Illinois hasn't had any official visits yet. Even Tilmon, Williams, and Picket still have their officials coming.
Lewis may have visited unofficially.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (July-August 2016)
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Illinois hasn't had any official visits yet. Even Tilmon, Williams, and Picket still have their officials coming.
Lewis may have visited unofficially.
Joel Goodson
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He did, IIRC.
TownieMatt
CU Expat
- Chicago
Yeah, I wanna say it was April or May.
This is now at the top of my list of "Things UIUC should get right now." If fishing trips can land a recruit, gotta think a Pizza ATM can sway some others too, right??
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MrOizo
- Chicago
Don't count out Ford doing what Ford does to get his recruits...
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I've been very impressed with Lewis since I first looked him up when news came out that we were recruiting him. Kid is a baller
Joel Goodson
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Beyond promising Goodwin the Earth, moon and the stars? Beyond playing PG, being the man and being Marcus Smart reincarnate? Oh, he's selling a vision, all right. Big question is: will Goodwin fall for it?
Short of straight up accusing Ford of cheating at osu, I doubt ford will have the same resources at SLU that he did when he was working for an athletic dept with T. Boone Pickens backing him.
But they used a French chef. We can one up them with a simple Chicagoan, no?
sacraig
- The desert
They didn't use a French chef. It was their normal cafeteria that made the pizzas. It was a French company who manufactured the machine.
I agree, take Lewis if he wants to commit before Goodwin. But here is a similar question. Do you take Frazier, then Scruggs instead of Goodwin or another wing? After our PG drought, I would take both and not think twice.
At the moment Frazier (Aug 19-21) and Scruggs (Sept 2-4) will be the first OV's.
At the moment Frazier (Aug 19-21) and Scruggs (Sept 2-4) will be the first OV's.
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He's going to use the resources he can get his hands on. This interview was made the day JG cut his list and besides head coaches he only mentions 3 names that impacted the list --Corey Tate (then with Mizoo), Marcus Smart and Roosevelt Barnes. So Ford hired Tate away and he's selling him on being the next Marcus Smart. If Butler wasn't one of the final 7, he'd probably figure out a way to get Barnes involved. For all the things I've heard about Ford, being a dummy hasn't been one of them.
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Goodwin loves all the coaches recruiting him- spoke of Illinois as more of a relationship with Tilmon nothing about coaching at Illinois-Could be a smoke screen.
I get this feeling this young man is facing "The Deer in the headlights Syndrome" Blinded with all the hype not seeing the Big Picture of coming to Illinois.
Normal at this point. Let the recruiting play out. I would be shocked if Goodwin does not commit to Illinois.
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BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
Would be very sad if true. He could do so much better, school, conference, and coachwise.
Joel Goodson
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None of that may matter much to Goodwin. Nor, I suspect, being "King of the city" either. Getting to The League may be the driver here. And shifting to PG, as others noted, is the path. A path he isn't going to get at Illinois. Being a great college player, but not making The League, probably doesn't do much for Goodwin. Don't like the decision, if that's what it is, but have to admire the kid's ambition.
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Yeah, because I'm sure all of St. Louis will bow down to Goodwin when he wins the A10 title. What a major feat that would be.
P.S. this isn't directed at you ILLOB. Just a general response to the "king of the city" pitch.
Do you have confidence in who you heard this from? What do you think may have happened? Still think we get an OV?
Strange, I wasn't aware Champaign was awarded an NBA franchise or that Althoff was in St. Louis since they won the Illinois State Championship?
This recruitment is so far from over, very standard during this time of year. Check back after his OV.
Make sure you come back in November with your INSIDER info.
ILLOB is well ahead of the rest of the people who follow this for a living ….
http://247sports.com/Player/Jordan-Goodwin-84006
http://247sports.com/Player/Jordan-Goodwin-84006
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