Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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I bet 10, 11 and 12 wouldn't agree at all with your assessment, especially 11. He surely wouldn't have transferred here if he thought that was at all true.
I think that’s the whole point of practices and games though. Work hard, prove you deserve more minutes and the team as a whole gets better and better.
 
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Harmon isn't coming here for spot minutes. He likely won't start, but he'll be in the regular rotation. Hansberry also plays more than spot minutes unless he's a shocking disappointment.
Seems like a lot of folks getting 15-25 minutes depending on matchup and who’s on.
 
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One of the books will be Antigua coming back. After Geoff announces
 
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1. TSJ - Definitely
2. Hawkins - Definitely
3. Boom PG - Definitely, as many as he can handle
4. Dainja - As many as he can handle (which realistically might be below 30)
5. Domask - Will play a ton
6. Rodgers - Will play a ton
7. Goode - Will play a ton
8. Boom Big - Will need to at least soak up the extra Dainja minutes, it will be a bigger role than a Payne/Lieb
9. Harris - Will play as much as the completeness and steadiness of his game allows, so maybe still not a huge amount
10. Hansberry - spot minutes
11. Harmon - spot minutes
12. DGL - spot minutes

Depth is good but I do feel like we're burying Hansberry more than I'd like to.
Isn’t Moretti still here?
If Hawk is back the need for #8 considerably lessens as I see Hawkins as backup to Dainja and Hansberry backup to Hawkins at the 4. Domask / Goode at the three, TSJ/Harmon at 2, and #3/Harris/DGL at PG. But then there could be a complete positionless mixture.
 
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Is this board currently constrained by our boom structure, or specifically a lack of a boom hierarchy? Do we need a boom to signify all the booms have happened? A super boom of sorts? I can suggest a super boom contender.

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1. TSJ - Definitely
2. Hawkins - Definitely
3. Boom PG - Definitely, as many as he can handle
4. Dainja - As many as he can handle (which realistically might be below 30)
5. Domask - Will play a ton
6. Rodgers - Will play a ton
7. Goode - Will play a ton
8. Boom Big - Will need to at least soak up the extra Dainja minutes, it will be a bigger role than a Payne/Lieb
9. Harris - Will play as much as the completeness and steadiness of his game allows, so maybe still not a huge amount
10. Hansberry - spot minutes
11. Harmon - spot minutes
12. DGL - spot minutes

Depth is good but I do feel like we're burying Hansberry more than I'd like to.
I think you’re wildly underestimating Harmon… certainly has his issues, but IMO a big reason we targeted both him and Domask is because they shot very well on open/catch and shoot 3s. Put them in roles where they don’t need to carry a midmajor team and we should theoretically see efficiency bumps for both. Harmon’s out-of-control issues should hopefully be less of a problem for the same reason — he doesn’t have to lead the offense. He’s 6’4 and a great athlete who can get to the rim and shoot from 3… he’s gonna be a big part of the rotation.
 
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If Hawk is back the need for #8 considerably lessens as I see Hawkins as backup to Dainja and Hansberry backup to Hawkins at the 4. Domask / Goode at the three, TSJ/Harmon at 2, and #3/Harris/DGL at PG. But then there could be a complete positionless mixture.
Yeah, I feel like we as a team were at our best with Hawkins at the 5. I was really hoping he'd play more of it this upcoming year (if he's back)
 
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I think you’re wildly underestimating Harmon… certainly has his issues, but IMO a big reason we targeted both him and Domask is because they shot very well on open/catch and shoot 3s. Put them in roles where they don’t need to carry a midmajor team and we should theoretically see efficiency bumps for both. Harmon’s out-of-control issues should hopefully be less of a problem for the same reason — he doesn’t have to lead the offense. He’s 6’4 and a great athlete who can get to the rim and shoot from 3… he’s gonna be a big part of the rotation.
Now is the time we talk about the great depth because it always goes away once the season starts.
 
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Isn’t Moretti still here?
If Hawk is back the need for #8 considerably lessens as I see Hawkins as backup to Dainja and Hansberry backup to Hawkins at the 4. Domask / Goode at the three, TSJ/Harmon at 2, and #3/Harris/DGL at PG. But then there could be a complete positionless mixture.
Moretti is here but not expected to play unless he wows the staff (which is not likely)
 
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Same — it’s much more of a modern basketball and also flying Illini vibe. But 0440 said he’s not gonna play much center, which makes me sad.
In addition to 0440 being a most impressive insider for us…you want him to be our 5 too? You saw what they did to Kofi in this league.
I say let him play spot minutes at the 3 at least. Does he even have eligibility? 😂
 
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I think you’re wildly underestimating Harmon… certainly has his issues, but IMO a big reason we targeted both him and Domask is because they shot very well on open/catch and shoot 3s. Put them in roles where they don’t need to carry a midmajor team and we should theoretically see efficiency bumps for both. Harmon’s out-of-control issues should hopefully be less of a problem for the same reason — he doesn’t have to lead the offense. He’s 6’4 and a great athlete who can get to the rim and shoot from 3… he’s gonna be a big part of the rotation.
Agreed. People get way too wrapped up in the stats w/o considering the context of the stats. A catch and shoot 3 pointer is a lot different than a pull-up or step-back. When you have the ultimate green light and are your team's #1 option, you will take a lot of shots you wouldn't take on a more talented team.
Just because you took a bunch of shots in one context doesn't mean you would in another. When you are the main guy, you are going to be less efficient than you would be as a complimentary player. Expectations are different.
If we end up with the type of depth we anticipate, anyone who takes a bad shot is going to become a spectator.
 
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