Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (August 2018)
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bredhartmann
- Centralia, IL
We have more than 4 OVs available man lol
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
C'mon, you were expecting a different result?
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I'm old and don't get back to campus like I should but ain't the 6 pack toast?
I actually think Michigan and Villanova should be the pick for wings like Whitney. Learn an NBA style offense from top coaches.
As would Illinois. We'd take him any year he wanted to come.
IlliniDent
- Chicago, IL
While it was fun to hope, our only true shot came if he held off committing and took an OV to us. If he was planning on going to UK anyway he did us a favor in not prolonging this. Also, I have a feeling when the top 4 came out he wanted to take more visits but Cal probably turned up the heat to prevent it. O well, this is what happens when you are a bad team for as long as we have been. Time to put the press on our next targets.
IlliniDent
- Chicago, IL
Yes, and Newman is actually about 100x nicer than either the old 6 pack or Bromley. That being said, new housing is a lot nicer from the little I have seen.
Sorry to hear that. Oh well, on ward and upward.
ILL in IA
- Iowa City
True. I just couldn't bring myself to typing that out. "The DePaul and Illinois of the world" is just depressing
As Quentin Snider would say, “Illinoises”.
Don't fool yourself, it is about life changing lottery type money. Pomp and circumstance are a plus, but ultimately it is about providing for yourself and family in the near future.
alamocityillini
- San Antonio
I lived in 254 Snyder Hall in 1972/73. I ran the Illinois Half Marathon in April of this year and Snyder Hall was still being used. I asked a student if he could let me in to see my old dorm room. When I told him I lived there in 1972/73 his response was that he didn't his dorm was that old.
Then we're firmly back to John Groce recruiting....and that would be very bad.
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
At least I'm glad Whitney didn't wait and do the whole pomp and circumstance spectacle out of committing to them. Thanks, Kahlil. So who are our next targets?
Unfortunately that makes 3 for 3 from my UK buddy. He called it about 2 weeks ago. He's not even gloating about the recruiting win as it's business as usual for UK.
Well I'll spin it as a positive as it wasn't a cluster and it's early so we can devote more time and OVs to others.
I sure hope we get Shannon soon. Or the Canadian kid.
Cockburn would be nice but it'll be a minute before he commits I would guess
Well I'll spin it as a positive as it wasn't a cluster and it's early so we can devote more time and OVs to others.
I sure hope we get Shannon soon. Or the Canadian kid.
Cockburn would be nice but it'll be a minute before he commits I would guess
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This was blatantly obvious for weeks to anybody who objectively viewed the situation.
Whatever. Hope we get Shannon.
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
For me personally, KW blew up so much this summer that he is a very likely one and done (in his mind for sure). So that makes UK a logical choice for him. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your mindset), UI Hoops is not in a position to groom a one and done player, or to successfully integrate that type of player into our system. KW's greatest impact to the program might have been the players that might have committed because he did. So now, we can hope for Shannon and Timme and one more. And hope BU and this years team blow up all expectations so we can get back on the highest level once again.
Na, there is just no need to meltdown over this. He didn't even make it to campus. And he isn't at a position of absolute need. Completely different scenarios than Cliff, Snider, Evans, Brunson, etc.
illini80
- Forgottonia
With the one and done rules changing soon, we can expect more of this. Blue bloods will come calling on recruits last minute if their top guys go pro. It doesn't really affect them as much as it will us.
You can't have disappointment without expectation and to be honest I don't think anyone was really expecting anything other than KY.
Illini in OC
In. The. Alley.
I disagree that we've simply accepted a sad fate.
I choose to believe that we fans see the big picture and see ourselves engaged with a lot of solid players who also generate interest from programs that are currently more attractive than we are. As such, we'll only come in first a small minority of the the time... until we earn it on the court. We'll get our Plan A's once in a while, but the near term priority is to win our fair share of plan B (and yes, C) players for the next couple of years..
I see this as good news but will generate more nut punches than we'd like. This will take a lot of work by the staff and require some time before that work consistently bears fruit.
At some point, the program has to be trending up in order to consistently win the top talent. I expect JW to give BU a long leash to get the ball rolling and not pull the plug until it's clear that the necessary uptick is nowhere in sight.
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