Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Big Jack
Joel Goodson said:
Tyler. not sure if he "found" him, but he shepherded that recruitment and he was the catalyst for tendering the offer
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Tyler absolutely did find Wagler almost by accident. He was visiting family in Kansas when someone told him he needed to see this kid in person as he was not being heavily recruited and was under rated according to folks there. So Tyler went and watched him, offered and the rest is history as they say. I know me as well as many on here have questioned why he got the coaching gig here, but if you spend 5 minutes talking to him you will know he is sharp and knows his stuff.
 
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DeeIL89
mysterio2525 said:
Huan to Purdue. guess not that surprising
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Matt Painter when he sees a 7 footer recruit

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Brosky
OrangeBlue98 said:
I live about 30 minutes from Waukee Northwest. Looks like I can watch a few games and earn “mini-insider” status for a season. :D
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I'm glad the kid has signed on. Could be a diamond in the rough. So next year we'll have two Davis.
 
#112      
thefalcon5
Missed it if it was discussed but any reason why Morillo didn’t sign? My educated guess is that most high end prospects don’t early sign anymore but was just curious.
 
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Illinirog70
So, what's his status? Is he joining at semester end? When will he be on campus? What is he good at?

Usually a coach can't talk about a player unless he's on campus.

I'm cornfused (Iowa joke.)
 
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mhuml32
Indy Illini Fan said:
Petro, AS, Lee & Wagler will be back … We are adding Morillo and he didn’t come here to sit … I’m high on Ethan Brown and think he will play a bench role … And we will have 7 figures plus to go get another stud …

I ain’t worried bout it … 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Combo said:
Seems crazy to talk in absolutes regarding next year's roster these days.
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Indy Illini Fan said:
Just re stating what the staff is hearing … And what their plans are …

They didn’t bring a lot of these guys in to be 1 year players …

I can say I don’t get the vibes I was getting from some guys who hit the portal last year from these new guys … I was on here in November and December last year saying how pissed Morez and his camp were …

Not a word about anyone being upset this year … I mean sure they’re upset they’re hurt and want to play … That’s to the be expected … But I’ve heard no drama …
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Appreciate this convo as a PSA because the odds are likely -800 one of those mentioned names is not on the roster next year. Player performance changes, so do player demands. That forces the staff to adjust to maximize the team's performance, which is why I soooo appreciate Underwood being Illinois' head coach. A couple other notes on this:

- Keep this in mind when Illinois' season is over and each of the top 10 transfer portal targets are being mentioned on here as coming to Illinois
- Assume it's only a 10% chance any recruit is coming here, 50% if Orlando is the lead recruiter, and 90% if they are committed to Illinois.
 
#117      
IllinoisssssssVarsity
Good high school players stand out amongst their peers.

Your run of the mill D1 guys look like they’re playing against 8th graders. I got that vibe from some of the film I’ve seen of Brown.

Your Derrick Rose’s of the world look like NBA players vs 8th graders.
 
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Combo
mhuml32 said:
Appreciate this convo as a PSA because the odds are likely -800 one of those mentioned names is not on the roster next year. Player performance changes, so do player demands. That forces the staff to adjust to maximize the team's performance, which is why I soooo appreciate Underwood being Illinois' head coach. A couple other notes on this:

- Keep this in mind when Illinois' season is over and each of the top 10 transfer portal targets are being mentioned on here as coming to Illinois
- Assume it's only a 10% chance any recruit is coming here, 50% if Orlando is the lead recruiter, and 90% if they are committed to Illini
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All great points. You've obviously been following recruiting for a while and are able to observe patterns and control wishful thinking.
 
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BrownTown
mhuml32 said:
Appreciate this convo as a PSA because the odds are likely -800 one of those mentioned names is not on the roster next year. Player performance changes, so do player demands. That forces the staff to adjust to maximize the team's performance, which is why I soooo appreciate Underwood being Illinois' head coach. A couple other notes on this:

- Keep this in mind when Illinois' season is over and each of the top 10 transfer portal targets are being mentioned on here as coming to Illinois
- Assume it's only a 10% chance any recruit is coming here, 50% if Orlando is the lead recruiter, and 90% if they are committed to Illinois.
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I'd wager that it would be Petro or Lee who leaves should any of those 4.

Andrej-You nailed it getting the junior year version. He will either test NBA draft waters or come back for a year 2 bump. Too risky to transfer again IMO especially when Brad's track record with year 2 transfers.. ELITE

Keaton-Similarly, hears his scouting report from the NBA before returning. No other Top 25 program wanted you out of HS. THEN, they start you as a freshmen and you are a key piece of a F4 hopeful team?
You'd have to outbid Illinois by a bunch IMO.

Petro could go back overseas, or take a bigger bag/ high usage role that better showcases what he feels his game should be. How happy will he be once healthy coming off the bench? Idk but someone will try and get in his ear and promise the moon.

Lee-I love his game.
Though how happy will he be if he can't break into a very talented rotation for more than 5-10 minutes a game.
He was a prolific scorer in HS/AAU.

None of the reasons Petro or Lee could leave are a personal shot towards those fine young men. It's just a reality of our sport now
 
#120      
BWA
One thing that could help for Petro is the familiarity having other Euros on the team. Plus, we haven’t even see him play. He might be amazing and get a ton of minutes. Petro could replace Boz alongside Wagler.
 
#122      
Combo
BrownTown said:
I'd wager that it would be Petro or Lee who leaves should any of those 4.

Andrej-You nailed it getting the junior year version. He will either test NBA draft waters or come back for a year 2 bump. Too risky to transfer again IMO especially when Brad's track record with year 2 transfers.. ELITE

Keaton-Similarly, hears his scouting report from the NBA before returning. No other Top 25 program wanted you out of HS. THEN, they start you as a freshmen and you are a key piece of a F4 hopeful team?
You'd have to outbid Illinois by a bunch IMO.

Petro could go back overseas, or take a bigger bag/ high usage role that better showcases what he feels his game should be. How happy will he be once healthy coming off the bench? Idk but someone will try and get in his ear and promise the moon.

Lee-I love his game.
Though how happy will he be if he can't break into a very talented rotation for more than 5-10 minutes a game.
He was a prolific scorer in HS/AAU.

None of the reasons Petro or Lee could leave are a personal shot towards those fine young men. It's just a reality of our sport now
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I don't think he'd be coming off the bench since Boz will be gone. But it's virtually impossible to say at this point. It's fair to assume a few guys that we expect/hope to be back leave.
 
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PleaseMakeABowlGame
Fly Illini Fly! said:
Is it completely unreasonable to get Tomi back?
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Haven't seen him on one reputable first round projection. Honestly may not even be the best player on the team with being hurt and Boswell's emergence.

We got Ayo, Terrence, Coleman all back from the exact situation.

I question why we see it set in stone for him to be gone (unless it was some done deal coming into the year).
 
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