theNewGuy
- Dallas, TX
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Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Agree. Pretty darned critical for his 2024 draft stock. And once he puts in the work this off-season, TSJ needs 8-12 more of the UCLA type games in the upcoming season.
Joel Goodson
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are Larry Bird's growth plates wide open, regardless of shoes/no shoes?
it's all ball bearings these days
Chuck Nuggets
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Always be that guy. The world needs more of those guys.
I agree with that. I also feel TSJ needs to improve his ability to pass off the dribble while driving and players help out. He is great attacking the hoop but when guys help out on D he needs to be able to hit the open man fir a better look without turning it over.
Like Hawkins, not having a true PG really hurt him. Man if we can get a "
" at PG, just imagine what it could unlock in TSJ & Hawkins.Maybe. Last year people were stoked about the versatility and the “interchangeable parts “ we’d have with long athletes like Coleman, Mayer, RJ, etc. I get that but I also think players have to have defined roles too.
Notated what though, you gotta have a PG.
TSJ is way too old for another year of school for this "work on this" stuff to improve his draft potential. He can score 1,000 points a game and won't improve his NBA stock because he'll be like 24 years old. Just saying that rather bluntly. Maybe he likes school and feels like he can make more with NIL, which would be the only reason to come back.
That did cause more turnovers but I not referring to that. I am just to when he drove hard. I think him attacking what hurt more was not hitting open threes. If they could hit them at a higher rate then defenders wouldn't help out nearly as often. That said it appeared when he put his head down and drove he was either going to score, get fouled, or turn it over. He didn't pass it much when he put his head down. If could do that more efficiently then wow.Like Hawkins, not having a true PG really hurt him. Man if we can get a "
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
You have to have perimeter ballhandling and rim protection that are normally provided by true point guards and centers.
Versatile players CAN provide those things. Hawkins is a solid rim protector despite not being a chained-to-the-hoop 5, for instance. But you've gotta have those traits in the team or you become very easy to exploit.
We were a thin ballhandling team that became a deficient ballhandling team without Clark, then a disastrous ballhandling team with Epps taken out of the rotation. Neither of those guys were A+'s to begin with and then we eventually lost both of them and were relying on guys like Hawkins and Mayer to initiate offense. Disaster.
Major additions absolutely necessary in that area. Two guys who are true lead guards would be ideal, borderline necessary if reports about Moretti are true.
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AyoDos11
- Southern Illinois
I agree teams definitely need a defined PG. The 2-4 spots can be interchangeable, and maybe the 5 as long as you have adequate paint defense.
Although the 2 can't really be interchangeable with anything cause that's solely Goode's role.
You mean like people saying that Podz wasn't that good, he was just playing in a weak mid-major conference? Domask coming from a weak mid-major conference is the answer to our problems?
Nope, never i've never seen it here.
From a potential standpoint, I think RJ has a higher ceiling while Domask has clearly had better production. No denying that. Really felt like RJ was coming on and was going to be a big producer. But he's gone & I hope Domask does well.
More like a Grandison.
RichardKeenesCousin
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Yeah not a bad comp at all really. Domansk was more productive at a higher level than Grandison at Holy Cross, but it's that same sort of swiss army knife of a game.
Never said he wasn't a good pick-up. Competition level night in and night out in the MVC is nowhere near B1G.
Yeah, I don’t mind it overall. Likely Grandison a better defender and a little longer, while Domask brings more of a ball-handling and playmaking aspect.
He also went 4-19 his last two games against Drake.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
You can already feel how divisive of a player Domansk is gonna be lol
I'm really not again Domask at all & I hope that he has a great year. Just feels like expectations are really high.
I too expected more from RJ this year. That being said often what is viewed as potential are the main athletic traits like jumping, speed, strength etc. But I've known some elite athletes as far those main traits but they were not elite hoopers. Hand eye coordination, agilty, general coordination like the ability to use both hands are often harder to notice. I am not sure if RJ is at that level or not compared to Domask in those aspects. RJ certainly is faster and jump higher but that may not mean he has a higher ceiling. He may but Domask is very good and I wish RJ the best.
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
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Did you see those games from the cheap seats?
Yep, he was the focus to be stopped. We have stopped players before too. Just watch his highlights and he played some very good teams that were better than Drake.
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