Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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PeoriaIllini03
Indy Illini Fan said:
You bring him in to prove it in practice … He knows this is his last shot to get it right …

Tre White didn’t exactly come with the greatest baggage … That turned out alright for us …

You roll the dice on a guy who’s from the state and is an 1st Team All Big Ten level dude …
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Storr would almost certainly be a backup plan if we miss on Dix/Sarr, etc right? If he knows it's his last shot, would have to assume he'd rather go down a step to be the guy and showcase his abilities rather than be 7th man getting 10-15 min.
 
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I-L-L 1318
Indy Illini Fan said:
You bring him in to prove it in practice … He knows this is his last shot to get it right …

Tre White didn’t exactly come with the greatest baggage … That turned out alright for us …

You roll the dice on a guy who’s from the state and is an 1st Team All Big Ten level dude …
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I assume we would not count on him to be 'the guy' (or at least I hope not.) But the upside is there, he showed that in the BTT. Seems like a no brainer to at least reach out.
 
#129      
robertgoulet
Indy Illini Fan said:
You bring him in to prove it in practice … He knows this is his last shot to get it right …

Tre White didn’t exactly come with the greatest baggage … That turned out alright for us …

You roll the dice on a guy who’s from the state and is an 1st Team All Big Ten level dude …

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Tre situation is a good comp. Higher ceiling with Storr.
 
#130      
IlliniwekKDR
ChiefGritty said:
2017-18 - Rockford Lutheran HS
2018-19 - Kankakee HS
2019-20 - Bishop Gorman HS
2020-21 - AZ Compass Prep
2021-22 - IMG Academy
2022-23 - St. Johns
2023-24 - Wisconsin
2024-25 - Kansas

The story would be if he'd actually stayed somewhere another year.
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Let's not forget the commit to IL in high school and then backing out. Then possibly privately doing the same thing last year
 
#132      
Indy Illini Fan
I-L-L 1318 said:
I assume we would not count on him to be 'the guy' (or at least I hope not.) But the upside is there, he showed that in the BTT. Seems like a no brainer to at least reach out.
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My opinion - he’d be successful as a second option …

I also don’t worry about him as a culture fit … Bam, Tomi, Ty … They’re the keepers of the culture …

Bam deserves a lot of credit for how he handled the Tre situation and keeping that kid engaged and getting his mind right … He’s a leader of men …

I trust Kylan and Ty to keep AJ focused and bought in … And hey if AJ doesn’t wanna buy in … That’s fine … 🍑 meet bench …
 
#133      
Indy Illini Fan
IlliniwekKDR said:
Let's not forget the commit to IL in high school and then backing out. Then possibly privately doing the same thing last year
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First go around … Chin left … I got no problem with that de commitment …

Second go around … He didn’t sign … He didn’t commit … People may not like it but the players control the game in today’s world … He simply played the game to what he thought was his advantage … It didn’t work out … Now we get to say I told you so and buy low …
 
#134      
Indy Illini Fan
FromTheLogo said:
I'm not saying these guys are not "takes" but something about these players who transfer year after year after year scare me. Risks as far as EDGs.
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That’s all of CBB …

The key is simple … You can bring in transfers but who’s the gate keeper of the culture …

For us it’s Bam, Ty and Tomi … Those guys steer the ship for Brad and bring the other guys along and show them the culture …
 
#137      
ChiefGritty
robertgoulet said:
Tre situation is a good comp. Higher ceiling with Storr.
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Tre was a higher rated recruit in the same class in high school and is a more talented, more complete, more versatile, just straight up better basketball player than Storr.

I'm genuinely surprised people are falling for this. If the insiders propagandized it as a buy-low opportunity for a chastened player, would people embrace Jayden Epps coming back? I have to believe no, right? Why is this different? Storr is at the absolute most a marginally better player.
 
#138      
tatupu70
I-L-L 1318 said:
But the upside is there, he showed that in the BTT. Seems like a no brainer to at least reach out.
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The upside of shooting 8-23 vs. Purdue in the semis and 7-20 against IL in the finals? Gritty is correct--he is an inefficienct scorer that doesn't do much else. Pass at any price.

At the time, I remember people saying the WI offense held him back. It seems more likely that he held the WI offense back.
 
#140      
PleaseMakeABowlGame
If we land Dix, and when how much talent everywhere else (Kylan, Ty, Ivisic, possibly Big Z, Sellers) not sure I quite see that.

I guess IMO it's just a "be wherever you earn yourself on the roster" type of thing. Whether that's the 1st option or the 8th option 🤷‍♂️
 
#143      
TampaToo
ChiefGritty said:
2017-18 - Rockford Lutheran HS
2018-19 - Kankakee HS
2019-20 - Bishop Gorman HS
2020-21 - AZ Compass Prep
2021-22 - IMG Academy
2022-23 - St. Johns
2023-24 - Wisconsin
2024-25 - Kansas

The story would be if he'd actually stayed somewhere another year.
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So was that a reflection of him making bad choices, or a teenager being led astray by a parent/guardian? I mean we all know that never happens. /s Was he a known troublemaker in the locker room? Maybe it’s a little of all of it. I know that some times the legends, or villains like to grow on here. Sometimes deserved and other times not. Just my opinion.
 
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Indy Illini Fan
#146      
PleaseMakeABowlGame
Indy Illini Fan said:
I’d like both … I think Storr is a fantastic pivot if Sarr doesn’t wind up coming to fruition …

I’d also just take Storr no matter what if he wants to come …
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Give me Storr over Sarr - older guy, and proven at the B10 level. People are forgetting - the guy averaged 16/game in the B10 and was a very high profile prospect.

Just because things didn't work out for him for one year and made some (presumably) wrong decisions, automatic pass - just an amusingly ignorant narrative.
 
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#147      
Calvin
ginabackes00 said:
Unless i missed it in any of the recruiting threads, we don't know the story behind Storr leaving Kansas. We do know he shouldn't and probably won't get the $ he got last year so it's not about $. Is it truly about fit? A different coaching staff?
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To me the most logicial explanation is KU learning a lesson in evaluation. He shot over 40% from 3 his freshman year at StJ, and although that went down at Wiscy, his volume was way up and he still had an ok 32%. At KU he shot 29% and was down in terms of productivity/efficiency almost across the board. Can't imagine they'd offer him much, and a reset might be his best chance at both minutes and his bag. Gotta be tough when you've trended in the wrong direction.
 
#148      
MurphysBurger
One of my criticisms of BU, is that the all gas no breaks,everyone jack it up,leaves no place for defensive stoppers/enforcers or athletic BIG men at the 4 who can put the ball on the floor like the players you mentioned. Those teams take of soft team's lunch money. I think this is why everyone was big on Amani and Dain. I said it in the last post we need a PF like Laimbeer, Rodman or my illini fav blue #22 truck driving Lucas Johnson.
 
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