Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (September 2017)

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IlliniDent said:
Just great quotes coming from a team with Cuonzo as their coach. Just goes to show you how everyone thinks every team cheats but their own
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Exactly, and almost cut and paste similarity with posts made on this board about Tilmon, Goodwin, and others.
 
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TCTORNADO said:
The Dosunmu contingent is, as understand, just huge. No way they want Ayo playing in California or North Carolina, but rather good old Illinois. Dale and his wife live in Waukegan and are members of a church in Lake Forest.
My buddy with the Chicago Alumni Association just texted me and said that Ayo will have an OV to C/U in a couple of weeks.
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TCT, insider! Who needs Cash! (kidding, of course)

Ayo's recruitment just feels different. Have a very good feeling about the O and B's chances.
 
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TCTORNADO said:
It's interesting that Ayo's, Grandpa, is Dale Moss, who is the founder (1998) and owner of the Harlem Ambassadors. He recently stepped down from running them due to Parkinson's. He has literally been involved in every step of Ayo's development. Wouldn't it be cool to put Manny Jackson and Dale Moss together and talk about the "clown princes of basketball."
The Dosunmu contingent is, as understand, just huge. No way they want Ayo playing in California or North Carolina, but rather good old Illinois. Dale and his wife live in Waukegan and are members of a church in Lake Forest.
My buddy with the Chicago Alumni Association just texted me and said that Ayo will have an OV to C/U in a couple of weeks.
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Thanks--good info. I'm glad we got the first in-home visit this week. The process is slower than any of us like, but so far, so good. A lot of reasons to be hopeful.
 
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TCT, insider! Who needs Cash! (kidding, of course)

Ayo's recruitment just feels different. Have a very good feeling about the O and B's chances.
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My younger son is a member of the Chicago Illini Club and we get a lot of info from his networking. If you are an alum in the Chicago area, I would strongly encourage one to join. My older one is with the D.C. alumni club and he doesn't get as much info.:)
 
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miketherevelator said:
Kedric Prince‏ @KedPrince4 3m3 minutes ago

The (Illinois) presentation was nice. Very personable, each coach added something different. Ayo Dosunmu just shared with me. #Illini
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Just "nice"? Oh, woe are we as I overreact and wring my hands in despair
 
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Obelix said:
If the premise of his failure for Mizzou is that he leaves Mizzou for a better gig, then that would be similar of Self leaving Illinois for Kansas (i.e., still a very successful period for Illinois).
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I agree that it would be similar to Self leaving Illinois for Kansas IF he parlays the talent into winning. But i purposefully said better paying job and not better job. I would say that he would need to win to get a Better Job, but i posit that one can get a better paying job just by showing recruiting success. Is this not exactly what Martin just negotiated in his move from Cal to Mizzou?

In any case, sorry to take this even more off topic. Back to the recruiting!
 
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jmilt7 said:
Just "nice"? Oh, woe are we as I overreact and wring my hands in despair
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Haha I thought the same thing when I read "nice" ... like being in the friend zone or something. I thought about responding but I didn't want to be the one to set off an irrational self conscious mass panic as we have been prone to in the past.
 
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jmilt7 said:
Just "nice"? Oh, woe are we as I overreact and wring my hands in despair
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I don't think that nice is a bad connotation in this sense. In athletics, the word nice is often when talking about something being good/respectable.

EX: "Dang bro, that boy game is nice"
 
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TCTORNADO said:
It's interesting that Ayo's, Grandpa, is Dale Moss, who is the founder (1998) and owner of the Harlem Ambassadors. He recently stepped down from running them due to Parkinson's. He has literally been involved in every step of Ayo's development. Wouldn't it be cool to put Manny Jackson and Dale Moss together and talk about the "clown princes of basketball."
The Dosunmu contingent is, as understand, just huge. No way they want Ayo playing in California or North Carolina, but rather good old Illinois. Dale and his wife live in Waukegan and are members of a church in Lake Forest.
My buddy with the Chicago Alumni Association just texted me and said that Ayo will have an OV to C/U in a couple of weeks.
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Good stuff there, TC. I assume you meant "cRown princes", though, right? ;)
 
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618MattD said:
I don't think that nice is a bad connotation in this sense. In athletics, the word nice is often when talking about something being good/respectable.

EX: "Dang bro, that boy game is nice"
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I'm going to take a wild guess and say that I'm in the 10% here that actually understands the meaning of this/has heard it uttered in a real-life situation.
 
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TCTORNADO said:
It's interesting that Ayo's, Grandpa, is Dale Moss, who is the founder (1998) and owner of the Harlem Ambassadors. He recently stepped down from running them due to Parkinson's. He has literally been involved in every step of Ayo's development. Wouldn't it be cool to put Manny Jackson and Dale Moss together and talk about the "clown princes of basketball."
The Dosunmu contingent is, as understand, just huge. No way they want Ayo playing in California or North Carolina, but rather good old Illinois. Dale and his wife live in Waukegan and are members of a church in Lake Forest.
My buddy with the Chicago Alumni Association just texted me and said that Ayo will have an OV to C/U in a couple of weeks.
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Whooaaa, far, far too transparent post....you need to milk it a bit more. Position it as if you have far more information - "Ayo will be on a OV to C/U in the next couple of weeks....looking good :hailtotheorange::hailtotheorange:
 
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TCTORNADO said:
It's interesting that Ayo's, Grandpa, is Dale Moss, who is the founder (1998) and owner of the Harlem Ambassadors. He recently stepped down from running them due to Parkinson's. He has literally been involved in every step of Ayo's development. Wouldn't it be cool to put Manny Jackson and Dale Moss together and talk about the "clown princes of basketball."
The Dosunmu contingent is, as understand, just huge. No way they want Ayo playing in California or North Carolina, but rather good old Illinois. Dale and his wife live in Waukegan and are members of a church in Lake Forest.
My buddy with the Chicago Alumni Association just texted me and said that Ayo will have an OV to C/U in a couple of weeks.
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I'd assume that Dale Moss and Mannie Jackson probably don't really get along, to be honest. The Ambassadors have sued the Globetrotters in the past. Well, sued is probably the wrong word but you get the idea.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/03/commentary/column_sportsbiz/sportsbiz/index.htm
 
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618MattD said:
I don't think that nice is a bad connotation in this sense. In athletics, the word nice is often when talking about something being good/respectable.

EX: "Dang bro, that boy game is nice"
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Or, "Man, that Michael Jordan is so nice!"
 
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I'm going to take a wild guess and say that I'm in the 10% here that actually understands the meaning of this/has heard it uttered in a real-life situation.
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I would venture to agree. Being a recent college athlete and now working in athletic ministry, it is something said very often.
 
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