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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Imagine having a team that thrives on positionless basketball only to have fans fret over tagging each player with a position.
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    Illini Basketball

    Saying the goal is to value an entire season is open to interpretation. I value high ceiling, development, exposure, and end game success (Elite 8+) over easy early wins and consistent but ultimately capped veterans taking down a conference championship and losing in the round of 32.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Most likely some of us see it coming. Those that trust what we've seen from Brad and staff, in line with several other late "surprises" of the past few years.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Good find! 1 of those teams was not like the other...
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    Illini Basketball

    This is really nice work! Constructively, in my opinion the NCAA tournament is slightly underrated. Also, NBA draft picks could be considered with values for Lottery, 1st round, 2nd round as NBA development/readiness is a consideration when looking at the program as a whole.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    KJ 2nd year (in the US): 42.3%
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    The cool thing, is whichever comparison you like better, we get a 2nd year version!
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Or the Wembayama program.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    An abnormally skinny 18yo (at the time) 5'10" who played full court basketball 3-4 hrs per day. Without professional trainers and training table. There is absolutely nothing controversial or even particularly difficult about what I said.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    15lbs of muscle is not a big ask at all. Honestly it should be the minimum given Z's aspirations and resources being thrown his way. Speaking from personal experience on the lean weight gain.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    I agree..offense is set. Defense is the worry. 2- Not too worried about the PG position on offense when we have Mirk as a point forward also. 4-- Honestly I thought we handled them OK IF they werent constantly bailed out by the refs. The problem of course is when they are bailed out. The NCAA...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Proven winner with size, some burst and shot 51% and 42% at high volume from 3 his Jr and Sr yr, respectively. High potential I'd say.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Just scout the walk-ons from the football team. :cool:
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Just a slight tweak as IMO T and Z play together more often, and Morillo is a 3-4 combo-forward: Vaaks (30) / Blackwell (5) / Coleman (5) Blackwell (25) / Coleman (10) / Andrej (5) Andrej (25) / Davis (10) / Morillo (5) Mirk (30) / Morillo (5) / Tomi (5) Tomi (22) / Z (18)
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    At what point do P4 universities with more talent than can play develop "feeder" relationships with other schools? So let's say you have 2-4 red shirts or talented players buried at 12-15 on the depth chart. Those players go to a mid-major with a similar coaching philosophy to gain PT and the...
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