BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
LOL Where is a Skyldub gif when you need it?That's gotta suck for UI and MIF...too bad he didn't just figuratively blow up. Will be tough to get all the pieces of him back together in time for 2019.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (May-June 2018)
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I think the faster our offered recruits can get on campus and learn this very complex system, the better...especially if he can contribute a little and be a co-lead recruiter for Whitney.
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Good call. By no means the biggest loss but but by far the biggest head scratcher.
Absolutely. There is zero benefit to UI for him to go to a prep school for a year. The only benefit for him would be if he thinks he can continue to improve and get better offers which he has every right to do and may very well be the case.
Basically we took Giorgi instead of Trice. This will be an interesting comparative situation.
Been that way for a while.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
Am well aware. Was responding to an OP that had pencilled Liddell into our '19 class.
FWIW, not suggesting staff should stop recruiting EJ. Just that I'm expecting bad news.
Peoria Illini
- Peoria, IL
What's the word? Miznoz for EJ? Or a blue-blood?
Dan
Admin
Bless to have received an offer from Illinois
https://twitter.com/_swaggyd2_/status/1012062580020600834
Class of 2019 5-star 6'4 (PG) Damion Baugh has been dynamic this Spring/ Summer showing his abilities and competing with one of the Nation's Best AAU programs @TeamThad21. @_swaggyd2_ Picks up an Offer from the University of Illinois
https://twitter.com/tennprepacademy/status/1012047979291840513
https://twitter.com/_swaggyd2_/status/1012062580020600834
Class of 2019 5-star 6'4 (PG) Damion Baugh has been dynamic this Spring/ Summer showing his abilities and competing with one of the Nation's Best AAU programs @TeamThad21. @_swaggyd2_ Picks up an Offer from the University of Illinois
https://twitter.com/tennprepacademy/status/1012047979291840513
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Saddened but not surprised to read your post. Thanks for posting.
Assume that the staff does not stop in their efforts, especially as they have surprised a few times recently by pulling a rabbit out of their hat, even without official visits to use as a tool. By the time EJ makes a decision, we should be fully re-engaged in the process with visits, etc. They have a tough job, making the UI relevant again. Can't be shocked when a top talent is underwhelmed during our transformative period
t7nich
- Central IL
Ohio State is at the top right now, I hear
I am hoping that NC, Duke or KU sends a bagman to visit him if he does not become an Illini.
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I thought OSU was going to be his move for a while now. I will be shocked if he goes elsewhere.
If you can get him now you've gotta take him now, but the problem you run into is putting so many guys in the same class at the same position that the chances of keeping them all together become slim.
Modern major college basketball programs have to choose one of three options: 1. constantly exporting underclassmen to the NBA, 2. maintaining class balance to bring guys along through the ranks, or 3. cope with constant transfers out.
1 is great if you can do it. 2 has proven to work. I haven't seen many good sustainable versions of 3.
Well 1 isnt currently attainable and BU has spoken to the unimportance of class balance. So that basically leaves us at 3.
Yeah I actually think adding him to 2018 does more harm than good. 5th-yr big or bust for 2018 right now.
TownieMatt
CU Expat
- Chicago
Not sure why Trice is a head-scratcher to people. Pretty clear that we passed, or at least didn't push very hard. We were the only P5 school recruiting him for a good while, but just kept dragging him along. If we had to do it over, given the transfers/Kane situation, I'm guessing we would have taken him, but hindsight is 20-20.
Just to put a bow on it, I don't think missing out on Trice is a big loss given that the staff is taking a longer-term prospective on the rebuild. Trice was/is a borderline high-major prospect. He would have given us rebounding and another body on defense, but not much else.
Just to put a bow on it, I don't think missing out on Trice is a big loss given that the staff is taking a longer-term prospective on the rebuild. Trice was/is a borderline high-major prospect. He would have given us rebounding and another body on defense, but not much else.
Peoria Illini
- Peoria, IL
Good point. And the highlight footage I saw was a guy with his back to the basket. He looked like he ran the floor decently, but not sure if he's a pinch post kind of guy. He rebounded well, but not sure of his defense, either. Of course how much defense do you see on a highlight reel?
Giorgi is a couple of inches taller, and I'm guessing longer, and a couple of years more eligibility.
Not a bad tradeoff.
Where did Trice go? K State? I think he'll do well there. Should be a good fit.
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Same as the chance that all of them contribute this year, or grow into high performing players down the road. Just like popcorn in the pan, you throw them all in, and those that pop get eaten......well, you know what I mean.
I know what you mean, but then you've always got more scholarships to fill, you're always scraping against the OV limit, you've always got a ton of freshmen on the team, you're always having to spend tons of time on the basics in practice, there are a variety of associated costs.
Underwood is right when he says that class balance is becoming yesterday's news in NCAA basketball, but for me, it's the programs that resist that tide the best that will have a leg up.
Peoria Illini
- Peoria, IL
Hopefully by getting the kind of players/young men that he wants in his program will lead to less turnover and more stability. Still early in the building process.
Yup, that's my hope too. But stacking a ton of guys at the same position in the same class makes it tough.
Peoria Illini
- Peoria, IL
Do you mean guard? Wing? I think on the outside, 1 through 3, I think you can play multiple combinations. Even over to the 4 for some.
I don't think we'll ever see the kind of turnover we did this offseason. But there will still be the transfer here and there. That's just the nature of the college game these days, as transfers everywhere are increasing.
Remember positionless!
t7nich
- Central IL
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