Not at all, I just don't come on here talking about the guys that are leaving. Want to give them that respect and let them announce on their own ...
Wish him the best.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
- Status
Not at all, I just don't come on here talking about the guys that are leaving. Want to give them that respect and let them announce on their own ...
Wish him the best.
Is Ace still in the fold?
He will land in the P5 if wants. Top 100 recruit with a huge upside. Just got caught in the numbers game with all the seniors getting a free year.
We're going to get a couple of veteran guys ...
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
Now that Podz is in the portal, I'll add Ramey to my prediction of landing TSJ.
JJB
- Chicago, IL
My recollection was that Podz is close with Tyler Herro from AAU and Herro was not treated well after he decommitted from Wisconsin in favor of UK. IIRC, as a result, there isn't a lot of love towards the Badgers.
YepNow that Podz is in the portal, I'll add Ramey to my prediction of landing TSJ.
Dang. Too bad about Podz. I was really excited when he committed. I still think he coulda been a big time scorer in this offense. Some team is going to get a good one.
Losing 2 scholarship players to transfer every year is "normal". Other teams are losing lot more players.
2017 DJ Williams, Jalen Coleman
2018 Tejon Lucas, Matic Vesel, Greg Eboigboden, Michael Finke, Mark Smith
2019 Samba Kane, Anthony Higgs (incoming Grandison and Huchinson have to sit a year)
2020-Alan Griffin, Tevian Jones
Start of portal and no sit year
2021- Miller, Hamlin (incoming Plummer)
2022 - Curbelo, Podz,??? (incoming TBD)
2017 DJ Williams, Jalen Coleman
2018 Tejon Lucas, Matic Vesel, Greg Eboigboden, Michael Finke, Mark Smith
2019 Samba Kane, Anthony Higgs (incoming Grandison and Huchinson have to sit a year)
2020-Alan Griffin, Tevian Jones
Start of portal and no sit year
2021- Miller, Hamlin (incoming Plummer)
2022 - Curbelo, Podz,??? (incoming TBD)
CAIllini
- West Coast
That stinks, I really had high hopes for Podz. I'm glad the kids have increased flexibility to find their best fit, but am sad to see the increasing level of yearly turnover for the Illini and college hoops in general...
Wish you the best young man! (and kudos to dad for trying to brave the message board waters early on....probably a wise choice to limit your involvement of late, your candor was always appreciated).
Wish you the best young man! (and kudos to dad for trying to brave the message board waters early on....probably a wise choice to limit your involvement of late, your candor was always appreciated).
Plummer is going pro:
I agree that having a smaller guard isn't the issue. It's an issue in my opinion when that small guard does not drive to the basket and draw fouls on a consistent basis. Feliz was great at doing that! He would attack and get right up into the larger defenders chest and draw fouls. He was also a smart defender, who moved his feet really well defensively and drew charges, etc. Taller guards can compensate for some of those deficiencies with their height and length, and be able to recover defensively if beat. But if we're looking at an equal skill set, then I'd prefer the taller guard with added length.
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
Wait I though this was common knowledge already? And he didn’t have a year of eligibility left anyway
Also so everyone remembers - Plummer was always expected to be gone next year. I imagine most of us know, but figure I say it before anyone freaks out.
Adam and Ayo were good rebounders too. It helped cover for playing a 6'3" PF DaMonte. Bigger problem was with Andre injured we only had two legitimate offensive threats Kofi and Alphonso. Trent had some great games but he was not somebody you wanted taking 12 shots per game on a regular basis.I agree that having a smaller guard isn't the issue. It's an issue in my opinion when that small guard does not drive to the basket and draw fouls on a consistent basis. Feliz was great at doing that! He would attack and get right up into the larger defenders chest and draw fouls. He was also a smart defender, who moved his feet really well defensively and drew charges, etc. Taller guards can compensate for some of those deficiencies with their height and length, and be able to recover defensively if beat. But if we're looking at an equal skill set, then I'd prefer the taller guard with added length.
Yes Podz would have gotten a lot of playing time at many other D1 schools. Just didn't work out here with us having three extra year senior gaurds and Curbelo in front of him. This may come back to haunt us.
Yea, Trent seemed a little uncharacteristic towards the latter part of the season. I wish him the best in his continued career. I know he'll make an impact on a professional team somewhere!
I don't think he really had as much if an opportunity with the covid super seniors. None of them did. I think he for sure needed more time to adjust than others. I wish he had stayed. I think he has talent but so many of these young players think they are ready and want to play right away. I hope it works out for him. I understand why he may choose to leave with Skyy and others coming in. It is not like last year when Miller left to make momma happy that caught me off guard after starting most of the season.
gecIllini
- Colorado
I think he was hurting much more than he let on for the entire season and it certainly impacting his offensive numbers.
Soulberries
- University of Illinois
frozenrope9190
- Aurora, IL
I think we'll be fine, even if he is good somewhere else. I hope he is. But I dont believe we'll be haunted by his departure.
- Status