Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
I'll zag and say we see more because this might be the last and best time to blow serious cash with no repercussions. Guessing that folks will front-load as a preventative measure.
We spent around 4mil
I think KJ was under a million and tomi did not get 900k, theres alot more to trim considering the consensus is 4 million. I'm hoping we can keep NIL still around the same and when you add in 4-5m from revenue sharing we should be one of stronger programs out there financially.
And is a hard-nosed EDG...(no pun intended regarding his nose, lol)
(I'd love for him to come here, but I'd also be good with him leaving the B1G so we don't have to play him. Dude can ball)
What's Sarr's comp? What would he be rated in the states? What is his best skillset?
Missed you around here, FI_8905
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
his rating is pretty good
gonna be pushing for a first round pick
5 star … Has potential to be an elite defender … Really athletic …
As far as a comp … Personally - He kind of reminds me of Kris Wilkes … I’ve heard the Bryce McGowens comp …
sacraig
- The desert
Explosiveness rating?
sacraig
- The desert
I hear you there, but I was thinking something more... unconventional. What about, like, a more athletic Larry Bird?
So Sarr and Kylan would make for a stout defensive backcourt.
Bring AJ Storr in at half the price of last year. Martinelli is a winning player who would add a ton of value.
Convince Larry Ellison to switch back to the beloved and write KJ a big check after convincing him that it would be fun to run it back with his friend Dame (relax everyone on this board who love to tell people when they're wrong to increase their fake insider credentials, I know this isn't happening...)
Convince Larry Ellison to switch back to the beloved and write KJ a big check after convincing him that it would be fun to run it back with his friend Dame (relax everyone on this board who love to tell people when they're wrong to increase their fake insider credentials, I know this isn't happening...)
Are we still in on Alex Constanza? I think he is really good and has a ton of potential.
Want absolutely nothing to do with Storr …
For a multitude of reasons besides the bad luck …
Think the plan for him is to stay 2026 for now … But could end up being a Will Riley type situation on the late re class … But what will our roster look like at the time he decides ? I can tell you we won’t be waiting around hoping he reclassifies …
We aren’t getting both him and Sarr IMO … Think we add Sarr and add a portal wing that’s more proven … See: Martinelli, Watkins, etc.
I know this Constanza kid is real good, maybe better than Riley. But worth $1M? I am sorry if this is not a proper question.
Haven't read SI in years but they dropped a fairly interesting article on Blake Harper today that delves a bit into the portal and tampering. Would be cool to see Harper stay at Howard and develop imo.
In the spirit of March to the Arch occuring.
If the staff decides to dip back into the MVC again this off-season I would absolutely love Stirtz. Though I'd bet he stays with McCollum or follows him if he gets another job.
I wouldn't mind going back to SIU and getting Kennard Davis for a bench role either though. Good size, skills, and athlete. Another guy I really like is Schwieger if they want to poach from Powell at Valpo but he doesn't seem like the type Brad likes. Schwieger can play though and id love him backing up Morez and Tomi though I think he could start at a lot of power conference schools.
Finally, rounding out the MVC guys. I don't think there is really a role at Illinois for him but I think Ty Pence(St Joe) could end up being a very good mid major player. Honestly, I think he develops into a better player than Jake Davis and could end up being a role player at the power conference level as a senior.
In the spirit of March to the Arch occuring.
If the staff decides to dip back into the MVC again this off-season I would absolutely love Stirtz. Though I'd bet he stays with McCollum or follows him if he gets another job.
I wouldn't mind going back to SIU and getting Kennard Davis for a bench role either though. Good size, skills, and athlete. Another guy I really like is Schwieger if they want to poach from Powell at Valpo but he doesn't seem like the type Brad likes. Schwieger can play though and id love him backing up Morez and Tomi though I think he could start at a lot of power conference schools.
Finally, rounding out the MVC guys. I don't think there is really a role at Illinois for him but I think Ty Pence(St Joe) could end up being a very good mid major player. Honestly, I think he develops into a better player than Jake Davis and could end up being a role player at the power conference level as a senior.
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I want an Andrew Funk or Lee Humphrey type sharpshooter on the wing(or big guard) so badly.
This years team is missing it, last years team was missing that shooter. Plummer was the last high volume knockdown shooter we had but he was too small to play defense.
I won’t discuss the exact number as it’s obviously not a done deal and active negotiations for that kid and his family etc. but Constanza is not getting $1 million from us …
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