Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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pruman91

Paducah, Ky
Brad is VERY interested … 👀
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Brad knows how to play the transfer portal game!!😁😁
He is EXACTLY what we need… next year especially. With our seniors leaving, we will need another scorer and defender to pair with Dain. With our wings maturing as well as our point guards and next year’s additions the team would be well stocked for a national run…again!
 
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sacraig

The desert
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A not so discrete tweet likely aimed at TTU and Fardaws.
If your mouth writes checks your *** can't cash, it's going to lead to problems. Under promise and over deliver. If you do things right, you'll get a reputation. If you do things wrong... you'll get a reputation... These aren't new or unique concepts in life.

I assume "amateur" sports prior to NIL/open transfer was likely full of under delivered promises because once you had an athlete on campus, they didn't have a lot of recourse to hold coaches and handlers accountable. There are likely many programs still operating in the same manner, not realizing the full impact of the changing landscape. There are bound to be some tough lessons coming.
 
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This is more or less what I said several years ago. Eventually, programs that overpromise and under deliver will become known and this will hurt them. They'll have a short term gain but long term pain. It's better not to get our over your skis here.
Wonder if this had anything to do with TSJ leaving TTU?
 
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Don't the Euro Leagues have a rule about how many Americans you can have on a team? Is there anything like that in the B1G that sets a limit on transfers from Texas schools?
 
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Baltimore native Chester Frazier has led the way in recruiting Amani Hansberry, and is the reason why the Marylander chose the #Illini. But you'll never guess Amani's favorite part of Champaign: "The one big difference is the sky, the sky is beautiful in Illinois."

Can't wait to see this young man in O&B. Props to Chester for his DC-Baltimore recruiting chops. And Amani's observation about the sky is exactly what struck me when I visited campus for the first time in Sept 1983.
Is sky a code word for the silver bullet?
 
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