Govoner Vaugn Fan
- New Orleans
Well, there was a decade or so pre-Underwood where I felt like a Washington Generals fan.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (Week of April 1st, 2021)
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Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
best character ever
Omar comin’
(Smh that nobody posted this yet)
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Well, their margin of victory would have been consistently greater had they run up-tempo and pushed the ball more. Lackadaisical play made those games much closer than necessary. Also, they were generally undisciplined. Way too much time spent on weaves far out on the perimeter that did nothing to generate open looks.
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Since I’m honest...
I watched it when it happened and thought it was terrible.
If I woulda rewatched it yesterday, I’d have thought it was really bad.
Watching it today, well I can live with it. Lol
GO ILLINI!!!
I was not impressed with the Globetrotters last time I saw them. More like Mapcrawlers with little panache and verve.
Ubermensch
BOOM! Feed my ego.
If we win any sort of title, he'll be the Champayne.
Congrats to Ayo winning the Cousy award. Great for Ayo and the university.
My favorite AG moment is his technical against Missouri. I think it’s okay to have one or two guys like that if you can keep them out of real trouble.
Epsilon
M tipping over
- Pdx
Sure, when the only other team in the conference has only won one game, that’s a weak SOS...
TheFameProtector
- Champaign
I hope Lieb sticks around. Seems like a classic developmental guy that is just too thin at the moment. But, he's really tall and long and seems to understand the game pretty well (based on limited court time). A "Wisconsin guy" that we've always lamented not getting. IF he can put on muscle, he could be a great backup big down the road. Plus I think there's a lot of intangible value for having some guys that stick around, develop within the system, and help the new recruits/transfers learn the ropes quickly.
We've got like nine of those already.
Not for much longer.
If Payne makes the Illini tougher to play against, I’m OK with it.
I also would be OK with adding Franklin, but those who think that Franklin is better than Miller are wrong.
I also would be OK with adding Franklin, but those who think that Franklin is better than Miller are wrong.
I feel like Lieb is in for the long haul, loves Illinois, and values an education from B10 school.
Would hate for us to get Chet Holmgren, he's too skinny and too tall for us and the B10. Let Gonzaga have those scrawny sticks
But not many good ones.
Am a Tennessee alum (Illinois fan by birth). UF and UT is always a gritty game. Take the elbows with a grain of salt.
To all, don’t judge this kid’s talent based simply on his numbers. Mike White, the coach at Florida, is an absolute idiot of a coach. Recruits well but can’t develop anyone. I’ve actually never seen a coach do less with more than him. Just think, Andrew Nembhard just got there a year ago and left for Gonzaga to get away from Mike White.
And not many that can hit an in-game 10 foot jump shot.
If Payne plays defense, rebounds....blocks some shots....I don’t care if his only shots are dunks. We need to be bigger and tougher down low.
With TyTy and Payne's recruitment/transfer, can Underwood please stop the "I want character, not characters" narrative? C'mon now. Kids or not, there are hundreds that have not pulled the shenanigans these 2 have.Tyty's sucker punch in the handshake line ranks right up there!!
Calillini
Now appearing in Tampa
Hey, in the ranking he was in the middle of a Cockburn/Liddell sandwich. I am ready to give the guy a chance. I trust our staff.
I agree....but we need a FT genius instructor at some point.
Two years ago we were recruiting Colin Castleton hard. He went to Michigan. Colin went up against the freshman Kofi and in 3 minutes had picked up 2 fouls and Kofi scored 6 points. Unimpressive Soph year. He left the BIG for Florida where he had a solid season and without Kofi or Garza life was wonderful. Sometimes the stars just don't align at one spot but a change of address does a world of good. This Payne addition could be a sleeper but it is a no brainer that it is a good move.
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