Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (September 2018)

[IlliniinIowa]

And cashes his check for drumming up clicks to his pay website.

You suckers never learn.

And I'm betting he's right.....

 

[IlliniinIowa]

Hadn't looked him up till Obelix referenced him, but Elijah Thomas has had a good run at Clemson. If only....

Don't think his style would fit with what Underwood wants to do.

But yes, good to see the kid playing well.

 

[SublimeBeast]

Piper changes Liddell CB to tOSU.

I'm still seeing Illinois from Piper. I know he thinks we're trending down, but I don't see a change - yet.

 

[skyIdub]

Dare to dream...

 

[OldSlowPG]

I'm still seeing Illinois from Piper. I know he thinks we're trending down, but I don't see a change - yet.

The site I'm looking at shows it changed.

 

[ChiefIllini]

I'm still seeing Illinois from Piper. I know he thinks we're trending down, but I don't see a change - yet.

No Illinois CBs

 

[Spoon House]

Better to tOSU than Missouri.

 

[OldSlowPG]

Stuemke5 said we were behind days ago. Stuemke's CB > Piper's CB.

 

[SublimeBeast]

Oops. I see at the top Piper is OSU. Scrolled all the way down and he shows Illinois. Either way, we all know it;s OSU.

 

[infamous]

what flavor do you guys want?

 

[Kathy]

Piper changes Liddell CB to tOSU.

figures

 

[sacraig]

View attachment 3588what flavor do you guys want?

 

[BRucks]

Strange that guys want to play at a football school.

Wish that more would consider a golf school.

 

[Illinimobile]

View attachment 3588what flavor do you guys want?

The ORANGE one. Duh.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

I know in recruiting it is always the field against you but it got me thinking about recruiting success rate and what are appropriate metrics to evaluate a program. OV close rate? High 4 to 5 Star close rate? Ultimately it is about wins and losses that determine success rate but I bet there is a correlation to be found.

 

[TCTORNADO]

Anthony Walker III your table is ready....oh wait he's a Rhode Island lean. LOL

 

[Spoon House]

EJ will brea here after all over Ohio State and Mizzou...Welcome EJ..CB says ILLINI!

Bold claim. I think the "cute girl on your visit" trick might only work once, that being in the case of Frazier.

 

[sacraig]

I know in recruiting it is always the field against you but it got me thinking about recruiting success rate and what are appropriate metrics to evaluate a program. OV close rate? High 4 to 5 Star close rate? Ultimately it is about wins and losses that determine success rate but I bet there is a correlation to be found.

No matter how had the message board statisticians try, there are just too many independent variables that aren't easily quantified in the relationship between recruiting and on-court performance. To name a few off the top of my head: recruit ranking, the coaches' scouting ability, the coaches' development ability, how the recruit was trending, etc. No idea how you'd account for some of those.

 

[thunderwear]

Exactly. We've learned that DJs path usually points to mediocrity. Shaw is another like that.

Charles Matthews path pointed that way, he he almost won a National title

 

[Swamp Donkey]

No matter how had the message board statisticians try, there are just too many independent variables that aren't easily quantified in the relationship between recruiting and on-court performance. To name a few off the top of my head: recruit ranking, the coaches' scouting ability, the coaches' development ability, how the recruit was trending, etc. No idea how you'd account for some of those.

I get the variables and how that would cloud picture but there has to be certain metrics we can use to at least make picture clearer.
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[drewillini89]

Liddell doesn’t matter if we get Tshiebwe.

 

[jrichisamazing]

Liddell doesn’t matter if we get Tshiebwe.

Liddell matters no matter who we get. But losing him would certainly hurt a little less if we get Tshiebwe.

 

[Selfcon4]

We need Tshiebwe or equivalent/better the most. EJ is icing on the cake. And we don't really need TS either. We need guys like Timme and Tshiebwe .

 

[Epsilon]

The ORANGE one. Duh.

 

[Double ACL]

I don't think anyone knows where Liddell is going but he gave us a hard look face to face. Respect to him if he comes here for repping his state, it matters to some kids like Brandon Paul who was coming here not matter who was coaching.