t7nich
- Central IL
That is my guess & just reserving the public announcement for April 11th to honor his Grandfather.
The ol silent verbal
That is my guess & just reserving the public announcement for April 11th to honor his Grandfather.
He came here for an official the first time around, but it seems like when players are released, it’s like starting from square one all over again in terms of recruiting. He’s certainly big, but I wonder if the staff wants a lumbering guy like that now that Samba is in the fold. A guy with more athleticism like a Trice seems like a better fit if we’re going to continue to play this pressure style of defense.
FWIW.....Heard a mizzery reporter on the radio this morning talking about Ramey. He thought it was between UI, mizzery and Texas with a slight edge to Texas right now.
Who are these B or C guys of which you speak? Offering and putting in the time to get one of those B or C types are 2 entirely different things.
It seem Groce devoted all his time to the Cliff Alexanders and then hit the grad transfer route.
If we had taken a Mav Morgan project 3 years ago, we would a lot happier right now.
I'm guessing you didn't catch the h.s. game today vs. Christ the King. He didn't look awkward at all. Skilled in all phases, passing, rebounding, drives, midrange, deep. Not necessarily great, but solid in all, which is what you need from a 2,3. Like I thought DJ Richardson would be, but wasn't.
Griffin's most impressive performance was at a 4 game tournament at Torrey Pines in December 2017. He was named MVP amongst such other notables as Quentin Grimes (McD AA), Taeshon Cherry, and Shareef O'Neal. Griffin's ascent to top level talent status is similar to Mark Smith's last year. Let's hope it ends differently.
Ebo can certainly be a legit post defender. It's almost frustrating at times that we think freshmen aren't going to get bigger, stronger, gain weight, and skill. Ebo hasn't played the game long and certainly can and will improve.as will all our players. Ebo is a solid athlete for a young man his size. This was just a huge jump in competeion especially given that he is relatively new to basketball compared to others he is facing.
Egwu took time and improved I think Ebo can too.
You are probably right, I just have a yen for an enforcer to park Haas and Happ in the third row. The rule of verticality doesn't seem to apply to them.
Was thinking the same. Also that it was fortunate we got a commitment before some other schools got involved.
Who are these B or C guys of which you speak? Offering and putting in the time to get one of those B or C types are 2 entirely different things.
It seem Groce devoted all his time to the Cliff Alexanders and then hit the grad transfer route.
If we had taken a Mav Morgan project 3 years ago, we would a lot happier right now.
Austin Trice will be putting out a top 10. Stay tuned.
Mav was not a project. Just because a freshman isn't an instant starter does not make him a project. Why is is often people call big men projects? If Mav was from a CU high school and was 4A player of the year would you say that? Was Rodger Mc from your high school project? Stars are so over rated, Kendall Gill was the lowest rated in his class too kinda like Trent. I'd love to take the 5a player out of Ohio every year and take my chances
Austin Trice will be putting out a top 10. Stay tuned.
Illinois, UIC, Kansas St, Kansas, Mizzery, SLU, Iowa St, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Purdue
(not the illonion)
It seems like you're taking my "awkwardly athletic" observation as a knock on him, which it isn't. I've watched a lot of film on him at this point, including the full highlights of his game vs Molloy. I don't mean that he's somehow clumsy or uncoordinated—he isn't—he's actually very quick and fluid at times. That being said, he isn't a prototypically explosive athlete either.
The tweet from the NYC prep sports guy on the front page says it well: "He is unorthodox with the ball and it can make him deceptive."
He won't win Mr.BB of NY-he committed to the Illini.I would like to think that with Griffin's senior year that he ends up in or near the Top 100. Tough to do but Smith did it. A Mr. BB of NY would help.Looks like announcemnt of Mr BB could come in about a week.