Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Big Jack

Big Jack
Decatur
Big Jack
trtl said:
I WANT THE TRUTH!

(Can anyone think of a proper Gif retort? I sure can’t).
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Jack Nicholson You Cant Handle The Truth GIF

Sorry I couldn't resist!!! 😂😂😂😂
 
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aaeismacgychel

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Chukwuwumba said:
I’m not reading all these pages. Delete if posted. Don’t think LsU was a destination for Brad with sanctions coming up.
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1509960178501791751
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That certainly is something. I can't wait for when the NCAA comes around to sanction Kansas or 2005 UNC or all past, current, and future places that hire(d) Bruce Pearl and for this to happen there, because of how fair and impartial of an administration the NCAA is. I'm sure it'll happen any day now. Aaaaaaaannnnnnnyyyyyy dayyyyyyy. *runs to check clock*
 
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Most 4yr. Universities; accept 60 credit (hrs). From the individual/players post sophomore years and in JUNIOR college level the players must have an Associate degree. If so, TERRANCE Shannon Jr. at ILLINOIS is a strong possibility to getting the requisite number of credits to graduate in 2023 and win a CHAMPIONSHIP. Those who don't care about him and his effectiveness: are reaching for every loose straw; that their tiny hands can push but not grab...to hold but lose in the end; and to divulge ambiguity; instead of OPTIMISM and thrive in telling the HONEST TO GOD TRUTH.
 
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JFGsCoffeeMug

JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
Chicago
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trtl said:
So from now on only positive news then. If we lose a commit, it will be because he wants to get some training for one year before transferring to the Beloved. Better yet, 2 Recruiting threads: One called “Realistic Recruiting Thread” and one called “Sunshine and Rainbows Recruiting Thread.” Then everybody’s happy.
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It's weird to me that you think being "realistic" means being consistently negative, and the only alternative is to be totally divorced from reality. There are other options. A lot of other options.
 
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WINT

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Kewanee, IL
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ORANGEbluescool44 said:
Most 4yr. Universities; accept 60 credit (hrs). From the individual/players post sophomore years and in JUNIOR college level the players must have an Associate degree. If so, TERRANCE Shannon Jr. at ILLINOIS is a strong possibility to getting the requisite number of credits to graduate in 2023 and win a CHAMPIONSHIP. Those who don't care about him and his effectiveness: are reaching for every loose straw; that their tiny hands can push but not grab...to hold but lose in the end; and to divulge ambiguity; instead of OPTIMISM and thrive in telling the HONEST TO GOD TRUTH.
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major league baseball GIF
 
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IllinoisssssssVarsity

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illini0440 said:
Anyone else ever stop and wonder what the heck we are doing with our lives? Lol
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I know this was for fun and it’s kind of run it’s course but I had a life realization yesterday for you parents of young kids. Feel free to scroll past. Absolutely zero Illini news in this one.

Because adult age is 18, I (and probably others just living day to day making it with small children) never really thought about how long your kids are ACTUALLY kids.

I had the realization yesterday that kids are only in that true kid stage (that joyful, innocent one you think of) for about 10-11 years. When they hit middle school/junior high, so many physical, social, and emotional changes happen that the person who walks out is almost completely different than the person who walked in. It’s a rapid acceleration after so many years of gradual change.

On the other side of my coaching job, I have taught freshman for almost 15 years. My son will enter middle school next year, and I see where he is now, and what the freshmen are when I get them every year. It’s interesting to see both sides of it at once. In many ways, those freshman are GROWN. Whether its social media, life problems, lack of support or sheer curiosity, they advance so rapidly, I don’t even really see them as the kids they still are. These days, they’re honestly just adults with the immaturity that comes with being 14. They have similar conversations that you and your friends have/had in the bar in your mid 20s, or you and your friends had at your girls nights. It’s scary. That continues until they actually reach adulthood.

