Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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pruman91

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Paducah, Ky
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wyckles

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I still like Malachi Smith coming in for a season and handling the ball to begin with and handing off pg duties to a freshman just before January. He can then be a shooter and change of pace guy or scorer if needed. Lots of experience and he's from Illinois so he knows these fans and expectations. Is Bates not an option as a transfer big? Love a good shot blocker.
 
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Illini92and96

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WingedWarriors said:
Saying Goode and #2 spot in the same sentence here will bring discontented reactionary wrath by a few here. Say "wing." The truth is Goode really does not have the ball handling skills to be a #2 spot in the truest sense of the word, I'll give them that. But keeping him out of the starting lineup is imho, at least for the first half of the season, is a mistake. I have read that the coaches are really working on RJ's ball handling skills. RJ and Goode need to play together and heavy minutes. They are best friends, and Goode is going to be a vocal leader. Ty Rodgers is more of a true #2, but he is a freshman. We'll see how the starting lineup progresses as the season unfolds. Trusting the coaches.
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You spot on nailed it dude. Underwood is going to utilize friend groups to set his rotation. Dain has been sending "Will you be my friend?" cards to his teammates in hope of getting more minutes.
 
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One Man Fast Break said:
Quality bigs are a bigger unicorn than people realize in college basketball imo. There's only so many "True 5's" out there whereas scoring 2 guards are very dime a dozen in the high school/college ranks. How many people near 7 foot exist at all, and are able to move well at that size with their center of gravity? Just not that many. It's easy to look at Kofi and think "yeah, he's so big and overpowering, of course he was great" but he was "only" a top 50 recruit that became a 2X All American, so in actuality he wildly overachieved his recruiting ranking and got quite a bit better throughout college. Ebo... Hamlin... Lieb, all those guys were true longshots to ever turn into anything.
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Which is why I said they developed kofi well. But all those fliers flopped. I’m just not trusting dain to be the starting center yet. Omar Payne was handpicked by this staff. Imagine how rough last year would have been with him starting. I’d really just like to see an insurance policy. Dians had injuries and struggled with conditioning. I’d like someone to push him.
 
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WingedWarriors

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Leesburg, FL
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Illini92and96 said:
You spot on nailed it dude. Underwood is going to utilize friend groups to set his rotation. Dain has been sending "Will you be my friend?" cards to his teammates in hope of getting more minutes.
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Starting lineup for 2022-23 season

Skyy
RJ
Luke
TSJr
Coleman

Those who disagree, you are entitled to your opinions. Have heard nobody willing to put out a starting five, however, and that speaks volumes.
 
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Illini92and96

Illini92and96
Austin, TX
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WingedWarriors said:
Starting lineup for 2022-23 season

Skyy
RJ
Luke
TSJr
Coleman

Those who disagree, you are entitled to your opinions. Have heard nobody willing to put out a starting five, however, and that speaks volumes.
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What spots will they start in? Please use the A-E convention instead of the flawed 1-5.
 
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Ghost77

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Roundball Sage said:
As a fan base, we will never get so complacent and arrogant as some other fan bases around the country (that will remain nameless) that think that winning a title every year is their personal birthright.
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Winning championships can change your perception and lead you to untether yourself from the grounds of reality. I still remember November 3rd 2016 and having to listen to all the Cubs fans proclaim that they were going to be an unstoppable dynasty and that it was idiotic to think that the Commissioners Trophy would end up in any other place besides Chicago for several years.
 
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Illin618

Illin618
I forgot the last i in my username
Southern IL
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illini0440 said:
Option A:Skyy, RJ, TSJ,Hawkins, Dain
Option B:Skyy, RJ, TSJ, Hawkins, Nance
Option C:Skyy,RJ, TSJ, Mayer, Dain
Option D:Skyy,RJ, TSJ, Nance, Dain
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Please alleviate my stress and flip option A and B
 
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