I believe someone on a previous page mentioned he was recovering from a broken ankle.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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I’m not sure if anyone knows, but take a look at this rating history. Started like top 15-20 and then hovered around top 50 and just recently took a sharp downturn. Any reason as to the evals of this guy getting worse? Or just other guys getting better?
Anyone with insight?
He prefers a really good engineering school
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Probably fair to guess that when that rating was initially issued in the middle of his sophomore year in HS the projection was for him to grow a little bigger than he has. Maybe he still will, we forget how young these guys are.
I’m not sure if anyone knows, but take a look at this rating history. Started like top 15-20 and then hovered around top 50 and just recently took a sharp downturn. Any reason as to the evals of this guy getting worse? Or just other guys getting better?
Anyone with insight?
Anyway, I think any concern that we're scooping up a falling player is significantly reduced by knowing how many programs came sniffing around as soon as he decommitted from Purdue.
I don't think he was ever a top 15 player, but this is someone a lot of good high major programs want.
drsmitty74
- Rochester
NIL, or the lack there of.....and......we have TA and Fletch,............... and they don't
In a few years?Do any of you even realize how annoying of a fan base we are going to be in a few years??
MUAHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA
I'm wondering if Epps not showing strong as a PG in practice drove the staff to push harder for another PG.
drsmitty74
- Rochester
Pretty sure baby Hunty already feels this wayDo any of you even realize how annoying of a fan base we are going to be in a few years??
MUAHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA
Ha! Just saw him hit a home run for the Sacramento River cats the other night!
We have all lamented our PG depth to some degree this off-season. Even if both Skyy and Epps stay, 3 PGs is probably the minimum you would have ideally.
Jimmy = You.
That's one angleDo any of you even realize how annoying of a fan base we are going to be in a few years??
MUAHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
We should absolutely still take a grizzled veteran passing offense-initiating true true point guard in the portal.
Always have a player like that on the team no matter what.
Joel Goodson
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in theory, absolutely yes. in practice, a grizzled vet isn't gonna sign on to be a frosh's caddie. at least, vets who are good
sacraig
- The desert
Disagree. But reasonable people can disagree on this topic. That was one hell of a choice to make in a single Oscar season. Old Men won Best Picture and Blood produced a Best Actor for Day-Lewis.
sacraig
- The desert
I think Brian Johnson was last Illini basketball player to get an engineering degree. FYI - he was a walk on and Lucas' younger brother. My understanding was they don't let football and basketball players major in engineering because the lab classes get in the way of afternoon practices.
John Stockton, Jamal Wilkes, John Paxton, Chris Mullins, etc had long NBA careers. If you are highly skilled you can compensate for lack of athleticism.
Illini - Matt Heldman, Jack Ingram, Steve Bardo,
He committed but still wanted to take visits to other schools. Painter didn’t like that and didn’t approve soooo here we are.
ChazzReinhold
Mom! The Meatloaf!
I still can't get over how weird is it that a keystone moment for our program's recruiting was losing our entire coaching assistant staff after a (statistical) co-big ten title season...Thank you Kentucky
Is he done visiting schools now...?
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