Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Even I can say if we get Wells we have the chance to make it to the second weekend again for sure. I have been critical of some of the moves but I think Wells moves the needle quite a bit.
This is exhausting
I think people are sleeping on this guy.
Who would we rather have Watkins or Wells?
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Kind of the way I feel about it all...or getting there rapidly. Not a soul understands how soon we will need 20-30 million in NIL to compete if the current setup continues. It may not stop anywhere near there either as greed and irrational thinking have prevailed quickly in this environment.
Sure, I will watch Illini games at every opportunity next year...but with less passion than at any time in the past 70 years. Purdue may be the only recognizable team we play next year in the B1G. There will be some epic coaching failures and successes as they all scramble to fit pieces together as they cringe at the daunting challenge...and fortunately, BU is a bit more ahead of the curve than most others in that regard It will peak my interest, but not my passion.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Watkins by a mile, but NBA GM's would also much rather have Watkins. Probable first rounder IMO.
Wells is a better shooter but Watkins is better at everything else on the basketball floor.
skyIdub
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It appears from the interview that Brad got talent and positional size with shooting. Brad’s five core players from the interview are Booth, Tomislav, Ben, White (going to teach booty ball), and you know Boswell will start. Only looking for one more player now; an action guy on the perimeter. Already too deep of a bench. One more high major game on schedule.
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It's fine taking a break, as I don't believe any of us are required to be here. Well, Dan, if the board is to remain civilized.
Well, I’ve got good news for you. I’ll give you my extra unused input because…… well…….
Wells would move us from 60th to 38th on Torvik. That's with zero production from Ivisic as he doesn't appear to be in his database yet.
Top 25ish team with a bunch of upside seems about right to me for that roster.
Agree . . . Watkins would be a game changer, but Wells is more likely to come back to college
Wells is not helping himself in the athletic testing at the combine - his lane agility and shuttle run times were slower than Zach Edey for reference (yikes!) he did well in the shooting drills though
Watkins had a really slow shuttle run (one of the worst) but did well on lane agility and three quarter sprint, was not good on the vertical leaps though and did not do well in the shooting drills overall
Point being - neither one are athletic freaks that will jump up draft boards based on their athletic testing when the NBA teams run their analytic models, Watkins is more likely to get a first round grade based on what he did on the floor last year
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Watkins is nowhere near the first round this year
Brad has assembled a good roster who can compete. What type of player is he looking for?
I can't help with NIL at that level, so I am instead planning to contribute to the cause by sending Coach U -- free of charge -- some baseline-out-of-bounds plays. They're from the golden age of hand written notes so I am going to have to digitize them first.
Anyways, I am expecting this will help a lot since it's hard to keep track of all them intricacies of basketball with only a few assistants and, too, them fellers is mostly scouting around the globe as I understand it. So getting some plays sent in from the brain trust here on the Board could be a godsend.
Knowing Coach as I do, I can tell y'all he'll be pleased as punch.
Wth? How is that even possible. LolAgree . . . Watkins would be a game changer, but Wells is more likely to come back to college
Wells is not helping himself in the athletic testing at the combine - his lane agility and shuttle run times were slower than Zach Edey for reference (yikes!) he did well in the shooting drills though
Watkins had a really slow shuttle run (one of the worst) but did well on lane agility and three quarter sprint, was not good on the vertical leaps though and did not do well in the shooting drills overall
Point being - neither one are athletic freaks that will jump up draft boards based on their athletic testing when the NBA teams run their analytic models, Watkins is more likely to get a first round grade based on what he did on the floor last year
If we had to choose between Watkins and Egor, in terms of who would be the better add...which one?
People always talk about playing 10 deep. Do any P5 teams actually play 10 deep once conference play starts? The last team that I remember playing 10 deeps was Calipari's wave experiment. He very clearly said "Never again" after the season.
Govoner Vaugn Fan
- New Orleans
Maybe, but only if a little mini-Underwood is coaching.
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