Lucky for me, my kids love Illini sports and it’s something we can do together. They’re interested in the basketball and football stuff I get off of here. But maximize those first 10-11 years with your kids. It goes by quick. Don’t be like me and have that realization too late.
 
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Dbell1981

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Decatur, IL
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IllinoisssssssVarsity said:
I know this was for fun and it’s kind of run it’s course but I had a life realization yesterday for you parents of young kids. Feel free to scroll past. Absolutely zero Illini news in this one.

Because adult age is 18, I (and probably others just living day to day making it with small children) never really thought about how long your kids are ACTUALLY kids.

I had the realization yesterday that kids are only in that true kid stage (that joyful, innocent one you think of) for about 10-11 years. When they hit middle school/junior high, so many physical, social, and emotional changes happen that the person who walks out is almost completely different than the person who walked in. It’s a rapid acceleration after so many years of gradual change.

On the other side of my coaching job, I have taught freshman for almost 15 years. My son will enter middle school next year, and I see where he is now, and what the freshmen are when I get them every year. It’s interesting to see both sides of it at once. In many ways, those freshman are GROWN. Whether its social media, life problems, lack of support or sheer curiosity, they advance so rapidly, I don’t even really see them as the kids they still are. These days, they’re honestly just adults with the immaturity that comes with being 14. They have similar conversations that you and your friends have/had in the bar in your mid 20s, or you and your friends had at your girls nights. It’s scary. That continues until they actually reach adulthood.

Lucky for me, my kids love Illini sports and it’s something we can do together. They’re interested in the basketball and football stuff I get off of here. But maximize those first 10-11 years with your kids. It goes by quick. Don’t be like me and have that realization too late.
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Good post. Been there myself. I have a 23 year old and a 7 year old. This time around ive been soaking up all the things i regret not doing the first time around. Enjoy your little ones while they are young. It goes fast!
 
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pruman91

pruman91
Paducah, Ky
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IllinoisssssssVarsity said:
I know this was for fun and it’s kind of run it’s course but I had a life realization yesterday for you parents of young kids. Feel free to scroll past. Absolutely zero Illini news in this one.

Because adult age is 18, I (and probably others just living day to day making it with small children) never really thought about how long your kids are ACTUALLY kids.

I had the realization yesterday that kids are only in that true kid stage (that joyful, innocent one you think of) for about 10-11 years. When they hit middle school/junior high, so many physical, social, and emotional changes happen that the person who walks out is almost completely different than the person who walked in. It’s a rapid acceleration after so many years of gradual change.

On the other side of my coaching job, I have taught freshman for almost 15 years. My son will enter middle school next year, and I see where he is now, and what the freshmen are when I get them every year. It’s interesting to see both sides of it at once. In many ways, those freshman are GROWN. Whether its social media, life problems, lack of support or sheer curiosity, they advance so rapidly, I don’t even really see them as the kids they still are. These days, they’re honestly just adults with the immaturity that comes with being 14. They have similar conversations that you and your friends have/had in the bar in your mid 20s, or you and your friends had at your girls nights. It’s scary. That continues until they actually reach adulthood.

Lucky for me, my kids love Illini sports and it’s something we can do together. They’re interested in the basketball and football stuff I get off of here. But maximize those first 10-11 years with your kids. It goes by quick. Don’t be like me and have that realization too late.
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Great post ......................being a kid today is completely different from being a kid in my kid generation.........With the advent of social media and the ability to glean current worldwide events from a cell phone , which now all kids seem to have one , the world is a smaller place for kids nowadays.......The innocence of generations past is not gone , but is seriously at risk with society moving at such a fast clipped pace with zero bounds on what someone can dwell upon through the limitless accessibility to information..........

When i was young i called a baseball or golf ball around like kids carry cellphones do now............With those changes come changes in demeanor and carry through to adulthood.......

Once again , great post and here's hoping you carry on with your kids and the fanatical life of being part of Illini Nation.................................
 
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