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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    I see you are getting familiar with Misko experience. Think guy like Rich Paul is NBA, he only wishes he's as big as Misko is in Europe. To add insult to injury, he usually represents biggest and most talented kids from Europe. He has stranglehold on that market especially on Balkan area but...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Him and Jelavic in Mega were both really complementary to each other game. Jovic kinda fit SEC style with his physicality but ultimately he fits that profile as bench big who rebounds and does the dirty work. Jelavic was always more of a finesse big who can really shoot it but he never got the...
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    Illinois 71, Iowa 59 Postgame

    You dont have an idea how into this game people were over here, even though game ran until 2 AM. Whole Balkan was behind these guys
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    tbh Avdalas was like that in Europe as well. He has flashes like he did in that one game that ran all the hype behind him, even mocked him early as sure fire first round pick, but he was never consistent enough to keep it for longer stretches. Lots of potential but ultimately a big tease because...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    While i understand the appeal, Dimitrijevic is IMO nowhere ready for any kind of basketball which is close to level Big 10 is. I dont think he has good motor or is self motivated to fit into your team "culture". He's pretty laidback and can come across uninterested about basketball but he has...
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    Illinois 78, Nebraska 69 Postgame

    Idk about Tomi and Mirkovic but Z is the guy if you wanna have fun night out. Stojakovic is also giving same vibes when it comes to that. That video of David already went viral over here, but he obviously chirped with that fan on his native language assuming fan knew it as well. He hit him with...
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    Illinois 88, Purdue 82 Postgame

    You could see he had some words for that Purdue that talked trash early on. https://streamable.com/67s21i
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    Illinois 87, UT Rio Grande Valley 73 Postgame

    I dont think being tough on him or coaching him hard will be an issue for David, but me personally would like if Brad kept that same energy when it comes to Wagler too. He seems like cant do wrong in his book but both eye test and stats proving otherwise. Yet only one of them gets ripped every...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    I dont think he is in position to ask to start but he's been in talks with several schools already, hard to get grasp where he's leaning. Different roles/money/approach.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Well, Petrovic is like 3 years older than him. Radunovic is younger than even Mirkovic so it seems like he still has room to grow. His game is more power than finesse based right now because he can rely on his athleticism to get advantage in Europe while he will need some skill refining at this...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Told ya about Suigo going to Mega like 2 months ago :D But its a loan from Milano, his agent will handle business from there. He will get featured in ABA league and tested in one of the best leagues in Europe. Think that list is about to grow bigger than Big Ten. This is also a nice wing...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    I dont think he leaves Europe until after next season, he is effectively HS senior next year and his next stop will likely be former Petrovic team, Mega.
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    Illini Basketball 2025-2026

    Underwood So, this is probably one od hottest places to be in Europe if you’re either coach or executive because it provides amazing opportunity for networking and laying ground & making deals for future. Few years ago, Calipari went there and few weeks after that Big Z commited to Kentucky...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    He'd likely need a ball to be effective and useful while results of him having the ball would be at best inconsistent. You'd get flashes of brilliance with some boneheaded turnovers and shot selection so for team like yours, i think he wouldnt really excel there. Important thing for most young...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    There were always hype around Avdalas but right now, he is very much a project. They basically pronounced him as "Greek Luka" which is a stretch considering their timelines and game. For every good thing he does, there is always "but". And there are plenty of "but's" to go around and probably...
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