In fairness accurate calls should be listed too.
Plus who cares if they get things wrong? Lefty clearly has connections and I am grateful when he/she shares.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (September 2017)
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In fairness accurate calls should be listed too.
Plus who cares if they get things wrong? Lefty clearly has connections and I am grateful when he/she shares.
Which ones did he get right?
TJL and Tilmon I think
Weekend of October 13th sounds like a good date for an OV.:thumb:
Maybe he needed to text Ayo see what time he was going to champbana, so they could meet up?
We can't really hold that against anybody.
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Georgetown and Ewing also in to see THT tonight.
https://twitter.com/SShirleyval/status/912877515114500096
https://twitter.com/SShirleyval/status/912877515114500096
MDchicago
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Show me the cancelled check...
Sherron Collins, the ultimate Illini silent commit.. Anthony Longstreet and the famous "show me the canceled check."
Tevo
- Wilmette, IL
Rick Brunson is recruiting now? Weird.
We shall see.
Landing THT, Castleton, Nolley, and Ayo in the same month would be one heck of a start for BU.
Whatever reservations that some fans still have about Underwood would be relinquished in this scenario. Additionally, this would almost assuredly have far reaching effects because Chicago kids may consider coming to Illinois an option and the success that those 4 would bring on the court would definitely improve future classes.
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Only a verified insider has a consistent track record of success, and there's only one such verified insider on this board. :thumb:
In all seriousness, there are a few dudes who have gotten some key predictions right. Beyond that, almost every "insider" has a fairly mixed bag of success. But it's fascinating to see how certain people anchor on either the insider's successes or failures depending on what they want to hear.
Maybe Rick takes a recruit out to get a massage?
Wonder exactly how much of a chance we have with THT. It would make sense to put us above some other teams on his list but it just doesn't seem like he's been extremely interested in us at any point during his recruitment. With that being said, he remains clear priority #2 if he's telling Chin we have a chance. Adding Ayo and THT to the backcourt we have already would make us very legit very fast.
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/writin...utumn-will-change-illini-program-history/amp/
Based on this article, for the four recruits that will define our fall, the crystal
Ball suggests we are behind on all of them. So at least expectations are low, right??
Based on this article, for the four recruits that will define our fall, the crystal
Ball suggests we are behind on all of them. So at least expectations are low, right??
His other major options are dwindling. Michigan State is pretty much full, same with Michigan. Same with Ohio State.
That's exactly what I'm thinking... seems like everything is going the right way for us but still not sure how interested he even is. I hope Chin did some major work. I see THT as a diamond in the rough with his ability to play and defend multiple positions for us.
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Xavier and Iowa State are the main competition right now from what I have heard.
What happens now to the "non-tainted" verbal commits from the impacted schools? Are they going to come back on the (and I apologize for the use of the term) "market" and potentially take up spots from other players who will then be forced to reopen their recruitments? For the recruiting experts on the board, assuming that no Letter of Intent has been signed, what do the school and player owe each other based on a verbal commit?
They owe each other nothing. A kid can very easily announce that they are re-opening their recruitment. As for the school, if the school announces they are dropping a kid they could get bad press, but that's about it.
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OK, guilty of parsing your words. But I strongly disagree w/your assessment that THT is a "diamond in the rough." I think the kid is a monster and his game is tailor made for BU's offense.
Is he a finished product? Of course not. But his game is so advanced for a HS senior, it makes an old hoops junkie like me drool with anticipation.
THT has played his recruitment very close to his vest, but it sure looks like he's giving us serious consideration.
Joel Goodson
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Bowen is radioactive. Highly, highly doubt he ever plays college ball.
How do we know he can guard multiple positions? How do we know he can guard at all? I know we like the Draymond comp but does he have that mindset? He's talented offensively, no doubt but a little too early to say he can even guard a paper bag
Clearly, Bowen and the kid committed to Arizona, among others, seem unlikely to play for an NCAA institution; my question was more about other commits to these schools (and other implicated schools) who were not alleged to have participated.
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