Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (October 2018)

[IlliniinIowa]

Haven't seen that anywhere. TAMU and Zags seem to be the favorites of the national guys.

So....we could be fourth in the Timme race. Nice. Hope this visit goes REALLY WELL!!!!

 

[Newman]

So....we could be fourth in the Timme race. Nice. Hope this visit goes REALLY WELL!!!!

Could be true but unlike OT, there doesn't seem to be a clear favorite. Everyone in the top 5 seems to have a realistic chance.

 

[coachk1979]

So....we could be fourth in the Timme race. Nice. Hope this visit goes REALLY WELL!!!!

No, I think we are top two.

 

[sacraig]

 

[The Dave]

Hmm... Phoenix is only a 90 minute drive...

If you don't buy this (and show proof) then you are BANNED from this board!

 

[PtownIllini8]

Which is why Timme likely lands at Arizona or Gonzaga.

Have you forgotten the corollary to that....playing time recruits itself, which is why he lands in CU.

 

[ILL in IA]

So....we could be fourth in the Timme race. Nice. Hope this visit goes REALLY WELL!!!!

If you ain't first, your last

 

[sacraig]

If you don't buy this (and show proof) then you are BANNED from this board!

You are The Dave, not The Dan! I don't answer to you!

 

[PtownIllini8]

Board full of optimists. Don't know why we even bother to recruit. Really a waste of time.

One of my favorite sayings...."Pessimism is like paying interest on a debt you may never owe."

 

[foby]

Board full of optimists. Don't know why we even bother to recruit. Really a waste of time.

Luckily, the board doesn't recruit.

 

[jrod1286]

October 20, 2018.

 

[jmilt7]

And to top it off isn't Timme an Arizona lean?

The magic 8 ball, er, I mean the CBs say Texas A&M. After all, he is from Richardson, TX and it is about a 3 and a half hour drive to College Station. Just far enough away from mom and dad but near enough that they can watch his games.

 

[sacraig]

October 20, 2018.

...is the day we take another crack at this "closing" thing?

 

[Kathy]

As dumb as it sounds, I think our best shot with anyone is with Timme.

What makes you think that? Just a gut feeling?

 

[Obelix]

...is the day we take another crack at this "closing" thing?

Highly unlikely when he has already said that he plans to visit Arizona as well.

 

[201154JC]

What makes you think that? Just a gut feeling?

I think that BU offering him his first major scholarship may carry some weight with the young man and hopefully his parents.
He would start day one. That has to help also.
Very talented young man.

 

[CasualObserver05]

October 20, 2018.

Good news this Saturday? Please?!?

 

[Newman]

The magic 8 ball, er, I mean the CBs say Texas A&M. After all, he is from Richardson, TX and it is about a 3 and a half hour drive to College Station. Just far enough away from mom and dad but near enough that they can watch his games.

They can watch with the 10 other fans that show up to their games.

 

[JJB]

The magic 8 ball, er, I mean the CBs say Texas A&M. After all, he is from Richardson, TX and it is about a 3 and a half hour drive to College Station. Just far enough away from mom and dad but near enough that they can watch his games.

Timme's style on and off the floor is out of step with most top-level basketball prospects. Normally the recruitment and coverage of a top-50 player is well established by the time they finish up their grassroots career in the July before their senior year of high school. But with Timme, a four-star recruit who's set to finally disclose his list of schools/finalists in the coming week, it's been a puzzle to solve for coaches and recruiting analysts alike over the course of the 2018 recruiting circuit.

"You've got all these programs recruiting this kid, and nobody knows where anybody else stands," one high-major coach said.

Meet Drew Timme, the quirky prospect who cloaked his recruitment and got 30 schools to chase him into late July

Why the mystery? All summer long, Drew Timme's summer team, Drive Nation -- which also featured Jahmius Ramsey, among others -- was maybe the most closely watched of any grassroots team in America. The team had tons of talented players and few of them said much about their recruitments. With his headband, his trademark beard, his pump faking and spinning style of play, Timme gets your attention. His relative silence about where he might be leaning toward only drives up the intrigue and mystery.

Bossi's Best: Most mysterious recruitments of 2019

 

[drewillini89]

What makes you think that? Just a gut feeling?

I think that BU offering him his first major scholarship may carry some weight with the young man and hopefully his parents.
He would start day one. That has to help also.
Very talented young man.

BU was first coach to offer him. I think that carries a ton of weight.

 

[sacraig]

Highly unlikely when he has already said that he plans to visit Arizona as well.

I said "take another crack" at it, not actually succeed.

 

[Obelix]

I said "take another crack" at it, not actually succeed.

I know, and just added my thoughts that commitment during the OV is unlikely.

 

[TeamWilliams]

Looks like QG picking the Orangemen on Pumpkin day:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1052724964359593984

 

[sacraig]

Looks like QG picking the Orangemen on Pumpkin day:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1052724964359593984

Not sure how that means it's Syracuse, but okay.

 

[Peoria Pipeline]

QG seems to love Oregon and Syracuse. I would be more than suprised if he chose the Illini.