Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Usage rates were wildly different. I've said this before, Cook was a better shooter but the biggest difference has been to this point Cohawks inability to stay on the court because of fouls. The per 40 numbers are much closer for their sophomore years. That doesn't take anything away from Cook.I like Coleman but Cook was a much better HS player. He was a scoring machine in HS and from day one at Illinois. Great post moves and outside shot. Coleman runs better and may end up better but there is no comparison between freshman/sophomore Brian Cook and freshman sophomore Coleman Hawkins.
Cook
freshman 9 ppg 57% 5 rbg BT rookie of year
soph 11 ppg 60% 6 rpg
jr 14 ppg
sr 20 ppg BT player of year
Mr. Basketball of Illinois 1999 | Lincoln’s Brian Cook
Brian Cook lives for moments like these. There he was, hooping it up on a gloriously warm and sunny day with 35 schoolkids shrieking in delight at his every one-on-one move.The impromtu performance…www.chicagotribune.com
Kofi!
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Agreed...L..A..D..reared it's beautiful head last night.... we were posting till around midnight last night...a few of the posts got pruned.. but so much fun!
Brian Cook—- Lincoln
Skyy
Maybe it hinges on Skyy Clark’s decision?
Sounds like BU and staff are going to have keep things simple till guys lock into new O and D principals. Lots of teaching going on this summer by staff... and I am not saying that is a bad thing at all.
OurMottoisOskeeWowWow
- Illinois
Me trying to comprehend what's been happening on Loyalty in the last 24 hours.
Yeah, if we could get guys that are bigger, faster, better at shooting and defending...that'd be great. Maybe throw in passing and rebounding too.
Wokker
- "The Good Land", WI
For real. I’ve seen this movie before.All this over the top excitement over these nice transfer-in possibilities makes me think it might be time to put the Loyalty cup on. I've already been wearing mine to handle the transfer out rumors.
If 1/4 to 1/3 of the rumors come true, I’ll be happy. There will surely be other names we end up with on no one’s radar right now.
More teams getting involved with Clark
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
Interesting that all those teams have new coaches. Have a feeling we shouldn't be worried.
Count me in the group that still gets attached to rooting for the same guys to stay and develop, don't want to see Belo or Hawkins go and haven't completely adjusted to the portal and the way college basketball is changing.
That said, have we ever come a long way in the caliber of transfer-ins we are looking at compared to the days not so long ago of Jon Ekey, Ahmad Starks and Sam Maniscalo.
That said, have we ever come a long way in the caliber of transfer-ins we are looking at compared to the days not so long ago of Jon Ekey, Ahmad Starks and Sam Maniscalo.
I could be wrong, but thought 19-20 was the covid year, thus before he got to Illinois.
You are indeed wrong. 2020-21 they decided it would be a free year before the season started. If it had been the prior year, you'd have seen talk about Feliz coming back, which would have honestly been awesome.
Kuck Fentucky
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Not to mention an explosive NBA caliber athlete
Thanks. Thought the lack of postseason opened that up, but maybe that was just spring sports that got the year back.
frozenrope9190
- Aurora, IL
The only thing I can think of is the pecking order of the newcomers if we get Clark. Clark, Epps and Belo will be fighting for the same minutes.
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