What you shared above and then again in this post is along the lines of what I heard as well. Dee was in a bad place, as is expected going through that type of situation. As I said, I only had a small bit of knowledge, so you clearly have even more inside information on this than I. I knew he was struggling, and I knew he made some stupid decisions. The problem was, as the poor decisions racked up, and some of them became more and more serious, it turned into a problem.
None of my post was meant to drag Dee through the mud. I've met him many times, I lived a few doors down from him in college. He is a great guy. He was the face of our University for a few precious years. He was amazing to the community and to the fans and kids. I want him back in the athletic department as bad as anyone. From what it sounds like, he is back on the right track and I hope he is able to get back into coaching soon.
My guess is combes and/or TCTORNADO are probably there, sporting their Illini gear and being honed in on his recruitment like flies on garbage. Hope the visit is going well for the young man.
Some recent Zion Griffin footage. Reminds me of Kipper. High motor.
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This is Corey Evans, who isn't known for always being correct on Illini predictions, but it does indicate that things with Ayo may not be as 'in the bag' as many here-- and on other boards -- want to believe. It's interesting that people connected with Xavier and Illinois both tend to think they're way in front with him.
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Some recent Zion Griffin footage. Reminds me of Kipper. High motor.
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[FONT="]Derek Piper @DPiperScout 32m32 minutes ago [/FONT]High-priority #Illini big man target Colin Castleton tells me his OV to Champaign will be Sept. 1-3. OV at Xavier scheduled Sept. 15-17.
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[FONT="]CONFERENCE CALL: Who is set up for big fall on hoops recruiting trail? @CoreyEvans_10 goes conference by conference: http://rvls.co/ConferenceCall[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
This is Corey Evans, who isn't known for always being correct on Illini predictions, but it does indicate that things with Ayo may not be as 'in the bag' as many here-- and on other boards -- want to believe. It's interesting that people connected with Xavier and Illinois both tend to think they're way in front with him.
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This is Corey Evans, who isn't known for always being correct on Illini predictions, but it does indicate that things with Ayo may not be as 'in the bag' as many here-- and on other boards -- want to believe. It's interesting that people connected with Xavier and Illinois both tend to think they're way in front with him.
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Would anyone here trade places with Xavier? No doubt they've got a shot at landing Ayo and anything can happen, but we are in a better position.
Starting to think I'd rather have this guy than THT. The athleticism can't be taught. He's still raw and has a ton of room to improve offensively skill wise and his defensive potential is yuge.
Then Underwood is the guy for him. Curious to see how he molds Frazier in the same respect.Needs a coach that will ride him on that
Some recent Zion Griffin footage. Reminds me of Kipper. High motor.
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Lot to like in the vid, but I don't think I saw him go to his right, like nearly, almost, once. But not actually. Even when it was open.
Needs a coach that will ride him on that, because that changes his ceiling a ton, and won't fly in the BIG. I've heard coaches say that is fixable, and I'm sure we wouldn't be offering if it wasn't. Lot of potential, and his body looks farther along than most.