Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[DB11Headband]

I’ll just leave this here …

That bench squad could be an upper half B1G team

 

[KingWolf11]

 

[Noblesville Illini]

That bench squad could be an upper half B1G team

Oh, please, please, please run our opponents out of the gym with hockey shifts every 5 minutes until they collapse!

 

[ElGran]

Would you believe secondary and tertiary?

I’ll go with tertiary

 

[DeonThomas]

Potentially the most roster depth 1 thru 12 in the history of the Illinois program.

 

[northillini2342]

I want to believe with get nance, but just can't buy in yet haha

 

[nichi]

Of course we’ve seen his videos. The ones where he’s playing an actual opponent, it’s high schools kids a half a foot shorter or in an all star game where little defense is played.

He does have good handles for a guy his size, but get him in a college game with intense defense and he’s not going to get away with a lot of what you see in those videos.

It's a good thing we have you and a few others here to keep our enthusiasm in check. I guess we don't have good ball handlers at all. Just guys who show good ball skills against against lousy competition.

So when was the last time we had we had two highly rated but unproven guards who seem like they might have high level ball handling skills?

Plus, several wings who have flashed decent ball skills? Also, a couple bigs who have pretty good ball skills for bigs?

Maybe they will all melt under the pressure of high major defenses, but the talent and skills are there to be a good ball handling and passing team. I'll try to remember all the caveats in the future, but prefer brevity.

 

[Illin618]

I want to believe with get nance, but just can't buy in yet

 

[Epsilon]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1532200075396583425

So if he is bypassing turning pro, he’s going straight into broadcasting…?

 

[Shane Walsh]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1532209359408750593

 

[Illiniprime]

Tarheels

 

[Illiniam1984]

Tarheels

 

[Newmark4thFloor]

Let the Nance power flow through our O&B veins!

 

[TheFameProtector]

Tarheels

You said he was Zaga bound like 3 hours ago lol

 

[JMoser16]

It’s been said before, but it’s mind blowing how we got better at recruiting once OA and Chin left

 

[OrangeKrushRush]

Tarheels

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

You said he was Zaga bound like 3 hours ago lol

When you have a chance to flail around wildly from one random take to the next, you absolutely must take it. I think a few people are spending a bit too much time on twitter.

 

[TCTORNADO]

It’s been said before, but it’s mind blowing how we got better at recruiting once OA and Chin left

NIL$$ has certainly helped.

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

Tarheels

 

[Illiniam1984]

NIL$$ has certainly helped.

I second this.

 

[skyIdub]

Tarheels

Troll lol lol lol lol......

 

[Illiniam1984]

It’s been said before, but it’s mind blowing how we got better at recruiting once OA and Chin left

Hiring TA has also made huge difference. The guy can flat out recruit and develop players.

 

[Saturdaze]

Fairly surprised Timme withdrew without transferring. I don’t see how Gonzaga improves his chances next year. He actually regressed his Jr year, and didn’t improve his athleticism or shooting. I know Tscirbwe returned to Kentucky, but can’t help but think they’d be great for for him.

 

[IlliniSaluki]

 

[hoopsfan47]

Yes. He has a good handle and passing skills for a big. Have you seen his videos?

Yes I have and will support the fact that for a guy his size, his handle is about as good as I have seen. Anyone who says otherwise, has not seen videos of his play.