Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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I-L-L 1318 said:
It almost seemed like that was more of a game plan asking him to be extra physical and if he fouls oh well. Against other posts he played physical but without as much fouling (Iowa against Freeman)
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Yep. That was my thinking too. I suppose he could have been a little more subtle, but he is naturally aggressive which I like.
 
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Big Jack

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Frank said:
I love Amani, but his foul fest in the space of a couple minutes during our second Purdue game had me concerned about over-relying on him next year. I think he'll be a great college player eventually, but he strikes me as one that might limit his own playing time simply by fouling.
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You mean when he was stuck in there to defend St. Edey, who neve commits fouls himself but draws fouls whenever touched? Yes, he tried to body up with Edey and drew some quick fouls. But I hardly think that one can extrapolate anything from that extremely short segment of playing time.
 
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Well if a program was looking for a 5 this is the year. There are a lot of talented players that have entered the portal that can fit that need.
 
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ptgrd23

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Ty, Luke, Amani and DGL were all highly rated coming out of HS.
Amani was higher rated than Booth. Amani played less because Illini were way better than ND. He should not be scared of competing with same class Booth for playing time.
Boswell was higher rated than DGL and has 1 years starter experience. However we have 2 guard slots open.
Luke really only played a lot last season. He lost most of his sophomore year to injury. I think he improved a lot this year and will take another step forward as a senior.
Ty has to learn a medium range jumper or 3 point set shot to stay on the floor against bigs. If he does this he can get starter minutes based on his defense, passing, ball handling and rebounding.
 
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NCIllini10 said:
You mean when he was stuck in there to defend St. Edey, who neve commits fouls himself but draws fouls whenever touched? Yes, he tried to body up with Edey and drew some quick fouls. But I hardly think that one can extrapolate anything from that extremely short segment of playing time.
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See post #675, #701, and #720.
 
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ChiefGritty said:
The guy who just committed in full view of what we're trying to do in the portal is not leaving if we succeed in the plan we just sold him on.

The player who every one of our mock lineup/rosters is totally burying though is DGL...
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You add another 3 in Storr and another 4 in Booth, guys are gonna realize there isn't much of a path to playing time
 
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Second place is 1st loser said:
Agree. The numbers won't add up. Four guys aren't transferring here for a lack of playing time and guys aren't staying here for a lack of playing time. No way there's a free for all for 8 - 9 spots and even then.... you'll have some unhappy campers.

My GUESS is that we don't get all 4.
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We may not, but per several of the guys "in the know", the staff feels pretty good about our chances to land all 4 (Boswell, Maddox, Storr, and Booth). From what I can see, that would be a hell of a haul. Yes, it may lead to some attrition. Elite level teams don't guarantee playing time. The best guys earn their PT by being the best option at there respective positions.
 
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