This would still give IU a great lead guard so it's not like they're any bit handicapped if they do land him. The kid did recently visit KU and GTown however....
I guess his car broke down?
Indiana missing out on Waters and Wilkes would make my year. But don't worry, Smith should make up for Blackmon, OG, and Byrant leaving.
On topic, I'm not sure if TCT's posts hinting at Wilkes not attending HH weren't meant to imply he knows Wilkes is leaning our way or if it was just that he knew of this non-basketball reason for skipping the event.
Talking about a recruit announcing somewhere other then Illinois is one thing, generally posters keep those discussions to one-liners or at least refer to how it affects another potential Illini recruit. However, talking about the NBA, the Euro, Australian, and D-League has zero impact on anyone we are currently recruiting. I know that in 5k+ posts you've yet to admit to ever being wrong, quite the opposite actually. Therefore I'll not belabor the point or muddle the topic of Illinois Hoops Recruiting any longer.
On topic, I'm not sure if TCT's posts hinting at Wilkes not attending HH weren't meant to imply he knows Wilkes is leaning our way or if it was just that he knew of this non-basketball reason for skipping the event.
Guess, sorry.
My Georgetown friend is pretty confident. It will be interesting to see if any crystal balls start popping in their direction.
IU trend on Waters. Things are muddy on this recruitment.
The pessimist in me has me sold on Wilkes to Indiana after that Unofficial.
99% he will be there. The other 1% is for the car to breakdown on 465. Even then he could catch part of it.
Sadly, I agree with you.
People can rationalize all they want, but IMHO it would be uncharacteristicly negative of Wilkes to tease the IU fan base like that, then go elsewhere.
Sadly, I agree with you.
People can rationalize all they want, but IMHO it would be uncharacteristicly negative of Wilkes to tease the IU fan base like that, then go elsewhere.
Is this what you were looking for?NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
(That was my foray into melodrama)
I don't think he's decided yet myself. I think he wants to go to IU but he thinks UCLA or UI is better for him. So he's torn.
Is this what you were looking for?
I don't think he's decided yet myself. I think he wants to go to IU but he thinks UCLA or UI is better for him. So he's torn.
Wilkes missing Hoosier Hysteria (on the surface) seems to be favorable for both Illinois and UCLA, right? Even if he is traveling out of town to meet a friend for coffee, it appears leaving town is more important than IU basketball's big event.
Obviously am reading this in my orange glasses...
Wilkes missing Hoosier Hysteria (on the surface) seems to be favorable for both Illinois and UCLA, right? Even if he is traveling out of town to meet a friend for coffee, it appears leaving town is more important than IU basketball's big event.
Obviously am reading this in my orange glasses...
I don't think he's decided yet myself. I think he wants to go to IU but he thinks UCLA or UI is better for him. So he's torn.