Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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ptgrd23 said:
Goode can shoot. If he learns to endlessly run off picks without the ball ala Steve Alford or JJ Redick he could score 15 ppg. Needs the stamina to run non stop. Andy Kaufman was not athletic but could create his own shot. Luke needs to get more aggressive (like RJ).
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Rip Hamilton IMO was the all-time greatest at moving w/o the ball. Coaches could use his videos as instructional material.
 
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Godard

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Roundball Sage said:
Always, all the Moons have to line up just right for anybody to win a National Championship.

There are always several really good teams each year all capable of winning it. And with The Portal, any gaps or weak spots in many other solid teams can be quickly filled and they too will be serious contenders overnight.

But as for who really wants it... and dare one say who deserves it... few can match the Illini pedigree and claim. With the great legacy and traditional of the Prairie State love for the game and for the State nameplate school, the Illini have a unique call to gaining the big prize.

But as we know, one bad matchup during Madness... one wrong turn of an ankle to a key player... one off night of shooting... one bad pass in a crucial possession at the end of a key game... one supernova hot shot of opponent that no one can shut down... and you are out of it. Stone cold quick. No re-dos. One wrong step and the great journey is over.

Hence, those Moons all having to line up just right. Which also include when you are playing poorly one night but the other team is playing WORSE. And you get the benefit.

Call it luck... or good fortune... and somehow avoiding every wrong turn along the way that can you get you derailed... This is what gets you to the biggest grins and highest fives and most joyous bearhugs and warmest handshakes that come with THAT GREAT BIG TROPHY going into your home case.

Let’s hope the engravers know how to spell ILLINOIS the right way.

And for Illini Nation... stay thirsty my friends. But hopefully NOT for very long. The sweet nectar of ultimate victory is thick in the Illinois air.
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Just a reminder: the Fab Five and the Thad Five have an identical number of NCAA Championships: zero.
 
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skyIdub said:
Jannon Sr. or Shannon Jr?
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names phillip GIF by South Park
 
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Godard

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We need more Jordan Brand Claasic posting!!!

No one seems to have mentioned this, but Skyy Clark was listed as "undecided" on the chiron when they introduced him. Coincidence? With Coach K's retirement...I smell a rat(-face)! Clearly the posts here have gotten to him...

Also (watching on delay) but just heard the announcer say, "Illinois will score points next season." Gonna go out on a limb and say: *at least* 2. Possibly more!
 
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