Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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I would imagine Ames has Illinois Mr. Basketball locked up this year, but I have to think Morez will get a lot of votes
 
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IlliniKat91

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BashCtIllini said:
I don't know about some of the Overtime Elite team names though: Holy Rams, Young Dreamerz? Weren't the Kingfishers or Prairie Fire available?
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I straight up hate the idea of the kingfisher, but if they can make it look as cool as the Prairie Fire logo Knox came up with, I'll ride with it.

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NarrowJ said:
I saw Dravyn just put up 33/7/4 a couple of days ago.

Did all of the complaints about the competition level just stem from that one video of him dunking at the end of a decided game, or is this league really of low-quality, basketball-wise? I have a hard time believing people would have him in this environment if that is the case. Would love to learn more about OTE. Apparently a lot of top players play or have played in this league, including LeBron James' son, projected 2023 top 10 picks Ausar & Amen Thompson, projected 2024 top 10 pick Robert Dillingham, and Naasir Cunningham who is the current #1 HS recruit for 2024.

Seems like a lot of top players with potential NBA playing careers are putting their trust in this league/organization.
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For me, I think he has a lot of athleticism and natural skill, but almost every game I see of OTE shows very little effort going on on the defensive side of the floor. It seems like a great league for getting stats, creating a brand, and having a heck of a highlight video, but I do have concerns on whether it prepares kids for the college game. For this reason I think anyone coming out of OTE to play college ball is going to have a very steep learning curve and likely struggle early.

So overall I'm glad DGL is one of the highest performers in the league, that does mean something in regards to athleticism and skills, I'm just not very high on the competitiveness of the league itself in terms of defensive talent.
 
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aaeismacgychel said:
For me, I think he has a lot of athleticism and natural skill, but almost every game I see of OTE shows very little effort going on on the defensive side of the floor. It seems like a great league for getting stats, creating a brand, and having a heck of a highlight video, but I do have concerns on whether it prepares kids for the college game. For this reason I think anyone coming out of OTE to play college ball is going to have a very steep learning curve and likely struggle early.

So overall I'm glad DGL is one of the highest performers in the league, that does mean something in regards to athleticism and skills, I'm just not very high on the competitiveness of the league itself in terms of defensive talent.
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How many OTE games have you watched? Or just highlights? Honestly just curious.
 
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aaeismacgychel said:
I've seen a few full games, but primarily highlights. It's fun to see so long as you turn off your brain regarding comparing it to college play.
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That's weird that all of the college coaches and NBA scouts haven't spoken out about how bad it is.
 
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Travis1173

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After yesterdays performance, I don’t care about the OTE defensive quality. Give me ANYONE who can do ANYTHING offensively that isn’t hoist up an off balance or contested 3 pointer.
 
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