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    The Final Four

    Kansas will win against Villanova. And DUKE will DUNK N.Carolina. If I am Duke, I would pressure their guards in the second half to the end of the game. And get (AJ the ball off of cutting off behind Williams screens. The guards for North Carolina, cannot shoot the 3. relatively well - So North...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    TERRANCE SHANNON your table is set to FEAST & ENJOY.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Most 4yr. Universities; accept 60 credit (hrs). From the individual/players post sophomore years and in JUNIOR college level the players must have an Associate degree. If so, TERRANCE Shannon Jr. at ILLINOIS is a strong possibility to getting the requisite number of credits to graduate in 2023...
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    Illini Basketball

    Zach Edey is strong and an intimidating force in the middle. Question is that he will look to improve his NBA skills at another BIG 12 team rather than Purdue.
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    Illini Basketball

    To El Gran/ if you were hoping last season was in related to the injuries and not low volume in scoring the ball and players that could learn and develop with the senior laden team. Then why? spin right quickly off of the injuries being apart of the season that has not even started. Again, I...
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    Terry Hawthorne joins Arkansas staff

    Terry Hawthorne is a solid young man and though he wasn't able to recruit (out of state) and in the trenches, with his passion and professional (x-perience), his hardworking attitude and being largely a mentor and player developer, he worked well with BRET and the staff. He had developed and...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Flying ILLINI. Right BRAD.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    YOHAN TRAORE could do his thing at FORWARD POSITION for the newly FLYERS who are bigger, stronger and defensively raring to FIRE & BLAZE a new trail.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Again did the coaches at Milwaukee take his commitment just to be adding a piece or did they recruit him knowing how and what's the strengths to make him a better player and person going forward. I saw a few of their games and their (guards) were controlling the ball and they had another 5 star...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    If SAMBA could come back would he be better than BENJAMIN verdonk. hmmmmmm I wonder.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    What I am saying, is that Samba Kane and Alan Griffin were on track to be BIG players that (definitely), this current team didn't have. Alan Griffin was a guard/forward, at 6'6 range could guard bigger guards....and score in the post as well on the perimeter. Griffin transferred to Syracuse...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    YOHAN TRAORE could be that dominant FORCE to make the ILLINI FLY through the trenches and SCORE A FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Samba Kane/Brandon Lieb. Alan Griffin, Adam Miller, Andre Curbelo and Giorgi Brezzy this team would have won the BIG TEN. The ILLINI coaching staff would not have to scramble and rely off of players who were hurt/ or Damonte playing out of position and TRENT/PLUMMER - Not the answers...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Regardless; of his injury, but how it effects his ability to drive endlessly and play stifling defense will determine what position he plays and where he lands. He looks to beat his man consistently off the dribble and he is pretty good in the pick and roll OFFENSE. CURBELO, remember Guys- was...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Can CURBELO, improve his 3 point shooting, playing the PG, starting with a lineup that features a True (KOFI) dominant big will present less double teams, because we will have shooters left and right (EPPS, Luke GOODE- can move inside and post; because he has a strong Body and basketball I.Q. to...