Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (January-February 2018)
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Per Pipers twitter we will host Mississippi State transfer big man Schnider Herard starting tomorrow. 2016 top 50 prospect would be eligible 2nd semester next year.
https://twitter.com/DPiper247/status/951247095582920704
https://twitter.com/DPiper247/status/951247095582920704
This tells me staff is getting desperate.
Oh, a guy that was rated #47 composite that is 6'10" 260, who had offers from Kansas and Arizona amongst many others, and was averaging 5 and 5 as a true freshmen in 18 mpg is a sign of desperation?
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My only concerned would be he seems pretty slow and he can't really shoot. Not sure how he fits our more uptempo system, but he certainly would be a force in the paint.
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FeelTheLovie
- Louisville, KY
Close the deal. Would be vital to have a guy like this next year.
IlliniDent
- Chicago, IL
Agreed, would be solid in that he would have a year to learn the system too. Shouldn’t hurt our chances at all with Okoro either. We need depth at the center position and we need it badly.
Nah, it's the fact that they're perusing the transfer market. I don't have any beef with the young man's game.
FeelTheLovie
- Louisville, KY
Lol good catch. Full year working in the system can’t hurt though.
So what would you call our current roster makeup combined with whats left in the 2018 class other than "desperate" when it comes to bigs? No stone unturned and what not.
Thought I had seen that Cherry was a lean to ASU...
https://247sports.com/college/arizo...-in-Crystal-Ball-for-Taeshon-Cherry-113211548
There it is...
If that is desperate, I want more desperate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrP3KXZveCU
Sit him for a year with Fletcher for strength and agility...tells me he is worth a lot more than any up and coming big
They quite literally stopped recruiting a HS big to bring him in. Sorry if you have a problem with that. But expect his commitment on campus or early next week.
plus he would have 1.5 years right, so we have him for the Big Ten season next year, and the whole season the year after that. sign me up.
That would be huge. Seriously.
FeelTheLovie
- Louisville, KY
We can only hope.
Would Josh Cunningham be OK??
would he be eligible?
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So even if the kid's game helps us, because he's a transfer -- rather than HS recruit or 5th year kid -- it's "desperate"?
I though the coaches' job was to find the right players and build the right roster, period.
I couldn't care less where they come from. If he has 2.5 years of eligibility left and helps us in an area of dire need.....how do you say no to that unless you have better options?
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He played 1.5 years at Miss State. I'm not sure how it works, but I assume he would have 2.5 years of eligibility left, right?
5 years to complete 4. I wonder why more kids do not transfer at mid-year. If they want to transfer, obviously they are not happy where they are, ergo the next several months of this current year are more or less wasted.
As for this fan, looking forward to a player contributing next mid-January is vastly more desirable to having to wait until November of 2019 for a quality big. I’m on board.
As for this fan, looking forward to a player contributing next mid-January is vastly more desirable to having to wait until November of 2019 for a quality big. I’m on board.
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