Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Psst.....Roy died 4 years ago. But I am picking up what you're putting down.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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I appreciate the effort - Am I skimming accurately if I still think there's 2 unknowns?
We're looking for 6, but only see 4 ...
1. Koa Peat
2. BJ Davis Ray
3. Trey McKenney
4. Bryce Heard
My take from one of the most recent highlight clips was EJ Liddell like offensive game at least. Also a good rebounder and shot blocker like EJ was. I think it’s a solid comp.
well damn. Then me and Yakov will party like it's 1989
Oh yeah, Theo. Of course. I don’t know how I forgot a detail like that.
I truly lost it the first time on your original Nimblefarb post. This was almost as good.
(That’s a personal top 5 Loyalty post; seriously…) Thanks for the laughs.
theNewGuy
- Dallas, TX
Is it just me or is this just one of the blandest "skill tapes"?
It gave me more of the "I could do that" than "holy ****, he did that????"
No disrespect to ZZ, more of an overtime elite PR problem.
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
Amani up to 64th in his class on ESPN, 247 composite down to #73
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James Brown, Morez #41 and 42 in updated 2024 ESPN rankings. Two 5* Baltimore prospects in that class..
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Amani Hansberry - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN
Learn about Amani Hansberry and other recruit player profiles on RecruitingNation.com.
James Brown, Morez #41 and 42 in updated 2024 ESPN rankings. Two 5* Baltimore prospects in that class..
ESPN Basketball Recruiting - Player Rankings
Where do the nation basketball recruits rank? Check out the player rankings on RecruitingNation.com
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He's not down in the composite, in fact the ESPN update moved him way up. Before the ESPN update he was outside the top 100 in composite. I don't remember the exact ranking. 247 had moved him way up in their own in-house rankings a while back.Amani up to 64th in his class on ESPN, 247 composite down to #73
Amani Hansberry - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN
Learn about Amani Hansberry and other recruit player profiles on RecruitingNation.com.
James Brown, Morez #41 and 42 in updated 2024 ESPN rankings. Two 5* Baltimore prospects in that class..
ESPN Basketball Recruiting - Player Rankings
Where do the nation basketball recruits rank? Check out the player rankings on RecruitingNation.com
Melvin Bell #1 ranked player in the state class of 2025 from St.Rita.He didn’t appear in this ranking because he didn’t play the whole summer doe to injury.
I'm also assuming BU sold him on our tempo. Texas Tech played slow. Lots of games in the 60's.
sacraig
- The desert
I think that's what @hooraybeer was trying to convey, but they were abusing the "up/down" language.
Ah yeah on second glance I can see that. The use of up and down to convey the same concept confused me. And I know there's been confusion about composite vs 247's own rankings before.
There's only room for one Bryce H. in Champaign.
Well I mean the coaches (as you know
) go off their observations more than a Rivals or 247 ranking. Get the point that it will be more selective going forward. Probably don't see a lot of Brandon Liebs who is a good teammate, contributes in practice, and values a UI education highly.
Watching these Hansberry highlights and he seems to be an EJ Liddell type player with his inside/outside skill set.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I've gotta know what you searched to find this GIF. I've been trying, but can't find it...this is a classic
ILFaninFL
- Nature Coast in Florida
Yep. He is a perfect small ball 5 that can rebound, start the break, and hit threes at a consistent rate, and I love his mid-range jump shot. He and TY do the things that win championships. They may not lead the team in scores, but they will do what's needed to win. If he can score like EJ, we will have something.
Yes, I do think the availability to transfer every year now and NIL will make the "top tier" schools only take the top HS kids - like top 60-70 ranked type kids, the rest will have to go to other schools show what they can do then transfer to one of the power schools.
If you are trying to win a national title every year, it just makes more sense for programs to take proven guys that have done it at a high level vs. a high school kid that will take a year or two to develop
My take is that it will create a huge gap between the haves vs. the have-nots, but also think it will narrow the dispersion in the "haves" group- between the true blue blood top recruiting schools and the other "haves" because schools like us can restock through the transfer portal, so even though we're not getting McD AA guys out of HS, the transfers we get like TSJ and Mayer are ready to play right now and allows us to compete year in and year out. Plus the blue blood schools will lose the one and dones and always have guys transfer out if they aren't getting enough playing time freshman year. If the blue bloods stop taking as many 5 star guys because they want to restock through the portal, then there are more 5 star kids available for schools that normally wouldn't land them. So overall I think it helps schools like us compete more consistently vs. the Duke/Kentucky/Kansas programs because of the transfer rules/NIL now
I remember watching a guy in a gym in Minneapolis doing drills at the same pace thinking I could do it and it would never translate to success in a game.
The guy was JJ Reddick.
It works.
name almost checks out......
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
No disrespect to theNewGuy, but I would LOVE to see you try. Please, please, please take a video and post it. I have a feeling it's gonna look a heck of a lot more like this...
The good ones make it look easy. I’m pretty high on young Clark based on what we are seeing on film. Will ultimately need to see him do it when it matters for Illini but his fundamentals seem well ingrained which bodes well for success at the next level IMO.
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