Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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PizzaHutParkingLot
nyc_illini said:
how likely do you think Ty will agree to a bench role after redshirting after a starting on an E8 team?
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Hopefully someone on staff is showing him film of this guy…
 
#278      
LasVegasIllini
So what? That’s one season. If Juwan Howard was still at Michigan I could see Morez going there and working with Juwan on his game. I don’t see it . I don’t see Morez leaving Illinois and going to Michigan. Hunter Dickinson complained for Years That Michigan wasn’t paying basketball players competitive NIL that’s why he transferred to Kansas
 
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ChiefGritty
RimPressure said:
Yes you're probably right. Sarr seems firmly in the "big fish" category now, so if you got both him and Dix, that's probably it for that type of guy.
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Sarr is the biggest fish of all IMO.

The thing to know about him is that he's almost exactly the same age as KJ, and has played (and recently very well) for the Barcelona senior team which KJ had barely stepped foot in when he crossed the pond.

Sarr is not like KJ, he's like KJ if KJ were coming back for another season.

Fly Illini Fly! said:
There's quite a bit of teams with unlimited NIL so not 100% sure on that one. (Arkansas, BYU with big game donors; perhaps also blue bloods like Kansas, Duke)
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The only school that has ever landed multiple top 10 NIL transfers is West Virginia where one of them was the coaches son.

It's simple economics why this marketplace is different than the old high school recruiting landscape where a Kentucky or Duke might reel in 3-4 of the top 10-12 players available.

LvilleILL1 said:
For sure can afford Sarr and Dix along with several other guys, Yaxel would depend on donors.
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As was said at every step of the way last year.
 
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BackThatPassUp
Umit9 said:
Should Morez commit to Michigan, I fear they’d utilize him as an interior presence almost exclusively. Don’t get me wrong, I won’t be cheering for him. But, I also won’t be hoping to see him fail.

I’d be curious to see his role there especially if Danny Wolf returns for 1 more season. I get the sense there’s empty promises from Michigan here.

Go Illini
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Most places are using him as an interior presence exclusively. Maybe Chicago State might let him jack up a couple treys per game.
 
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OB positive
PeoriaIllini03 said:
I know that the Euro's were technically later adds.. But isn't it entirely possible they elected to pass on some of the higher priority transfers because they knew they had Tomi, KJ, and Will as viable options that most likely cost less than the likes of Storr?

Their priority has been and should be retention before massive transfer adds.
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What, they were obviously in scramble mode trying to find good players after many swings and misses in the portal and Demin. Fortunately the were able to snag KJ and Tomi or we were looking at a disastrous season. Hopefully we get some of our early picks this year and don't have to go through that again.
 
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sharpshot16
Indy Illini Fan said:
I don’t know what I can and can’t say about the health situation at this point …

What I can say is he’s healthy and ready to play …
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I'll say it :)

Back was feeling good mid season and he wanted to sit out to preserve eligibility.

But that being said, we have fletch and you've seen what he's done for guys like Skyy and TJ. Wouldn't worry about it.
 
#296      
LasVegasIllini
Has anyone thought of a contingency plan if Illinois doesn’t get Sarr or Dix . That could very well happen . Then what? I don’t count my money until it’s in my bank account
 
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Fly Illini Fly!
sharpshot16 said:
I'll say it :)

Back was feeling good mid season and he wanted to sit out to preserve eligibility.

But that being said, we have fletch and you've seen what he's done for guys like Skyy and TJ. Wouldn't worry about it.
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I'd guess a Justin Bolleck-type situaiton.
 
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Umit9
BackThatPassUp said:
Most places are using him as an interior presence exclusively. Maybe Chicago State might let him jack up a couple treys per game.
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I agree. All I’m saying is at least one of the primary reasons provided for his departure was his utilization. I believe he’s making a mistake if he wants his role opened up/expanded. Most schools will not want to utilize him that way.

Go Illini
 
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