madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
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Our inside analyst have been saying that since the signing. I don't even know our insiders, but I trust their judgment of the ability of a kid, 99/100 times of some guy on tv/podcasts. They are just seeing film, not the raw in-person
Any player who is committed to the process sky's to the top of my list. As noted, he is clearly an EDG
FYI Mad Illini, my groupchat avatar with my buds is the same picture. Tom Crean pics are legendary
Agree. And in general I’m in favor of positional size, but we did see some limitations with that this year with our guys being much easier to screen and having trouble keeping smaller, quicker guards out of the paint.
DGL showed a really good ability to skinny up and avoid screens and in general showed some good feistiness guarding the ball. I think you can have a smaller guard if paired with bigger guards elsewhere, which we should have ( guessing 2ish wing transfers, Butler, potentially Ty). It’s when you have 3 small guards like we did a couple of years ago with Trent, Plummer and Belo where I think you can run into matchup problems.
So Hawkins was able to play at a very high level with a bad knee wow. When did it happen in the season. I must have missed it or they kept it quiet
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
You get someone like those 2 plus Rodgers, there won't be any rebounds left for anyone else
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
He could get a look as an UDFA...but that's about it. Scouts def telling him to go the TSJ route.
Or get Reynaud and let Fletch work with him.
DB11Headband
- Chicago Burbs
Yes. Love his game and his potential. But in the current portal environment a ~100 ranked recruit out of high school is going to have to be special to break into the rotation as a freshman at UIUC.
Interesting as I wonder if they will back off enforcement of the new rule from this year. Way too favorable for the offensive player and the block / charge ratio got way out of whack IMO. See Hawkins, Coleman v. ISU, 2024.
And I do realize this very likely helped us this year with regards to TSJ. I just saw too many defenders (on all teams) this year getting fouls against them when they were set.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Just like DGL this year imo....if his defense is serviceable he'll find those type of minutes.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Just like Amani this year, you shouldn't take a lack of playing time for Butler next year as an indictment of his long-term potential.
Guard minutes sound like they're going to be very hard to come by next year, which is good news.
On CH... he's almost as talented as Podz /s
blackdog
- Champaign
shame on you. This is the only acceptable jumping into money gif!
well, I'm done with the board today. Now I want to go watch Ducktales
There's always dual sides to these things. Should this make us wonder about Luke being back next year? Size, shooting ability, expected type of role on team.....seems like a duplicate.
madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
One of my favorite moments of the crean era lol. I’m from Milwaukee and hated him at marquette long before he was at indiana. In high school he recruited a kid from my high school and I was in charge of accommodating college coaches for their visits, he was a turd. The kid, Jp tokoto ended up going to UNC. Roy Williams is an awesome guy, very down to earth and approachable. Bo Ryan was also awesome *ducks*
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
I remember those brief freshman cameos for Hawkins, who was the least acclaimed recruit of that class, and being like "ooh, that's an interesting collection of skills"
Truly hope the best works out for Coleman in whatever capacity that may be, nobody more deserving. But, man, I’d love to see him healthy for a full year.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
How do I feel about having this much time to post .gif's and read about basketball recruiting on a Monday at 11:30 am?
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