A project big to me is like a Samba, Matic, or a Greg E ... Perrin is quite a few levels above that.
He's not going to have a freshman Kofi type of impact right away, but he will be able to contribute.
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A project big to me is like a Samba, Matic, or a Greg E ... Perrin is quite a few levels above that.
He's not going to have a freshman Kofi type of impact right away, but he will be able to contribute.
Joel Goodson
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Send it to Michigan, stat!
as-tu besoin d'un stretch quatre hon hon hon
Joel Goodson
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No doubt. Perrin's League material if he puts it together.
Our coaching staff is awesome.
Fantastic off season
-- Adding two top ten senior transfer portal starters from NCAA #3 seed Texas tech and #1 seed Baylor
-- Adding Top 30 freshman CG, and his 2024 CG brother
-- minimal transfer portal losses based on 2022 performance - Podz (barely played), Cuerbelo (injured most of season) , Grandison (already played 4 years, bad end of season injury)
-- Adding 6'11" freshman Perrin from Frances. Much higher rated than our past international recruits. Might even give us some emergency backup minutes at center
Brad and team must be one of the hardest and smartest working staffs in the B10. Nobody else in B10 is even close. Makes the Weber and Groce coaching staff look mid major in comparison.
Fantastic off season
-- Adding two top ten senior transfer portal starters from NCAA #3 seed Texas tech and #1 seed Baylor
-- Adding Top 30 freshman CG, and his 2024 CG brother
-- minimal transfer portal losses based on 2022 performance - Podz (barely played), Cuerbelo (injured most of season) , Grandison (already played 4 years, bad end of season injury)
-- Adding 6'11" freshman Perrin from Frances. Much higher rated than our past international recruits. Might even give us some emergency backup minutes at center
Brad and team must be one of the hardest and smartest working staffs in the B10. Nobody else in B10 is even close. Makes the Weber and Groce coaching staff look mid major in comparison.
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I know I am picking nits here, but the number 25 jersey doesn't look right to me.
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
i caught that too. since I doubt he is an illini super fan, have to imagine the staff is pitching that line
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
agreed. lost curbelo too though
If this guy is on Givony's radar, at the very least his upside is very high
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
I thought about that too. Maybe someday, we will get a Simeon player again.
Joel Goodson
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Jazz Gardner, 7' from LA. Offensively gifted, motor/D questionable (takes plays off). Gardner's dad (former pro & now a coach) loves us. Frazier is the lead and we're in deep.
Homecoming 2019
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No offense to Simeon because they are still producing high talent guys, but the only top 100 247 sports ranked kid they've produced since Horton-Tucker was ineligible to play all last season. We don't exactly need to reach these days.
Very few priorities in '23, will likely be a very small class
Illinifan533
- Normal, Illinois
Is JJ Taylor no longer a thing?
Not sure he was ever a viable thing.
Amani & Gardner are the two that they are really pushing the gas on right now ... Chester has us sitting pretty for both
The class will likely be 2 HS prospects, maybe 3 if it's the right kid. The rest of our additions will be from the portal. Brad likes taking kids at semester, so don't be surprised if they are active come December - January and fill that last scholarship.
You never know who might leave in 2023 due to playing time
Omar Payne and Podz only stayed one year. BBV and Andre transferred after 2 years. Hutchinson really never played.
TSJ and Mayer are NBA bound
If Skyy has a good freshman year I bet he goes to NBA (ready or not)
My guess is this is the new every year norm
- bring in 3 transfer portal (Dain, TSJ, Matt)
- bring in 5 HS freshman (Skyy, Ty, Sencire, Jayden, Zacharie)
Omar Payne and Podz only stayed one year. BBV and Andre transferred after 2 years. Hutchinson really never played.
TSJ and Mayer are NBA bound
If Skyy has a good freshman year I bet he goes to NBA (ready or not)
My guess is this is the new every year norm
- bring in 3 transfer portal (Dain, TSJ, Matt)
- bring in 5 HS freshman (Skyy, Ty, Sencire, Jayden, Zacharie)
Joel Goodson
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And Tim has James Brown on heavy rotation, amirite?
I ain't ever gotta worry about Tim ... If they running for Streets and Brad wants them ... Tim is gonna get them ... Just ask Izzo
The blue bloods really don't scare me with Brown, the kid is just so close with Tim & Brad already.
But we all know that Brad doesn't talk to recruits so don't know why James told me that no HC talks to him more than Brad. Kid is a liar ...
Illinifan533
- Normal, Illinois
I don’t know how much buzz there has been around his recruitment lately since he’s taking his time with his decision, but I remember Illinois being considered an early favorite along with Kentucky. Guard/wing isn’t our biggest need in the future so O can see him not being as high on the priority list.
This is after watching a bit of tape today -- take it for what you will.
I suspect he will need a year of seasoning.
- He knows where the basket is. Most of the points seem to be at the rim. He had a big height advantage in most of the tape I saw.
- His stated goal is to become a good outside shooter.
- He moves okay.
- Fouls are an issue. He finishes many games w/4 fouls on ~28m of play.
- He brings the ball down low on rebounds (waist height).
- His "power dribble" is really loose. Turnovers waiting to happen in the Big10.
- He hesitates before most passes out of the post and telegraphs them. (turnover concern?)
- Fletch has some work to do. (He is 17, and grew 6" in the last few years.)
None of the tape showed him on defense. There was not enough tape to get a feel of how he moves on offense when he isn't the #1 target.
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