Tilmon, Goodwin, and Frazier oh my...let's go!
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (July-August 2016)
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Joel Goodson
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Isn't all of St. Louis west of the river?
St. Loo proper, sure. But not the metro area, which is what I was referring to. But thanks for the geography lesson. ;-)
WARD!!! Any idea when Goodwin may make it public and official??
Well there goes my productivity to the day. Goodwin AND Frazier today...? Even just one of the two?
Doubt anything happens today. There have been zero indications that point towards an imminent decision.
I knew what you were getting at.. just couldn't resist.
There does seem to be some barrier there where we've gotten more interest traditionally from the ESL/metro east than from STL itself or the west.
Joel Goodson
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It would be great if we could expand "our" territory there westward. Not suggesting we will or should lock it down, but be more on par with Mizzou and Arkansas. KU and the other big dogs will always be players for the elite kids.
Really hoping Kansas is in with 2018 5 star PFs, leaving the playing field for Gordon less stacked. Same with Ramey.
IllinoisFan733
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Mondays are the new Wednesday. See Tilmon, Jeremiah.
Illinifanatic4ever
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Goodwin reminds me of a little bit shorter version of Nick Anderson at the same age.
I have been thinking the same thing , Goodwin might not be as good from outside . but both just have that "hate to lose "quality Nick was only 6'4 in the NBA so not much size diffrence
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Nick Anderson was 6'6". The majority of the Flying Illini team were in the 6'6" to 6'8" range.
Goodwin has a game more like Serge and Ray Rice....
Nick Anderson was 6'6". The majority of the Flying Illini team were in the 6'6" to 6'8" range.
Goodwin has a game more like Serge and Ray Rice....
I remember watching old Flyin' Illini games and thinking that if you squinted your eyes and blurred the jerseys, they looked like an NBA team. Ridiculous length and explosiveness.
Nick was closer to 6-4. May have been the shortest starter of the Flying Illini.
The listed heights were mostly inaccurate. Illini great Eddie Johnson once said that he was 6-9 in high school, 6-8 at Illinois, and 6-7 in the NBA.
Nick was closer to 6-4. May have been the shortest starter of the Flying Illini.
The listed heights were mostly inaccurate. Illini great Eddie Johnson once said that he was 6-9 in high school, 6-8 at Illinois, and 6-7 in the NBA.
Yeah, Deon Thomas was listed at 6'9" as well, but when you watched him playing against those Michigan teams he was always 2-3" shorter than their 6'9" guys.
sacraig
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5-star kids anywhere are going to be very difficult to pry away from the blue bloods, and St. Louis isn't a whole lot different there. For the rest of them, the areas west of the river are primarily Mizzou territory, so they simply start of less sympathetic to Illinois and we have a longer way to go to make up ground. I'd still like to see us make more inroads, because the really depressing thing is the sheer number of Mizzou fans on the east side of the river. Growing up in that area, it was incredibly obnoxious.
Yeah, Deon Thomas was listed at 6'9" as well, but when you watched him playing against those Michigan teams he was always 2-3" shorter than their 6'9" guys.
Nah! He was just bending his knees so he could jump higher!
Always love the annual point of the summer recruiting period where current recruits are compared to the Flyin' Illini.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
Lol wait til we start asking if legacies like finke or da'monte will walk on to make schollie room for a 5 star
Always love the annual point of the summer recruiting period where current recruits are compared to the Flyin' Illini.
Lol wait til we start asking if legacies like finke or da'monte will walk on to make schollie room for a 5 star
When I watch Da'Monte William play I see pure point guard skills. I'm not at all concerned about his ability to play the point; I am concerned about his motor. I don't think he can get much playing time as an off guard; he doesn't shoot well enough from the outside.
It's a shame he isn't being used as a primary point guard in HS. I realize his HS team doesn't have a lot of height, but watching him play the high post is a real waste of his development. He's the spitting image of his father, imo, a bit more athletic although his outside shooting isn't yet as good. But I think he'll be a point guard in college or a transfer/bust. I'd be surprised if Groce recruited him to be anything but a point. Just for the record, I was one of those that said JCL will never be a point guard (and now believe that more than ever).
More please.
The majority (all but PJ Bowman) were 6'4 to 6'7. I played summer ball with those guys at IMPE. They laughed at their listed heights.
Nick wasn't that great of an outside shooter coming out of H.S. He did most of his damage slashing, especially along the baseline.
Pretty much agree with this. He may be a "combo guard," but he's way more towards the PG side of combo than JCL. Every video I saw of JCL showed an excellent outside shooter, who rarely penetrated to make things happen. Sometimes, these guys develop PG skills, but more often they don't. Da'Monte is a completely different type of player. He thrives on getting into the lane and using his athleticism.
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