Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Battle89
BalloonsTheElephant said:
I think Sarr is worth a swing and a miss for two reasons.

1. He's that good.
2. Brad has shown he can pivot and get someone else

Additional point 3:

3. Continuing the FC Barcelona relationship seems like it could be fruitful as the recruiting landscape continues to evolve faster than it can be regulated.
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#82      
ILLfated
sharpshot16 said:
One of Sarr, Ian or Will, + Ace, + Ben is how it's looking right now. Might try to get another depth piece at wing.

Kylan, Ty, Stud Wing from above, Mirk or Big Z (depending on matchup), Big T

Rotation:
Ace
Wing Rotation guy
Big Z or Mirk (depending on matchup)
Jake

Deep Bench:
Lee
Wagler
Jakstys

Would like the team more than last years.
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Who is Ian?
 
#83      
Altuve27
Man, it may be unlikely as all get out, but I hope Will comes back to boost his stock into the lottery. Year 2 of Tomi, Will and our other really good pieces and we would be a problem.

Maybe I should make that my Make-A-Wish, especially since Jennifer Lawrence won’t relax that pesky restraining order.
 
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the juiceman cometh
HensonHall71 said:
I don’t want to keep belaboring the point because I’m a huge fan of Will and he seems to have his head on straight and have great family support around him- atypical of the 5- star attitude and influences

But, in an age of analytics in the NBA, analytics aren’t going to love him and his shooting %’s leave a lot to be desired from this year and he was not impactful in some big games. He has more of an old school game, but the talent and potential is absolutely there and maybe that’s all it will take for a team to draft him. But I can definitely see a world where he drops after the combine and comes back for a year
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The most likely reason he will drop after the combine is because his wing span is extremely short for his height. At the Baskeball Without Borders Combine last year KJ actually had a longer wing span than Riley. Another year of college ball is not going to change that.

Yes, he could improve his 3pt shot and that would make him more attractive, but consider the risk/reward here. But if he improves from a 32% 3pt shooter to a 36% 3pt shooter, is that going to dramatically improve his draft position. I think teams are already baking in that our offense chucks a lot and that he was known as a good shooter as a prep recruit, so his shooting percentage may already not be carrying that much weight. And he'll be a year older, which hurts, not helps, his draft stock. And then, what if his 3pt% doesn't go up? Now maybe what was once a minor concern is now a major concern.

The other concern about him is defense. What if that doesn't improve (and I don't think it will, he's just not a plus defender)? Now we have a second year of evidence that he's probably not going to be a good defender.

Now all of a sudden it's a question of whether he'll even be a first rounder.
 
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ColSLU69
Okay, here's my shot... for today... at roster predicting/building. R= Returnee (6), F= Freshman (3), T= Transfer (5).

Kylan Boswell (R), Samage Teel (T), Brandon Lee (F)

Kennard Davis Jr (T), Adam Miller (T), Keaton Wagler (F)

Andrej Stojakovic (T), Ty Rodgers (R), Jake Davis (R)

David Mirkovic (F), Ben Humrichous (R), Jason Jakstys (R)

Tomislav Ivisic (R), Zvonimir Ivisic (T)

Plus, one open scholarship.
 
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ChicagoSouthSideIrish
And yet Podz is a First round NBA draft pick signing a 4 year 17 million dollar contract. 2024 NBA First team all rookie. Plays on the actual Golden State NBA team not G League next to Stephen Curry and Draymond Green every night. Trent Frazier last I heard was on some team that nobody heard of in Russia. To quote Allen Iverson “We talking about practice Not a game practice “
 
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illinoispeak
Yeah. What's the story on that wrist injury anyway... Nobody seemed to ever give the full story on what actually happened.
 
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