Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Brosky
Carter Waller said:
That boy can shoot.
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Yes he can, and from deeeeep! But there's more to his game. I think this year he'll rise in stars with the gurus. Give him a year with Fletch's body sculpting; he needs to be bigger and stronger and show he can score through contact.
 
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Brosky
I could be wrong, but it looks like we've only got 2 seniors on this roster--Bos and Ben. I'm confident BU will bring in a stud or two in the meantime. My hopes for Bos couldn't be any higher. First team all conference is not out of the question.
 
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Illini in Italy
altgeld88 said:
I'm getting old and my concept of time has become warped, damaged no doubt by the COVID period of enforced isolation.

I recall making that post and citing Miss Dickinson; however, if I had to guess when I did that I would have said some time last summer or fall, not two summers ago. Anyway, thanks for citing it. It made me feel good to know that I provided some further levity two years after the fact.

As I noted, I'm swimming through molasses lately, at work and in life generally. That post reminded me that this, too, shall pass. I'm resolved that by the end of the month I'll be in a better place all around. Just in time to enjoy our football season.

And @Illini in Italy , you're spot on with that GIF. Thank you. Our 18-month-old rescue beagle (below: Caio, which is Portuguese for "Joy") makes life better no matter what. We had to put his predecessor, 16 years old and having suffered with an inoperable tumor for most of 2024, to sleep at 2 a.m. Sunday morning last Sept. 8 immediately after the Illini beat Kansas in that thrilling comeback. I arrived home from enjoying that at the bar with @Retro62 to find that Lucas could no longer get himself up off the floor and was in great distress. We lay there trying to comfort him for hours before acknowledging what we had to do. Just gutted me. He died happily, however, having enthusiastically lapped up a can of cat food I fed him (using a tongue depressor) that the vet provided.

Beagles are now inextricably linked in my heart with the Beloved. :illinois:

It's off season for basketball. I'm allowed to go off-topic. ;)

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Yeah, dogs make life better. I've had labs my in life the past 30 years, and we had to put our last one down Christmas 2021. Rudy was a rescue lab I got in 2006, and was as lovable as a lab can get. He was a pretty damned good hunting partner too, from ducks and geese in Alaska to pheasants in North Dakota.

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My wife and I decided not to get another dog, as we are traveling in our retirement days, and a dog would pretty much put a stop to it. Maybe someday . . .

As I've explained to my wife, if I lock her and the dog in the trunk and come back 8 hours later, I know who's glad to see me . . . šŸ˜
 
#631      
Brosky
Yes, dogs are the greatest. We lost our beloved Beau 10 yrs. ago. He suffered a nasty stroke, we tried steroids and other vet's medication but nothing worked. After 4 or 5 days, we had to let him go. Keeping him alive longer would have been selfish; we just couldn't watch him suffer anymore.
 
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RML
#633      
pruman91
I've been doing a Brunch and Bake today and groovin on a marvelous song that to this day still gives me goosebumps when I listen to the skills of each member of one of my most favorite bands ever..................

Kinda like the goosebumps I get from some stupendous Illini recruiting news...........

Be prepared to be transported to music of MY era that set me free from my earthly constraints..................

 
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Red77sng
pruman91 said:
I've been doing a Brunch and Bake today and groovin on a marvelous song that to this day still gives me goosebumps when I listen to the skills of each member of one of my most favorite bands ever..................

Kinda like the goosebumps I get from some stupendous Illini recruiting news...........

Be prepared to be transported to music of MY era that set me free from my earthly constraints..................

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Fantastic
 
#635      
PopChampaign
PleaseMakeABowlGame said:
First team: Smith, Ayo, TSJ, TJD, Edey
Second team: Winston, Davis, Tonje, Murray, Garza
Third team: Buie, Ivey, Lamar Stevens, Liddell, Kofi

Lamar Stevens was a very good player.
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Itā€™d be pretty cool if every season the conferences First Team played against each other in a tournament. Just a ā€œwhat ifā€ idea that crossed my mind seeing this
 
#636      
ColSLU69
I believe that Ethan Brown is the son of former Missouri basketball great John Brown. The 6'7" 220-pound John Brown was drafted in the 1st Round (at #10) of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Brown was also selected for the 1972 US Olympic Men's Basketball team, but he was unable to play due to an injury. John Brown played for Dixon (MO) Senior High School, where he led his team to an undefeated basketball season and Class M State Championship his Senior year. Dixon is located fairly close to Rolla (MO), where Ethan Brown is playing high school basketball. If I'm right about that lineage, Ethan Brown has some good genes. ā˜ŗļø
 
#638      
Brosky
After watching Brown (and many others) it becomes clear that 33% shooters from outside the arc are rock solid in that department.
 
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Noblesville Illini
Illini in Italy said:
Yeah, dogs make life better. I've had labs my in life the past 30 years, and we had to put our last one down Christmas 2021. Rudy was a rescue lab I got in 2006, and was as lovable as a lab can get. He was a pretty damned good hunting partner too, from ducks and geese in Alaska to pheasants in North Dakota.

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My wife and I decided not to get another dog, as we are traveling in our retirement days, and a dog would pretty much put a stop to it. Maybe someday . . .

As I've explained to my wife, if I lock her and the dog in the trunk and come back 8 hours later, I know who's glad to see me . . . šŸ˜
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Lab it up brother!!!
 
#646      
Big Jack
pruman91 said:
I've been doing a Brunch and Bake today and groovin on a marvelous song that to this day still gives me goosebumps when I listen to the skills of each member of one of my most favorite bands ever..................

Kinda like the goosebumps I get from some stupendous Illini recruiting news...........

Be prepared to be transported to music of MY era that set me free from my earthly constraints..................

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Maybe the greatest Zepplin song of all time Pru
 
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