Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[Travis1173]

His DRtg was 110. TSJ's this past year was 106 (he was in the 90s every other year). It will be interesting to see how he gets along with Barnes. That guy is all defense.

Eh, Knecht was a liability too. Tennessee has a lot of production to replace in losing Vescovi, James, Knecht and Aidoo.

 

[illinifan1987]

I know ball

This is for what you posted about

 

[ThePortalMadeMeDoIt]

Bardo is very down on David Jones per his podcast, Bardo's Breakdown. I guess he doesn't like his game and thinks he is not a team first guy as well as a poor defender

I saw a game earlier this year where he would literally not pass the ball every time he touches it.

 

[john1952]

 

[illinifan1987]

 

[gibb52]

My ranking of fast food fries:

Steak n Shake
Micky D's
Freddy's
Sonic

I like 'em thin and a little crispy.

 

[OrangeBlue98]

Group text exchange between my two brothers and me:

Me-posts link to Mor Seck with caption “The Krush chants alone would be worth it. “

Brother 1-Going from having Cockburn to wanting Mor Seck sure is something

Brother 2 - Usually the Mor Seck happens before the Cockburn, not the other way around.

Me-(Laughs uncontrollably)

 

[JSpence]

If I’m not mistaken, you have to be in the portal by 1 May so we have 7 days which includes grad transfers.

Not saying magic won’t happen but I’d imagine we’ll start getting the tempering of expectations posts soon.

Huh? That's when guys can put their name into the portal (i.e., get their free transfer), not commit/enroll at their new school.

 

[logjam]

Not the first time I've heard that about Jones. Interesting.

He does seem to be of the high usage player type...I think there are rumors of a cure...

 

[logjam]

I honestly feel like Harmon was good enough to be a pretty major contributor. I don't really know what happened but it was like he forgot how to play basketball.

He swolled up while TSJ was out...very important...

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

My ranking of fast food fries:

Steak n Shake
Micky D's
Freddy's
Sonic

I like 'em thin and a little crispy.

I’ve long been a proponent of Steak n Shake’s fries, but with one huge caveat: you MUST eat them immediately out of the fryer. Even a short drive home turns them into soggy mush.

 

[Heisenbobble]

My ranking of fast food fries:

Steak n Shake
Micky D's
Freddy's
Sonic

I like 'em thin and a little crispy.

 

[zentrails]

Not sure how much eligibility Mor Seck has, but nothing wrong with contacting him now to be better positioned for when the kid enters portal after next season. Start building relationship now.

You need at least 2 of them for this joke to work.

 

[altgeld88]

Check out page 18 of the previous recruiting thread. The original spam post has been deleted, but the responses are still there.

I was kidding. I read them over a late lunch before I posted that and rofl'd. Your post in particular (photos/GIFs) was primo.

Love me some LAD.

 

[LadyLoyalty]

We’re all itchin’ for an update.

 

[FreshlySqueezed]

Eh, Knecht was a liability too. Tennessee has a lot of production to replace in losing Vescovi, James, Knecht and Aidoo.

Awaka isn't back yet either.

Barnes got Knecht to 100 DRtg. You're probably right he can get Lanier there too.

Big get for them if it does happen.

 

[zentrails]

I honestly feel like Harmon was good enough to be a pretty major contributor. I don't really know what happened but it was like he forgot how to play basketball.

He forgot how to shoot but was pretty darned good at the other things

 

[I lost Kofi's blue binder]

If I’m not mistaken, you have to be in the portal by 1 May so we have 7 days which includes grad transfers.

Not saying magic won’t happen but I’d imagine we’ll start getting the tempering of expectations posts soon.

Unfortunately can’t help but agree with this. I suspect the staff was a bit blindsided by the sheer amount of money being thrown around / the asks for elite talent being higher than expected. Can’t really blame them, the whole sport seems a bit shell shocked by the last few weeks. Seems like there was a lot of confidence of an extremely strong roster and that has dissipated as reality has set in.

 

[HensonHall71]

Alternative names to Onyenso popping up. Would Illinois wait on him if he rides out the draft process? Not sure.

I would doubt Onyenso would wait out the full draft process though- he’s not getting much buzz and is not high on any mocks - a late second round pick isn’t worth much these days in terms of any guaranteed money

He’s now hearing what he’s worth in NIL money from schools so I would imagine it makes it a pretty easy decision

 

[BradUnderwoodLover]

David Jones is not an EDG and not a guy you want as the face of your team

 

[Kendall Gill’s Uncle]

Maybe Chester was carrying us with all recruiting lately…S/

 

[Bleedorangeandblue44]

Unfortunately can’t help but agree with this. I suspect the staff was a bit blindsided by the sheer amount of money being thrown around / the asks for elite talent being higher than expected. Can’t really blame them, the whole sport seems a bit shell shocked by the last few weeks. Seems like there was a lot of confidence of an extremely strong roster and that has dissipated as reality has set in.

I have been wondering this same thing. All the talk about how well we are doing in NIL, and I don't doubt that's true, but maybe competitors have a little -- or a lot -- more than we thought. And teams coming off bad or so-so years like Michigan, Indiana, Louisville, Xavier, etc. are more desperate to spend big.

 

[Illiniindian]

Did next to nothing at Hawaii as a sophomore, is coming off an ACL tear and no other big programs are after him.

That’s plan D, come on you guys. We’re better analysts than this.

In Brad we trust. If Coach likes him, I love him.

 

[Future Insider]

 

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