Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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As someone who has followed Illini basketball for the last 50 years, I like our current direction. The off season with NIL has added a new dimensions, so I'm still adjusting to the new normal in recruiting. I expect most players don't want to sit and learn, so they chase PT. Don't need to fill all the scholarships with 9 or 10 man rotations. By summer, we'll know what we have and can move forward.
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Trust the staff and trust the process.
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~$1M may seem crazy for an 18 yo Euro, but when you factor in a decent chunk of that sum is needed to buy out the kid's contract, it's more understandable.
I agree with every word of.this. And I hate it.
Do we even know that the 1 mil is including the buyout? Perhaps it is his take and the Buyout is separate???
BamBam can’t even hit the rim. What is wrong with Kyan?
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Good news. Jamall Walker is going to reel him in.
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Except when appraisals come in under the contracted price. 2008 happened.
But does Dan’s first post count?
I wish Jeremy transfers to Illinois. He is great.
I'd agree that he has that kind of potential. It will depend upon his commitment to conditioning and improvement. Based upon what I saw last year from the Arizona games I watched, it looked to me like he could get a whole lot leaner.
Your expectations followed that path. The realistic probabilities didn't necessarily follow that.
He measured 6-4 1/2 in his bare feet recently.
When people want to be disappointed and look for reasons to complain they typically overlook facts.
Not how it’s gone. Most fan talk is not reality.
I never trust anyone. From first principles, trust no one. Maybe trust one's mother. I guess, yeah, trust her. Unless she messes up about the Orange & Blue.
Doesn't mean I think anyone is wrong. Only -- trust no one.
Doesn't mean I think anyone is wrong. Only -- trust no one.
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Jamal Walker was the by far the best recruiter on Groce's staff, once BU took over he quickly became our 4th best recruiter. Not a slam, just reality of what occurred.
No kidding. Fans are, unsurprisingly, fanatics. Crazily enthusiastic, largely uninformed, hopelessly defensive and dying to crucify those that are not true believers. Fans can't recognize a basketball in all it's orange-laced glory even when it is shoved up, or down, their visceral alimentary canal.
Still, fans have brought us wins. Fans have hunkered down in the snow and rain and on the cold concrete steps of rival's stadia. Fans be fans. For better or for worse, for richer or poorer.
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And we get a discount because it’s not a million Euros
The vibes in that video makes me feel it’s possible
Exactly right. But I guess in a situation like this, homie ain't gonna contribute much before he flies to the League.
I could well be wrong -- see that? Humility? -- but I think a situation like this should be a no-go. Young fella is too young too help now and too good to help later. More power to him: fly to the League on someone else's dollar.
Didn’t realize he was that good of a shooter watching him on AZ.
How can anyone question the upside of this team. I see the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
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