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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    True - it is unbelievable how this is life changing money for these kids still in college - even the ones that will never sniff the NBA can earn 7 figures in college. But we are supposed to be one of the "winners" in this era given we are one of the "haves" in the NIL era and a good coach with...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    A is Storr B is Watkins The point is - we really need Watkins to drop out of the draft and then we will be much better off than if we had gotten Storr to begin with.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Which player would you rather have? I think player B by a pretty good margin in my mind Player MIN FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% OR DR REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS A 28.8 6.0-13.8 43.4 1.3-4.2 32 3.5-4.3 81.2 1.1 2.8 3.9 0.9 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.6 16.8 B 28.2 4.8-10.5 45.7 1.0-2.9 34.4 4.9-6.2 79.5 1.5...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Jamir Watkins has a lot of TSJ in his game - he would be the plug and play starter to fill that lead scorer role. I can easily see him having a TSJ type season next year. The NBA draft is the biggest question mark, but if he's not guaranteed first round, I can see him coming back to college to...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    That will certainly help him a lot more than a degree from Baylor or Memphis Big Dain ended up playing his cards pretty well- National Championship at Baylor Degree from Illinois Bag from Memphis Well done big man, well done
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Wait. . . I thought if Demin fell through we had one or two options for transfer portal wings that want to come here that would be a very good plan B Now are we saying we have to wait to see who drops out of the draft? That makes me feel . . .less good
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    I’m not particularly worried about Egor and Tomislav adjusting to the U.S. game- they have high basketball IQ and are good shooters and passers- those skills will translate Defensively- learning what gets called and what doesn’t will take some time but we’ll be a really good offense again if...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    DGL would be the backup PG next year. If Demin comes, it wouldn't be a disaster if Boswell gets hurt - we put the ball in Demin's hands and he runs point. This is the beauty of next years team as currently constructed - lots of flexibility in the lineups and we're not overly dependent on any...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    In regards to reports that we have one or multiple "really good" SG's that are ready to commit but we're waiting on Egor's decision first - I'm not sure why we aren't taking another SG right now - if it's Lanier or Poplar they would start immediately and so would Egor, it would just mean less...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    This - Richmond would be our best player next year if he comes here - by far in my opinion We have a really good team around him so I can see the draw for him- we also don't have a guy that can get to the rim consistently, and be the transition guy on the fast break and he fills all of those...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Ted Lasso's team was AFC Richmond - another breadcrumb that we're getting Kadary Insiders having some fun I expect - but at least it's better than them saying Kadary isn't coming here
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Kadary had a dominate game against UConn when they beat them this year 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 8 steals! I'm just saying - that would be nice
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    If that is how the staff feels, consider me surprised - Kadary is by far the better college basketball player right now and you are only getting either of them for one year. Yes, Kadary only shot 27% from three this year on low volume but shot 44% last year, and is an 80% free throw shooter - I...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    That would easily be top 3 - I don't think we would have the money to get Richmond and Denim though - getting either one and then another SG like Poplar or Lanier to pair with Richmond or Denim at the three would be an insanely good team
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    He'll start immediately and be one of the best centers in the big ten. He has a developed post game already, can shoot with both hands around the rim, a very good three point shooter with a smooth and natural shot. He's 7'1 so he'll be tough to block for anyone. He's playing against former...