Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[Emerson Bigguns]

Not much talk about the shift from Europe. Obviously there are some (ongoing) legal conversations but our pivot this years seems notable and a topic of conversation. What are folks thinking?

We were ahead of the curve over there, but I think the secret is out. It’s less of a value proposition to spend a bunch of time over there than it was.
I’d guess a combo of increased competition for those players, and increased resources at home to land big time American kids.
I’m not sure it’s necessarily a pivot… The strategy has always been to get the best players you can, whether they are home or abroad.
Having recent post-season success gets you into living rooms you wouldn’t have been invited into previously.

 

[wc_illini]

Note: the below ignores overtime

They played 100 minutes together and were +45. They played the most against Wisconsin (+6 in 22min), Nebraska (+8 in 12min), and MSU (+/- 0 in 10.5min). Michigan (-9 in 2:49) and Rutgers (-5 in 1:41) were their only bad games.

View attachment 51285

I couldn't get another edit in before it locked. They played 2 more minutes together in overtime and were -1 in those, but that doesn't really change the analysis.

 

[March2TheArch]

I couldn't get another edit in before it locked. They played 2 more minutes together in overtime and were -1 in those, but that doesn't really change the analysis.

All I want for Xmas is a healthy Mirk.

 

[NarrowJ]

Note: the below ignores overtime

They played 100 minutes together and were +45. They played the most against Wisconsin (+6 in 22min), Nebraska (+8 in 12min), and MSU (+/- 0 in 10.5min). Michigan (-9 in 2:49) and Rutgers (-5 in 1:41) were their only bad games.

View attachment 51285

Appreciate you grabbing this, I'm hoping we can figure out how to play them together more this year so this is cool to look at.

So that's +18 per 40 minutes?

Noting that +13 vs Jackson St means vs power conf teams we're talking +32 in 90 minutes which is more like +14 per 40 minutes.

Michigan and Rutgers wasn't having it, it appears.

Seems they actually did pretty well vs two teams that spread you out / everybody's a shooter.

All small sample sizes here but I still have fun overanalyzing it lol.