You might want to move to Edwardsville.
Lol. She's out if school with a family now. Those were fun years with great memories.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2016)
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Lol. She's out if school with a family now. Those were fun years with great memories.
With Caleb Swanigans slimmer(he's stills hoss) body, he resembles Tilmon a bit. I think JT could play pf because it seems that their skill set is very similar with JT having an inch on CS minus 10-20lbs, along with a little more athleticism, and a little more range on his jumper. JT is a game changer. Off track, but our fan base gets poked about red-shirting, but I'd be nice to have MM as a rs-senior next season.
Same could be sent about most non-RS seniors in college basketball. The assumption, however, is that improvement is independent on whether a player actually plays during the season (even in much lesser minutes) or just redshirts. A lot of the game is mental, if a player RS, it does not mean that he will be exactly at the same point the following year as a player who got limited minutes.
Unfortunately, I think Hill is going to be a good example of that translation issue. Going into the season, a lot of opinions had him as a borderline NBA guy. If anything, I'd say his stock has gone down after how he's played against our best opponents.
Regarding Smith, I've only watched a few of the videos of him online, so not much to go on. The thing that stood out was his physical presence and willingness to drive into traffic. I can see where he'd be compared to Rayvonte. He didn't seem particularly fast with his feet, or explosive (although he brought some power and upper body strength to bear when finishing). Thought he had range on his shot too.
Anyone comment on his ceiling?
Joel Goodson
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Ford dirty tricks? ;-)
Chris Yates
Recruiting Correspondent
- Michigan
Anybody know whether we've signed Mark Smith yet? It's been 24 hours since Braggin' Rights.
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RichBradIllini
- Peoria
Anybody know whether we've signed Mark Smith yet? It's been 24 hours since Braggin' Rights.
Signed and red-shirted.
And paying his own way to make room for Ayo and Finke.
Myles Carter (St. Rita) dismissed from Seton Hall
They need to pull his press credential and keep him out of Ubben. The guy is just plain creepy.
Signed & Red-shirted, make a at for Ayo & Finke, paying his own way.....lolol
Well heard from a reliable source Bruce Weber (K-State) were in the house tonight to see Smith....17pts, 8 asst. 6rbs ( so the rbs & asst are inflated) so 4assts & 3rbs lolol....Im guessing in 1st half.....apparently he didn't play the 2nd half....
Well heard from a reliable source Bruce Weber (K-State) were in the house tonight to see Smith....17pts, 8 asst. 6rbs ( so the rbs & asst are inflated) so 4assts & 3rbs lolol....Im guessing in 1st half.....apparently he didn't play the 2nd half....
I'm glad that you clarified which Bruce Weber it was.
Chris Yates
Recruiting Correspondent
- Michigan
Well, this makes me nervous. If Weber is recruiting him, that has to mean that Smith is, at best, a mid-major talent.
Not a big fan of jokes, huh?
Its not official until he gets hurt
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IlliniInOK
- no longer in OK! Centralia, IL
Here are the pairings for the first round of the 73rd Annual Centralia Holiday Tournament. All games are Dec. 28 at Trout Arena:
Game 1: Jacksonville vs. Chicago Marist, 8:30 a.m.
Game 2: O'Fallon vs. Cahokia, 10 a.m.
Game 3: Champaign Central vs. Mt. Vernon, 12:30 p.m.
Game 4: Alton vs. Addison Trail, 2 p.m.
Game 5: Thornton Fractional North vs. Arlington, Tenn., 3:30 p.m.
Game 6: Belleville West vs. Salem, 6:15 p.m.
Game 7: Centralia vs. St. Louis Confluence Prep, 7:45 p.m.
Game 8: Germantown, Tenn. vs. Chicago Hyde Park, 9:15 p.m.
Off the top of my head Finke and Liddell. Don't know if anyone else from other schools are on our radar.
TownieMatt
CU Expat
- Chicago
Believe Edwardsville also has a tournament with ESL and Belleville East? Thats probably the one to check out down that way.
I'm headed to Proviso West and Pontiac. Pontiac especially is stacked this year.
I'm headed to Proviso West and Pontiac. Pontiac especially is stacked this year.
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