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Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
what can Brown do for us?
It would be particularly of interest if Brown is working on is step back jumper and is now converting over 45% and looking to become even better against B1G caliber guards. If that is the case, the comp is legit. However, I now live in Missouri so ya gotta show me. But yes, it appears like both Brown and Morillo may be diamonds in the rough. Time will tell...but patience is not something to find on this board.
hey, I'm in the stands somewhere.
skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
Very impressive game (and season) by Ethan Brown of Rolla (MO) HS. He's Rolla's primary ballhandler. He's a surprisingly good, unselfish passer. He's a right-handed shooter, but he drives to the hoop very well with his left hand. He finishes well through contact; and he will be an even better finisher once he gains weight and strength working with Fletch. He makes outlet passes like Kevin Love (or Wes Unseld) after offensive rebounds. He has really nice form (and results!) on his 3-pointers. He keeps his head up on the dribble, always looking ahead for the long pass. It seems like he can beat his defenders off the dribble, going either right or left. I'm thinking/hoping that he will end up being a very good player for the Illini. It seems like Ethan Brown and the Illini offense are made for each other.
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
having the summer and a couple of months before practice starts is going to be huge. am guessing the acclimation/recalibration process (to high D1 ball) is going to be relatively rapid. kid has a VG skill set and am confident it'll translate
Jaylon Cox via portal would be an awesome gain for next year's squad. Have him as PG and Andrej as our SG. Tomi, Mirk and Big Z to round out the line up. Davis, Lee, Ty and and anther stretch 4 via portal.
Really hope we don’t have a ton of Keaton comps thrown his way. Yes, I get he’s good, but that’d be unfair (to pretty much anybody).
Very unlikely that a starting lineup of with 3 bigs is happening...especially with Andrej as our 2.
The big thing with these kids who are talented but might not jump off the film as being Uber athletic is how will they adjust. Just this past week, I saw a tape of Wagler highlights on Twitter from I believe his junior year. If you had changed uniforms to Illinois and Purdue, the plays would have fit right in on his Purdue highlight tape. Really isn’t doing all that much different today than he was back then. But since he didn’t look amazingly quick or jump out of gym, I guess evaluators had questions on whether he could do it at the high major level. Guess he answered those questions. But to expect others cut from a similar type cloth to do it in their first year like Keaton has is putting unfair expectations on them.
I honestly never saw a player like Wagler before in college basketball. I can't even think of a good comp in NBA. The closest I have gotten is Klay Thompson.
I like Brad's prep recruiting. Please keep finding shooters who can dribble and pass. Athletism matters but is secondary.
Very curious who was responsible for finding Jake?
I don't think Klay is a very good comp since he's famous for scoring without dribbling. I propose Tyrese Haliburton as the better option. He definitely plays faster than Keaton does now, but check out his college highlights:
Very smooth, needs the Fletch touch though. But this kid can flat out ball
I’m so torn on the haliburton comp… I heard the last broadcast they said Prohm compared the two. And that’s been the comp on a few mocks.
Klay and Tyrese are a poor man’s version of Chuck Norris who once said that he patterns his game after Keaton Wagler.
Always dribbling with his head up. Young man has game
Living 45 minutes from Columbia and can attest to the fact that a lot of Mizzery fans are upset they didn't recruit him. Like Kansas with regards to Wagler, right in their back yard.
On the last Illini Inquirer podcast Isaac Trotter said according to kenpom his top similarity scores (comparing stats, not style of play) are Jalen Brunson, Ty Jerome, Melo Trimble and Collin Gillespie
blackdog
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I think Haliburton is a better and more creative passer, plays with more pace, but not as creative a scorer as Keaton. I kind of like the Brunson comp in terms of style of play. Doesn't blow you away physically but wins with changing speeds, great at playing throught contact, outstanding footwork, and using patience/counters to beat the defense.
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