Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[JJE]

For the second consecutive offseason, Loyalty posters distrust a White transfer into the program.

 

[NoDetails]

Also if there is ever a year to not have a traditional big it’s next year in the big ten. Who’s the big guy?

No monster in the league like we’ve had recently. No Edey, No Kofi, No Garza, No TJD. Michigan State is playing Booker at the 5 he’s thin, OSU is playing Okpara at the 5 he’s thin, right now Minnesota is playing Garcia at the 5 and he’s a PF. Maybe we don’t need to add a true big. There is a reason we let Dainja walk.

 

[pruman91]

It’s not as difficult to explain compared to many of the Pruman posts.

 

[kyillinifan]

UofL was terrible this year. Tre was a good player for UofL. Hopefully he gets some good coaching and spends a summer with Fletch. It was a lost season in Louisville.

 

[Kramerica Industries]

I for one trust the eye of hundreds of message board posters over that of college coaches for 30+ years

This should be the auto-reply to certain posts on here.

 

[jumpingjack]

Trent Frazier was the best player on a couple BAD teams. He left an all-time fan favorite.

 

[Frank]

I for one trust the eye of hundreds of message board posters over that of college coaches for 30+ years

You’re learning.

 

[Poe's Law]

Or maybe just maybe the staff loves what they have in Morez/Amani at the 4/5. Youth at that position is dangerous, yes-but those two and Booth give you 2 guys (Rez and Booth) with legit NBA talent and a third (Amani) who is going to be a damn good college player.

People need to take a step back, breathe, and let the offseason play out. Let’s not act like this is going to be the crown jewel of our portal adds. The next 4 will dwarf the 2 adds we’ve had to date.

But how do we pass the time until it plays out without wild speculation and over reaction?

 

[Grandpa]

Shrews isn't the best coach ever. We only think that because our guys couldn't figure out how to beat him. Most of the other teams have no problem beating him.

 

[More3s]

Hope we try for an actual 5 Garrison, Wolf etc

Yeah I was hoping that too, but it seems less likely now with this addition. Carey Booth seems like a Coleman archetype, so if he is the only other big added, we’ll have to make it work with him and Rez and Amani. But maybe I’m not giving those guys enough credit to handle that. I do like Amani and Booth as bigs that can shoot. That could be very nice.

 

[Actually...]

Wow! That's always my response when my wife tells me, "They didn't get your sense of humor."

Slightly better than when my wife tells me that she doesn't like my sense of humor

 

[OrangeKrush1981]

That guy you trust so much? He has recruited some terrific guys, a bunch of them in fact. He has ALSO made a whole lot of miss-calls. Trust NO one.

 

[skyIdub]

For the second consecutive offseason, Loyalty posters distrust a White transfer into the program.

 

[Steelyunk]

For the second consecutive offseason, Loyalty posters distrust a White transfer into the program.

 

[IL309]

2 down 4 to go

Apologies if this has been asked already, but what are the odds Jakstys and/or Davis redshirt next season? Could Domask or Coleman be included in that “4 to go?”

 

[mysterio2525]

Also if there is ever a year to not have a traditional big it’s next year in the big ten. Who’s the big guy?

No monster in the league like we’ve had recently. No Edey, No Kofi, No Garza, No TJD. Michigan State is playing Booker at the 5 he’s thin, OSU is playing Okpara at the 5 he’s thin, right now Minnesota is playing Garcia at the 5 and he’s a PF. Maybe we don’t need to add a true big. There is a reason we let Dainja walk.

To your point then maybe that's the perfect time to get a a traditional big...zig when they zag. I'm sure staff is looking at a few options

 

[Frank]

Tipton using the old (considerably) wordmark and font.

I don’t understand why he’s the premier edits king of college bball. The glossy fonts and weird electro-wavy shadowing look pretty bad imo. Then again I prefer the simple and I’m just working on my curmudgeon skills.

 

[OrangeKrush1981]

Uh, no.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

I don't think that the concern is Tre White. It's the prognostication that we're going to have 3 to 4 studs transferring in. A couple of the names are of the elite variety. If those guys committed first, this would be viewed as a nice addition. Without any headliners....this is looking desperate.

 

[NoDetails]

I don’t care who we bring in, Ty Rodgers isn’t coming off the bench next season.

 

[pruman91]

 

[NarrowJ]

Tre White was the 35th ranked prospect in his class per 247, so he at least has some talent

 

[biglug58]

Man I just want DUDES, not guys. Putting up bad numbers at a place like Louisville and already being on your third school in 3 years while also being a horrific defender is a recipe for disaster.

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

Obviously, hundreds of eyes are better than 10 (BU, CF, TA, GA. BU2)

 

[Wade]

How is 12 and 5 bad numbers? Also hes 6'7 205 so if brad gets him to buy in he's a big body. Also Quincy had been to Cuse, Oregon, then came to us so whats the difference. Bunch of hate for this guy.

Under 30% from 3 is my concern.