Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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I would imagine that many of the posters wanting a portal lead guard also complained that DmW took time from the freshmen last year. I have faith Underwood Is doing all he can for the best of the team.
I hope we are at a point to find someone that brings a different skill set that DMW. Slasher that can finish and the rim, play point at a high level and shoot the ball. It's not the same thing.
 
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Totally disagree. To win at a high level you need a solid PG play. Freshman take time. It’s like having a rookie catcher. You always sign a veteran just in case. I don’t wanna be playing 2 freshman in a backcourt.
Until it's January and you want to be...But really, it all depends on what Skyy and Epps are capable of doing at this level and how quickly. The reason to have a vet guard is b/c of the certainty, but the ceiling is also usually lower (given that we've missed on a guy like Brandon Murray...now, if there's another option that becomes available on that level, then this won't apply). Take Kentucky for example: they probably would've been better off playing TyTy at point rather than giving 31 mpg to Sahvir Wheeler, who needed the ball in his hands to be effective (non-shooter) and whose offensive/defensive ratings aren't nearly those of TyTy. They might've taken a few more lumps throughout the season, but probably would've ended up better for it come Feb and March. Now, your highly-touted PG might end up being Devin Askew instead of TyTy, which is the risk and is the reason Cal went out and got a guy like Wheeler after the 20-21 fiasco. Given that we have two seemingly-capable young PG/CG talents coming in as frosh, the odds are pretty good that at least one can be effective next year, if not really good. If both happen to hit, then we're golden. I don't want one, or both, of them to have caps on their potential playing time because we brought in a vet that's good but not as good, and also has certain PT expectations. I think we need to be really picky about who that guard may be and not bring in a vet with warts or limitations just to bring in a guy that's played a bit at this level. It's also needs to be somebody that is a fit on or off the ball and is OK with playing 35 mpg or 20 mpg depending on what's in the team's best interest.
 
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illiniCA

DC Area
sorry but why would that emjoi be positive for illinois
 
#140      
It was the 1st time also...

Illinois leading, then FSU, then Depaul, then commits to Depaul, then decommits a week or two later, then winds up at Texas Tech, then Chris Beard and his people get into it, then Chris Beard leaves for Texas, then TSJ people talk to other schools before he comes back, then he enters the portal after this year, then MIF puts out his "list", then the credit situation happens, and now we are here :)
 
#143      
I disagree. They are still freshman and one is coming off an injury. The B10 and power 5 hoops isn't AAU or High School. Talented or not they will need to adjust and we need some experience that Underwood brings up all the time. I expect that we add an experienced lead guard. They clearly have been looking for one
I've heard this injury about Sky a lot, didn't I think it was 0440 say he was tearing players up in pickup games? If he's doing that he must be in pretty good shape health wise. I'm ok with Freshman point guards as long as they have others around them that can handle the ball also.
 
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Future Walk-On

Peoria, IL
You can’t divide the number of wins by the number of seasons lol. That’s not how it works. You gotta divide it by the number of games played.

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Suprised we aren't battling Lipscomb for recruits more /s
 
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I made an account after years of lurking just so I can join in on the like button
Just joined two months ago (after a Cary player signed with the football team), after lurking for many, many years. Each of of has a hot topic or other reason to finally register. For me the lack of ads was a surprise bonus!
 
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