Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Sencire was great defender at guard position but "shooting" could never be used to describe his position.
I will probably be happy either one. Bottom line is we get somebody as good as Lathon or better.
We've had shooters in the past....we need shot makers
We're bringing in 3 guys that shot better than 36% & Booth who shot 38% on catch and shoot 3s, as well as 37% in his final 8 games.
Adding Watkins or Lathon will not only add another shooter but lead to a lot of good shots available for some really good spot up shooters. This staff is fun.
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
Now you are just using semantics...
I'm very confused. Who would you say was more selective with their 3 point attempts for us last year: Luke Goode or Marcus Domask? I'd say it was Goode and almost all of his offensive output was from 3.
How is % of offensive output from 3 correlated to selectivity of shot attempts? I'm genuinely not understanding that.
How is % of offensive output from 3 correlated to selectivity of shot attempts? I'm genuinely not understanding that.
I am grateful for the information and tidbits our insiders provide. It's really not on them that the staff seems to not have a very good closing rate on some of our highest prospects. I don't know if other teams have as much difficulty reeling in the big fish as we do or if this is just the norm for all but a handful of programs. Thanks to the insiders for what info they are able to feed us whether its good or bad. Sometimes we need to remember they are just the messengers and are not responsible for how things play out. I have been guilty of venting about them myself.
Yea...kind of goes without saying
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
Domask only struggled shooting the ball from 3 in non-con early in the season where he was unreasonably cold which drags down his season stats.
After Jan 1st, he shot 37% from 3 in a 26 game sample size. He was legitimately a good shooter from 3 for most of the season and by far the most important part. Basically after they adjusted the offense he shot the ball well and continued throughout the postseason.
Booth was not nearly as good of a shooter and didn't have nearly as consistent of a stretch but he was a freshman and could improve. He did get hot and shoot 36% from 3 for the last 8 games and had a 4 game stretch in December where he shot well but he was mostly very inconsistent and streaky in comparison to Domask who consistently shot well after an ice cold start.
Lots of potential.
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
the apprenticeship is over: expecting big things, on both ends
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
Me too, but that’s because of what I ate for dinner…
I like that floater
Unpopular opinion. DGL could be a serviceable starter along Kylan in the backcourt. Biggest issue would be two 6'2 guards on the other end although I love what DGL brings defensively.
I disagree strongly if you legit prefer 2 options or just 1 Watkins. Give Watkins the rest of NIL if that's what it takes to bring him. I suspect its not actually about money and more than Watkins is not interested in Illinois so those other options are realistic
His shooting range is much further than I expected. It looks to go to the 25 foot mark. He will be an amazing asset to the Illini family. Welcome home Kylan.
So no Mongolian Mike?
He looks great.
His energy is always there and if he wants it bad enough, and works hard enough, such as getting up at 4:00 am like TSJ to shoot a thousand shots a day, it will be hard to take him off the floor.
If somehow at the end of the day we wind up with nothing but Mongolian Mike ...
Brad is going to have to answer a lot of tough questions from a lot of different people ...
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
ok, I'm gonna say it: DGL could carve out a similar career to Trent, assuming he stays focused and driven. come at me, bro
with less minutes, but similar per minute averages
with less minutes, but similar per minute averages
Thanks for clearing it up.
Thought the pipe dream was Watkins and Monsanto. Guess that's out now...Anyways...
Just my honest opinion - give me Watkins. It's not to say that we won't be good with going the other directions - I think we'll be okay if either plays out - it's just what fits our needs proper. Just feel like we need a star at the wing position. Lathen and Monsanto/Kasparas would be great fits, but I don't know if either screams "star" to the extent of Watkins. Secondly, we've got depth - we'd be 9 deep if we add Watkins.
And didn't Brad say he'll only take 1 more because if more it'll become "too many?" Why not go after the one biggest fish?
Thought the pipe dream was Watkins and Monsanto. Guess that's out now...Anyways...
Just my honest opinion - give me Watkins. It's not to say that we won't be good with going the other directions - I think we'll be okay if either plays out - it's just what fits our needs proper. Just feel like we need a star at the wing position. Lathen and Monsanto/Kasparas would be great fits, but I don't know if either screams "star" to the extent of Watkins. Secondly, we've got depth - we'd be 9 deep if we add Watkins.
And didn't Brad say he'll only take 1 more because if more it'll become "too many?" Why not go after the one biggest fish?
I think he also shot like 38-39 percent after the big 10 season started.
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