Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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I know nothing at all, and I have full trust and confidence in BU and TA in these situations. But from an outside observer's perspective, it seems like the situation is approaching a "is the juice worth the squeeze?" point. Especially from a team building viewpoint.RayJ has not been telling people it’s Utah … There is some conflicting info going around and as this whole recruitment has gone on it’s all been about perception … RayJ wants to get the most $$ he can and who can blame him … So have people throw out that you’re going to Utah and watch what happens to Illinois offer …
Brad & TA need to find a way to close it down … Get the deal done …
But there’s a reason you don’t see much info about this recruitment … Lot of people have absolutely no idea what’s going on … And the people who do don’t wanna say much because RayJ camp will know who leaked info …
people can say don't worry about it, but prolonged time is never a good thing. If a player had truly made up his mind, he would just announce. Delays, pretty much by definition, mean his mind isn't made up. More time means more teams can throw money at him. When a backup plan was even brought up at all, that was a bad sign.
No clue where this kid signs, but roll the clock back a month and we were talking about Tyger Campbell or RayJ Dennis as our PG. The answer quite possibly could be neither. We could be looking at someone like Rondell Walker as our PG or Ronald Polite. I personally would love DeJuan Clayton. That guy has already played college ball for 7 years. He could play side by side with his kids on our team.
Question becomes, if Dennis goes elsewhere, based on all the comments Hawkins has made, does he return to play with Rondell Walker or someone else? I feel good that Shannon comes back regardless, but the other 2 certainly don't appear to be a slam dunk at the moment.
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OnlyOrange
- Belleville, IL
The problem though is it's not like we have a solid backup PG or second option. We can say there is another backup grad transfer, which is great, but he hasn't committed yet.
Well, I hope the recent news is incorrect but if it is there are likely to be some grad transfers yet to announce. I am still not giving up hope we can land Ray J but if not I hope we have some quality grad guys come available that may not be now. Plus, an opening like ours at PG could create some grad PGs to consider doing so.
Do I want Ray J sure. But first I would prefer TSJ and or Hawkins. TSJ is much harder to replace imo. Hopefully we get Ray J if not I bet a grad transfer will open up with the minutes we have available.
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Now SLU is in the picture?
Don't think so, but rather, it seems a certain guard that played for SLU is in (our) picture.
certainly wouldn't be the first time recruits tell everyone what they want to hear.Well trillys tweet would go against what RayJ is telling people but
Welcome back, just in time to help talk us all off the ledge lolRayJ has not been telling people it’s Utah … There is some conflicting info going around and as this whole recruitment has gone on it’s all been about perception … RayJ wants to get the most $$ he can and who can blame him … So have people throw out that you’re going to Utah and watch what happens to Illinois offer …
Brad & TA need to find a way to close it down … Get the deal done …
But there’s a reason you don’t see much info about this recruitment … Lot of people have absolutely no idea what’s going on … And the people who do don’t wanna say much because RayJ camp will know who leaked info …
USAFILLINI
- Florida
Omgomgomg is it actually Furry Pollens?
I get the frustration, but pro negotiators know this simply isn't possible. You can never fully know a person's intent, and sometimes it's useful for a party to meet with you in good faith, then then circumstances change. And a few will meet in bad faith, although you can often sniff those out in due course before rolling the dice. Honestly, I think the forum readers are the ones who get played. They take info or enthusiasm as gold, when they should know better.
Next time you hear 'lock', think 90% (at best). Even when they commit, it's probably only 95% as a small percentage will find a reason to decommit.
'cruitin = roller coaster
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Yuri?
Given what we know based on what has been shared here, if I am BU I immediately go to this plan B. We've been down similar roads with players in the past. Hopefully we have learned from those experiences.
It speaks to us all
With this college landscape this is true. It’s like the Wild Wild West out there.
Would love Yuri, but isn’t another team likely going to outbid us for a veteran PG who averaged 10 assists per game?
dang... would prefer RayJ but better than walking away with nothing if that's the pivot we have to make
I wish it were speaking a little louder to me
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