Or the Collins/Brunson/Evans/Alexander variety....
BRUNSON? Is this folk lore like Rennie dunked on Shaq?
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (January-March 2016)
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BRUNSON? Is this folk lore like Rennie dunked on Shaq?
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
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combes, just curious where this info is coming from? You are generally a pretty reliable and realistic poster not prone to making outrageous statements on this board, so I'm not sure if this is subtle sarcasm coming from you or if you actually know something the rest of us don't. If the latter, it doesn't seem like your MO to post something that bold thereby stealing a kid's thunder and/or promoting message board speculation. What gives?
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
Heh. It's Simeon and he was supposed to be the next big thing from them. Still surprised he's not on there.Tough to make the Top 100 from the JV team.
Did anyone actually specify that the celebration in Groce's office took place before the Minny Game?
Ooooo:thumb:
I see what youre getting at but it was mentioned that Frank was there as well as Damonte's mom, seems logical that this would all happen on the widely publicized visit and not some secret visit.
DM could have told Groce he has committed if he is still there. Then while on campus he and Frankie met with Whitman and asked if he Groce was going to be here next year. T
When Whitman said yes, DM announces that night. That's a way it could have happened.
Williams is a 2017 recruit and would not be here until 2017-18 season, so even Whitman hypothetically saying that Groce would be here next year offers little security to Williams, as he will still be in HS. Unless Whitman guaranteed a longer term commitment to Groce, but I think that is a stretch.
I know, but the rumor was that Williams wasn't going to commit if Groce wasn't here after this year. Williams will be signed if Groce is canned next season, and most likely wouldn't be asking for a release of his LOI
I do not know anyone knows what is happening with Verge, including Verge himself. He decided to leave Willowbrook last year to play this season in a Florida prep, then in January he abruptly quit the Florida prep to return to Chicago. Go figure, but it is not just an Illinois thing in his recruitment. Schools do not know what is happening and his action will hurt his recruitment, beyond just UI.
Those are really BOLD statements. Man, I hope you're right!
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
Whoa! Wow! Great news, obviously. But you're right, he has to make it public.
As I said, these silent commitments can change. That happens all the time. But we are very close on Tilmon and getting Williams helps.
I obviously cannot reveal my source or he won't be a source. He is also the one that told me (and I shared on here) nine days before Elijah Thomas committed that he was going to Texas A&M when everyone thought he was going to Oklahoma State or Illinois. He got his info from the coaches who told him that they could not match what A&M could offer.
He told me two weeks ago that Tilmon and Williams had committed to Groce. Like most of us, I know how shaky that can be. However, Williams came through with the verbal commit which gives me hope that perhaps Tilmon will, too. Groce has a relationship with Tilmon that goes back several years. But we also know that a blueblood can often sneak in late and change everything. That happened to Iowa two years ago with Ulis.
Also, I am not an "insider" like some in the past have claimed. I just happen to know one person well who has access to the program that very few have. He tells me what he knows, but we are dealing with teenagers so anything he hears cannot be etched in stone.
I obviously cannot reveal my source or he won't be a source. He is also the one that told me (and I shared on here) nine days before Elijah Thomas committed that he was going to Texas A&M when everyone thought he was going to Oklahoma State or Illinois. He got his info from the coaches who told him that they could not match what A&M could offer.
He told me two weeks ago that Tilmon and Williams had committed to Groce. Like most of us, I know how shaky that can be. However, Williams came through with the verbal commit which gives me hope that perhaps Tilmon will, too. Groce has a relationship with Tilmon that goes back several years. But we also know that a blueblood can often sneak in late and change everything. That happened to Iowa two years ago with Ulis.
Also, I am not an "insider" like some in the past have claimed. I just happen to know one person well who has access to the program that very few have. He tells me what he knows, but we are dealing with teenagers so anything he hears cannot be etched in stone.
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Joel Goodson
- dawgville
Even if he wasn't a huge question mark, w/DMW's commitment and Lucas, he'd be a redundant piece. Pretty sure we're moving on.
Foggy Notion
- San Francisco
Thanks for sharing.
2018 Rivals rankings
First and foremost, this looks like a down year again for the state of Illinois as a whole but a lot can change. I'm glad it's not a year we're trying to fill a lot of slots and that we have an inside track on the best player.
Secondly, did anyone else notice that 2017 Michael Porter's younger brother, Johnta Porter is already committed to Washington, yet Michael hasn't made a decision yet?
First and foremost, this looks like a down year again for the state of Illinois as a whole but a lot can change. I'm glad it's not a year we're trying to fill a lot of slots and that we have an inside track on the best player.
Secondly, did anyone else notice that 2017 Michael Porter's younger brother, Johnta Porter is already committed to Washington, yet Michael hasn't made a decision yet?
Lorenzo Romar is good friends of the family. I heard he played ball at some point with Mr. Porter and Lorenzo is actually Johnta's godfather. I have even heard that Mr. Porter was offered an assistant job at University of Washington, but I cannot verify that rumor.
I appreciate you clarifying the tie. I wonder why Michael wouldn't just go there too? That family is extremely talented after you include the sisters as well.
I believe Lorenzo Romar is actually Michael Porter Jr. 's godfather, not his bother's Jontay's. It was not a rumor that Romar offered an assistant's position to Michael Porter Sr., which Porter turned down. It happened last spring. They have been very close family friends. Michael Porter Sr. is actually the assistant basketball coach at Missouri women's basketball team, where his sister in law Robin Pingeton is the head coach and two of his daughters play basketball. Talk about one connected family.
Michael Porter is still heavily recruited by Washington, Mizzou, Kansas and a myriad of others. But it would be one huge blow if he ends up at Kansas, when his father is an assistant coach at Mizzou.
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I'll believe this when he picks up a hat and actually puts it on his head.
I believe Lorenzo Romar is actually Michael Porter Jr. 's godfather, not his bother's Jontay's. It was not a rumor that Romar offered an assistant's position to Michael Porter Sr., which Porter turned down. It happened last spring. They have been very close family friends. Michael Porter Sr. is actually the assistant basketball coach at Missouri women's basketball team, where his sister in law Robin Pingeton is the head coach and two of his daughters play basketball. Talk about one connected family.
Michael Porter is still heavily recruited by Washington, Mizzou, Kansas and a myriad of others. But it would be one huge blow if he ends up at Kansas, when his father is an assistant coach at Mizzou.
I hate KU but would love it if he stiffed mizzery and went there.
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