Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November 2020)

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I hated the Weber hiring from day 1. Seeing the disaster unfold after the 05 team is the main reason we were a downtrodden program. The good news is that it took another bad hire to get the right hire. Underwood will succeed like Lou did.
 
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The elephant in the room WRT recruiting is that everyone (save for Ayo and probably Kofi) may be back. Kids want to play and the uncertainty about not having a clear path to some PT has hurt us. Not saying that that's been the only factor, but kids aren't morons (most, anyway).
 
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Joel Goodson said:
The elephant in the room WRT recruiting is that everyone (save for Ayo and probably Kofi) may be back. Kids want to play and the uncertainty about not having a clear path to some PT has hurt us. Not saying that that's been the only factor, but kids aren't morons (most, anyway).
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That didn't seem to matter with Bryce Hopkins. I don't really think this logic holds universally.
 
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Joel Goodson said:
The elephant in the room WRT recruiting is that everyone (save for Ayo and probably Kofi) may be back. Kids want to play and the uncertainty about not having a clear path to some PT has hurt us. Not saying that that's been the only factor, but kids aren't morons (most, anyway).
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I get your point, but isn't that sort of universal? Probably not to the same degree at every school, but mostly true at top 25 programs, wouldn't you think?
 
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I really, really like this AJ Storr kid. I'm not sure what the point of the highlight at 0:48 is. Because he made a simple pass?
 
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Joel Goodson said:
Yeah, he looks great (the tape don't lie). Kankakee native, late bloomer, physical specimen. Reclassifying was 100% the right move for this kid.
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Is he class of 2021 now? Physically, he looks like a college player right now.
 
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Joel Goodson said:
The elephant in the room WRT recruiting is that everyone (save for Ayo and probably Kofi) may be back. Kids want to play and the uncertainty about not having a clear path to some PT has hurt us. Not saying that that's been the only factor, but kids aren't morons (most, anyway).
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Ayo, Kofi, and Miller. All three are on (at least some) mock drafts.

So other than our 3 star players, a newcomer would have to compete for PT. Doesn't seem like a serious obstacle. YMMV
 
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