deuce-ish: I am going on record and saying taking Dre over Blackwell is a mistake

Transfer/offseason thread - groupguy April 7, 2026, 0:17:03

I don't care in the slightest about the Bulls, but I really want them to hire Dusty May - villain April 22, 2026, 12:07:52
- Bring back Thibs. DO NOT bring back Kerr. Let that filthy leftist rot in California.* - Lexillini April 22, 2026, 12:17:36
  - Fuck him and any one from the Greg Wokeabitch coaching tree* - AceFrehley April 22, 2026, 12:27:55
- I would love to eff with Michigan.* - Lexillini April 22, 2026, 12:14:06
I am going on record and saying taking Dre over Blackwell is a mistake - Xar April 21, 2026, 13:39:18

i think you may be mixing up the words contender and favorite - Playoff Rondo April 21, 2026, 15:38:51
- With Blackwell they had a chance - Xar April 21, 2026, 16:14:18
Do we know that it was an either/or situation? Word was that there was room - OskeeWowWowDig April 21, 2026, 14:50:41
- Scaring off Coleman would be foolish. Yes he could go pro or transfer after 1 year - WesMantooth April 22, 2026, 15:20:57
- 100% correct* - villain April 21, 2026, 15:38:31
- aTrust them to make a high floor, sure. Win a NC - Xar April 21, 2026, 15:14:27
- Agreed. How can you kick Andrej to the curb? - Learning_and_Labor April 21, 2026, 15:12:55
  - yup. just bubble wrap him* - OskeeWowWowDig April 21, 2026, 15:14:45
I didn't like how the Blackwell courtship seemed to be going, at least from the outside looking in. - Lexillini April 21, 2026, 13:55:54
- the latest news seems to indicate he is a lock for Duke - Xar April 21, 2026, 14:24:21
  - You were correct, sir!* - Lexillini April 21, 2026, 15:51:50
    - The portal moved fast. Underwood is defensible - Xar April 21, 2026, 16:06:28
  - Could be. I read something a few days ago indicating that Duke's interest had perhaps waned.* - Lexillini April 21, 2026, 14:53:46

Quentin Coleman scored 12 in 15 minutes in Jordan Classic Friday night* - Potomac April 18, 2026, 8:46:09
- That game was a shitshow - Learning_and_Labor April 18, 2026, 13:45:04
another white guy committed. so last year we had a blasian and a maybe 1/4 black - Playoff Rondo April 17, 2026, 15:47:48
- i want to win it all with all white guys. - AceFrehley April 17, 2026, 17:53:02
- i guess coleman’s a halfer* - Playoff Rondo April 17, 2026, 15:50:13
wow. peja. f yeah* - Playoff Rondo April 17, 2026, 12:02:29
- I like that kid. Thought he brought great energy and made tough buckets but - AceFrehley April 17, 2026, 14:38:07
- Yessssiirrrr!!!!!* - Learning_and_Labor April 17, 2026, 13:52:00
- Get your tickets now!* - WesMantooth April 17, 2026, 13:38:59
- Are we counting on a freshman to play point?* - Potomac April 17, 2026, 13:14:46
  - Currently, it seems one of Coleman/Morillo is one of the 3 guards. - OskeeWowWowDig April 17, 2026, 13:22:10
    - I hope one of them is fast; quickness was a weak spot * - Potomac April 17, 2026, 14:01:35
      - Agreed. * - OskeeWowWowDig April 17, 2026, 14:06:58
- Methinks we should be pretty good!* - Potomac April 17, 2026, 12:53:27
  - My fear, albeit minor, is that some of the returning players might be tempted . . . - Lexillini April 17, 2026, 12:59:02
    - I think that's a big responsibility for Jake...as well as the coaches* - OskeeWowWowDig April 17, 2026, 13:09:20
      - Once the team is fully assembled, the early practices should be brutal.* - Lexillini April 17, 2026, 13:12:01
        
