Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Loyalillini10

Urbana, IL
This version of college basketball is dead to me. The fanatics and students will continue to care but they are going to lose the majority of fans. At least last years team had a few familiar faces. I am sure I will watch some games but there will be no emotional investment from me. How could there be. It’s fantasy basketball where you control nothing.
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DICKnaggie

Champaign
This version of college basketball is dead to me. The fanatics and students will continue to care but they are going to lose the majority of fans. At least last years team had a few familiar faces. I am sure I will watch some games but there will be no emotional investment from me. How could there be. It’s fantasy basketball where you control nothing.
I feel you, but to your last statement, what could you ever control? Not being contrary, but just trying to understand. This is a very different time.
 
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I, for one, would be pretty excited if we were able to land BigT Ivisic and/or Egor Demin.

Not to get ahead of things, we’ll see how it plays out, but just hypothetically…
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#558      
Egor Demin is a really good player, better than almost anyone we could have gotten this offseason if he comes
Can someone help me understand the hype around this kid. Maybe I’m missing something. I understand he’s a projected lottery pick next year but he averaged like 12ppg
 
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I do trust BU and love what he has done for the Beloved.
Same here, he's done just what he said he was going to do here, win and shoot for a natty. He's proven to be an innovator and expert problem solver. Seems if things aren't going his way, he just reshuffles the deck.
 
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Egor Demin is a really good player, better than almost anyone we could have gotten this offseason if he comes
The wing will still come from college. We still have 4 open spots and they will fill at least 3
Well...Egor's a wing. So...that doesn't really go hand in hand.
But if we get him, that's
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He's REALLY GOOD. Top 10 pick good.
Everyone thinks the Euro player we'll be bringing in will be a 5 not a "wing." But he'd work perfectly (y) What are the chances we get him?
 
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I doubt that Brad would have Ty coming in off the bench with this lineup, probably slotting him in as the 3 and moving LeBron to the 4. I really think we can land at least 3 of your list, insiders - is there mutual interest there?
Ty would play the 1st four minutes of each half before being subbed out and barely playing the remainder.
 
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Oh , I agree.....I was just remembering some of the greats from a different era a long long long time ago.

I would have a different roster if I was doing an all time list.....I really really would....
Guys I have seen play....Dolph Schayes, Bob Pettit, Bob Cousy. Cousy was pretty impressive.
 
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I feel you, but to your last statement, what could you ever control? Not being contrary, but just trying to understand. This is a very different time.
I think he's saying its not a team any more, its just this years' collection of guys. At least with fantasy, you get to select the guys. He wants some rason to be personally invested. Now, you don't get personally invested by either personal experience in watching them develop over their years with the team (as we used to in the past), or with their selection (as you would in fantasy).
 
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I would feel somewhat desparate if I didn't know Brad is working the European theatre like crazy.
 
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