Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[Nuke Dukem]

yesh, guys weren't getting paid in the good old days

 

[SuperIllini34]

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4433598/caleb-furst

Rutgers
Dylan Harper (No. 3 in ESPN 100)
Jeremiah Williams (12.2 PPG)
Tyson Acuff (21.7 PPG at Eastern Michigan)
Ace Bailey (No. 2 in ESPN 100)
Emmanuel Ogbole (2.1 PPG)

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4702534/carter-gilmore

Best Rutgers team ever? Im still in shock how RUTGERS landed #2/#3 in the nation….

 

[Illini231]

Morez playing in the hoop summit on FS1

 

[3nDGuy]

Myles Rice - 44% FG, 27% 3PT, 3.8 AST, 2.6 TO

Marcus Domask - 45% FG, 29% 3PT, 3.9 AST, 2.3 TO

If we’re going to play the stat game and comparing apples to apples.. in conference play/per 100 possessions..

Myles Rice Ortg—105.3
Marcus Domask Ortg—122.1

 

[DeonThomas]

Morez playing in the hoop summit on FS1

TY

 

[Illini231]

Myles Rice - 44% FG, 27% 3PT, 3.8 AST, 2.6 TO

Marcus Domask - 45% FG, 29% 3PT, 3.9 AST, 2.3 TO

Myles Rice is a very good player, good get for IU. I would bet against him being a first team all B10 guy like Domask was.

 

[BradUnderwoodLover]

Rice's ORtg on sports reference was 106.7. Domask this year was 116.4. Domask as a freshman was 110.9, and his worst was 107. Rice could improve to be as good as or better than Domask, but he might not, and he was definitely a tier below him this year.

Oh yeah I agree Rice was a tier below Domask this past year. But theirs a difference between playing at SIU and Washington State in the PAC12. Listen I really hate Indiana but let’s be realistic they got a heck of a player today and hopefully we can do the same soon

 

[3nDGuy]

Rice's ORtg on sports reference was 106.7. Domask this year was 116.4. Domask as a freshman was 110.9, and his worst was 107. Rice could improve to be as good as or better than Domask, but he might not, and he was definitely a tier below him this year.

Beat me to it

 

[grue2]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1779286641095397452

Any interest in Ivisic?

7'2, 235lb. I've only seen him during the tournament. He looked decent offensively. I did not watch his defense carefully enough to have an opinion.

From ESPN:

GP	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS
15	11.7	57.7	37.5	77.3	3.3	0.6	1.3	0.3	1.5	1.0	5.5

Not too shabby on 12m/game as a freshman. I like the 1.3 blocks. At first glance, he might work as a 5 out rim protector.

 

[3nDGuy]

Oh yeah I agree Rice was a tier below Domask this past year. But theirs a difference between playing at SIU and Washington State in the PAC12. Listen I really hate Indiana but let’s be realistic they got a heck of a player today and hopefully we can do the same soon

::30 for 30 voice::
What if I told you.. Myles Rice was a detriment to his team last year based on Sports-Reference.com’s Offensive/Defensive ratings per 100 possessions in conference play.

*side note Kylan Boswell was a smidge better in both

 

[BradUnderwoodLover]

::30 for 30 voice::
What if I told you.. Myles Rice was a detriment to his team last year based on Sports-Reference.com’s Offensive/Defensive ratings per 100 possessions in conference play.

*side note Kylan Boswell was a smidge better in both

Theirs a reason Kylan wasn’t even playing in the tourney during key situations….

 

[Kendall Gill’s Uncle]

Rice was a freshman Marcus was a 5th year senior this is not a comparison. Also Myles was shooting 36% from 3 until he went through a slump (likely fatigue from having to sit out a year due to cancer)

He’s like a 20-21yr old freshman though

 

[BradUnderwoodLover]

He’s like a 20-21yr old freshman though

It was his first year playing college basketball age doesn’t matter experience does

 

[pruman91]

Getting a house and job's for recruit's was business as usual for coach K. ratface for many many years....never caught .....lol...

everyone knew what was going on , even the NCAA..........what a farce.........it really really was.......

 

[OB positive]

7'2, 235lb. I've only seen him during the tournament. He looked decent offensively. I did not watch his defense carefully enough to have an opinion.

From ESPN:

GP	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS
15	11.7	57.7	37.5	77.3	3.3	0.6	1.3	0.3	1.5	1.0	5.5

Not too shabby on 12m/game as a freshman. I like the 1.3 blocks. At first glance, he might work as a 5 out rim protector.

In his first game he made 5 straight threes but they changed one to a two after reviewing.

 

[Kendall Gill’s Uncle]

It was his first year playing college basketball age doesn’t matter experience does

So 20-21 year olds aren’t more physically developed than 17-18 year olds. Boswell is better.

 

[Illini231]

delete

 

[Thaillini22]

The last ~90 minutes of this thread:

 

[tell it like it is]

AAhh....but after several bourbons the new math begins to make some sense

Mind if I borrow your spell checker? Mine must have gotten into my Blantons stash.

 

[DB11Headband]

 

[jhayton]

Because all signs point to us only having so much money, a salary cap per se. So every dollar we give to Storr is one less dollar we can spend on other pieces.

Edit: It was so obvious that about 12 other posters said the exact same thing.

I’m actually quite sure that insiders have said that while there might be a cap; if necessary we have the ability to go into the “luxury tax” for the right person.

Pretty sure it was something like “the money is there, for the right guy/s”

 

[DAM1298]

Kylan has now followed three Illinois team managers on instagram today lol

 

[Sedino]

Boswell is good but he’s not even on the same level as a guy like B Smith or Rice. I have him as about the same level as Tony Perkins last year but slightly worse on the offensive side

I’ve seen some bad takes on here but this might take the cake for the worst one

 

[Frank]

TSJ
Domask
Hawkins
Harmon
Guerrier
Danja
Jase Butler

Jake Davis
Tre White
Morez Johnson
Jason Jakstys
Goode
Rodgers
DGL
Harris
Hansberry?
Moretti?


I think that we still need some help

I’m sorry, but do you think anybody on here disagrees with that statement? I mean, we have multiple open roster spots right now, with some more possibly opening with CF leaving — of course we still need help! Were not going into the year with 8 scholarship players.

I think some on this board have watched other schools (namely Indiana) sign some quality players and are now getting antsy. If you feel this way, perhaps take a break from portal madness? It’s super, super early in the process. I have no doubt we’ll get quality players of our own. Until he gives us reason to doubt it, Underwood has earned our trust.

 

[GrayGhost77]

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We're getting Desmond Howard? He's a little old now, isn't he? Also more of a football guy.