Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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HailtotheChief
PleaseMakeABowlGame said:
He’s not that piece because he’s the backup and not the starter. In most cases he won’t even play half the game, which minimizes his “rim protector” value.

Our starter at the 5 is a very mediocre rim protector.
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In tight games our rotation will tighten up. Its likely to be 7 or 8 guys and when Tomi sits it will likely be Z for those 10 to 15 minutes and when Mirk sits it will be a lot of Z too. Z will play the 6th most minutes would be my guess, then Jake. Thats plenty to have an impact defensively at the basket. He did that last year with Ben here and he is obviously gone.
 
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HailtotheChief
Fly Illini Fly! said:
Our #9thMan is literally a top 50 recruit:

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For me what guys are ranked doesnt indicate where we may be thin. We are very deep at the 2/3 and guys are ranked and skilled. Were we lack depth and size with the scare of Mirk's foot is at the 4. We dont have anyone like Ben or 75% of Mirk on this roster. We have Z and a bunch if 6'6"-7" guys around 215 lbs. We dont have anyone like Ben or Georgi B to back up Mirk. Id love a 150ish guy like Georgi instead of one of our 6'6" higher ranked threes that coming off the bench. That may be nit picking but really the inly thing i dont like about our roster and that was prior to Mirk getting hurt.
 
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RollChief
HailtotheChief said:
For me what guys are ranked doesnt indicate where we may be thin. We are very deep at the 2/3 and guys are ranked and skilled. Were we lack depth and size with the scare of Mirk's foot is at the 4. We dont have anyone like Ben or 75% of Mirk on this roster. We have Z and a bunch if 6'6"-7" guys around 215 lbs. We dont have anyone like Ben or Georgi B to back up Mirk. Id love a 150ish guy like Georgi instead of one of our 6'6" higher ranked threes that coming off the bench. That may be nit picking but really the inly thing i dont like about our roster and that was prior to Mirk getting hurt.
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I don't think you'll see it in the starting lineup but if Mirk misses playing time, we'll probably see a lot more twin towers, especially situationally if we're dealing with an opposing front court that plays two 6'9"+ guys.
 
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HailtotheChief
RollChief said:
I don't think you'll see it in the starting lineup but if Mirk misses playing time, we'll probably see a lot more twin towers, especially situationally if we're dealing with an opposing front court that plays two 6'9"+ guys.
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Yep, kinda why i was hoping for a guy like Ben or Georgi B instead of another 3 but hopefully Mirk heals and one of the 6'7" guys has an inner Kenny Norman and can battle at the 4 if needed.
 
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By Giorgi, will it never end?
 
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