Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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So. Who is the replacement for Kofi?
USAFILLINI
- Florida
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redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
So who are our main transfer targets at this point?
Vander Plas. Big Ben duo.
I would say Dainji .....unless the portal produces a better option.....with Kofi gone, does this free up NIL cash for other portal options....and not just a replacement for Kofi
They will look for a big that compliments Dainja. BU loves having guys with different skill sets
Haha, the answer to that question is in the eye of the beholderDo they have a breakfast pizza?
Now that Kofi is gone, I wonder if this encourages BU to go after another power forward in the portal if this moves someone like Coleman Hawkins more into the C position next year and away from solely the power forward spot. If it does, then perhaps this trickles down to someone like Bryce Hopkins.
Now that Kofi is gone, I have to say I don’t want another true big man at the moment. You need at least one to bang with another teams if they have one. And we do have that in Dainji. Kofi is such a rarity now a days to have someone that big and dominant, we just aren’t going to get that in another big man.
We need more guys in the 6-7 to 6-9 range who are more athletic and more versatile on offense. Dainji opens up our offense more than Kofi will because he will still demand respect for his paint scoring, but has much better vision and passing ability.
Someone like David Jones would be perfect in my opinion.
We need more guys in the 6-7 to 6-9 range who are more athletic and more versatile on offense. Dainji opens up our offense more than Kofi will because he will still demand respect for his paint scoring, but has much better vision and passing ability.
Someone like David Jones would be perfect in my opinion.
Now you've got me thinking this is a coded response....starting the decoding process....lolDo they have a breakfast pizza?
people just really don't get it that hopkins is going to Providence
Manny Bates would make sense. He was #1 and #20 in the nation in shot blocking his first 2 years. Would like to see his rebound numbers higher for a guy that big, but we should have plenty of scoring punch. A guy that can defend and score near the hoop would work.
I'm sure they have a few on the radar in the portal.
That was one big domino.
I wish Kofi nothing but the best.
IlliniSaluki
- IL metro east burbs of St. Louis
Nappy I_L_L
- Northern Indiana
Nappy I_L_L
- Northern Indiana
When @LvilleILL said that we would be a top 15 team regardless because two bigs are very interested, who were they? I'm ready to land some of these guys
In Brad (and staff) I trust.
If there were, in fact, individuals that stepped up regarding significant additional NIL $$$ …. then I believe they will likely be similarly interested in finding (funding) a top level replacement. Who knows how it pans out, but with the existing and incoming high level players we now have, the table is set for a big that can EASILY expect 18+ mpg…if not more.
I gotta believe that BU and Co. are well prepared for this moment.
Side note…..I believe that we are still competing for a BTC / BTT title and playing in the second weekend in 2022/23.
If there were, in fact, individuals that stepped up regarding significant additional NIL $$$ …. then I believe they will likely be similarly interested in finding (funding) a top level replacement. Who knows how it pans out, but with the existing and incoming high level players we now have, the table is set for a big that can EASILY expect 18+ mpg…if not more.
I gotta believe that BU and Co. are well prepared for this moment.
Side note…..I believe that we are still competing for a BTC / BTT title and playing in the second weekend in 2022/23.
Are you a little down? Like the first post with the names of the future recruits.
I’m strangely OK with this. We seem like we peaked with him and it wasn’t quite good enough. More how his game got refereed than anything, but the fact remains he was unable to get us to the F4 or even S16 by himself, and teams could scheme to stop him, and stop Illinois with him.
I would’ve loved seeing him again next but games were pretty one dimensional with him. Not his fault. But we didn’t make the S16 with him. Nor with Ayo for that matter. And that must remain the goal, take the step to being one of those regular tourney teams.
Kofi in the NBA helps us just like Ayo there does.
I would’ve loved seeing him again next but games were pretty one dimensional with him. Not his fault. But we didn’t make the S16 with him. Nor with Ayo for that matter. And that must remain the goal, take the step to being one of those regular tourney teams.
Kofi in the NBA helps us just like Ayo there does.
sacraig
- The desert
I am not at my meeting yet, so darnit, I am going to get my gifs in!
You said no phone today!
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