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Post by uiclaflame on May 6, 2023 18:48:46 GMT -6
Coach tweeted out his usual “Fire Up 🔥” as he does whenever we get a recruit but no news. This was yesterday almost at this time. What’s up with that. That was likely related to a commit yesterday from Idaho G transfer Yusef Salih
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Post by UICJohn on May 6, 2023 20:07:47 GMT -6
Thanks! Didn’t see that at all.
A transfer from a 10-22 team that’s averaged 6 PPG in his first two seasons. Not really looking like a program changer.
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Post by Big D on May 6, 2023 20:36:02 GMT -6
I just don’t understand signings like this. Couldn’t shoot on a very bad team. How does this help us? On the bright side, he shot 80% FT. Seems like a depth piece to me.
Are we really going to go into next year with no new big on the team? This makes no sense whatsoever. We are banking on Fens and Brownell improving significantly. Very big risk. We did offer Daniel Rouzan from Weber St recently. Maybe still trying for him if we have another spot? Or perhaps no big wants to come here because they know our offense is so guard-focused.
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Post by UICJohn on May 6, 2023 23:08:47 GMT -6
Depth pieces are nice when you have the difference makers in place. We lost two starters including our best player. Do we feel like we replaced them? Because I don’t.
And that’s not when taking into account we had a spot like our bigs that could use help and hasn’t been addressed.
Not sure we have done enough to get us back to where we were let alone improve.
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Post by Big D on May 7, 2023 16:48:51 GMT -6
Looks like we have another walk-on as well. No need to guess the position…you already know what it is.
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Post by goveybaseball on May 8, 2023 11:58:34 GMT -6
How can you not find one big kid I mean cmon. This teams gonna be worse than last year if that's possible.
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Post by goveybaseball on May 8, 2023 12:04:19 GMT -6
CamFan I hope Fens is ready to play 40 min a game this year
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Post by Big D on May 8, 2023 13:39:29 GMT -6
Our updated roster is:
Skobalj Brownell Okani Fens Clay Jones Yaklich Pickett King Rivera Kennedy Salih Welch (PWO) Khaled (WO)
If Yaklich is on scholarship, then we have 1 spot left…otherwise 2. Yaklich really needs to be off scholarship and we still need someone that can give us something in the post. At this point is 1 big even enough to change anything? It would have to be a significant addition.
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Post by UICJohn on May 8, 2023 14:10:28 GMT -6
I've never understood Yaklich being on scholarship. With Coach Yak being an employee, doesn't he get rid attend for free?
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Post by Big D on May 8, 2023 17:35:56 GMT -6
Saw that Toby Okani is testing the NBA waters right now with an opportunity to return to UIC. As with Damaria, he really needs more college ball. Let’s just hope he doesn’t do us dirty like Damaria did. For all we know, there are probably NBA people in his ear saying he should try to get with a major program to see where he stands.
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Post by Chuck A on May 8, 2023 17:51:07 GMT -6
I've never understood Yaklich being on scholarship. With Coach Yak being an employee, doesn't he get rid attend for free? According to Verbal Commits, Griffin is not on scholarship. Coach Yak has been paying for his schooling. If the benefit is still what it is when I was a University employee, then it's 50% tuition for children of employees. I forgot up to what age.
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Post by goveybaseball on May 8, 2023 19:04:13 GMT -6
If they lose Okani this is a 1-2 win conference team.
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Post by UICJohn on May 8, 2023 20:07:08 GMT -6
Saw that Toby Okani is testing the NBA waters right now with an opportunity to return to UIC. As with Damaria, he really needs more college ball. Let’s just hope he doesn’t do us dirty like Damaria did. For all we know, there are probably NBA people in his ear saying he should try to get with a major program to see where he stands. Great. Tony will not enter the draft and will return to college. However, we won’t see him again in a UIC uniform. Purely a prediction.
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Post by Chuck A on May 8, 2023 21:19:56 GMT -6
Saw that Toby Okani is testing the NBA waters right now with an opportunity to return to UIC. As with Damaria, he really needs more college ball. Let’s just hope he doesn’t do us dirty like Damaria did. For all we know, there are probably NBA people in his ear saying he should try to get with a major program to see where he stands. Great. Tony will not enter the draft and will return to college. However, we won’t see him again in a UIC uniform. Purely a prediction. At this point, though, it's too late to enter the portal in order to play next season. If he does, he has to sit a year.
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Post by UICJohn on May 8, 2023 21:34:26 GMT -6
Great. Tony will not enter the draft and will return to college. However, we won’t see him again in a UIC uniform. Purely a prediction. At this point, though, it's too late to enter the portal in order to play next season. If he does, he has to sit a year. Forgot all about that! So maybe there is still hope! But there are loopholes, yes? (i.e. Damaria situation)
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