Don't believe Kouma is anywhere near 200#'s. He is at least as big as Giorgi. Actually doesn't look in great condition and doesn't move like Giorgi but certainly better than ADLR. Not sure where he fits but he has some skills and some size. I wonder if Samba fits more at the 4 than the 5. Rotation will be interesting problem for coaches if we don't land a true PF.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (May 2019)
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Giorgi, de la Rosa, heck throw Kipper in there. We weren't going to be world beaters last year and we all knew it, so why blow a year on a player we all knew would be developmental? We could go even more hypothetical and say we should've tried harder to just keep Finke or Eboigbodin instead of taking Higgs to give more of a buffer down low.
WiscIllini
- Madison, WI
I'm sure that's exactly what Underwood was thinking when he put Samba out there for the first time. I would rather have a player sit and develop off the court his true freshman year, than play him and use the redshirt to sit and heal in some theoretical future where he may be injured.
This is the wrong thread, but Samba put everything on display against UNLV last year.
Careful, many didn't see Kipper as being a 5 last year either...third man in our big rotation is wide open.
16 minutes 8 points 1 rebound ?????
Half the B10 has red jerseys. I say we burn as many red shirts as possible on the court in the coming year. 
Like it or not, Underwood is a win now guy. It's true he's building for the future, but when he's coaching a game, or a stretch of games, he's in it to win it. IMHO, he's a bit too focused on the short term, and needs more thought around player motivation over longer stretches, but he recruits competitive guys, so I expect he's trying to cover it that way. He was between a rock and a hard place last year with the roster as it was (Samba specifically), so my criticism is nit-picking in the extreme. That said, I would like to see him experiment more. Going into the tournament and ending the regular season, you should be laser focused on win now. But before that, you won't learn as much about your guys and your team if you don't give guys some leash, or reward them for effort even if you're worried about giving them tick. Every coach has been pleasantly surprised by putting in a kid in off the bench at some point, so you have to experiment to know who's progressed enough to respond. JMO
I'm all in, especially the ones that start and end with a vowel, and have an "ndian" in between.Half the B10 has red jerseys. I say we burn as many red shirts as possible on the court in the coming year.
Kofi + sophomore Giorgi + sophomore Samba + hopefully BK > than ADLR freshman Giorgi freshman Samba and Kipper and AJ playing out of position
Quote from an article about Addison Patterson this past weekend: "Patterson said only Oregon, of those three teams, is currently recruiting him in both the 2019 and 2020 classes. Illinois and USC are both recruiting him as a 2020 prospect." Why would we not recruit him for 2019 given lack of guards in this class and at least two open scholarships? Haven't seen his name in this thread in a while, though he's by far the best (potential) 2019 prospect still considering us.
http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/...8/decision-looms-illini-target-patterson.html
http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/...8/decision-looms-illini-target-patterson.html
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THIS!
I know Im like 10 pages behind but i would like to comment...
see, a lot of what I post on here has ended up wrong. If you think I'm going to fall behind my wrong posts to defend myself and clean it up. Your wrong. I could care less what anyone else thinks, because the one thing I know is, the information I decide to share...
No one else has. Does it end up wrong sometimes... a lot of times lately?? Yes it has!
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Juwan Howard brings with him, a couple of very talented highly rated sons. It will be interesting to see if he can coach college basketball.
Howard has no college coaching experience or no head-coaching experience. That will likely be precedent setting if he is successful.
I have to believe the writer of this article is mistaken. No doubt Underwood and co. would take Addison Patterson this summer should he decide to reclassify and commit to Illinois. We have 2 open rides available, 3 if you count Kouma’s.
drsmitty74
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If you read the article in full, it reads a little different than the synopsis posted by Alma 19. It's a little more encouraging than if I had just relied on the post here instead of reading it in full. Illinois is the only one he commented on specifically, outside of who is recruiting him the hardest. Just my opinion.
I mean it was written by Scott Richey so not surprised but Illinois is recruiting him for 2019.
He had one rebound and some dunks. I want he to be able to shoot the ball and demand being guarded outside of 10 feet.
Howard will not fail in Chicago.
As long as it is not at our expense.
On the flip side let us see how he coaches and develops players. One of the args made in fav of Howard was that JB did not attract any Burger Boys. That box is now, looks like, is already checked.
I just hope Miller and others are not attracted to UM. Or for that matter Addison Patterson.
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Not a sure thing.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...nba-all-stars-struggling-college-head-coaches
The mostly bad history of NBA All-Stars as college coaches
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...nba-all-stars-struggling-college-head-coaches
The mostly bad history of NBA All-Stars as college coaches
If he has good footwork and reads, he will be a contributor. He'll be an offensive threat near the basket just based on size, and a defensive presence for the same reason. I don't think we'll ask him to do more as an underclassman. With Kofi on board, we'll have options.
Well, no coach is a sure thing. He has solid coaching experience, and the program and boosters will make sure he gets some talent early on. He'll have as good a chance at success as you could ask for.
Expectations after Beilein are probably too high. Not a legend, but I think the old saying about not following a legend applies here. Michigan's last 3 years were no worse than S16...eek!
Checking their 2019 class, they have one borderline top-100 kid.
They have a 2020 5 star committed, but I would expect they'll need to work that one after a coaching change. Howard should be able to lock down recruits, though.
He'll be tested.
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