Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[Sedino]

Please not a boom Indy, now I'm gonna have to read through 14 pages of people debating on the accuracy of the gif.

 

[TheFameProtector]

Glad to see Champaign's lovely April weather isn't scaring anybody off.

 

[Joel Goodson]

Huge props to our insiders! You make this board great.

PSA: if (when) a recruitment goes south, please don't trash the insiders.

 

[Idea Gardener]

We really just got a boom before my morning coffee. Don't need the caffeine today, adrenaline will do just fine.

 

[UncleBob]

I looked on his rivals page and I don't see any stars. Not worried about it however. Is his plan to stay at his current high school or could we see a move to Montverde like Skyy made?

I’m no expert on Rivals page. This is what I saw. Is there something I’m missing?

 

[Dee_4_3]

I’m no expert on Rivals page. This is what I saw. Is there something I’m missing?

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I believe this is what it looks like to have stars on rivals.

 

[Idea Gardener]

Travis Graf just put a future cast for him on rivals.

 

[BBIQ]

When they started recruiting Skyy, the plan was always for ZZ to come with and likely reclass to 2023 …

I posted it forever ago

We don't deserve you Indy! Thank you for your service!!

 

[illini0440]

I’m no expert on Rivals page. This is what I saw. Is there something I’m missing?

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Stars are gold on rivals

 

[TheGMan]

Please not a boom Indy, now I'm gonna have to read through 14 pages of people debating on the accuracy of the gif.

I can confirm that the gif does say "boom." Seems accurate to me

 

[Kathy]

When they started recruiting Skyy, the plan was always for ZZ to come with and likely reclass to 2023 …

I posted it forever ago

Uh oh, you shouldn't of said you posted it earlier. You'll get roasted. Speaking from experience. hahahaha

 

[UncleBob]

I believe this is what it looks like to have stars on rivals.

Thanks. So ZZ is still unrated at this point on Rivals. I didn’t see any rating on 247 either.

 

[robjilla]

I’m no expert on Rivals page. This is what I saw. Is there something I’m missing?

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No. Thats how his looks. They need to update him because they didnt have him ranked at all.

 

[robjilla]

Also if you have free time look at Skyy'ZZ the limit on YouTube. It is a few years old but it gives you some background & good stuff on the young men. Its a little miniseries.

 

[IllinifaninIL]

if all future Mondays could start out like this, they wouldn't be as crappy.

 

[DB11Headband]

ZZ will definitely be a '23, and I think Morez ends up reclassing as well.

 

[RockfordIllini]

ZZ will definitely be a '23, and I think Morez ends up reclassing as well.

Might this also explain why we’ve been relatively quiet in 2023 thus far?

 

[B-ILL]

Might this also explain why we’ve been relatively quiet in 2023 thus far?

… Have we been quiet or just playing some 3D chess?

 

[BWA]

So there are absolutely no rankings out on ZZ that I can find. Where do we expect him to land? Is he top 100?

 

[BashCtIllini]

So there are absolutely no rankings out on ZZ that I can find. Where do we expect him to land? Is he top 100?

well he has a Kansas offer as a Sophmore, so yes he will be top 100. I think he'll end up top 50ish

 

[Heisenbobble]

ZZ will definitely be a '23, and I think Morez ends up reclassing as well.

Not a fan of that.

 

[Eternal Optimist]

So there are absolutely no rankings out on ZZ that I can find. Where do we expect him to land? Is he top 100?

If he commits to Illinois then he comes in at 101. Blue blood commitment and he’ll come in at 13. It’s just in the algorithm they have set up.

 

[logjam]

I’m no expert on Rivals page. This is what I saw. Is there something I’m missing?

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Stars aren't filled in...

 

[B-ILL]

Not a fan of that.

Why not? If they have the grades to make it happen and it doesn’t impact our ‘23 class, get them on campus in a college S&C program, playing against their teammates in practice. There aren’t a lot of players leaving after ‘22-23, so the rotation will likely be pretty set for ‘23-24 anyway.

 

[WyattEarp]

So you might say ZZ could.....top the 2024 class?

I think you could also make the argument

ZZ has skills and he knows how to use them. He’s like a manic mechanic and a master of sparks. The dude’s bad, he’s nationwide!

He’s flying’ high and he’s definitely at his best when they’ve got him under pressure. He can be a tough, rough boy. But he’s always a sharp dressed man.

So, give him all your lovin, Illini Nation.
The good ones gotsa, gotsa get paid.
We ain’t talkin’ just cheap $unglasses here…