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OGtruthhurts said:
and to think we are paying tyson 600k to sit the bench and 1.2 mil to rj to shot under 30% from 3.

to make things worse we are going to pay a skinny unproven non shooting 4 a cool 3 million next year, that is if he sticks to his commitment.

i might could grasp 3 mil to a top ranked center which we sorely miss, but not to this wilson kid who could very easily be another miss in college.

i wish we could go back to money under the table instead of this stupid NIL garbage.
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You don’t object to paying players, but you’d prefer it was illegal?
 
Geisterfahrer said:
You don’t object to paying players, but you’d prefer it was illegal?
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where there is big money to be made in america there is corruption. im apathetic when it comes to our so-called legal system and what it considers as legal and illegal. its full of corruption just like most everything else in our capitalistic society. so yes id prefer it go back to being 'illegal' under the table like it used to be. at least it was somewhat regulated then.
 
OGtruthhurts said:
where there is big money to be made in america there is corruption. im apathetic when it comes to our so-called legal system and what it considers as legal and illegal. its full of corruption just like most everything else in our capitalistic society. so yes id prefer it go back to being 'illegal' under the table like it used to be. at least it was somewhat regulated then.
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ok GIF
 
Half the portal bigs who got $$$ have been bums anyway. I'll take my chances with a potential top 10 draft pick

I think it was Trillydonovan that said Kentucky's NIL offer was higher than UNC's for Caleb

Doesn't mean it will work out but if true says a lot about what Caleb is committed to
 
Heelsandeers said:
Half the portal bigs who got $$$ have been bums anyway. I'll take my chances with a potential top 10 draft pick

I think it was Trillydonovan that said Kentucky's NIL offer was higher than UNC's for Caleb

Doesn't mean it will work out but if true says a lot about what Caleb is committed to
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The reporting is UNC’s offer was bigger. He committed to Uk. Went in a trip to UNC and liked it. Got the UNC offer and it was more. UK was given option to match. They did not.
 
I have a feeling Wilson was a make or break recruit for Hubert. When was the last time we got a commitment from a top 10 recruit? Its been a while.

Really pulled a victory out of our ass yesterday. A loss right there would have snuffed out any Tourney hopes.
 
CRHeel94 said:
I have a feeling Wilson was a make or break recruit for Hubert. When was the last time we got a commitment from a top 10 recruit? Its been a while.

Really pulled a victory out of our ass yesterday. A loss right there would have snuffed out any Tourney hopes.
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Ian Jackson. He was ranked no. 2 when he committed in January 2023.

Drake eventually made his way into the top 10 but wasn’t there when he committed (and finished his high school career just outside of it).

Elliot Cadeau was top 10 in his original high school class (Class of 2024, before he reclassified) when he committed.

And GG Jackson didn’t end up coming here, but he was no. 1 in his original high school class (before he reclassified) when he committed.
 
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HintonJamesHeel said:
The reporting is UNC’s offer was bigger. He committed to Uk. Went in a trip to UNC and liked it. Got the UNC offer and it was more. UK was given option to match. They did not.
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Who reported this? I'll admit I don't follow NIL or how recruiting battles play out very closely

If it really was a matter of UK not willing to match, that is somewhat less of a win

UK does have Johnson/Moreno coming in but still
 
Icky Mettle said:
Ian Jackson. He was ranked no. 2 when he committed in January 2023.

Drake eventually made his way into the top 10 but wasn’t there when he committed (and finished his high school career just outside of it).
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True. Think he was 5 when he committed (on 247), but still Top 10.

Taking a look at the last ten years:
Drake and Cadeau were just outside top 10.
I guess technically we got GG to commit before he switched.
List is Ian Jackson, Caleb Love, Cole Anthony and Nasser Little.
 
HintonJamesHeel said:
The reporting is UNC’s offer was bigger. He committed to Uk. Went in a trip to UNC and liked it. Got the UNC offer and it was more. UK was given option to match. They did not.
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When did he commit to UK?

I seem to recall he really liked UNC and people were surprised he didn't commit after his visit, then UK stepped in with a bigger bag. I'm not an expert and don't claim any knowledge other than reading, but up until the commitment I read several that reported that UK offered more money and if the commitment were based on that he would be UK bound.
 
CRHeel94 said:
True. Think he was 5 when he committed (on 247), but still Top 10.

Taking a look at the last ten years:
Drake and Cadeau were just outside top 10.
I guess technically we got GG to commit before he switched.
List is Ian Jackson, Caleb Love, Cole Anthony and Nasser Little.
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Yeah those were the last four guys to come to Chapel Hill who finished their high school careers ranked in the top 10 of their respective classes.

Before Little, there was a three-year drought where we didn’t land any top 10 recruits. In fact, we didn’t land anybody who was ranked in the top 25 during that stretch (in terms of where players were ranked at the end of their high school careers). And before landing Justin Jackson in the 2014 class, we had another three-year drought where we didn’t land a top 10 recruit. James Michael McAdoo (2011) was the last before Justin Jackson. Between 2004 and 2011, we brought in at least one top-10 recruit in each class, with the exception of 2007 when we didn’t bring in any new recruits (we were already loaded).
 
finesse said:
Stephenson who reclassified and went to Alabama , also from Pittsboro and with UNC connections, was once thought to be the same.
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Almost forgot, it's been so quiet for him lately. Had a decent freshman season

Really struggling to shoot it and I'm assuming the defense hasn't been there much

In theory a player you would've thought could help the current UNC team
 
I do hope Hubert can succeed because I want UNC to win. This season has not been good and they have struggled against teams they shouldn't struggle against. Hubert also failed to get a big that can be an offensive threat, and has not adjusted the offense to give the players he has a better chance at good shots and winning. Hopefully the addition of Caleb Wilson next season will be the start of turning things around. But if they miss the tournament again this year and don't improve significantly next season, then I think Hubert will probably be gone.
 
I love Hubert and also want him to succeed. WTS from what I have seen we cannot play big boy ball. We are small and not shooting the ball well, and it shows up nearly every game. RJ is the key. Without him having a good game our opponents pack the lane and rebound our misses. It seems to me we play much better with the ball in his hands and also he shoots better when playing the 1. It worked with him and Caleb Love and should work now. I thought Washington would step up on D but he can or will not. His offense is good enough but again our opponents can hang out in the lane and thwart his game. WE ARE TOO SMALL.
 
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