Tevo
- Wilmette, IL
"Coach, are you going to have a scholarship open in 2018 for me?"
"Courtney. I can count."
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (July-August 2016)
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"Coach, are you going to have a scholarship open in 2018 for me?"
"Courtney. I can count."
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fwiw, I agree 100%. I look for him to have a mind-blowing senior season at Thornton. I imagine Tai Streets will give him the keys and let him do his thing. And if he can't get into college, there's always the And1 tour.
Their experts obviously knew everyone wanted to say: "Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!"
Even though it gives away my age I thought this was funny.
Tevo
- Wilmette, IL
LOL. Your talking about a kid that has played one season, most of it out of position and using the term STILL? Are we to assume you have seen him recently going up against other bigs?
I may be wrong, but I predict
TJL will STILL need to improve after his freshman year.
Tilmon will STILL need to improve after his freshman year.
TFrazier will STILL need to get stronger after his freshman year.
In terms of college coach longevity, a single season is significant. But yes, I expect Finke will improve. The OP, however, commented that he's happy with Mav's progress, which in my opinion amounts to a grand total of 3 good months of basketball. If three solid months is enough to claim the coaches have done an "excellent job" developing Mav, then pointing out that Finke looked equally lost at the end of the season as he did in the beginning seems fair, too.
The bottom line, for me, is that absolutely nothing is settled in terms of our staff's ability to develop players or teach effective team play. Recruiting appears to be getting back on track (and thank GOD for that), but there's a long way to go. And the sky is blue and water is wet...
LincolnIlliniFan
- Lincoln, IL
OK, now take the IL trivial contest to see if you have been paying attention.
1. What MLB team hat did JCL wear during his OV?
2. When JFG went to South Bend to pick up DJax and his buddie, what type of vehicle did Groce drive?
3. Prior to LaLu what HS did JCL attend? a give me.
4. What airport were Evans and his Mom diverted to on way to OV?
5. What is JCL's little brother Isaiah's nickname??
6. What does LeRon Black's Mom do for a living?
7. What HS did the infamous cheerleader go to that tweeted TF during his visit last weekend?
8. What college did JFG's wife graduate from?
9. Who is the best ping pong player on the UI team/.staff?
10. Where did JCL's DAD go to HS??
Have fun.:
Bonus question--What police force does DPaul's Dad work for??
1) Cleveland Indians? No idea
2) Believe it was a Buicke Enclave
3) Cathedral High School
4) O'Hare I believe
5) Zeke
6) Teacher
7) No idea (creepy, if you do know it)
8) Indiana
9) Adam Fletcher
10) No idea
Bonus: Buffalo Grove
Assume this is unofficial.....
Foggy Notion
- San Francisco
For some reason I remember Sebastian telfair being a massive hype train. Obviously that didn't pan out. But I'm guessing at the time he would've been considered a "6 star" if you wil.
LincolnIlliniFan
- Lincoln, IL
Double Bonus Question: What movie did JFG rent for Djax to watch on the way back from Indy?
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
Moses Malone (RIP) Never saw him in high school, but he transitioned quite well, ABA all star as a rookie, straight out of high school.
TheSecretWeapon
- ILLINI NATION!
Obviously its impossible for me to watch all the 209 ranked ahead of Pickett, but no way in hell there is 209 players better than him in the country.
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
Risky Business?
OK, now take the IL trivial contest to see if you have been paying attention.
1. What MLB team hat did JCL wear during his OV?
2. When JFG went to South Bend to pick up DJax and his buddie, what type of vehicle did Groce drive?
3. Prior to LaLu what HS did JCL attend? a give me.
4. What airport were Evans and his Mom diverted to on way to OV?
5. What is JCL's little brother Isaiah's nickname??
6. What does LeRon Black's Mom do for a living?
7. What HS did the infamous cheerleader go to that tweeted TF during his visit last weekend?
8. What college did JFG's wife graduate from?
9. Who is the best ping pong player on the UI team/.staff?
10. Where did JCL's DAD go to HS??
Have fun.:
Bonus question--What police force does DPaul's Dad work for??
1. LA Dodgers ...looks like all other questions were answered.
Triple Bonus Question:
Elijah Thomas was excited about a clothing store on campus....what store was it??
Elijah Thomas was excited about a clothing store on campus....what store was it??
MrOizo
- Chicago
That was the only answer I knew for sure...
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Risky Business?
Well played :thumb:
Epsilon
M tipping over
- Pdx
I'd tend to agree but to put it in perspective, each team has to replace about 3 players per year, on (very rough) average, simply based on roster size / 4 grade levels. Of course it's a lot more complicated than that, but that's a ballpark estimate of 89*3 = 267 recruits to P7 schools (yes I included the Big East and A10). So this at least confirms that anyone at about 250 or better is a good enough player to be recruited to a P7 school, and that's still a pretty good player imho.
robertgoulet
IL Board Resident Crooner
- Austin, TX
Had a decent NBA career, so I think it's safe to say he would have been a very good+ college player.
Any news regarding an Official Visit from Jacob Epperson who now attends LaLu? 
Any news regarding an Official Visit from Jacob Epperson who now attends LaLu?
Surprised/excited to see him at #58 in the updated Scout rankings. He'd be a huge get, even though he's got a Tisdale build currently. Hopefully the La Lu connection pays off.
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