Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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pruman91

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Paducah, Ky
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BashCtIllini said:
I think the sticking point was more demands from the parents on how their son should be played.

I just don't think Fears is a good enough shooter. Kid has the athleticism, good ball handler and passer, tough kid, but he's not tall and not a great shooter. In the Big Ten, it's not that hard to keep a 6 ft guy away from the rim, at some point he'll have to knock down shots to be really great.

And ultimately No, he's not backing out at this point. Doesn't mean he won't transfer in a year though.
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sounds similar to Mr. Epps...............
 
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soupy17

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MI
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illini0440 said:
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I thought we were more of a Pizza Hut program
 
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CoachHooleyHoo

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Indy Illini Fan said:
Excited Fired Up GIF by Fighting Illini Athletics
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I think this is a good pickup but I don't think it's an upgrade on RJ. If you go back and watch a lot of the early games this year, RJ was certainly in a funk offensively and that affected his defense. But he also took a lot of heat for other guys' missed defensive assignments. This is not a shot at Domask, but RJ has significantly more potential and we started to see that at the end of the year. He was aggressive on D & rebounds, started to attack the rim, and was starting to knock down some shots. Hated to see him leave b/c of that potential. Having said that, this looks like a very solid pickup.
 
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nichi

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Joel Goodson said:
according to people I trust, he's a VG defender. course, he's moving up quite a bit on the athleticism chain, so I don't expect him to be a standout defensively. but good, yes.

one other thing: he's not coming here to be the man. this is a 4 year starter/stalwart, who's coming for the big stage and to win.
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I looked at a full game video. Domask is not a run and jump athlete so he is not going to jump the passing lanes or block shots. He is very strong though and fundamentally sound.
 
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Emerson Bigguns

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CoachHooleyHoo said:
I think this is a good pickup but I don't think it's an upgrade on RJ. If you go back and watch a lot of the early games this year, RJ was certainly in a funk offensively and that affected his defense. But he also took a lot of heat for other guys' missed defensive assignments. This is not a shot at Domask, but RJ has significantly more potential and we started to see that at the end of the year. He was aggressive on D & rebounds, started to attack the rim, and was starting to knock down some shots. Hated to see him leave b/c of that potential. Having said that, this looks like a very solid pickup.
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Sure, if you are grading on potential… Domask has played a lot more, a lot better, & a lot more consistently.
 
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State of Chicago

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Emerson Bigguns said:
Sure, if you are grading on potential… Domask has played a lot more, a lot better, & a lot more consistently.
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💯 He’s accomplished a whole lot more at the college level than RJ. He’s also ranked substantially higher in the portal. I agree though, RJ still has the potential to be special. Just hasn’t shown more than brief flashes so far. He had plenty of playing time this year. I believe his injury set him back a bit this season. I just can’t accept that he is truly a 27% 3 point shooter. I expect him to have a solid season next year.
 
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