Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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AirNeazy

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Fighter of the Nightman said:
I have many fond memories of people's great stories about the Jordan family that I read on here! Aaron (and Malcom!) deserved to be on much better teams. It's definitely sad how many Illini players that I remember QUITE fondly never got to play under the bright lights of the Sweet Sixteen/Elite Eight between 2006 and 2023...
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Aaron definitely helped establish Brad's culture at the beginning, especially as BU cleaned house and brought in his dudes...Aaron stayed and provided leadership to those young guys like Ayo, Trent, DMFW, Giorgi. Always will be thankful to that dude who stuck it out on some losing (and I mean looooosing) squads but helped guide the next generation of players that brought us back.

Illini for life most definitely.
 
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Govoner Vaugn Fan

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201154JC said:
Amani seemed like a hard worker. I wish him well at whatever destination he chooses.
However, his back issues really concerned me. Can't contribute if you can't play. Good luck Amani.
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I hope his back is now fine, but I was getting Austin Hutcherson vibes,,,,,,, So much potential but never was able to hit the court.
 
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Wow this portal recruiting is kind of like sausage......most people like the end product, but no one really enjoys watching it being made
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More3s

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Joel Goodson said:
yeah, the only "downside" is he only has 1 year left. but, so what? (get another stud wing next year). 38% from 3, 46% from 2, 7.6 boards, not a chucker...yeah, he'd be pretty good
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Wouldn't it effectively be the same situation with Storr anyway? Is there a realistic chance at 2 years with him? I'm not sure how Storr and Jones compare when you get into the weeds...
 
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jrichisamazing

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Emerson Bigguns said:
If Jones chose to enter the portal, he would shoot straight to the top of my priority list. That's an All-America type guy.
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Didn't watch him or Memphis at all this past season. His 3pt % took a massive jump, from 29% to 38%. That was the big question mark against him.

Could the argument be made that he's better than Storr? Genuine question since I didn't watched any Memphis games.
 
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do we have anyone we are hard after right now other than Booth? It feels eerily quiet given all the roster spots we have open.
 
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