Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Great point. It sounds to me like the biggest difference is that Trent was willing to soak up everything the staff gave him in coaching and work his butt off to get better...and Jayden is coming off as an entitled littlehead
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
I prefer talking about Krekel’s greaseburgers. I still remember watching Krekel grab the hamburger balls and smashing them flat on the grill on Water Street. This was back when MacArthur HS was still around. I went to Mt. Zion, but the MacArthur summer school kids would walk over and eat there for lunch. Grew up playing golf all summer at Nelson Park golf course and Fairies Park as well. Amazing how things change!
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(Some consider it a bit of an acquired taste. I am not one of those people. It was love at first bite.)
I LOVE Krekels. But I don’t think it has anything on the Maidrite in Quincy.
(Some consider it a bit of an acquired taste. I am not one of those people. It was love at first bite.)
Yeah and Hawkins has done some developing. Frazier seemed to develop. Not sure what that guy is talking about.
And last year Fran had only 7 (with 2 averaging about 9 mins), MSU and Maryland had 8.
Maidrite is good for the soul
With the exception of the fart noise press conference, Underwood very much seems to motivate through the media/praise in public.
It’s a pretty dramatic shift from Groce who tried to lower expectations and Weber who tried to motivate with public criticism. I perceived the made for March towards the tail end as an attempt to fire up the fellas. He can’t tell them we can still win it all in practice and then turn around and say, “if we’re making shots and get the right draw we can compete with anybody”
I mean Trent got there because he was coachable. Checking yourself out of a game and refusing to go back in puts him pretty far behind Trent on that learning curve, but anything is possible.
If you are going to participate in Illini pre-season prognostication, there are a few simple rules you should be familiar with.
1. Freshmen will exceed expectations; veterans will have break-out seasons.
2. There will not be any injuries; Fletch will improve all measurables.
3. No one on our roster will enter the transfer portal; we will get a transfer who can play multiple positions and effectively play the point in a pinch.
4. Team toughness will improve and we will win the last 10 minutes of every game; leadership will develop so that we are always ready to play at the tipoff.
5. Weaknesses will magically be resolved.
1. Freshmen will exceed expectations; veterans will have break-out seasons.
2. There will not be any injuries; Fletch will improve all measurables.
3. No one on our roster will enter the transfer portal; we will get a transfer who can play multiple positions and effectively play the point in a pinch.
4. Team toughness will improve and we will win the last 10 minutes of every game; leadership will develop so that we are always ready to play at the tipoff.
5. Weaknesses will magically be resolved.
One must have the desire to make said transition.
He’s a career 62% FT shooter. Could he do better? Sure. Will he? Odds are not favorable. And 62% is not bueno.
Coach does not get enough respect... PERIOD. First, he is a fine roundball coach. Some might even call him... ‘E - L - I - T...’.
Second, he clearly loves his players. In most interviews he almost always interjects the respect and admiration he has for guys who play for him.
And third... he loves the Illini Basketball Program. He has said that from Day One. And that’s genuine. And no contract for a coach can buy that kind of honest feeling.
That’s the difference between a Stepping Stone coach and Program Builder coach. Stepping stones are just marking time for gig they’d rather be at. Program Builders love their place and set on a course to accomplish something there greater than just personal wealth and glory.
The Illini were lucky to grab this guy. The Hollywood ending to the story would of course be to see him hoist the Big Trophy high over his head with a great big smile on his face while his players have their arms around him. With grins to match.
And a big party would break out from Zion to Cairo and Galena to the Ohio River and every place in between that has been waiting for this moment for generations.
Of the three you named…with his outside shooting and passing ability…Hunter’s the LEAST traditional BIG IMO. Sanogo isn't exactly a Mutumbo-type BIG either…but he arguably is more so than Hunter. I’m not trying to split hairs. I’m just sayin.
In other news….God, I hate complimenting that putz.(Hunter not Sanogo obv.)
It’s especially important if someone gets hurt
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Seriously ... like, we underperformed in the NCAA Tournament ONE time and played to our seed twice, and it's as if we didn't just hang TWO Big Ten banners (and what should have been a third) for the first time in 17 frickin' years.
1 year vs 5
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Richard Keene's Cousin
what else would you say as a coach in that situation?
As you do every preseason
6. We can just plug player X or Y into PG
To be honest I had ever heard of "smashburgers" prior to today. Thank you!!!!
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He’s not coming here …
This is great. I needed this.
Possibly. I don’t recall Trent pouting during a game/refusing to go back in. That right there suggests a potentially different mindset than what Trent had/has. At a minimum that suggests a lack of buy in to the coaching. And if you haven’t bought in you aren’t going to improve.
Sad but good to know...i used to be an insider a long time ago
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