IDK- I have given up on trying to figure out Tilmon- if he was so close with Heirman why did he leave LL?
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (May-June 2017)
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IDK- I have given up on trying to figure out Tilmon- if he was so close with Heirman why did he leave LL?
When he left LaLu, he said it was to move closer to his mom. I think that's a reason, but not the real one. Him leaving LaLu really changed things.
If Minaya goes SC...Wouldn't this increase our chances with Alstork?
I think it would have to. Even though they were already pretty good.
Little surprised we offered him. Rather have the schollie down the line I think.
That's my point, I'd say he was closer with coach Walker.
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Maybe the least bad option for him to not appear like he is choosing one parent over the other. I didn't really think the DePaul thing had legs, but now you have me thinking maybe it does.
Walker & Groce wanted him to stay at LaLu for his senior season, so this isn't great supporting evidence that the Walker relationship is stronger than the Heirman relationship.
There is not a whole lot of evidence suggesting he is close with anyone besides his parents, at least that is a close enough relationship to follow them to college. But committing to go to a university is much bigger than a high school, and he did commit to us. And if he wasn't willing to stay at LL, I would he think then not only will he have known Walker longer but also talked with coach Walker for a longer period of time and much more often throughout these last few years.
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Peoria Illini
- Peoria, IL
Maybe Walker and Groce knew coming back to ESL would get his father involved too much, and they wanted to keep him away from him.
Tilmon needs to go where he's the most comfortable. Hope it's
If not, good luck in all your future endeavors Jeremiah!
I've always thought he may have left LL because he wanted to be the top dog on a team and there he wasn't.Just a guess.
With such a good group of players coming in would Alstork be a good fit for a rebuilding program. The team underachieved and you reward him with a Big 10 offer when he's not better than what you already have in place. Black/Kipper/Coleman/ are all just as good and have a good chemistry..adding Smith/Williams/Frazier makes for a good mix of re-building.
icengineer
- Southern Illinois
I've been looking at Alstork the same way. There was some mention of chemistry issues as well. I'm all in on Agau, not so much Alstork.
Sal Iacuzzo
- Yonkers, NY
We lack a go to scorer, Alstork could fill that role. He shot better from 3 last year than JCL and took nearly 200 more free throws.
I think re-building program with quality freshman is key to put players in place that can become key leaders if they have that mentality. He lead the team in scoring but shot the ball 95% of the time even when double teamed and never looked for teammates.....Id think a quality big transfer is the move .... they will only be there one yr...Alstork is not the help they need....
He was in a system that needed a true leader, he was a Jr. and his way of leading and his example was too shoot the ball every time down court...and the team go .500
Adding Mark Smith's passing and court vision will help JCL's shooting percentage go up dramatically....
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Sal Iacuzzo
- Yonkers, NY
Wright State was 8 games over .500
I'm going to trust Underwood knows what he is doing. Not to mention Frank Martin and Pitino want the guy too.
I know..I was agreeing with you in a poorly worded way.
Sorry i missed that part that didnt win the conference.
There are a ton of coaches that know what they are doing..... doesn't make it a good chemistry for the team....Louville, S.C, are all well established program and Illini is on the re-building and just want BU and the "re-building Illini" to get back to the powerhouse program just adding him for 1 yr "might not be a good look" they need a big to free up Finke/Black/Kipper from having to battle with true bigs throughout the season. Finke will be much more effective if he doesn't have to guard 7 fters night in and night out for the entire season....
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He also only took 24.8% of his team's shots.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/stats/_/id/2750
http://www.geteasysolution.com/452-is-what-percent-of-1819
And I too, trust Underwood, Martin and Pitino when it comes to judging talent.
Disloyalty and ambiguity? What? He committed to a situation that looks vastly different than it does right now. He committed to John Groce and his vision. That is no longer the situation here. He has every right to reevaluate his circumstances and make the best decision for him. That's a logical thing to do and he certainly doesn't deserve to be trashed for doing so. He also doesn't owe you or anyone else updates on his recruitment.
Sal Iacuzzo
- Yonkers, NY
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Literally the only thing about Tilmon that rubbed me the wrong way was retweeting his Illinois commitment right before choosing to opt out of the LOI. He's been within his right every step of the way and I certainly can't find fault with him choosing to look at other programs.
I just don't like the whiplash of comforting Illinois fans just to reopen shortly thereafter.
I just don't like the whiplash of comforting Illinois fans just to reopen shortly thereafter.
RichBradIllini
- Peoria
This, and we're at a point where we need warm bodies to fill roster spots. It's slim pickins out there and time/options are running out.
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