Odds not good with Krutwig still playing, guessing Liddell, maybe hoping, some reason think Carr wouldn't be good team chemistry.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (March 2021)
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Myles ain’t coming here. He wants to go to a PAC 12 school with a good engineering program that’s close to his home. UCLA, USC, Stanford are my bets
Did Liddell enter the portal?
BMoreIllini
- Baltimore, MD
I'm not sure how legit that tweet was about one of Carr, Liddell, or Krutwig, but The Athletic ranked Carr as number 4 in their top 40 available transfers or HS recruits ahead of TyTy Washington (6), Burnett (15), Podz (18) Cardet (22), or Franklin (IU, 27). It's also nice seeing how many top names we are involved with.
Here's the article (Paywall)
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First impression tells me that Carr doesn’t fit here and with where this team is headed but he might look better with better facilitators around him. I’d rather have Franklin than Carr though because I think it immediately fills a roster need
Underwood has had like 8 transfers in his first 3 years. There is no reason to think that in his 4th year there won't be some. If Kofi doesn't come back (I think he will), we will move into a rebuild mode. Not out of the question to have a 6 or even 7 man class. Underwood can count.
RedRocksIllini
- Morrison, CO
I realize it's not basketball, but Lincoln Riley would beg to differ. I think it does show that for anything that seems reasonable and decent, there's always at least one person that will still be a complete pr*ck.
Probably when they need to enroll in class to be eligible.
No. That's a pipe dream (although he'd be a perfect fit with a returning Kofi).
Respectfully disagree. For me, a rebuild entails establishing a culture. We've already had that set. With the core group of guys we have that are likely locked to stay (Coleman, Curbelo, Miller, Grandison, and ~Giorgi~) you have a culture. Now we need some pieces to replace attrition. Assuming Kofi leaves, with the 2021 class + transfers, I wouldn't say it's a rebuild.
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I think you're both right. The culture is (at least should be) already relatively established so you're not really rebuilding the program, but if Kofi leaves and the way transfers are going across college basketball you are "rebuilding" the roster. This isn't a tear it down and start over rebuild, just getting a decent amount of new guys rebuild.
The one selling point we have with these transfers we recruited in high school that are still interested in us, "We did it without you, now imagine what we can do with you."
Man I hate the idea of “rebuilding”.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
No insider information but I believe the staff can only add one more guard to the current mix (barring unknown transfers from the program). Curbelo and Miller are going to get heavy minutes next year. If Hutcherson is healthy he is going to get minutes at 2/3. You also have Melendez and Goode coming in as wings that will be fighting for minutes (TBA on playing time). If the staff can get someone like Franklin or Washington, they'll get good minutes. But if someone of that caliber commits it becomes tough to see many more minutes for others, let alone the current incoming freshman. It's not an absolute and depends on who is the next recruit (i.e., if Washington commits then he gets backup PG minutes and Miller-Hutcherson-Melendez-Goode fight for minutes at the 2 and 3) but again, one more guard commitment and it seems like the playing time availability gets really tight.
Get Tyty and Pods and man... what a class. A transfer big seals the deal.
Disclaimer: I've always been in the camp of Tyty > Burnett
We dont need to rebuild anything IMO.
Georgi, Miller,Curbelo, Granison, and Hawkins, could run with anyone in the big 10.
The team is as athletic as an NBA team now the need to figure out how to defend an NBA teams offense sets, which will help with this damn tournament.
Georgi, Miller,Curbelo, Granison, and Hawkins, could run with anyone in the big 10.
The team is as athletic as an NBA team now the need to figure out how to defend an NBA teams offense sets, which will help with this damn tournament.
Pssst...this person has no clue and is just trying to stir up talk.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Washington is the preferred get for me among the remaining names because of his talent and team needs (secondary ball handler). If Podz is also brought in that it means one of Goode-Podz-Melendez will have to redshirt (maybe even two of them?). Washington and Tre Mitchell are the ideal remaining targets but still plenty of interesting names out there.
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soupy17
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I think re-tool is the word/phrase we're looking for in that scenario.
Edit: Or reload as others suggested before I read their posts
With today's transfer rules and early NBA/foreign professional departures, everyone is constantly retooling. The concept of 3 players per class working through to become contributors as juniors and seniors is no more.
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Call me crazy, but I find it extremely tough to believe anything from a twitter account with "Waffler" in the name
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