        And I expect Coleman and Morillo to push for playing time as well. - OskeeWowWowDig April 17, 2026, 13:20:51
- Love those guys are running it back* - DouchieHowser April 17, 2026, 12:52:54
- yes!* - Mismysteri April 17, 2026, 12:49:55
  - I am quite ready for one of the freshmen to step in and round it out* - Potomac April 17, 2026, 12:55:18
- it’s now duke a little out in front. then basically us with a group for 2nd fav - Playoff Rondo April 17, 2026, 12:17:42
Ty Rodgers in the portal - villain April 16, 2026, 12:02:41
- that’s good. was worried it was still clogged by audi* - Playoff Rondo April 17, 2026, 12:03:33
  - I can’t imagine any serious program would consider taking her - villain April 17, 2026, 12:39:25
- makes me sad..a favorite. The BFF will be crushed, she has an old lady crush on him* - Mismysteri April 16, 2026, 20:34:49
- My guess is we didn’t wanna pay him much more and we already paid him two years for nothing - Learning_and_Labor April 16, 2026, 12:32:17
  - It's unclear how he would pull much NIL anywhere - Potomac April 17, 2026, 5:52:15
    - Something like that. The old term was "recruited over". - osklister April 17, 2026, 8:46:13
- given his limited shooting, his playing time would be limited. coaches have - OskeeWowWowDig April 16, 2026, 12:04:44
  - He had a nice career for us* - DouchieHowser April 16, 2026, 20:57:58
  - If he doesn't have a damn good shot by now, then he should be moving on. 24 months is a long time - villain April 16, 2026, 12:42:04
    - Right. And I assume the coaches have seen whatever fruits the labors of 2 years have had - OskeeWowWowDig April 16, 2026, 13:39:30
      - yep, wish him luck..I really thought he might stay..just to stay and see - Mismysteri April 16, 2026, 20:36:42
Bye, TY. Best of luck! - OskeeWowWowDig April 16, 2026, 12:02:24
Looks like a small price increase in my Illini basketball tickets - WesMantooth April 16, 2026, 10:40:14
- how much would I need to donate to buy 4 season tix?* - villain April 16, 2026, 12:03:25
  - You might be able to get 4 season mobile tickets - WesMantooth April 16, 2026, 12:19:17
    - at $1000, we are row 11 of C, but center court. We could be lower if we - OskeeWowWowDig April 16, 2026, 12:30:32
      - The problem with your seats (and your seats are great) - WesMantooth April 17, 2026, 13:38:21
  - You could probably sit in upper C for $250-$500 IFund* - OskeeWowWowDig April 16, 2026, 12:05:23
    - That would be fine. Good to know, thanks.* - villain April 16, 2026, 12:42:58
IU loading up... - Pooter April 15, 2026, 15:41:36
Nobody going to mention Mirks twitch? - Learning_and_Labor April 15, 2026, 14:44:11
- Huge news. Hope Ivisic’s stay too* - DouchieHowser April 15, 2026, 20:44:31
  - just read Tomi, Big Z, and Jake all returning!* - Mismysteri April 15, 2026, 20:57:42
    - So we’ve got 4 good returners, 2 top 40 freshmen, and Vaaks - WesMantooth April 16, 2026, 10:42:53
    - Yes! Let’s go!* - DouchieHowser April 15, 2026, 21:13:38
      - Now we need 1 of Drej or Blackwell - WesMantooth April 16, 2026, 7:44:30
- now I can get the Mirk shirt..bff sent me FF one already (early bday present) wearing it now* - Mismysteri April 15, 2026, 20:15:38
  - Still can’t find this one: - Learning_and_Labor April 16, 2026, 9:57:37
    - make it yourself. - AceFrehley April 16, 2026, 10:28:57
      - there ya go! - Mismysteri April 16, 2026, 20:37:56
- Yeah, baby #theretention* - OskeeWowWowDig April 15, 2026, 14:54:30
  - hoping to hear about the rest of the boys this week hopefully* - Mismysteri April 15, 2026, 20:17:50
being consistently in the top 10 of the ncaa futures odds can’t be all bad* - Playoff Rondo April 12, 2026, 19:55:51
- we are potentially fuck of the mountain.* - Giant Dong April 15, 2026, 20:17:59
  - The phrase is "the king of fuck mountain." lol * - AceFrehley April 15, 2026, 21:00:08
Another eastern European (Vaaks) joins via the portal - Potomac April 12, 2026, 15:15:50
Lucas Morillo with 12 points in Hoop Summit game Saturday - Potomac April 12, 2026, 6:15:47
- in a previous world, we'd be totally stoked to have Morillo, Coleman, and the potential - OskeeWowWowDig April 12, 2026, 8:08:10
Keaton declared* - OskeeWowWowDig April 11, 2026, 18:42:43
