Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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NarrowJ
Kevin Dillon Win GIF


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#254      
PepeSilvia
HailtotheChief said:
I just wonder how much Ty has improved. I mean of Tre stays then Ty was likely gone and although many here dont think much of Ben. Are we really sure Brad has Ben behind Ty? Personally, I doubt he does at least at the 4 spot but maybe at the 3. Has our shooting improved since last year? Ben may have struggled compared to expectations but was still 2nd best on a team without Ty poor shooting 3pt team. I do think Tomi, Z and Kylan will shoot better and Ben probably will too. Anyway, I agree with most of your thoughts but I don't see Ben less or much less than Ty if we add a stud wing who will play 30 minutes at the 3.

Mihailo
Bam
Stud wing
Mirk
Tomi
Big Z
Ben
Ty/Jake behind the 3/

Freshman and redshirt Freshman

If we add a second stud not mentioned then that could really bump Ben, Ty and Jake down. Another athletic shooting wing wuth size would be great.
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I'm not saying that he won't earn the minutes but Ty still provides a lot of things(toughness, strength, defense, offensive rebounding, etc) that aren't really present on the rest of the roster.

I just don't see Ty returning without seeing 20ish minutes a game.

Ben might return and be fine but what he provides(shooting) is more redundant with the rest of the roster. Tomi, Big Z, and Mirk are all bigs that can shoot.
 
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Bigtex
Calvin said:
BTW, watching Petrovic highlights I was sold almost immediately. Athleticism, creativity, skill, speed, attacking are all words that come to mind. It takes a certain confidence to push the pace like he does, and I love it. Think it will translate to the BIG. Ayo, TSJ, and now potentially Petrovic make the game so much more fun to watch. Getting teams in foul trouble is an important part of the college game and I was worried we might lack that.
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Agree - I think the comp of Braden Smith is a good one - unsure of the competition level in Petrovic video.
 
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IlliniFan42
1m4tr said:
An insider on another board of an ACC team who was trying to get into the Andrej sweepstakes said its official. Illinois has got him.
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Could turn out right, but I caution to jump at this because I recall a similar sequence of events happening with Josh Dix before he picked Creighton.
 
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I-L-L 1318
IlliniFan42 said:
Could turn out right, but I caution to jump at this because I recall a similar sequence of events happening with Josh Dix before he picked Creighton.
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I completely understand the caution, but I don't think we had any insiders confirm...I believe most of them were open with not knowing where it would go.
 
#269      
steelmen72
Good Riddance. You guys should have been over Miller. He was never worth that money. Gonzaga or Baylor can have him. Irvin and Mac Irvin don't have that power or sway anymore. Mac Irvin AAU program doesn't have that top talent any more. Meanstreets are the Kings now. Arizona State has Irvin and Howard now and they are only getting MID-MAJOR TALENT. Where is WORLD WIDE WES when you need him now?
 
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