Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (April 2018)

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illini80 said:
I'm positive he can transform us into a high voltage offense down the line, but it's important to stay grounded and avoid the negative, so for the current time I'm staying neutral.
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“Mr. Mom”...Michael Keaton reference.
And a well placed one I might add....
 
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Ryan Taylor, Evansville 5th year, announces he's headed to Evanston. Was MVC's leading scorer and shot 42% from three. We had some interest in him at one point.
 
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I think some of the characteristics that BU is looking for, based on his past comments are:

1) Winning mentality
2) Length and the ability to affect passing lanes on defense
3) Passing ability
4) Bulldog mentality (mentally tough)

I think all 6 of these recruits have most of these qualities. We didn't seem to have great passers last season and that hurt us running BU's offense. Whether that was a trust issue with teammates, or a Basketball IQ problem and not finding the cutter early enough, I don't know.

I'm excited for this coming season. I absolutely think that Ebo will be able to provide us with more than 5 ppg at the 4/5 and if Kane comes along, might even give us a few minutes a game together with some height and athleticism from our bigs.

I think this current roster gives us a ton of flexibility in the different lineups we can put on the floor at any one time.
 
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rockillini said:
I wonder why Mack doesn't like Ramey?
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This may make some players to think twice about dragging out recruitment. Particularly with a higher number of transfers annually. Yes, I know CR had already went with L-ville. But may waited too long as his top 10 is getting narrowed down by others decisions.

eMitch said:
220, 221, whatever it takes
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Loved that movie back in the day.

rockillini said:
Sounds like Ole Miss is the latest school to chase our recruit list:
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Hinson & Calloo were a couple of Davis's first targets. He was doing an in home a couple of days after getting hired with BH.
 
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Second and Chalmers said:
And his recruitment is either red hot or nonexistent, depending on how you want to look at it.

And there seems to be both good and bad film on him.

:noidea:
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From pulling together bits and pieces, he seems like a guy that has a lot of talent, but maybe not a high motor or the drive to improve his game. He was really highly ranked as an underclassman, but has fallen a ton. Kind of reminds me of DJ Williams in that sense.

Personally, I wouldn't take him. I would focus on other targets like Golden (who looks really intriguing) or Hinson. The issue with Hinson is that he really isn't a forward. He's a big kid (although he's slimmed down a lot), but he's really a wing and a shooter. With Griffin and Jones already on the board, I'm not sure the staff is prioritizing Hinson.
 
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Peoria Illini said:
I think some of the characteristics that BU is looking for, based on his past comments are:

1) Winning mentality
2) Length and the ability to affect passing lanes on defense
3) Passing ability
4) Bulldog mentality (mentally tough)
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St. John's will host 2018 Oak Hill big man Maurice Calloo for an official visit on April 27, per source
 
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illini80 said:
I agree. Mav contributed a lot on the offensive end, but was a liability on the defensive end. And that's being kind.
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And yet he was better than any big we had on the roster last year, probably considerably so, because our inside D stunk this past year.
 
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Monte Carlo said:
And yet he was better than any big we had on the roster last year, probably considerably so, because our inside D stunk this past year.
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Not sure I see a problem when your conference opponents shoot 60% from inside the arc.:D
 
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illini80 said:
I'm positive he can transform us into a high voltage offense down the line, but it's important to stay grounded and avoid the negative, so for the current time I'm staying neutral.
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Man it sounds like this Conduit guy is shockingly good. I'm guessing sparks could be flying soon since Underwood never even recruited him. I guess we should have checked him out rather than the Conditt kid from Chicago.
 
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Illiini

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NJILLINI said:
Really? I find your comments somewhat shocking. I mean, I was amped up when we were recruiting Conduit but that pretty much short-circuited when he selected the Cyclones. And I watched him play this past year. He's no excitement generator.
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I'll be direct, current expectations as they are. We really need to get this thing wired, someone we can plug in anywhere, alternating currently. I don't know why the resistance.
 
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My comparison for Georgi would be a more skilled Jack Ingram. I think he will be that type of player in the end. Very excited to see him play.
 
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So what happens when Okoro reclassifies and comes to Illinois and Ramey also picks Illinois? Matic or SpicyG get forced out?
 
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