- Good for him. I wish him well and hope he does great at the next level - AceFrehley April 11, 2026, 22:02:58
  - Yep* - Learning_and_Labor April 12, 2026, 15:42:08
  - agree on all accounts* - OskeeWowWowDig April 12, 2026, 8:08:29
    - NCAA guys who just blew up as freshman (guys who maybe. maybe didn't leave)?? - osklister April 12, 2026, 9:14:00
      - Went through the last 15 drafts - lottery picks are sure hit or miss* - Potomac April 12, 2026, 10:13:30
- I will check in on him occasionally, but won't follow him in the NBA* - Potomac April 11, 2026, 19:14:32
  - I don’t love the NBA…pretty much all I do is watch/follow Illini. - OskeeWowWowDig April 11, 2026, 20:21:04
The unknown Toni Bilic is in the portal - Potomac April 11, 2026, 18:08:12
Petrovic apparently in the portal; makes sense, especially w new freshmen* - Potomac April 11, 2026, 13:28:03
- I’d rather have MP than most freshmen. He’s going to be good somewhere - villain April 11, 2026, 16:07:28
  - He’s 23 already. I don’t think so* - WesMantooth April 11, 2026, 20:30:18
  - No. Why would you think he can get 15 minutes? - Learning_and_Labor April 11, 2026, 16:37:45
- I'm interested to see if Lee transfers too* - Xar April 11, 2026, 13:46:27
  - He shouldn't give up already, with spots open, unless the staff suggested that he leave* - Potomac April 11, 2026, 19:23:02
  - I’d like to keep Lee* - OskeeWowWowDig April 11, 2026, 13:55:17
    - Yes* - Learning_and_Labor April 11, 2026, 16:37:59
I hope we aren’t paying Blackwell $5 million. - DouchieHowser April 10, 2026, 17:10:59
- While I hope we're not setting the market, I hope we're keeping up with the market. - osklister April 11, 2026, 9:34:20
- Not my money. Do what it takes* - Xar April 10, 2026, 18:50:09
- Agree. I think we’re in for $3 mill though. Depends if he wants that extra money or a championship - WesMantooth April 10, 2026, 18:18:48
  - Is he worth it? Seems like he’s just a shooter* - DouchieHowser April 10, 2026, 21:29:14
- He’d be nice but we don’t need him - groupguy April 10, 2026, 17:59:55
- The agents are lying about the numbers* - Learning_and_Labor April 10, 2026, 17:19:23
  - $5 million is crazy. I think more than $1 or maybe $2 million is* - DouchieHowser April 10, 2026, 21:30:11
  - That’s def the ask. Don’t think they’ll get it but - WesMantooth April 10, 2026, 18:20:34
    - This whole thing needs full transparency * - Learning_and_Labor April 11, 2026, 8:53:09
Women sign former top ten recruit Divine Bourrage - Potomac April 9, 2026, 18:36:16
LOL - villain April 8, 2026, 23:03:01
Interesting visit we have planned this week - the N.Iowa decommit - OskeeWowWowDig April 8, 2026, 9:39:59
- He looks a lot like Mirk to me although… does Mirk dunk? - groupguy April 8, 2026, 15:55:48
Are we the whitest power conference team?* - Xar April 7, 2026, 22:44:07
- ...who also just went to the Final Four? - osklister April 8, 2026, 8:30:31
  - and the European white stars are almost always eastern* - Potomac April 8, 2026, 9:23:12
- Is Wagler’s mother Indian? * - Potomac April 8, 2026, 7:56:46
- Balki Bartokomous ain't white where I come from, so no. Edged out by - fratstud April 8, 2026, 5:42:42
  - How about next year? I think we have three more whites coming in* - Xar April 8, 2026, 8:19:10
    - 2 white and 2 black recruits, so far for next year.* - illfan23 April 8, 2026, 8:43:54
holding off buying my Mirk Madness shirt, for obvious reasons (not the least of, a jinx)* - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 16:05:30
- There’s one shirt I can’t seem to find- Matthew Bailey was wearing it - Learning_and_Labor April 7, 2026, 17:53:54
  - keep finding this one..Cowboy hat and the squirt guns - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 19:07:32
    - Yeah that’s what I’m finding too but that’s not it* - Learning_and_Labor April 7, 2026, 21:31:14
#1 new guy wishlist for me.... - villain April 7, 2026, 15:41:37
- Another guy I like at the 4 if we can't get a guy like Murauskas - villain April 7, 2026, 16:00:13
  - Estrella just signed with Michigan. Bummer, he would have been a great add. - villain April 9, 2026, 15:19:53
- If including Garrison but not counting any points from Rodgers or Freshman - villain April 7, 2026, 15:53:23
