Well I see dead people, so it would be okay if you heard things I suppose.
Haha what a classic movie.....
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (March 2018)
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Haha what a classic movie.....
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Stylin' and Profilin'
If half these transfer rumors turn out to be true, the staff will need to pull a serious rabbit out of the hat recruiting, otherwise next year might be even more fan-testing than this year. You never know, I guess. Maybe addition by subtraction but you have to have some bench, right?
Smith has handled his departure with class in interviews, so I wish him no ill will. Maybe the departure is mutual and the no restrictions is a favor for keeping it under wraps that Underwood wasn't begging him to stay, which would be terrible optics. And he may have seen the writing on the wall with Frazier's emergence and Ayo coming in....I hope his next coach teaches him how to use his peripheral vision so he isn't always turning his head and getting alley-opped on.
Unfortunate the stuff I'm seeing about his dad being almost Lavar Ball-esque. If it's indeed true, it may be a blessing for the program as a whole. I usually think of guys who played baseball growing up to be toughened up to a little bit of failure, but Smith was primarily a pitcher and only got that offer to Mizzou because he lit up a radar gun when he was 15.....he didn't even play in high school as a junior or senior once his elbow was injured....This season may literally be the first time he has ever failed at anything.
I can't imagine Black leaving for his last year...I mean what grad program would another school have that UI wouldn't have. If he wants to play professionally, then I guess more power to him, but I'd think that he would rather showcase his skills here than play in some foreign professional league.
All in all though, we weren't any good this year. I truly don't believe anyone outside of Frazier is irreplaceable. Id rather keep Lucas and his pain in the rear defense than Smith if he can make some better decisions and accepts a role as a likely bench player who is going to get 20 minutes a night. Kipper is frustrating as all heck but if made better decisions, he'd be tough to replace. An I think all the other Freshman have their best basketball in front of them.
Oh well, at least there is some action on this board....it got pretty slow there for a while.
Unfortunate the stuff I'm seeing about his dad being almost Lavar Ball-esque. If it's indeed true, it may be a blessing for the program as a whole. I usually think of guys who played baseball growing up to be toughened up to a little bit of failure, but Smith was primarily a pitcher and only got that offer to Mizzou because he lit up a radar gun when he was 15.....he didn't even play in high school as a junior or senior once his elbow was injured....This season may literally be the first time he has ever failed at anything.
I can't imagine Black leaving for his last year...I mean what grad program would another school have that UI wouldn't have. If he wants to play professionally, then I guess more power to him, but I'd think that he would rather showcase his skills here than play in some foreign professional league.
All in all though, we weren't any good this year. I truly don't believe anyone outside of Frazier is irreplaceable. Id rather keep Lucas and his pain in the rear defense than Smith if he can make some better decisions and accepts a role as a likely bench player who is going to get 20 minutes a night. Kipper is frustrating as all heck but if made better decisions, he'd be tough to replace. An I think all the other Freshman have their best basketball in front of them.
Oh well, at least there is some action on this board....it got pretty slow there for a while.
You are correct. Langford only had them in his original list of 7.It was Ramey and Anfernee Simons that had committed and then de-committed after the FBI sting.
This ^^^^, I mentioned this as well in the argument for Ramey still wanting to come here and Ayo not being a deterrent against it. Simons and him signed, why don't Ayo and him?
I think the correlation may have more weight than others in regards to Ramey possibly coming here. 7-40 Simons/Ramey or 27-40 Ayo/Ramey ranking comparision from 24/7.
Antun Maricevic 6-10 240....get him very mobile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYPiMvY0DhU
1:40 mark!
He is ranked 16th and Marlon Taylor is 17th....Trice is#56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYPiMvY0DhU
1:40 mark!
He is ranked 16th and Marlon Taylor is 17th....Trice is#56
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mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Not sure if he has much range on his jumper, but he has serious low-block game and good footwork.
While Loyola is having a really good season, you realize they were just 18-14 last year and 15-17 the season before that, so to say they are in a better place lately than Illinois, especially considering they play in a much weaker conference, is probably a stretch.
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The difference is that in addition to Ayo, Illinois has a stud freshman playing PG already in Frazier.
So it's not just a matter of Ayo scaring him off. It's the combination of Ayo and Frazier.
If Ramey wants to be "the man" with the ball in his hands, Illinois probably isn't the ideal fit.
Where r people getting Vesel to transfer. In post-B10 tourney interview he said he was going to spend a lot of time in the weight room.
I think Kipper will stick with it, why sit another year just to have a senior season left.
I think Kipper will stick with it, why sit another year just to have a senior season left.
BlindLoyalty
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This article in the Dayton Daily News today states that a Cunningham grad transfer is not going to happen.
Monday, March 05, 2018
"Dayton Flyers forward Josh Cunningham would be a senior this season if he had stayed at Bradley. He won’t graduate until next year, he said Saturday, so fans worrying he might take advantage of the grad transfer rule can breathe easy."
I wouldn't exactly say he's Illinois bound, but if he transfers id say we're at the top of the list. His relationships with Ayo, Monte and Chin and a chance to play Big 10 basketball is appealing.
Wait we need a replacement for Vesel, based on his PT any player would automatically qualify right?:thumb:
Who's to say he would have been the man in L-Ville, I mean he signed with someone ranked almost 40 spots ahead of him?
Not sure that matters, I do believe he wants to go to a "it" school possibly and that would take ILLINI out of the picture, I am sure any set of players would not though?
We already have/had that with Finke, how did that work out. I would love for us to have his skill set near the basket, plus he looks like a + passer.
6-9" Wyatt Walker Samford...outstanding passer big man!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkc1vCmcUus&t=133s
Grad transfer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkc1vCmcUus&t=133s
Grad transfer
I did not know this. That is astounding.
Your final remark is something I'm going to start taking to heart.
I assume you think Vessel and Black are locks to leave (with Black probably going pro in Europe).
Very interesting. That approach seems very at odds with Illinois' ideal of the student athlete.
I don't see any way that would be acceptable at Illinois.
sdfidaho
- Boise, Idaho
I'm confused.....
You're not the only one
Antun Maricevic 6-10 240....get him very mobile.
A poster questioned his outside shot...we don't need another Finke we need some inside, or at the least mobile inside players. Finke is not that.
Kramer116
- Chicago
Sounds like we will find out about Black tonight or tomorrow for sure one way or another.
Kramer - what does your gut say???
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