Ehh, this fails to acknowledge that some of these players were recruited last minute out of desperation.
Samba Kane, Anthony Higgs, and Kouma. All recruited at the very last second. Also I don't know how you can count Kouma when he didn't even end up on campus
Hamlin and Lieb are both projects, which are always going to be hit or miss. The verdict isn't out on Lieb yet. He's got plenty of time to show us something.
If that's your stance, you can't count Giorgi as proof of his ability to find diamonds in the rough.
Kouma committed (meaning Underwood wanted him) and he averaged 7 mpg as a freshman.
And sorry, but I'll bet a beach house that Lieb never contributes much on the court for the Illini.