Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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IMPE Legend said:
Nostalgic? For a few months ago? Ok.

Coleman is 2 years younger than Nance so they are at a different place. Is Hawkins better than Nance is now in two years? I think so.

And Melendez couldn't beat out Damonte either so are you fine if he leaves? (both should have started over Williams but we aren't the coach)

And its not being sentimental. Its called loyalty(see: website) and developing players like a program is supposed to do. If none of that matters then we can save a bunch of money on a coaching staff. Why do we need Underwood? It comes down to recruiting from the portal and letting them loose. You know...basically turning college basketball into the next AAU level. You know what you wind up with. A bunch of talent and a crappy product.
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With all due respect to you, IMPE, the brother did have a potentially life threatening illness requiring surgery in the middle of his freshman year…kinda derailed things a bit for him. Otherwise he may have beat out Williams… 🤷‍♂️
 
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Champaign based store. Could mean nothing, but man I hope we keep CH

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Goldtop said:
You need depth at every position. That is not disloyalty or disrespect, but rather team balance.
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No kidding! Are you supposed to just have one guy at a position? You get 13 scholarships because you need depth. Players get injured.

As of now we have two legitimate players at PF/C and one of them has barely played in two years. A coach would have to be insane to not bring in at least one more guy up front (we really need two).
 
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Combo said:
No kidding! Are you supposed to just have one guy at a position? You get 13 scholarships because you need depth. Players get injured.

As of now we have two legitimate players at PF/C and one of them has barely played in two years. A coach would have to be insane to not bring in at least one more guy up front (we really need two).
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Right!!!

They are also saying we should bring in lesser talent as to not threaten our existing talent.

“Sorry son, you’re too good, we’re gonna have to take a pass” said no successful coach/manager ever.
 
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Soulberries

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One Man Fast Break said:
Not to be a nitpicky but, he hasn't "technically" not graduated, he just hasn't graduated, full stop. Michigan's issue is that they don't take transfer credits so most of his progress would be gone. Illinois was more accommodating in taking his credits. This is big so that he can graduate in a year. Had he finished up and graduated, the issue with his credits is no big deal and he could have just grad transferred to Michigan.
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Not to be nitpicky, but this isn’t true either. Michigan will accept up to 60 hours of transfer credit. They do have a policy, however, not to accept upperclassmen transfers. Illinois has the same rule, but it appears that Shannon got a waiver of that rule.
 
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IMPE Legend said:
A player leaving because the coaches bring in guys specifically to take his place isn't disloyalty. Its recognizing they don't respect him. That is 100% not how you should treat your players.

And if that is the "new era" of college basketball then I guarantee you that college basketball will go down in popularity. A large number of fans(and donors) are not going to tune in to watch whatever group of mercenaries a team brings in each year. You can say that's just the way it is, but that doesn't excuse it.
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Teams have been doing this for years. Years! I don’t see it as respect. The kid gets a chance to play and if it doesn’t work out, you have to look for someone else. It’s no disrespect to the kid but the coaches have to be good stewards of the program and make sure the talent pool stays strong.
 
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alexander58

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IMPE Legend said:
A player leaving because the coaches bring in guys specifically to take his place isn't disloyalty. Its recognizing they don't respect him. That is 100% not how you should treat your players.

And if that is the "new era" of college basketball then I guarantee you that college basketball will go down in popularity. A large number of fans(and donors) are not going to tune in to watch whatever group of mercenaries a team brings in each year. You can say that's just the way it is, but that doesn't excuse it.
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The reality is, fans will watch if the team wins.
 
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UncleBob

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Illin618 said:
Now this could potentially could be a silly question if I decided to sit and ponder, but I'm too lazy and what other takes on it...

While McCullar would definitely help this team on both ends (especially defensively) if he were to sign with Illinois, would he create a bit of a log-jam at the 3-4 position?
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McCullar looks like the 6-6 Damonte that I’ve been wanting for years plus he averaged 10/5/3 last year. We should absolutely take him imo.
 
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