Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
Coaching outside of the power conferences is such a tough gig, and itās only going to get tougher.
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ginabackes00
CrazedUIFan
They've become a farm league (or g league) for the P5 conferences.
Will his role be more of a sharpshooting player off the bench? If so, he's good with that? (Honestly curious. I have no clue what his ceiling is.)
madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
More than ever
blackdog
- Champaign
Compare him to Goode who only took 22 two point shots all season. Davis obviously takes a lot of 3s but at least showed he can attack a closeout or cut off the ball to score. He's not going to take it off the dribble but attacking closeouts means the defense can't just completely sell out to contest the shot.
Glad I read first before posting this guy's name as someone I'd like to see us take a long hard look at. Similar in size to Shannon, play's downhill, strong defender, and showing signs of developing a 3 point shot.
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billybaroo
- Pebble Beach, CA
Based solely on his mixtape which included a couple drives to the hoop where he looked comfortable and composed. FWIW, the video also says that 25% of his shot attempts are at the rim. Clearly I didn't do my homework.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Kinda tough to judge without knowing what his share of the NIL kitty would be. Also, it sounds like a guy of his size and shooting/skill level ended up at Mercer in the first place over concerns about his defense.
But as a guy with 3 years left to play the comparison point is more Jason Jakstys than Marcus Domask.
He was a HS teammate of Xavier Booker at Indianapolis Cathedral, I'm sure our staff has some familiarity with him. He must have answered their doubts in being so productive as a freshman.
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Joel Goodson
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GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
And Javon Small.
I'm not an Illini fan but if you want to keep plundering MVC talent this guy is good
see now I like this guy more than Davis in almost every way.
2 years as a starter, averaging double digit points, career 45% from 3 on 287 attempts, more rebounds, more assists.
I never expect a guy to step up in competition and continue to shoot at the same percentage. But when you're shooting 45% from 3, even a 5% dip, and you're still a fantastic shooter.
No guarantee he has any interest in Illinois. Being a North Carolina native, I could see Duke and UNC showing interest. But this is the type of Mid Major guy I get interested in.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
I guess itās time we had a long haired rock n roll looking dude on the team
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
ok this is going to be fun seeing how Brad builds next year's team
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
itās kinda crazy how fully 1/2 the roster will turnover just about every year now
FIFY. Jump on that Illini train--let's do this!
uofi7477
- Silver & Gold Vandals
I like it - it keeps me from getting bored AND Coach Underwood has now become a Master of building rosters so the future is bright for the Illini.
Illinicpa14
- Chicago
To your point on Morezās soph season, is the goal every year with Brad just going to be to maximize wins that year or is there any consideration to a likely āpeakā year?
It seems this past year if he thought TSJ and Coleman were coming back it made more sense to really go for it for the single run with 1 year mercenaries (that weāre in the middle of).
Thatās the goal every yearā¦..for every coach
With filling possibly 4-5 spots, I hope a player like Morez is able to get significant playing time. But, if BU and staff will be getting studs, then I understand limited playing time, but I think Morez is a different animal, so to speak. He can make a difference from Day 1, I believe.
Morez might not start but heāll get a lot of playing time
I'd be shocked if he didn't start on day 1.
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