Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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GoodePodzMelendez said:
How do I change my user name since Podz is in the portal? LOL
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Good luck with that.

love you all work in progress GIF
 
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LvilleILL said:
Staff is expecting Kofi to come back, all I will say. Announcement should be within a week
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Just reading the tea 🍃
PG: Skyy
SG:
SF: RJ
PF: Hawk
C Kofi
Who will fill the void at SG? Personally I believe you can mix in Goode at the 2/3 with Rodger, Harris and Epps. All interchangeable. Why do we need to add experience? We see where that got us last year.
 
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sacraig said:
I probably very slightly agree but that point is debatable. It comes down to the value of points versus everything else, and I don't have all the stats/analytics to weigh that myself. It sure seemed based on the eye test that his other virtues were no longer clearly making up for his lack of points by the end of the season, but I don't think that's an open and shut case.
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My point was you want to give fresh more play time to see whether they could climb up on defense to help you make decisions. Also, the lack of points has a compounding effect that your opponents can focus the defense on our players, which make you lose more points. For example, if grandi was healthy and could handle the ball better, I would play him over DMW. RJ needed minutes close to Grandi's minutes.
 
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HailtotheChief said:
Yes I can. Griffin comes to mind. That's why he left. If you don't think that RJ and Griffin havr more talent, size, length and ability than some of those he is referring to then you are blind. If you think you are right then just wait and see what RJ does. Give me a break. It's beyond obvious RJ brings talent and athleticism. That's not hating on DMW at all. It's pretty obvious. I'm not saying DMW should have played but Griffin and RJ both have had Illini fans wanting them playing more for good reason.
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He just needs to work on defense.
 
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Muskie2368 said:
Two things I don’t get, why people keep thinking Podz was all world after his first season with very little time. And the narrative that Coach Underwood doesn’t play freshman. He’s played freshman a lot every year. Thanks for the info 0440,Lville, and Indy much appreciated.
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I dont think peeps are saying all world, but he is a 6'5 guard thay seemed lije he could handle a little, definitely shoot, hard worker and has some solid potential defensively. For me I saw a little Brad Davidson without being dirty.
 
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LuckyIllini said:
Just reading the tea 🍃
PG: Skyy
SG:
SF: RJ
PF: Hawk
C Kofi
Who will fill the void at SG? Personally I believe you can mix in Goode at the 2/3 with Rodger, Harris and Epps. All interchangeable. Why do we need to add experience? We see where that got us last year.
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Where it “got us last year” was a conference championship. So are you suggesting that the two open scholarships remain so and just carry them over? Recruit 2 more 2022 HS recruits even though likely to be lesser quality since so late in the game? Take in two transfers but only if they’re not experienced — or if experienced just not as good as the guys we have now so the current guys play plenty? Those seem to be the three options to achieve no more experienced players. I like the fourth option of bringing in experienced, talented players who make the team better and deeper.
 
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HailtotheChief said:
Griffin was playing his butt off and went to Caus and I for one didn't blame him. He was one of our best players. I'm glad RJ stayed
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I didn't want Griffin to go either...I think it was more for mom and baby mama...talking about RJs defense.
 
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Ghost77 said:
I agree with this but think there were some missed opportunities this year. For example, I struggle to understand why Podz didn't get a chance at more playing time given the struggles of Curbelo throughout the season. And then we get to the tournament and Grandison is on the floor when he can't even lift up his damn arm. No excuse for him being out there. And finally, I love me some Trent Frazier, truly an all time Illini, but is he really the guy you want out there for 60+ minutes against Chattanooga and Houston when his infected and crusty eyes are clearly impacting his game?
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I mean so with everything you mentioned he still didn’t play, kinda tells you everything you need to know right?
 
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