BirdDog9048
The Chief Lives
- Chicago, IL
If he was 6'10" and capable of playing the 2, he wouldn't be ranked outside the top 150. He would be ranked in the top 10... :hand:
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (October 2016)
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Dan
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Kathy's post & subsequent discussion, which was initially in the September thread, was a good break point to begin the October threadDidn't realize Dan was Kathy!!
Kathy's post & subsequent discussion was a good break point to begin the October thread
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That's assuming flash is all the big name programs have to offer...
The idea that we're the objectively right choice for kids is pretty facile.
There is no objectively right choice, and all of the schools on Wilkes' list represent fine opportunities for him.
Chris Yates
Recruiting Correspondent
- Michigan
It's a mess for class balance, but Coach Groce has to take both of them if they want to be Illini. As Orange Fever used to say: take pie while pie's passin'.
....and getting them both would be like ice cream on the pie.
icengineer
- Southern Illinois
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
Never said we are unequivocally the right choice, just implied that it gives me hope that we are in it if he can weigh his choices rationally, and then maybe it's a tipping point if he favors the coach/team who was most honest with him.
Wilkes & Co. must be keeping pretty mum. I noted that as well.
IU Rivals guy says he doesn't have a clue, but a guess would be IU, but also could see a # of options for him. Snow has even backed off of his earlier "I would be shocked if it's anybody other than XU or IU".
It's seems like the consensus on the IU boards is that XU and UCONN visits will happen.
Joel Goodson
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Kathy's post & subsequent discussion, which was initially in the September thread, was a good break point to begin the October thread
Sure, Dan.
BTW, I'd like "Deez Nuts" as my alter ego. Don't ban me, dude! ;-)
I find Boeheim to be creepy as hell, but the kids don't seem to mind.
Joel Goodson
- ties will be resolved
Doh! Total, absolute no-brainer. Yes, please!!!
That's assuming that the whole class stays intact for 4 years which seems unlikely with a class that big. There might be a transfer, redshirt, etc.
I second the pie. If somehow we did land Kiir and Wilkes, I think Wilkes and probably Tilmon are gone after 1-2 years. Secondly, I realize that landing Kiir and Wilkes is still a long shot, but if we did, how good is that class amongst the all time great Illinois recruiting classes?
Intriguing..... More to share?Maybe, good things come to those who wait.
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BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
It would rank in the Top 2 or 3, no question. It might be the best when you consider the size of it and how it would fill every positional need. I hope we can have that discussion and it be actually based in reality. :thumb:
If you could add those two, you do it every time, class balance be damned.
As another poster pointed out, one or more in the class would be gone before 4 years anyway.
Would be foolish not to. You have to assume some attrition from the program. You don't want to get into the habit of oversigning ALL the time, but in a situation like this it would definitely be the right thing to do.
ILLtilIdie
- STL
It wouldn't even be oversigning would it? I think it would just fill all of our remaining scholarships.
Joel Goodson
- ties will be resolved
Yep. 6 rides available, no oversigning. If we do take 6 though, we're probably in an oversign situation for the 2018 class (of one or possibly two). Think Pickett will redshirt, so he'll be a 2018 too.
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