Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Interesting. He'll need athletes and some really good defensive players surrounding him, but he's a great shooter.
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Let's see what things look like after the season and during the pre draft camps. He's going to have to show out because his body of work with us is not one that's a top 10 pick. Heck, he wasn't first or second team All Conference.
P.s....don't put KJ and Flagg in the same basketball planet together. Lol.
P.s....don't put KJ and Flagg in the same basketball planet together. Lol.
I would put us at #2 for Dix, think Creighton is running favorite there. Along with Sarr, a guard and wing from the portal is what they are going big game hunting for.
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Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
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Plus, Dix is local to Creighton having gone to high school just across the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, IA. Being a hometown kid will be an advantage to Creighton. But I would not mind him on the Illini with the right pieces around him. He would have the potential to cure some of the shooting woes this year's team has had.
I worry about how he translates to a lower usage rate, but it’s the same argument for why you take AJ Storr. 20ppg and all big ten.
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Jaxson Davis isn’t having the best night, but this kid is silky smooth. Only a sophomore, but his body is on track, ball is on a string, change of pace is there, and first step is quick. He has been face guarded most of the night, I have a feeling he will impact the 4th in a 4 point game.
Jaxson Davis is a impressive Sophomore
Does he have potential to recreate what Domask did with Booty Ball?
I missed that this year. BH tried on a few occasions this year and failed.
I have to ask.....where is the hunting for frontcourt players? That's the underbelly of our roster. We have absolutely zero depth. Assuming you're pretty locked in on Morez and TI staying?
Lol I literally said I like KJ.
Rez, Tre, and DGL are really the only athletes on the team. Rez is a freshman who I like but still needs to develop, Tre has been very inconsistent and got benched for a good chunk of the season, and DGL is undersized and just not been very good for the last few weeks(minutes have been sparse all season though even when he deserved more).
I do like Ty, I love the intensity and effort he brings but like I said about roster construction you just can't have that many non shooters and non athletes on the roster. Kylan has been atrocious shooting and that has hurt KJ down the stretch as defenders will cheat off Kylan to crash on KJ when he is trying to drive.
Like I said I don't think there is anything wrong with each player at an individual level it's just not a cohesive roster and it basically relies on two freshman in KJ and Riley to nearly everything(Tomi can pass but it's usually off actions started by KJ or Riley).
For example, Hum has caught a lot of flack this year but he's a perfectly fine role player at the Big10 level that has good size and can shoot. However, he's slow footed and thats very apparent when he's playing alongside KJ, Riley, and Tomi.
Rez, Tre, and DGL are really the only athletes on the team. Rez is a freshman who I like but still needs to develop, Tre has been very inconsistent and got benched for a good chunk of the season, and DGL is undersized and just not been very good for the last few weeks(minutes have been sparse all season though even when he deserved more).
I do like Ty, I love the intensity and effort he brings but like I said about roster construction you just can't have that many non shooters and non athletes on the roster. Kylan has been atrocious shooting and that has hurt KJ down the stretch as defenders will cheat off Kylan to crash on KJ when he is trying to drive.
Like I said I don't think there is anything wrong with each player at an individual level it's just not a cohesive roster and it basically relies on two freshman in KJ and Riley to nearly everything(Tomi can pass but it's usually off actions started by KJ or Riley).
For example, Hum has caught a lot of flack this year but he's a perfectly fine role player at the Big10 level that has good size and can shoot. However, he's slow footed and thats very apparent when he's playing alongside KJ, Riley, and Tomi.
Will the younger Sandfort go portalling without Fran and Payton graduating?
His sophomore year numbers aren't too different than Payton at that age.
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Freeman is good. But $2M good? I just don't see that. But Tomi, Morez, and Freeman would be a great trio of bigs. 3 players to split 80 minutes of playing time (at C and PF) would arguably give each player approximately 27 minutes of p.t. every game. But I suppose that will never happen. I think that Dix would be a nice addition to the Illini via the portal. He looked good vs the Illini.
A. Moe Odum is good. But he/s only 6'1" tall and weighs 160 pounds. I worry he may be too small to start in the backcourt alongside 6'2" Kylan Boswell? I also like that he's a tough kid from the Bronx. And the Illini need more tough players on their roster. (2) Watkins will cost us too much NIL money for a one year rental. A poster recently said that the bidding for Watkins would START at $1M. (C) I think Big Z could work with Tomi and Morez if each player was willing to get approximately 27 minutes of playing time each game. (A 3-way split of the C and PF minutes.) But I wonder if adding Big Z from Arkansas might affect Morez's potential transfer?
I love Martinelli"s game. He'd be a perfect fit on the Illini. But if Collins stays at Northwestern, I don't think that Martinelli will leave for more NIL money. And if Collins did take the Villanova job, I wouldn't be surprised if he followed him to Villanova. Saying all that, if Martinelli enters the portal, he's way high on my Illinois transfer wish list.
Dix has hitt 40% or better on 3-point shots in each of his 3 seasons at Iowa. And he seems like a try-hard, scrappy player too. He'd look good on the Illini, but Dix's hometown of Council Bluffs is right across the river from Omaha, where Creighton is located. The Bluejays will be tough to beat out.
Poneman, now there's a name I've not seen in a while! Isn't he an agent now, or at least trying to be????
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Was my first thought too. We will see.
I agree on points A and C. An Odum/Boswell backcourt doesn't really excite me and Tomi/Morez/Big Z would be a great trio especially with Morez and Tomi adding weight while Big Z would provide some much needed rim protection.
I couldn't disagree more with your opinion on Watkins though. He is probably the most sure thing in the portal, brings two way potential, will be entering his 6th year or college when most COVID eligibility has expired, and is a lengthy plus athlete on the wing.
Jamir Watkins is a ceiling elevating talent for the entire team that is very likely All American level talent that could be a national player of the year level guy next year. He's not the same player as TJ(doesn't have the blinding speed/explosiveness but nobody really does), but his stats this year are pretty similar to TJs first year in Champaign.
He would by my top choice in the portal and a frontcourt of Watkins, Morez, and Ivisic could very well be the best in the country. Just pair them with some guards that can shoot/facilitate and you're golden.
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