Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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ColSLU69 said:
Ohio State sophomore Center Felix Okpara is transferring to Texas A&M. Minnesota sophomore Center Pharrel Payne is transferring to Texas A&M. Is Illinois focusing solely on getting a transfer from Kentucky sophomore Center Ugonna Onyense? Is it all or nothing with Onyense? Illinois really needs to add a rim protector. Someone mentioned Alabama C/F Nick Pringle once as a possible transfer to Illinois. Is Pringle still a possibility for the Illini? I worry that the search for a rim protector this year will end up like the Illinois search last year for a point guard. Indy Illini Fan and any other posters: Do you have any answers to these questions?
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Okpara is going to Tennessee
 
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ILL-Intentions said:
Ok, I give in. I will weigh in on the fries. I loathe McDonalds as a whole so I dont eat there. Freddy's however leads the game for me. Wendy's can be really good too if you like the thicker ones but they are hit and miss....

Back to the reason I am on here. This is the most I have followed in the off-season due to this page and the Cardinals sucking. I can't wait to see what Brad and team constructs and hear about it here first.
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Freddy’s yes!!
 
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illini0440

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ColSLU69 said:
I think that 6'0" 205 lbs. Butler Guard Posh Alexander would be a nice addition as a BACKUP point guard. Is he willing to come off the bench at Illinois? If he's starting at PG next season, Illinois is in trouble in my humble opinion. I know he's apparently a VG defender, but can he handle switching on picks? Nightmare scenario: watching him try to guard a big after a switch. Posh shot 33.3% on 3s last season for Butler. I believe that was his first year shooting 3s at a percentage over 30%. But Illinois does NEED a ball handler, distributor, defender to back up Boswell at the point guard position. I wonder if Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn will immediately enter the transfer portal if Illinois adds Posh Alexander?
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Did you watch the last half of the season? We rarely switched everything
 
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6' 7" 207 lbs. sophomore G/F Desmond Claude seems like a good kid, a good athlete, with two years of experience at Xavier. He averaged 16.6/4.2/3.2 last season; those are very good numbers. But as noted, Claude shot only 23.9% on 3s this past season! Indy has explained that Claude's shooting elbow was injured last season, that he played through the injury, and that he's subsequently had a medical procedure on that elbow. That makes me think that he is worth taking a chance on as a potential transfer to Illinois. But Claude only shot 29.3% on 3s the previous season (22-23) for Xavier when his elbow was probably not injured. So we should probably not expect him to fill the scoring void left by TSJ departing, much less the scoring of Marcus Domask. I'm also assuming that Claude would need to be guaranteed a starting position (SG? SF?) in order to transfer to Illinois.
 
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BrownBoxSpecialist said:
McHugh's fries down in Mattoon are better
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LouHenson

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That would be sad they are really worth looking forward to what they have to say. I am really good friends with several ex players, but I would never ask for information as it would put them in a bad position. So…. What our insiders do is very tough and I appreciate it.
 
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PlayDeeBrownNote said:
Someone needs to invent cottage cheese fries and ruin Loyalty's off-season brain.

Eric Wareheim Mind Blown GIF by Tim and Eric
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Fun fact, my buddy used to order cottege fries up at our local bowling alley, and one time we were up there and he ordered cottege cheese fries on accident, so they literally brought out cottege cheese and crinkle cut fries for him, and then it kind of became his thing that he got cottage cheese fries up there.
 
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rtbritt said:
Fun fact, my buddy used to order cottege fries up at our local bowling alley, and one time we were up there and he ordered cottege cheese fries on accident, so they literally brought out cottege cheese and crinkle cut fries for him, and then it kind of became his thing that he got cottage cheese fries up there.
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I couldn’t think of a better way to ruin fries
 
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ChiefGritty said:
Anderson was a 40 Minutes Of Hell system-ball guy in a sport that is moving rapidly away from that kind of program and he always seemed like a weird fit at St. Johns.

Unlike Slick Rick, the Patron Saint of outer borough greaseballs. College basketball needs a big time Johnnies team, just for the vibes.
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Ah yes, Gritty is back to throw a slur at my heritage about a week after taking shots at that of my bride. Really love this guy.
 
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