Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[GilThorpe]

Originally Posted by Kramer116

I ask for one thing from fellow Illinois fans.

If DJ does pick ND, please, please, please be respectful and under control. If you are pissed at him (not sure why you would be) or a poster on here or something, don't post. Take a few hours off. Go have some beers. We are going to look bad as a fan base if we have a major meltdown over here.

Let's show some class one way or another and handle this like adults. Hopefully it does not come to this. But if it is, please act like an adult.

okay, I'll try

[MrQuist]

Originally Posted by Foo G

What's with all of the Big 10 coaches scouting the future Illini?
Crean and Izzo in B-N to watch KBD.
Crean and Ryan in Bolingbrook to see Nixon.
Crean at St. Joe to see Watson and Ash.
(I might even be missing some.)
Hopefully the "Our State, Our School" slogan catches some serious momentum and takes root with these guys!

Why shouldn't they be recruiting Illinois kids? Illinois has a finite level of scholarships and Groce has been handing out offers like they were bronze.

[First2Ten]

Originally Posted by Orange Hall

If Miami is going to be a big player for Austin Colbert, do we have any indication where we stand with him? I think it would be great for the Illini to get a good player from Jersey.

lol obviously the top 4

but in all seriousness, there's no doubt colbert fills a hole and has a spot in the staff's mind for a target in that class. With all the DJack & XRM hype, it's been quiet to most as to what's going on with Colbert's recruitment. Illinois has been very involved. With the visit this week and whispers I've heard, no reason to believe we won't be in top 2 or certainly 3 out of that group should he cut another school prior to his commitment.

[TCTORNADO]

I didn't realize that Colbert had narrowed from 6 to 4 and Illinois is in the 4. It just seems to me that we as a fan base, get far too much of our info from other sources outside the Illinois reporting family.

[BrooksTaylorFan]

Originally Posted by MrQuist

He must be joking because it is common knowledge that Okafor is not a heavy lean to Illinois.

He's not even leaning, he's standing straight up.

[First2Ten]

In other 2013 news, just a reminder that Dayshon Smith took an official to Dayton this past weekend also

[brosox]

so, just out of curiousity, have any of our insiders heard any rumors of any upcoming coaches' visits with any 2013 point guards aside from the one who is scheduled to visit us in October?

[dmac279]

Originally Posted by BrooksTaylorFan

+1000000000 Info is going to swing back and forth over the next few days and it's definitely going to toy with our emotions . Both sides are very confident, but unfortunately, aren't talking so we really don't know. I still believe Illinois wins out, but saying no to the home school is never easy. Regardless, DJ is a class act and deserves our respect, regardless of where he chooses.

I understand if u guys get angry at me, but I am only sharing what I hear and am told. I only post from reliable sources so I'm confident that everything that I have passed on is true. Keep your fingers crossed and trust in Groce.

btf dont worry about it, he isnt the 1st one we have lost out on ,maybe, and he wont be the last

[BrooksTaylorFan]

So hear's the deal. From Sturdy to numerous sources on this board, all day long it continues to go back and forth whether DJ picks us or ND. Evidently DJ is telling everyone what they want to hear or people are making things up. I'll go with the latter. And evidently Groce is going up either tonight or tomorrow to visit DJ so breakout the Flight Tracking Link.

I did just get a short email from my staff connection who told me about Nunn, etc. short and sweet. "Still confident that we land DJ". This is going to be a long 48 hours because I'm sure that it will continue to go back and forth.

[TCTORNADO]

Originally Posted by brosox

so, just out of curiousity, have any of our insiders heard any rumors of any upcoming coaches' visits with any 2013 point guards aside from the one who is scheduled to visit us in October?

I thought it would be fun to make the '013 PG offer list. Clark, Perrantes, Powell, Smith, Peters, Ennis. Did I miss any?

[Joel Goodson]

Originally Posted by BrooksTaylorFan

So hear's the deal. From Sturdy to numerous sources on this board, all day long it continues to go back and forth whether DJ picks us or ND. Evidently DJ is telling everyone what they want to hear or people are making things up. I'll go with the latter. And evidently Groce is going up either tonight or tomorrow to visit DJ so breakout the Flight Tracking Link.

I did just get a short email from my staff connection who told me about Nunn, etc. short and sweet. "Still confident that we land DJ". This is going to be a long 48 hours because I'm sure that it will continue to go back and forth.

Works for me. Thanks for sharing.

[whitesxfan2012]

Originally Posted by BrooksTaylorFan

So hear's the deal. From Sturdy to numerous sources on this board, all day long it continues to go back and forth whether DJ picks us or ND. Evidently DJ is telling everyone what they want to hear or people are making things up. I'll go with the latter. And evidently Groce is going up either tonight or tomorrow to visit DJ so breakout the Flight Tracking Link.

