Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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BrownTown
Barfolomew said:
I hope PG means position grade and not point guard, because... Morillo a PG?

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He's a point guard.

Brad loves a tall guard.
 
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NarrowJ
Barfolomew said:
I hope PG means position grade and not point guard, because... Morillo a PG?

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Yes, 8th ranked PG. Very versatile player, much stronger ballhandler / passer than he is a shooter right now. Certainly not a "pure" point guard, think more "lead" guard a la the modern evolution of (our) offense where you have a dynamic scorer who also initiates plays, blurring lines but likely emphasizing scoring (go get a bucket) more than a "traditional" PG.

Point Guard: Sets up teammates, controls pace, runs offense. Excellent ballhandling, court vision, precise passing, basketball IQ, leadership. Think Deron Williams, Andre Curbelo, Demetri McCamey, Tracy Abrams, etc.

Lead Guard: Blends playmaking, initiates offense. Also excellent ballhandler, driving/playmaking/shotmaking, primary offensive threat while still facilitating. Think Marcus Domask, Keaton Wagler, Ayo Dosunmu, Trent Frazier, etc.
 
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jamarvelous31
Illiniforlife said:
@Indy Illini Fan Do you think Jasper Johnson would enter the portal? He has to be paying attention to Keaton and Boswell possibly leaving and what that would mean for the amount of freedom he’d have in our offense. He hasn’t gotten a ton of minutes at Kentucky, but he’s put up solid numbers when he has played.
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I know there was interest at some point, but were we in his final 5?
 
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Illiniforlife said:
@Indy Illini Fan Do you think Jasper Johnson would enter the portal? He has to be paying attention to Keaton and Boswell possibly leaving and what that would mean for the amount of freedom he’d have in our offense. He hasn’t gotten a ton of minutes at Kentucky, but he’s put up solid numbers when he has played.
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Do I think he enters the portal ? Yes …

Do I think he ends up here ? No …
 
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BatteredWifeSchwartz said:
2 guys I would love to add:

- Andrej Kostic from Kansas State. Serbia/Euro connection with the current guys here. Being totally misused and his euro tape looks great. I think he would be a good add for a role player for the 3/4 spot.

- Roman Doman from Murray State. I do not have enough adjectives to say how skilled this kid is at 6’9. He’s basically the French Larry Bird. That size while shooting >50% from the field and 40% from 3 is just incredible.
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Indy, is there still interest in Cox/Colgate. Kid is fast and smooth. Would trust him as our PG next year.
 
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SescIllini
Illiniforlife said:
@Indy Illini Fan Do you think Jasper Johnson would enter the portal? He has to be paying attention to Keaton and Boswell possibly leaving and what that would mean for the amount of freedom he’d have in our offense. He hasn’t gotten a ton of minutes at Kentucky, but he’s put up solid numbers when he has played.
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He has to be pissed seeing Keaton going off at Illinois and seeing his role in a lower ranked Kentucky team. Illinois wanted Jasper bad, he had legitimate interest. But too many ties to Kentucky to say no. I think he would be very interested in Illinois offseason, seeing what Keaton, KJ and Riley have done the last two years.
 
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Illini4Christ
SescIllini said:
He has to be pissed seeing Keaton going off at Illinois and seeing his role in a lower ranked Kentucky team. Illinois wanted Jasper bad, he had legitimate interest. But too many ties to Kentucky to say no. I think he would be very interested in Illinois offseason, seeing what Keaton, KJ and Riley have done the last two years.
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Indy said…no.

Indy never misses.
 
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What is the status and timetable of us with Zhang...?
 
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