Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Illini B-Ball Fan

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nichi said:
Wes Unseld played 14 years in the NBA at a time when there were a lot of low post 7 footers..

IMO, a strong 6-7/8 player with a 7 foot wing span, ball skills, and good pick and pop / pick and roll skills can play the 5 these days.

I'd rather have a highly skilled, super athletic 7 footer with a 7-7 wingspan. Where can I get one?
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Kofi? No wait, he's busy doing his thing overseas.
 
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Kendall Gill’s Uncle

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nichi said:
Wes Unseld played 14 years in the NBA at a time when there were a lot of low post 7 footers..

IMO, a strong 6-7/8 player with a 7 foot wing span, ball skills, and good pick and pop / pick and roll skills can play the 5 these days.

I'd rather have a highly skilled, super athletic 7 footer with a 7-7 wingspan. Where can I get one?
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Wes Unsled is an NBA Hall of Famer. Hard to compare a college freshman to him.
 
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nichi said:
He does not resemble a 4, seems to lack the lateral quickness to guard college forwards. His physical assets are a 7-1 wingspan, strength, and hands. We didn't get to see the elite shooting, handling, and passing skills he showed in high school. He projected as a 5 that could face up or post up. However, he looked slow here, maybe the back problems.

What do he, Sencire, and Jace Butler have in common?
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Who are 3 people who have not been in my kitchen? For those younger posters that do get the reference the answer is who are 3 people who would not start or get significant minutes next year.
 
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Umit9

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Intrigued by what Davis, White, Boswell, and Booth can bring to this team.

Welcome to all the new additions. Question… do we know yet if all the new commits plan to be here for the summer? Hoping to get them on campus for summer workouts.

Go Illini
 
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Emerson Bigguns

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illiniE said:
Who are 3 people who have not been in my kitchen? For those younger posters that do get the reference the answer is who are 3 people who would not start or get significant minutes next year.
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pay up george wendt GIF
 
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goillini30

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aaeismacgychel said:
Finished watching a decent amount of Booth footage and my main takeaway is that he is a high ceiling explosive player who is going to need some decent development to unlock that potential. These are my thoughts:

Pros:
-Extremely explosive and athletic. Seems to thrive taking it off the dribble and driving to the hole.
-Very good defense for a freshman. Disciplined rim protector that plays bigger than he is, doesn't bite on fakes and goes straight up
-Finishing under contact as a freshman is a plus
-If shot develops could become an all conference player

Cons:
-Has a slow and inconsistent shooting motion that has a small hitch in it. Will need significant work to become a more consistent shooter.
-Falls in love with the three when he really doesn't need to and sometimes makes you shake your head when he settles for those and refuses to drive
-Midrange jumper is not pretty- no consistent form

Overall, I think he has a lot of promise and could become an NBA caliber player, but to get there, I think he's almost going to need to rebuild his shot as just watching his form, it makes sense why he has struggled with consistency and why his shooting percentage is as low as it is. And as he's inevitably going to be compared to Amani, I think he does have a higher ceiling, he's more explosive and a better defender at this stage of development, though a worse shooter and will settle more for inefficient shots. Will be intriguing to see how he progresses.
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I've only seen highlights, but I thought I saw that too
 
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Orangeandbrew

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Beyond this year, which might as well be 7 transfer portal years from now, I’m pretty stoked to see a backcourt with Fears and Boswell in it at the same time. That would be pretty, pretty, pretty cool
 
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Have really enjoyed following this thread and finally registered tonight so i could share a since deleted Coleman Tweet/X/whatever with his reaction to a certain crystal ball prediction. He deleted it in 2 mins. 😆
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