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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (January-February 2018)

    What a bizarre way to spin this to fit a made up narrative. They were there to see Gordon not Ramey regardless of what was reported.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (January-February 2018)

    They weren't there to see Ramey lol. Goodwin is the one expelled but he's currently appealing it hence him still playing.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (January-February 2018)

    No. Illinois has little interest in Ramey not because he isn't a very good player but because what we have now and coming in. On Gordon there's a lot of conflicting information whether he signed or not. Allegedly he did as there was a ceremony for it with a pic of him "signing". Keep in mind...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (January-February 2018)

    One guy is an outlier not the norm. I can name drop 9 counter examples in about thirty seconds. Its going to take top Illinois talent to get us back. These kids were 2 years old the last time Illinois was a GOOD program.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (January-February 2018)

    Not really. It's not a coincidence our 2 best signees came from the state and Tht wanted to. If it was about p.t. Castelton or Herard would be coming here. First step in rebuilding Illinois will always start with regional strength. You're seeing first hand how worthless national ties are when...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (January-February 2018)

    He was. He had to in case he decided to come to Illinois. It just doesn't matter if he drops out before attending a class eligibility wise. That's nothing new nor is it even debatable. He was enrolled. Personally I think this kid is a headache.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2017)

    Pretty sure he uses excerpts from multiple dictator speeches. Not positive though.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2017)

    This bouncing all around would make Slackster proud. 1. Where did I call us the leader? 2. EJ and Okoro are the same tier of talent and thus we will face similar competition. If you want to wave the white flag on Whitney might as well do the same for all of them. 3. If you want to stick...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2017)

    Nick Irvin doesn't need to deliver anything. Honestly your initial reasoning appeared angled at concern for depth ahead of him and you seem to be moving the goalposts. We will have to beat out other very good schools for any of the 3 targets. We have a good chance with each.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2017)

    Uh, what? We desperately need a wing in that class. We needed one in 2018 and any we get now isn't going to scare off Whitney.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2017)

    Mario McKinney is an absolute stud. Guys just raving about his performance against Whitney Young on twitter. Definite high major player. Had 33 points shooting 12/18 from the field to go along with 7 rebounds.. Explosive guard... Very bouncy.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2017)

    EJ is a stud. Top 50 talent but smooth players often go unnoticed a bit longer. He's a perfect fit for what we need in a big. We need to get him on campus. I know he's been to MIZ at least twice since Martin arrived. Hopefully Underwood is wanting to bring him for a big time game where...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2017)

    I think team loaded is who Landers Nolley played for too?
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2017)

    Same. When did interest from Wisconsin or Northwestern make it an uphill battle? THT should have put some Northwestern fans in their place and when is the last time Wisconsin beat Illinois on a priority Illinois target? Even under Bo. As far as Michigan is concerned they already had to crean a...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2017)

    Illinois is very interested.