Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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pruman91
rtbritt said:
Morez isn’t either. And he was included in the original “3 7 footers” post.

I think the main point is tall, long dudes.
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Calvin
Fly Illini Fly! said:
All this Morez talk on here... watching the game today and throughout the season, just don't get his minutes. 9 min. against WASH, 12 against TENN, 12 against NW...
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Morez is an absolute stud, but Tomi's all around skill and 3 point shooting is hard to beat. I don't know if shooting is something Morez is able to make strides on, but if he wants to be playing in the NBA, it's something he'll need to work on.
 
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grue2
Calvin said:
Morez is an absolute stud, but Tomi's all around skill and 3 point shooting is hard to beat. I don't know if shooting is something Morez is able to make strides on, but if he wants to be playing in the NBA, it's something he'll need to work on.
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I suspect a Rudy Gobert model is more likely for Morez.
 
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PepeSilvia
the juiceman cometh said:
To that point, when Paterno started at Penn St. their enrollment was 11,000. Following their football success the school's enrollment exploded (just shy of 88k today). In one crazy example, after BC won the Fiesta Bowl on Flutie's hail mary, apparently BC saw a 30% boost in applications.

And on the flip side, following the Sandusky scandal there was a measurable decrease in the academic qualifications of incoming Penn St. students.

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Are you talking about when Paterno as an assistant coach or a head coach because they had an enrollment of 20k in 1966.

If you're talking about the early 50s yeah it was smaller but college enrollment exploded post 1954.

Now I'm not saying athletics doesn't help boost enrollment because it increases notoriety and kids growing up as fans want to attend but the major land grant university in Pennsylvania was never going to struggle for enrollment.
 
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PepeSilvia
grue2 said:
I suspect a Rudy Gobert model is more likely for Morez.
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I love Morez but he's listed at 6'9 while Gobert is listed at 7'1.

It's one thing to play that role in college but Morez probably simply isn't long enough to be a pure rim protector in the NBA, so he will need to be a threat to shoot.
 
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Ga65
Calvin said:
Morez is an absolute stud, but Tomi's all around skill and 3 point shooting is hard to beat. I don't know if shooting is something Morez is able to make strides on, but if he wants to be playing in the NBA, it's something he'll need to work on.
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What is Tomi’s wing span? Really makes those passes for lobs tough. Intercepts some, deflects some, intimidates others. His defense is underrated by this board and more valuable than his offense. Too many people just look at the stats when they should be looking at the stats of his opposing player.
 
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racinghoss
DICKnaggie said:
Course availability is definitely an issue at UIUC. it's often due to lack of communication between departments or lack of professors (for a number of reasons). More likely at the 300/400 level classes.
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Agreed. I was an NRES major and many of the classes I wanted/needed were only available occasionally...as in once every 2 or 3 years.
 
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NarrowJ
PepeSilvia said:
I love Morez but he's listed at 6'9 while Gobert is listed at 7'1.

It's one thing to play that role in college but Morez probably simply isn't long enough to be a pure rim protector in the NBA, so he will need to be a threat to shoot.
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Most likely correct, although there are still some pretty good backup 5s in recent years that were 6-8, 6-9ish with little-to-no face up game. Guys like Bismack Biyombo (6-8 255) and Montrezl Harrell (6-7 240) are a couple of guys just off of the top of my head, but there are many more.
 
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Travis1173
PepeSilvia said:
I love Morez but he's listed at 6'9 while Gobert is listed at 7'1.

It's one thing to play that role in college but Morez probably simply isn't long enough to be a pure rim protector in the NBA, so he will need to be a threat to shoot.
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Tell that to Bam Adebayo
 
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