putting their skin in the game here, yes?
I think you are giving us alot of rope on that one. haha.Check back at the EOW............
probably should have said EOD...............lol.......I think you are giving us alot of rope on that one. haha.
Do think he should be in more of a career path as Trent Frazier?
I think he’s gonna wind up following a career path similar to Adam Miller …
I think he’s gonna wind up following a career path similar to Adam Miller …
that's rather harshI think he’s gonna wind up following a career path similar to Adam Miller …
I think he’s gonna wind up following a career path similar to Adam Miller …
Well… he’s already gotten a head start on that trajectory, so…that's rather harsh