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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    I'm aware. That doesn't mean it's good for the game. I am no fan of this revolving door of players. I'd much rather see Dee and Deron develop, or Chris Gandy and Warren Carter really become something their Sr year. These past few years it has been, you need to be instantly good or we'll get a...
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    Coaching Carousel (Basketball)

    as if there was any other choices
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    I may be in the minority, but when is this 5 years crap over. Part of the reason Jay Wright said you can't roll out Fr. against grown men is these guys are 23-25 years old now. I'm so ready to go back to 4 years of eligibility.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    he played his Fr year at Parkland. D2 to the Big 10 is an awfully big jump. His stats are great 21.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 3.1 apg, 47.2% FG, 44.7% 3pt, 90.8% FT But again, I would expect many D1 guys to rack up stats like that against D2 competition.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    see now I like this guy more than Davis in almost every way. 2 years as a starter, averaging double digit points, career 45% from 3 on 287 attempts, more rebounds, more assists. I never expect a guy to step up in competition and continue to shoot at the same percentage. But when you're...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    based on what? In 944 minutes of game play, he took 46 FTs. For comparison, in 1,023 minutes, Terrence Shannon took 260 FTs. Granted, Terrence gets more FTs than most, but that is 0.25 FTs/min vs 0.05 FTs/min. Marcus Domask shot 0.12 FTs/min. Davis is a jump shooter only. I look at him and say...
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    3/24 Games Thread

    I will be perfectly fine if my previous post jinxed Houston.
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    3/24 Games Thread

    This has become one of the chalkiest tournaments of all time. All four 1 seeds make the Sweet 16, all four 2 seeds, two 3 seeds, two 4 seeds, two 5 seeds, one 6 seed, and the one real outlier an 11 seed. 75% chalk, 12.5% one step away from chalk, and then 6.25% not expected, 6.25% underdog...
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    3/24 Games Thread

    Well if Purdue just gets to shove people around, they're going a long way this year.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Crews already committed. I'm much more interested in the P6 guys that will enter the portal after the tourney than a bunch of guys at mid and low majors. You can definitely find the next Dalton Knecht from a Mid/Low, but your odds of success are much higher with a guy who has already proven it...
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Duquesne

    You know coach, not only does emptying your bench protect your players, but it also gives your bench guys a thrill. Let's do that.
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    Coaching Carousel (Basketball)

    Dusty May owes Penny Hardaway and Matt Painter a fruit basket. I don't think May would be getting this job if Memphis didn't choke away a game in the first round last year, or if Purdue could have beaten a 16 seed.
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    Coaching Carousel (Basketball)

    I don't know about John Groce, but I wouldn't be thrilled if I were Louisville. With Groce, what annoyed me was he had never finished better than 3rd in the MAC. The beauty of the NCAA tournament is anything can happen. Making the Sweet 16 didn't make him magically a great coach. With Dusty...
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    3/22 Games Thread

    I think I picked James Madison in every bracket. 2 reasons: 1. I think James Madison is a good teams 2. Wisconsin looked completely disinterested in the selection show. Didn't think they'd bring the A game.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    There's only one man I want from Providence and his name rhymes with Schryce Schopkins. Though Kim English as an assistant would also be acceptable.