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Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2017)
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Playing for Champaign Central this season, waiting for a committable offer?
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
TC quit trying so hard to get your post count to 10,000. You will never catch Kramer:
Or me... or especially Dan. :thumb:
Uh oh (to the bolded).
Agree about Finke. He's got the size and I believe in staff's ability to actually develop players. 6'7' guys with guard skills that grew up within minutes of campus don't exactly grow on trees. (and yes, right now I'm imagining a magical Finke Tree growing in the middle of the Quad
)Thank You.....I am originally from Central Illinois and know the boredom of HS there...was hoping he was keeping his nose clean....especially if the "injury news" is BS......Go ILLINI
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
Or me... or especially Dan. :thumb:
Uh oh (to the bolded).
Agree about Finke. He's got the size and I believe in staff's ability to actually develop players. 6'7' guys with guard skills that grew up within minutes of campus don't exactly grow on trees. (and yes, right now I'm imagining a magical Finke Tree growing in the middle of the Quad
Well said
t7nich
- Central IL
Offer to 4 star 2018 wing
https://mobile.twitter.com/JWernerScout/status/925900264464412672
https://youtu.be/S8KU7jR8wuU
https://mobile.twitter.com/JWernerScout/status/925900264464412672
https://youtu.be/S8KU7jR8wuU
Looks much more like a smooth wing primarily vs a conventional or combo guard...kid's got some KD in his movements/game!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhzDBt2NXTk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvUH77BIgY0
Listed from 6'4 to 6'6 and he is aggressive.
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Looks much more like a smooth wing primarily vs a conventional or combo guard...kid's got some KD in his movements/game!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhzDBt2NXTk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvUH77BIgY0
Listed from 6'4 to 6'6 and he is aggressive.
Dude screams Caris LeVert IMO. Long, skinny, smooth, and the jumper looks pretty similar too.
That’s what I saw too. I tried slowing the video down some and it seems like he doesn’t fully extend his elbow. I’m not sure it matters considering Shawn Marion played for 10+ years in the NBA, Reggie Miller is regarded as one of the best shooters of all time, and UCLA just had a lottery pick who’s shooting form includes scratching his left ear with his right hand.
Just mentioning it. Won't worry too much. It's the problem of many HS kids. Ayo probably has a worse shooting motion but no one will pass on him for that.
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
Looks much more like a smooth wing primarily vs a conventional or combo guard...kid's got some KD in his movements/game!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhzDBt2NXTk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvUH77BIgY0
Listed from 6'4 to 6'6 and he is aggressive.
Says he is from Culver City, CA but played for Chandler High in AZ this past season? Um, that's right down the road from me basically. Might have to catch a game!
That's funny. I occasionally play pick up at Culver City HS. Either way, loyalty has both sites covered should we run into him. Insider info forthcoming.
The two of you go and one with an ILL on one side and another with INI on the other side of the gym and get him to commit...now that's insider stuff there!
Yea but I thought mine was spot on until I had it videotaped at camp...damn mine was bad...lol, I would take his in a heartbeat, and hope we do.
I thought the same thing and as soon as I saw tape it looks like i shot like Demarcus Nelson from Duke.
I hated his shot and then i hated mine once i saw it
Looks like his elbow wings out to the side instead of pointing at the hoop. Physics would suggest he would be constantly off to the left, but clearly he had adapted to that.
The ball goes through the hoop, so go with it.
My thoughts are the same as I have with Ayo. That shot doesn't look right, but it goes in. Would trying to fix it and make it more textbook form actually negatively impact their fg%?
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The ball goes through the hoop, so go with it.
My thoughts are the same as I have with Ayo. That shot doesn't look right, but it goes in. Would trying to fix it and make it more textbook form actually negatively impact their fg%?
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Yeah it's not a great shot, and his EYBL numbers back that up, albeit in a relatively isolated sample size. In 16 games on the main circuit, Jones was 31.2% (15/48) from behind the arc.
Good news? Shooting can improve quickly if given proper instruction. Plus, Illinois seems to already have a few good, young shooters on the wing, so they may not even need to rely on that development to happen.
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Yea but I thought mine was spot on until I had it videotaped at camp...damn mine was bad...lol, I would take his in a heartbeat, and hope we do.
Nice post, AZ.:thumb:
Well, if you had to shoot every shot outside in St. Louis, no wonder it was only 31.2%. I'm guessing most of the games weren't in STL, so that means some of his shots were really long!
The first person I thought of was our old boy BP3. Might not be quite as athletic, but I see similarities with their movements and rhythms on the court. Hesitation steps, drives, lay up finishes, pull ups, etc. All pretty similar.
It is right down the road for me as well....hoping to connect with an ILLINI group to watch the games ........does that exist?
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