pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Yeah, totally. But I would argue Bama landing Estrada is an even bigger deal.
JMO - I would love to see lineup of Goode, Rogers, Dainja, Harris and one of new players at PG
It would only have one shooter Goode but it would play great defense, rebound well and could score inside.
We might be surprised how much freshman Hansberry, DGS, and Moretti can help.
graduate transfers - Domask and Harmon could provide maturity and solid scoring. I am more optimistic about Domask since SIU is better program.
I hope Coleman comes back for senior year but will not be heartbroken if he goes NBA. Good character, hard worker, steady improvement. Drove me crazy last year with his sloppy passes and crazy 3 pointer attempts. At his current skill level I don't think he is NBA level. It is hard to improve while in NBA - look how Ayo plateaued his 2nd year. Better to come back and be like Brian Cook. 20 ppg/10 rbg all american.
TSJ was nice addition last year but flawed game. Cannot create his own jump shot. Drives to hoop but does not elevate in lane and his shot is easily blocked. He has already played 4 years in college so he may not be able to improve further. I think its time to see what the kids can do.
Time warp back to last year. I think Brad should have taken TSJ or MM but not both. We would have been better team by end of year and better positioned for 2024 playing the kids. Also may not have lost RJ, Jayden and Skyy to portal.
It would only have one shooter Goode but it would play great defense, rebound well and could score inside.
We might be surprised how much freshman Hansberry, DGS, and Moretti can help.
graduate transfers - Domask and Harmon could provide maturity and solid scoring. I am more optimistic about Domask since SIU is better program.
I hope Coleman comes back for senior year but will not be heartbroken if he goes NBA. Good character, hard worker, steady improvement. Drove me crazy last year with his sloppy passes and crazy 3 pointer attempts. At his current skill level I don't think he is NBA level. It is hard to improve while in NBA - look how Ayo plateaued his 2nd year. Better to come back and be like Brian Cook. 20 ppg/10 rbg all american.
TSJ was nice addition last year but flawed game. Cannot create his own jump shot. Drives to hoop but does not elevate in lane and his shot is easily blocked. He has already played 4 years in college so he may not be able to improve further. I think its time to see what the kids can do.
Time warp back to last year. I think Brad should have taken TSJ or MM but not both. We would have been better team by end of year and better positioned for 2024 playing the kids. Also may not have lost RJ, Jayden and Skyy to portal.
I really don't want Shedrick going to Mizzou.Little Portal Update … Indy’s Crystal Ball … Whatever ya wanna call it …
Don’t have time for gifs this afternoon …
Aaron Estrada … Bama
Tylor Perry … K State
Max Abmas … Texas
Cormac Ryan … UNC
Javon Small … Ok State
BJ Mack … Bama
Hakim Hart … Nova
Graham Ike … Gonzaga
Ryan Nembhard … Arizona
Dalton Knecht … Oregon
Kaden Shedrick … Mizzou
Arterio Morris … Kansas
Jaden Bradley … Memphis
RJ Luis … Texas A&M
Moussa Cisse … Ole Miss
Austin Nunez … Ole Miss
I won't be sold on BU being an elite coach until we contend for another BTT and get to an Elite 8. He has the financial resources to afford top tier assistants and players, so there is no reason we can't be a perennial top 25 team. I'm thrilled we got to enjoy the Kofi years, and I want to see whether BU can be more than a .500 coach in conference play without Kofi. He has earned that chance, but he has yet to make it happen. We were a popular pick to win the Natty in 2021 and we completely messed the bed, and you just can't ignore that when evaluating his record. I disagree that it's enough to be considered a threat to be a top 25 team; given our resources and with the right coaching it should be a given.
David McCormack fit that mold the year before and he probably should have been MOP.
That's a great point. Bama's putting all their CHiPs on the table with Estrada.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
The way people engage in Ayo erasure in order to make arguments against BU drives me up a wall.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Reminds me of Donta Scott
I hope he'll be happy and finds what he's looking for in basketball success, and on positive note it opens up a scholarship that hopefully allows us to upgrade the center position to backup Dain. On a negative note, I thought he had already obtained his undergrad degree, and he apparently hasn't. Prioritizing an opportunity for playing time over that degree from Illinois vs ISU is short sighted for a guy who is not going to earn his living playing basketball.
Disagree. K-state should have endless NIL money now.
can play 3-4
Think of him as an insurance policy. We all buy it for a reason. Redundancy isn't a bad thing, especially since Dain spent a lot iof time on the bench because he was foul prone a lot of times last year
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The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
In this scenario, Harris would be the 11th man, which is wild. Depth and talent level wouldn't be the problem, indeed. As always, fascinated to see how this thing shakes out.
madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
I would argue that developing young players and having patience (ie allowing for some time in the system together) will absolutely still lead to success...as much as it ever did, at least.
The trick is retaining said young players long enough to reap the rewards. Not easy in this climate as I said in my original post.
However, throwing a new mix of transfers and freshman together every summer is also not without its risks. See last year.
Guards: PG TBD, Shannon
Harris
Moretti - reported as a multi-year project
DGL - reported as likely not be ready this year (general FR issues & Coleman no FR PG)
So is Harris getting 15m/game as the backup for Shannon and PG TBD, or did I miss someone? Another portal TBD?
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