Heck yeah. Let's hope we can pick up at least one more and then maybe a 5th year.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (October 2016)
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Heck yeah. Let's hope we can pick up at least one more and then maybe a 5th year.
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[FONT="]Derek Piper @DPiperScout 46m46 minutes ago [/FONT]
[FONT="]#Illini hoops has some young fellas in the building.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]#Illini hoops has some young fellas in the building.[/FONT]
Ace.Acw.44, shon robinson, Nimari Burnett and 2 others
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Bozich just switched his CB to UCLA. It's ovah.
I'm sure he loves Clappy in the sense we love Clowns from a distance.
t7nich
- Central IL
Exactly. Sucks that he won't end up here but awesome that he won't be at Indiana. At the end of the day not sure the staff could have done anything differently. And props to the Wilkes family for going about things the way they did.
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[FONT="]I'd like to be bigger than schadenfreude, but they throw enough shade at us that I found this an amusing read. Wonder if this guy has relatives named Roy and Harv. (Actually sounds a lot like many posts on here around August 12th).
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http://albersangle.com/index.php/2016/10/29/latest-kris-wilkes/
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http://albersangle.com/index.php/2016/10/29/latest-kris-wilkes/
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Squarely in the "friend zone".
Great way of putting it.
Chris Yates
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- Michigan
That is an awesome post!
Crappy trails, Kris Wilkes. Coming off a B10 title this is an absolute bonafide whiff of a recruiting class.
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
Kinda like Illinois circa 2006. Hopefully it means they also get to endure a decade long slow decline into mediocrity. Perfect timing as I think we're back on the way up. [emoji106]
This is just my opinion, but I just can't see Wilkes going that far away from home. I wouldn't count us out just yet.
If, by some miracle, this happens, we will see what a truly salty fanbase looks like in IU.
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
If he thinks he's a one and done it may not matter much. He'd be gone less than a year if indeed that came to fruition.
So, Wilkes is heading to UCLA. Our only other targets are Kiir, Epperson, and Wooten. Kiir sounds like he may be leaning toward VCU. Epperson is likely to wait until spring and may be a blue blood target if he maintains his summer level of play. Wooten is a mystery at this point.
Hopefully we get one of those three or a late riser/decommit at PF/C. I assume we'll be aggressive again in the 5th year transfer market - probably a scoring wing or a veteran PG. After a huge start, our 2017 class should settle into the 15-20 range in the composite rankings if we don't land anyone else.
Hopefully we get one of those three or a late riser/decommit at PF/C. I assume we'll be aggressive again in the 5th year transfer market - probably a scoring wing or a veteran PG. After a huge start, our 2017 class should settle into the 15-20 range in the composite rankings if we don't land anyone else.
They got the last visit and can offer more immediate playing time.
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I'm guessing we got in on Wooten way too late.
Andrew Slater @ASlater247 6'8"@IAmKennyWooten said Arizona#Arizona offered him. SD St, ASU, Cal, USC, OR St, UNLV offers + Kansas & UCLA interest. Visiting ASU & Cal in Dec
Don't forget Verge.
I know people don't agree with it, but you can't save a scholly if a player of Verge's caliber wants to commit. When you are trying to bring a program back from the dead you take all the talent you can get.
icengineer
- Southern Illinois
Don't forget Verge.
I know people don't agree with it, but you can't save a scholly if a player of Verge's caliber wants to commit. When you are trying to bring a program back from the dead you take all the talent you can get.
But...... if all the insinuations thrown about on here about academic/qualifying concerns are true, then you can't just say things like that. For that to happen a lot of things would have to fall into place, ie: qualifying grades, transcripts in order, commitable offer, zero chance of a big committing, etc... It's not as simple as saying 'open scholarship + willing commit = Illini player'.
The Pontiff
- Chicago, IL
Since their assumption is that he's 1-and-done, then I'm guessing their thinking is that they can sacrifice seeing a lot of his games in person for that one year. After all, they'll be doing the same thing when he's in the pros. Plus they'll figure out how to stream the Pac12 network (i.e., Sling, etc.) And when they do decide to take a nice warm trip or two out there, I'm sure they'll unofficially be taken care of.
Now it'll be interesting to see where he ends up in the final RSCI rankings. He's #18 right now and if one looks at the last three years, there's a steep drop off after the top 10 in terms of guys going pro after one year. Of the top 10 guys, 22 of 30 were 1-and-done, while for the #10-#20 ranked guys, only 7 of 30 were 1-and-done. Like Cliff found out, sometimes it's hard to get showcased at these blueblood-ish type programs.
At UCLA, it's been a bit of a mixed bag for their top kids to go pro after their frosh year. Zach Levine (2013 RSCI #49) and Kevon Looney (2014 RSCI #11) both did it successfully but Jonah Hamilton (2013 Rivals #14) didn't play as a freshman, though he's started every game the last two years. And Jonah Bolden (2014 RSCI #36) left after two seasons as a non-starter and Prince Ali (2015 RSCI #36) failed to start a game his first season.
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