Lucy727
- Des Plaines, Il
May try it. I just follow the Beer Cats on twitter; they let me know about all kinds of craft beers.
https://twitter.com/CatsOnTap
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (April 2017)
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May try it. I just follow the Beer Cats on twitter; they let me know about all kinds of craft beers.
https://twitter.com/CatsOnTap
Illiini
- In the land of the Nittany Lion
Captain Bubbles
- Fairfield, IL
Piper reports a single hat in a bag has been placed on the table.
Dan
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Got a new thread for the leadup/buildup to the big announcement.
Mark Smith Announcement Thread-
http://www.illinoisloyalty.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=23821
Mark Smith Announcement Thread-
http://www.illinoisloyalty.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=23821
So if Mark Smith picks Illinois, and Tilmon rerecommits to Illinois does S&C have to apologize to Walker in person?
You're feeling cocky.very
Cash money!!!
Yes!!!!!
davesworld
- Athens
Update the Scholarship Grid Thread. Congrats Mark!
https://twitter.com/_Trentfrazier1
Trents not taking any time to post stuff, He is DEE all over again
Trents not taking any time to post stuff, He is DEE all over again
Big Win for Coach Underwood! Now he needs to translate this to wins on the floor.
Welcome to the illini Mark, officially
Great job by BU & staff
Great job by BU & staff
Ready for some S&C positivity gang?
So, I stand by what I said about Smith earlier. He's obviously a terrific player, but expecting him to be much better than where he's rated is bad and unfair to him. It's a low-percentage proposition.
HOWEVER, we don't just have Smith, we also have Frazier and Da'Monte, two other guys with similar attributes, all of whom with a lot of athleticism and upside, who are good fits for a system that will hopefully be very well coached.
Each is below 50/50 odds of blowing up over way their rankings, because that's how it works. But those odds compound when you stack recruits of that quality. So the chances that ONE of them is a four-year all-conference type stud is probably well better than a coin-flip.
Honestly, I feel like we're getting a second chance at that DJ, BP3 and JoeBert class. Those kids were great players and didn't get the help or the coaching they deserved. That should have been a memorable era of Illini Basketball.
We've got the right people in place now. Let's go get 'em!
So, I stand by what I said about Smith earlier. He's obviously a terrific player, but expecting him to be much better than where he's rated is bad and unfair to him. It's a low-percentage proposition.
HOWEVER, we don't just have Smith, we also have Frazier and Da'Monte, two other guys with similar attributes, all of whom with a lot of athleticism and upside, who are good fits for a system that will hopefully be very well coached.
Each is below 50/50 odds of blowing up over way their rankings, because that's how it works. But those odds compound when you stack recruits of that quality. So the chances that ONE of them is a four-year all-conference type stud is probably well better than a coin-flip.
Honestly, I feel like we're getting a second chance at that DJ, BP3 and JoeBert class. Those kids were great players and didn't get the help or the coaching they deserved. That should have been a memorable era of Illini Basketball.
We've got the right people in place now. Let's go get 'em!
Biggest recruiting victory for Illini in a long time when you look at where the program is at and the new coaching situation. I think this was huge for BU in creating a positive vibe for the program in the state. With Tilman making no noise on where he is going maybe this gets him to reconsider. Very positive vibe for the program arrow going in the right direction
Congrats to Mark and his family on becoming part of the Illini family!!!
PS:
* Cups can be removed now!
* Happy birthday, FiveStar!!
* Happy anniversary, Kathy!!!
PS:
* Cups can be removed now!
* Happy birthday, FiveStar!!
* Happy anniversary, Kathy!!!
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