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Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
Put it back RayJ, come on.
Hey experts... I know we still believe RayJ will be in the orange and blue but the silence here is a bit defining. I'm not in panic mode yet. More of a realist. If he doesn't come here, what is the backup plan? I just don't want to see a freshman running point and trying lead a bunch of upper classman again.
p.s. sorry if this has been answered. I haven't been on the board in a week and don't have time to catch up.
Thanks in advance. Really appreciate what you guys do for us fans. Orange and Blue since 62!
p.s. sorry if this has been answered. I haven't been on the board in a week and don't have time to catch up.
Thanks in advance. Really appreciate what you guys do for us fans. Orange and Blue since 62!
TSJ talked about seeking a fully guaranteed contract. It seems if that isn't likely he will return. Doesn't he need to go in round one for that to happen? The mock that just came out 3 hours ago has TSJ at 44 and Hawkins at 48. My personal gut call is TSJ is back and Hawkins is about 40 percent to return. Whatever they decide I hope it's what best for them in the long run. If they can improve their draft position and ut seems they could. I hope they return for to be paid well here and more next season in the draft.
If we don’t get Terrence back what’s a better option?
Shannon, Hawkins, and Dennis right now:
I have no love for Love coming to Illinois.
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Kudos for using entrails and credenza in the same sentence...... Plus, young'un's on here are Googling furiously trying to figure out what a credenza is
Thanks to this thread I now think about this video once a day.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Hmm, not how I read that ... seems like an overly pessimistic take, IMO. Obviously as good college basketball players, both guys would prefer at literally any point in their careers to be drafted by an NBA team compared to coming back to college!
They'd be nuts if that were not the case. Considering that, they talked about their "Plan B" of coming back to Illinois QUITE favorably.Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Yep, and I love to hear it. Our team last year was "disappointing" due to one of three possible reasons:
1. We lacked the talent to be good.
2. We lacked the coaching to be good.
3. We had fundamental team chemistry issues that we could not overcome.
Regarding #1, I think that might be pretty easy to rule out ... we beat two VERY good Texas and UCLA teams, and we honestly looked like world beaters for short periods. Regarding #2, I guess this site can debate all we want ... but Underwood and Co. have won a LOT of basketball games here and hung the types of banners we haven't had in Champaign for nearly two decades. Regarding #3 ... well, my money is squarely there.
Whether or not #3 would be SO resolved for next year that we would all of a sudden be an elite team, I am not sure. I hope so!
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
We're currently at the second "N" in the D.E.N.N.I.S. system: "Neglect Emotionally."You mean
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Since this is taking longer than some (I) thought. Are the insiders still confident about RayJ? Confidence level
? 100%?
? 100%?
Why do we keep asking the same question over and over and over again?
Literally anyone in the portal that can play the 2. Anyone on the current team that can play the two. Anyone who plays basketball and is college eligible. Anyone that has hands. Anyone.
I've heard that Louisville offers even more.
Because this is taking longer than some thought......the question wasn't clear?
Probably because it's a recruiting page and as it sits, we're literally waiting on three guys. I'm not trying to be a smart a$$ to be clear. We've been told that a decision was coming since April. Our main target has taken multiple visits since then. He was supposed to be a lock.
Next season's direction really comes down to RayJ + either JSJ or CoHawk. If neither of those two options come to fruition, it's a rebuild. If one of them do.... we'll be top 3 in the conference. That's why the same questions are being asked.
We didn't have a legitimate and steady PG, which made #1 and #3 come to fruition. Not having a reliable PG is a killer. They manage games on the floor, they settle things down, they get the offense in motion at the right time, they make sure people know where they're supposed to be.....they make sure there's more than 5 seconds on the shot clock before this is all done. Plus, they can break down a defense and make the right pass(not turn it over).
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Thank you. I add absolutely no value concerning basketball matters within this recruiting thread. Instead, I occasionally serve as a generational portal through which the youth who are the vanguard of our fanbase may access the realm of late-20th-century culture, which would otherwise remain unknown to them.I have no love for Love coming to Illinois.
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Kudos for using entrails and credenza in the same sentence...... Plus, young'un's on here are Googling furiously trying to figure out what a credenza is
As a bonus, they're also welcome to play on my lawn as I sit in my La Fuma patio recliner and sip G&Ts languidly in the shade. And Await Ray J's commitment and the ensuing repatriation of TSJ and CoHawk that I hope will occur faster than a document cylinder moved via pneumatic tube in a 1960s department store or bank.
Chuck Nuggets
Dip your nuggets in my staff source sauce.
I heard he has daily chats with "Bill Self." Bill is an insurance salesman in Kankakee, but he once hit 12 free throws in a row in one high school game. His team lost by 17.
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