Kid plays with attitude and swagger....maybe not everyone's cup of tea.Jerrance doing work.
Pulling a top 100 kid from Durham can't be easy. Looks like he wasn't really recruited by Duke/UNC or even NC State or Wake Forest.
Kid plays with attitude and swagger....maybe not everyone's cup of tea.Jerrance doing work.
Pulling a top 100 kid from Durham can't be easy. Looks like he wasn't really recruited by Duke/UNC or even NC State or Wake Forest.
I was going to say something to this effect. Very well put. I was thinking Georgie had a very nice year in a smaller role this season. His defense has gotten much better since his freshman year certainly as well.This is really a bad take.
It's really....amazing, if you will.....how some posters can just create their own narrative concerning some players.
Does Giorgi leaving really pass the eye test? Have you been watching the relationship he's created with Kofi? I'm certainly not asserting that he wouldn't leave, but why create some story about him needing a "fresh start" because of the last two years?
Did you not watch any of his interviews this year? He knew when Kofi came last year his role would change, and he embraced it. If he wanted a "fresh start", why wouldn't he leave then?
He's only digressed statistically because of being forced into a new role. His defense has improved, and he got zero respect from refs compared to Kofi. I also guarantee you he has helped Kofi with his footwork around the basket tremendously.
Again, I'm not saying he won't, or wouldn't, leave, but this take is completely backwards. Every single thing I've read or watched about Giorgi over the last year is absolutely smothered in smiles, happiness, and joy. He is a unicorn personality when it comes to dealing with difficulties and troubles, and he brings that into everyone he is around.
I expect him back, and don't be even a little surprised when Kofi comes back and mentions his relationship (roommate) with Giorgi as part of his thought process in the decision.
That whole recruiting class was a mess. I mean it ended up decent, but Weber made so many poor decisions. He didn't pursue Evan Turner until late. Never seriously pursued the guys that Purdue grabbed, namely Hummel and Moore, and basically allowed himself to be hostage to the drama around the Gordon and Rose recruitments. No offense to Tisdale and Cole, but a class of McCamey, Turner, Moore, and Hummel would've more than made up for losing Gordon.I thought Eric Gordon, Weber and Illini never recovered after the fiasco.
Can’t forget Quentin Snider
highlights make him look like an already proven version of what we would love Hawkins to become. Doesn't look like he has great hops, but 52% is pretty great for a guy that shoots threes.
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Amazing.This is really a bad take.
It's really....amazing, if you will.....how some posters can just create their own narrative concerning some players.
Does Giorgi leaving really pass the eye test? Have you been watching the relationship he's created with Kofi? I'm certainly not asserting that he wouldn't leave, but why create some story about him needing a "fresh start" because of the last two years?
Did you not watch any of his interviews this year? He knew when Kofi came last year his role would change, and he embraced it. If he wanted a "fresh start", why wouldn't he leave then?
He's only digressed statistically because of being forced into a new role. His defense has improved, and he got zero respect from refs compared to Kofi. I also guarantee you he has helped Kofi with his footwork around the basket tremendously.
Again, I'm not saying he won't, or wouldn't, leave, but this take is completely backwards. Every single thing I've read or watched about Giorgi over the last year is absolutely smothered in smiles, happiness, and joy. He is a unicorn personality when it comes to dealing with difficulties and troubles, and he brings that into everyone he is around.
I expect him back, and don't be even a little surprised when Kofi comes back and mentions his relationship (roommate) with Giorgi as part of his thought process in the decision.
If he wants to play for a black head coach, I hope there’s more coming because Cuonzo is the only one in that group.
Andre Iguodala- The word at the time was he wanted to leave the state.He never considered Illinois.We have a lot of mistakes in recruiting players. Here is my short list from the late 90s from Illinois that I wish we would have gotten.
Andre Iguodala instead we got Rich McBride (Lamphier)
Evan Turner instead we got Demetri McCamey (St Joes)
Brian Cardinal (Unity) His dad was our trainer
And Weber’s biggest misses was Shannon Brown who went to MSU and Jon Scheyer (Weber’s brother was his high school coach)
Not on my list Derrick Rose due to his recruiting drama and Livingston since he wasn’t going to college
Not sure if you are joking but this sure gave me a chuckle LOLNot sure if this is the right thread but Mark “Charmin Soft” Smith is heading to Kansas State.
Brandon Rush was fun. Man is this a strange recruiting thread or what? LOLCan’t forget Quentin Snider
I think a recruiting mess would be more accurateDoes hiring Mike Thomas count as a recruiting miss?
Naw, JR was in his own league, literallyTotally fair.
Obviously the Cliff thing is mostly hindsight. Landing a top 10 player from Chicago would have been huge, but in the end, he was Jereme Richmond 2.0 so with the benefit of hindsight, the Snider thing was much more significant to me.
Yeah, but he didn't have a straight face when he said that. His recruiting was indeed pretty dang good for us, though.That's true. But Self did claim, after a few years at Kansas, that recruiting was easier when he was at Illinois because of its in-state talent.
Giorgi is "Amazing"I was going to say something to this effect. Very well put. I was thinking Georgie had a very nice year in a smaller role this season. His defense has gotten much better since his freshman year certainly as well.
If he wants to play for a black head coach, I hope there’s more coming because Cuonzo is the only one in that group.
I'll take mistakes like McCamey any time.We have a lot of mistakes in recruiting players. Here is my short list from the late 90s from Illinois that I wish we would have gotten.
Andre Iguodala instead we got Rich McBride (Lamphier)
Evan Turner instead we got Demetri McCamey (St Joes)
Brian Cardinal (Unity) His dad was our trainer
And Weber’s biggest misses was Shannon Brown who went to MSU and Jon Scheyer (Weber’s brother was his high school coach)
Not on my list Derrick Rose due to his recruiting drama and Livingston since he wasn’t going to college
Concerning Iguodala, the report at the time was that he played poorly every time Self watched Lanphier play.Andre Iguodala- The word at the time was he wanted to leave the state.He never considered Illinois.
Jon Scheyer- Chris Collins was his hero. He was always going to Duke.
Brian Cardinal- The story was Henson and Rod Cardinal thought it was too much pressure with his dad on staff.
Not everyone is going to stay in state.