Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

Status
Not open for further replies.
#28      

sacraig

sacraig
The desert
sacraig
Dan said:
247sports.com

2023 point guard Kylan Boswell approaching decision 'sooner than later'

Arizona: “I really like U of A. Coach Tommy and coach Jack Murphy, they run the type of offense that I fit in and they got great connections. I really, really like that
247sports.com 247sports.com
Click to expand...
GPz3Kez.png

@illini0440 @Indy Illini Fan @stuemke5 @LvilleILL
 
#29      

pruman91

pruman91
Paducah, Ky
pruman91
Dan said:
247sports.com

2023 point guard Kylan Boswell approaching decision 'sooner than later'

Arizona: “I really like U of A. Coach Tommy and coach Jack Murphy, they run the type of offense that I fit in and they got great connections. I really, really like that
247sports.com 247sports.com
Click to expand...
That was as vague a commitment time decision as I have ever read.....no offense intended........I thought it would have more of a time frame when but i didn't see it .....I know it's his decision to make , but it was , again , so vague that i don't know any more than I did before reading the article ......

JMHO
 
#30      

logjam

logjam
logjam
pruman91 said:
That was as vague a commitment time decision as I have ever read.....no offense intended........I thought it would have more of a time frame when but i didn't see it .....I know it's his decision to make , but it was , again , so vague that i don't know any more than I did before reading the article ......

JMHO
Click to expand...
Seems like he likes everyone.
 
#31      

SescIllini

SescIllini
SescIllini
I like Boswell's game, very grounded and fundamental. He will be a solid college guard, he strikes me as a Brunson type PG. The only knock is he isn't uber athletic or long, basically not Ja Morant. But once again he would be a coach on the floor, plays solid defense and outside shooting is Plummer-esque.
Can see him switching playing both PG and Combo during a game.

I can see him waiting to see who leaves/returns.
 
#34      

BretMyBeachHouse

B
BretMyBeachHouse
pruman91 said:
lol.....yep, and there's nothing wrong with that , but the headline to the article was a bit overblown compared to the content..............JMHO
Click to expand...
I agree on headline. I'm not expecting a decision for a good while. Holding out might draw a couple new suitors
 
#35      

robjilla

R
robjilla
SescIllini said:
I like Boswell's game, very grounded and fundamental. He will be a solid college guard, he strikes me as a Brunson type PG. The only knock is he isn't uber athletic or long, basically not Ja Morant. But once again he would be a coach on the floor, plays solid defense and outside shooting is Plummer-esque.
Can see him switching playing both PG and Combo during a game.

I can see him waiting to see who leaves/returns.
Click to expand...
He is a Junior, so you can say Epps with be there in two years, Harris will be there, and Curbelo will be a Senior if he hasn't went pro by then. Podz will be a Junior. With that shooting that Boswell provides, I believe he will play decent minutes as a freshman. This is the only year that a freshman hasn't started since Underwood has been at Illinois. If it wasn't for the super seniors sticking around, the freshmen would be playing a whole lot more.
 
#36      

ptgrd23

ptgrd23
ptgrd23
I hope we get Boswell but its a long shot. He is in PHX AZ now and and the new AZ coach has the program rocking. Of course if you have been to Tucson AZ (hot) you might want to go school elsewhere. I doubt having family in C-U is going to swing him back to Illinois.

On the other hand the more I see of Fears on TV I am OK with losing him. Although he is quick and a good passer he is one of two point guards who start for La Lumiere. The other JJ Starling is a senior and has signed with ND. Fears does not shoot from the outside. He plays on a powerhouse team where all 5 starters are going to be P5 players. Fears will probably become a good B10 player but he is not the 2nd coming of Isiah Thomas (Westchester St. Joseph, IU, Pistons).
 
#37      

Haha

H
Haha
robjilla said:
He is a Junior, so you can say Epps with be there in two years, Harris will be there, and Curbelo will be a Senior if he hasn't went pro by then. Podz will be a Junior. With that shooting that Boswell provides, I believe he will play decent minutes as a freshman. This is the only year that a freshman hasn't started since Underwood has been at Illinois. If it wasn't for the super seniors sticking around, the freshmen would be playing a whole lot more.
Click to expand...
Curbelo gone after this year
 
#47      

BretMyBeachHouse

B
BretMyBeachHouse
ptgrd23 said:
Fears will probably become a good B10 player but he is not the 2nd coming of Isiah Thomas (Westchester St. Joseph, IU, Pistons).
Click to expand...
There's now 40 years of all big ten guards, many of whom were NBA lottery picks, that aren't the 2nd coming of Isiah Thomas.

We all knew Zeke wasn't his comp. Personally I wish nothing but the best for the kid. I think he'd do great here but I'm prepared to wait on a bigger fish.
 
#48      

Joel Goodson

Joel Goodson
ties will be resolved
Joel Goodson
BretMyBeachHouse said:
There's now 40 years of all big ten guards, many of whom were NBA lottery picks, that aren't the 2nd coming of Isiah Thomas.

We all knew Zeke wasn't his comp. Personally I wish nothing but the best for the kid. I think he'd do great here but I'm prepared to wait on a bigger fish.
Click to expand...
This. If Fears has a similar college career as Garris, that would be pretty darn good. FWLIW, I don't think he's a good as Garris was.
 
#49      

TheFameProtector

TheFameProtector
Champaign
TheFameProtector
IlliniwekKDR said:
Sounds really positive for Arizona. Hopefully that changes!
Click to expand...
Sounded really positive for the two schools he's visited -- AZ and USC -- which isn't all surprising. If he likes living in AZ then I see them as a tough beat, but I'm not going to read much into these types of quotes until he's visited U of I. Think the official visit and red carpet treatment plus a return home could be big.

Would love to see what creative puts together if he does take an official here -- tons of potential. If there isn't video montage that starts off with Homecoming by Kanye, that would be a mistake.
 
#50      

BretMyBeachHouse

B
BretMyBeachHouse
Joel Goodson said:
This. If Fears has a similar college career as Garris, that would be pretty darn good. FWLIW, I don't think he's a good as Garris was.
Click to expand...
Kiwane was a good shooter. For Illini guards a good player who didn't shoot particularly well I'd say Clemons.

Not real important. I think if Epps and Harris aren't on board then we'd have worked harder to get Fears. But we're sitting pretty well and can afford to wait.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.