just read Skyy Clark entering portal? LOL, quite literally just watched his portion of The Journey - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 15:32:12
- Creative writing major at U of Iowa if I've ever seen one* - fratstud April 7, 2026, 17:12:40
- Way to get UCLA to lowball him Mom. :-)))) * - osklister April 7, 2026, 16:24:15
  - lol..I think maybe he needs a waiver for a 5th year? IDK, hard to keep up with it all* - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 16:47:18
    - Oh, all those old-fashioned rules you're still thinking of..... :-) - osklister April 8, 2026, 8:32:42
really want to keep Mirk and Drej* - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 14:39:12
- Agreed * - Learning_and_Labor April 7, 2026, 15:12:48
- 100% priority 1A and 1AA* - villain April 7, 2026, 14:47:53
  - Yuuuuup* - OskeeWowWowDig April 7, 2026, 14:56:44
I know the NIL money can be stupid high, but I truely don't believe it's as crazy as most think - villain April 7, 2026, 13:47:20
- Ooo - villain April 8, 2026, 22:54:00
- I highly doubt the 4th guy off the bench is getting $750K, by the way* - auto April 8, 2026, 9:28:47
- I have a friend who is friends with a Power 5 coach... - auto April 8, 2026, 9:22:32
- $750k for Jake is crazy - WesMantooth April 7, 2026, 18:58:59
- I think a Loyalty "insider" said roughly 15 Million this year for us to spend, fwiw* - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 14:37:01
- I like how you put numbers to the names. Seems reasonable. - OskeeWowWowDig April 7, 2026, 14:02:26
  - Agreed on getting a name or two we aren't talking about right now. - villain April 7, 2026, 14:45:40
    - Good points. I'm not 'down' on Petro by any means. I just wonder, as you do, if he'd take that role. - OskeeWowWowDig April 7, 2026, 14:56:28
      - His agent made the statement that he is one of the very best players he represents at the college - villain April 7, 2026, 15:56:23
Saw on X that Andrej’s girlfriend is staying an Illinette for next year* - DouchieHowser April 7, 2026, 10:57:22
- what about his other 7 girlfriends?* - villain April 7, 2026, 13:11:55
  - Does he need more than one if she looks like this? - DouchieHowser April 7, 2026, 16:16:31
  - lulz, I was thinking "he is worth millions already, and is good looking and young" - illfan23 April 7, 2026, 14:09:02
    - He's got the world by the balls right now. - villain April 7, 2026, 14:46:42
- well that should help!* - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 11:04:46
  - Football had the "recruiting assistants" who would take the HS kids around... - osklister April 7, 2026, 11:58:35
    - I made the Illiniettes..but they said that I - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 14:32:15
      - Did you post a pic from your toga party? I seem to recall- dark hair, yes? - groupguy April 8, 2026, 16:02:43
        
        nope, never did. And I am blond:)* - Mismysteri April 8, 2026, 16:44:02
    - I dated a couple Illinettes - groupguy April 7, 2026, 14:25:43
would like Blackwell, but bet he goes to MI #grizzle. Need shooters!** - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 7:39:07
- Kentucky supposedly offered him $4 mil already. Ridiculous* - OskeeWowWowDig April 7, 2026, 8:04:24
  - it's beyond ridiculous. Those guys on MI last night didn't even seem - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 9:58:59
    - I don't know if it's bc they don't know each other that well or that they just don't love each other - OskeeWowWowDig April 7, 2026, 10:20:17
    - Look, for all of the hemming and hawing, it is as I have said for years, which is that the laundry - fratstud April 7, 2026, 10:14:37
      - can't disagree this is the way it is now, guess as someone who has - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 11:01:21
        
        I’m still friends with HS and college pals and we have memories but I’m blessed so much to have 3 - groupguy April 7, 2026, 14:21:08
        
        I think you will see various Moneyball type strategies develop. There's nothing - fratstud April 7, 2026, 12:57:50
Seriously, a great shooting coach is what we need - groupguy April 7, 2026, 0:19:04

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