I did just get a short email from my staff connection who told me about Nunn, etc. short and sweet. "Still confident that we land DJ". This is going to be a long 48 hours because I'm sure that it will continue to go back and forth.

So, either he is going to try to make a final push to land DJax (meaning confidence is not very high), OR JG is just finalizing things and going over what all will be going down come Thursday?

[Illinell]

Originally Posted by BrooksTaylorFan

I did just get a short email from my staff connection who told me about Nunn, etc. short and sweet. "Still confident that we land DJ". This is going to be a long 48 hours because I'm sure that it will continue to go back and forth.

And....that's a wrap

[Illinois5]

Originally Posted by BrooksTaylorFan

So hear's the deal. From Sturdy to numerous sources on this board, all day long it continues to go back and forth whether DJ picks us or ND. Evidently DJ is telling everyone what they want to hear or people are making things up. I'll go with the latter. And evidently Groce is going up either tonight or tomorrow to visit DJ so breakout the Flight Tracking Link.

I did just get a short email from my staff connection who told me about Nunn, etc. short and sweet. "Still confident that we land DJ". This is going to be a long 48 hours because I'm sure that it will continue to go back and forth.

Sounds good to me!

Thanks for sharing!

[NxtLvelIllini7]

I hope we have the last word!

[TCTORNADO]

Originally Posted by BrooksTaylorFan

So hear's the deal. From Sturdy to numerous sources on this board, all day long it continues to go back and forth whether DJ picks us or ND. Evidently DJ is telling everyone what they want to hear or people are making things up. I'll go with the latter. And evidently Groce is going up either tonight or tomorrow to visit DJ so breakout the Flight Tracking Link.

I did just get a short email from my staff connection who told me about Nunn, etc. short and sweet. "Still confident that we land DJ". This is going to be a long 48 hours because I'm sure that it will continue to go back and forth.

Doesn't Sturdy work now just part time for a paid Rivals board? Supposedly, he lost his contacts when the old staff left and has had difficulty breaking into new staff.
Of course Rivals is a "big" company so I imagine he's networking with other Rivals guys too, particularly Baker the ND Rivals guy.

[mattcoldagelli]

Originally Posted by BrooksTaylorFan

And evidently Groce is going up either tonight or tomorrow to visit DJ

I'm not going to read tea leaves on this, but regardless of what it means, this guy recruits like a boss.

[PeoriaChief]

Everyone who has twitter tweet DJay and ask him if he wants to borrow a hat for Thursday and post different pictures of Illinois hats. Let's get him retweet as many as we can!

[whitesxfan2012]

Originally Posted by mattcoldagelli

I'm not going to read tea leaves on this, but regardless of what it means, this guy recruits like a boss.

You sure bet he does! I really feel once JG lands top recruits, the train will NOT be derailed, and every coach on the recruiting trail will have to take notice and recognize that Illinois is going to be in the mix for the "big boys" (even one and dones) for several years to come.
I-L-L

[mattcoldagelli]

Originally Posted by PeoriaChief

Everyone who has twitter tweet DJay and ask him if he wants to borrow a hat for Thursday and post different pictures of Illinois hats. Let's get him retweet as many as we can!

Better idea: don't tweet at potential student athletes offering up merchandise for "borrowing."

[Madturkillini]

Originally Posted by whitesxfan2012

You sure bet he does! I really feel once JG lands top recruits, the train will NOT be derailed, and every coach on the recruiting trail will have to take notice and recognize that Illinois is going to be in the mix for the "big boys" (even one and dones) for several years to come.
I-L-L

+1

All we need is to win a recruiting battle, like the one we are having for DJ, and a decent season. Then over the next few years Groce and his staff will make history

[PeoriaChief]

Originally Posted by mattcoldagelli

Better idea: don't tweet at potential student athletes offering up merchandise for "borrowing."

Wow, literal crowd here. Figured it would be fun, and also show how passionate we are. Ok, let's change the wording.

[Illinois5]

Like I said, I very very very highly doubt anything could come from twitter posts by some Illini fans.

Is there any record of that ever happening? Honest question. I haven't heard about it.

[HsvIllini]

Originally Posted by mattcoldagelli

Better idea: don't tweet at potential student athletes offering up merchandise for "borrowing."

THIS

[PeoriaChief]

How about...
Hat for Thursday?
Got your hat picked out yet?
Accessories for Thursday?
Don't forget your hat for Thursday...

Just some options