Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (Week of April 12th, 2021)

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

Welcome aboard! I see kansas and Kentucky had offers for him so that's usually a good sign. Can anyone tell me why Wisconsin wasn't a bigger player for him?

Part of the story seems to be how Tyler Herro was treated after decommitting from Wisconsin. Apparently Herro and Podz are close.

 

[illiniu]

Now that Giorgi is gone we needed another player who's name will get misspelled as it's Brandin, not Brandon. And Podziemski isn't exactly an easy one either, granted most will shorten it to Podz.

So how do you pronounce Brandin's last name? Podzeemski, Podzemski, Podzhemski?

Thanks.

 

[BWA]

Interesting that 247 has our class ranking at 47.

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They keep calling Podz a four-star, but he shows as a 3-star in the composite. I think the rankings are a bit wacky right now.

I'd think this class should be in the top 30 for sure.

 

[sacraig]

Also, a special shout out to all the "insiders" out there who correctly pegged this one.

 

[Newmark4thFloor]

Interesting that 247 has our class ranking at 47.

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Let them update Podz ranking first. Should be coming soon. Podz is top 100 and they haven't reflected that yet in their calcs.

 

[Newmark4thFloor]

They keep calling Podz a four-star, but he shows as a 3-star in the composite. I think the rankings are a bit wacky right now.

I'd think this class should be in the top 30 for sure.

Composite is not as reliable as it used to be. 247 is definitely more accurate.

 

[Baskins Tiger]

The end of this video gave me chills.

Need it to be November already..

 

[sacraig]

Composite is not as reliable as it used to be. 247 is definitely more accurate.

Sure but then Goode and Melendez are ranked worse by 247 than by the composite. Pick your poison.

 

[soupy17]

Interesting that 247 has our class ranking at 47.

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I see 27

 

[Whitewaterr]

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I'm sorry I started this bad pun but also have no regrets. He's the new Air Jordan.

 

[Joel Goodson]

43.4% 3 pt is pretty good.

 

[Fanview]

Podz committed for the sanity of the board.

Coleman and Curbelo sent love his way. Also, to reinforce his ties with Tyler Herro, that 3rd comment is Tyler's younger brother

 

[AirNeezy]

Looks like Underwood is trying to construct a roster built around athletic wings and shooters. Not mad at that at all.

 

[ptgd1]

So, one Training Day Denzel for Trent coming back, one for Podz commit. Are there more BOOMS coming soon?

Don't you mean "SCMACK!"?

 

[Newmark4thFloor]

Sure but then Goode and Melendez are ranked worse by 247 than by the composite. Pick your poison.

FWIW I think even their ratings are due for an update.

 

[Wokker]

As an Illini fan in Badgerland this is the stuff that really gets me going

Same! A reverse Kominsky situation.

 

[the juiceman cometh]

Sure but then Goode and Melendez are ranked worse by 247 than by the composite. Pick your poison.

247 is notoriously good at scouting Wisconsin but infamously bad at scouting Indiana and Florida. /s

 

[GrayGhost77]

When's the last time we beat out Kentucky for a recruit??

Mike Thorne?

 

[jjniner]

Transfer news coming by EOB Wednesday

 

[mysterio2525]

Part of the story seems to be how Tyler Herro was treated after decommitting from Wisconsin. Apparently Herro and Podz are close.

Ok thanks! Always nice to grab premier talent out of state.

 

[Roundball Sage]

It’s especially gratifying when The Beloved grabs top talent from the adjoining States. For way too long, it was these outside States latching on to top Illinois talent. Now when some of the top Illini high school talent choose to go elsewhere, The Beloved can now look to nearby neighbors (hello, Wisconsin, Indiana, St. Louis?) to find some gems. Not to mention the Caribbean, California, Florida, and New York pipelines sending sweet talent to the Prairie State. To the fine Illini recruiters – to quote a retired White Sox announcer – “Don’t stop now, boys!”

 

[altgeld88]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1382016658928250881

(1) Literal chills at the end of that vid;
(2) Love that he's wearing a Badgers T-shirt at 0:30. Smell ya' later, WISC!

 

[GrayGhost77]

Transfer news coming by EOB Wednesday

Transfer in or out?

 

[Illwinsagain]

Transfer news coming by EOB Wednesday

Transfer in, out or potential staying?

Edit, beat by GrayGhost

 

[othawhitemeat]

Transfer news coming by EOB Wednesday

Huh?