Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Why would we not want him??
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
deep 2 and a 3: seems like his shot is improving
That is some hilariously bad photoshop...
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
this kid looks legit:
Because Ty has ELITE point guard skills?
sacraig
- The desert
He's a big A-hole. Arizona fans largely didn't like him.
But we are desperate and I'm willing to overlook that at this point.
sacraig
- The desert
I know you didn't address this question to me, but I don't think the other guy posts.
I don't think the issue on Bass was attitude. I think he had been pursued by our previous assistants and was a mere 3 star. So we went on to "better" players, at least according to rankings.
I have no opinion on how good the kid is and whether it was a mistake. But I don't believe it was attitude.
And as to attitude, it certainly appears that the staff doesn't consider that to be a critical factor in recruiting.
I'm sure your memory of 15 years ago is spot on.
I was reading an April 5 article referring to Kriisa's decision to go to West Virginia, Kriisa alluded to the old truck Bob Huggins drove,
He said "When I saw him driving that truck, I knew he was loyal. If we can get him here on a visit, BU should take him around campus in his truck.
He said "When I saw him driving that truck, I knew he was loyal. If we can get him here on a visit, BU should take him around campus in his truck.
I've watched him play a bit and I seemingly only watch his bad games but he can look atrocious at times which is partly why I think the Arizona fans didn't like him. He also can shoot you out of a game at times.
All that being said you cant really deny the roster fit and you wonder a bit if he could be extremely effective he toned down the 3pt volume a bit.
He also allegedly got half a mil from WVU so you wonder if he may just stay put or if we can even match that in NIL.
Doesn’t Reggie Bass have like 4% fg percentage lol.
Is he a coachable A-hole though?
He made 83 threes and shot mostly threes. 37%. That is well over 50% efg percentage.
2/1 Assist//TO ratio.
Unless he is total Fcktard we would take him in a second.
I imagine one of the hardest things for kids (and their families) that are good in a sport -- particularly one where the stakes are millions -- is being dominant a little too early and then watching others catch up and surpass you. Miller started out as a top 10-level guy early in HS. That family had years of buildup thinking he's a star and is going to help deliver the life-changing goods. It's different when a player blows up later on -- when it happens early, there's too much time for expectation-setting to get deeply ingrained and for that player (and player's fam) to firmly believe they are the hottest item in their class.
sacraig
- The desert
He was sort of inconsistent in that he's one of those players Arizona fans always expected to take the next step and just never really did. Add that to the fact that he's a jerk and they didn't like him.
But we need a distributor bad. If we are relying on our PG as a go-to scorer this season that bodes poorly for the season because it means our other options are struggling. So getting ~10 pts from a PG like Kriisa would be great as long as he keeps the offense moving.
So I'm fine with it at this point.
Current situation:
We are not choosers. We are beggars.
We are not choosers. We are beggars.
I guess it begs the question… what would Hawkins and TSJ think of Kriisa as a potential teammate?
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
another new '26 offer:
7' Chinese kid who's living in Florida
7' Chinese kid who's living in Florida
That's interesting, after earlier reports they would no longer grant waivers for coaching changes.
I wonder if they get to keep NIL money..
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