Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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joeybcrazy13
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pweo
That'd be cool! I live about 8 blocks from the ORIGINAL Monicals!
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Not the same since they sold to corporate but at least they kept the Walt
 
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AnnaMay
IlliniHardwood said:
My brother said the Monical's in Olney doesn't taste the same as it used to -- it'll never be the same or as good as it was in the strip mall on Rt 130. Regardless, you should've went to Joe's.
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Love Joe's and Monicals. If you want to get the old style Monicals you have to go to Terre Haute
 
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Fly Illini Fly!
DeonThomas said:
Based upon watching a ton of 2025-26 in-season games, I happen to think Glynn's kid is better than KW........
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Wagler:

— 17.9pts
— 5.1rebs
— 4.2ast
— 44.5% FG
— 39.7% 3pt (the UCONN game really hurt this number; he was comfortably over 40)
— 2.38 ast/to
— consensus 2nd AA

Blackwell:

— 19.1pts
— 5.1rebs
— 2.3ast
— 43.0% FG
— 38.9% 3pt
— 1.39 ast/to
— 3rd team All Big Ten

IMO Keaton’s better and it’s not even close. He leads every category outside of points.

Also, keep in mind things like points, assists, rebounds are counting stats — which are heavily influenced by pace. Wisconsin is 143rd in possessions per 40 minutes while Illinois is 306th. Blackwell inevitably has an advantage in that regard.

On Torviks Points Over Replacement metric, Keaton’s 5th in the country (6.5) while Blackwell is 39th (4.9).

Blackwell could absolutely come here and tear it up next season. But he was not better than Keaton this year. No way.
 
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wncillini
Knee brace said:
I just want to say that I love monicals
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I dont want to derail this thread but for those of you more culinary inclined folks, especially if you live outside the area and cant get it any more. Its based off Vito and nicks in Chicago, tastes like a perfectly made monicals pizza.....

Google brian lagerstrom tavern style pizza. Get the recipe. Watch the video. Follow it exactly. Thank me later.

I use to dip my pizza in the leftnover nacho cheese from the breadsticks. Family dipped it in the monicals dressing.

If it gives us good juju to go along with that post I'll make it soon
 
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63 Split
IlliniHardwood said:
My brother said the Monical's in Olney doesn't taste the same as it used to -- it'll never be the same or as good as it was in the strip mall on Rt 130. Regardless, you should've went to Joe's.
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I ate Pizza at Monicals in Olney many times. Always good…course, that was about a 100 years ago.
 
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Serious Late
Any word on where New Mexico's Jake Hall is headed? Has a do not contact tag. He is the kind of sniper from 3 I would love to see us add. 44%, made 117 3s this season. Loved watching him play this year.
 
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Fly Illini Fly!
If they get Robert Wright, OSU would be loading up big time.

Though I’m not sure how Mobley, Wright, Pippen would co-exist.

Already have top 10 recruit Anthony Thompson.

They do need to find the right big guy.
 
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RichieRebel
End of the week and no news either way… I am reading it as there’s a pause on everything until Tomi, Mirk, and Drej announce. This is just strange.
 
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