RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Oh, I saw it. So I guess Skyy is the new Sencire?
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Oh, I saw it. So I guess Skyy is the new Sencire?
Unofficial, but I've heard:
page 22 will be DGL
page 23 will be Hansberry
page 24 maybe Carey Booth?
I am waiting for the shoe to drop on Illinois transfers…and Keaton announcing that he is declaring for the draft. Honestly thought there would be some movement already.
One of the things I've learned is not to worry about these things anymore. Seems like this staff always finds someone.
sacraig
- The desert
These days, everyone is a portal target.
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
Boswell was outside of the norm because he was a very good defender. Wright is not a good defender, but much better scorer. Both approaches can work, but the principle was being comfortable switching on guard-to-guard action because you had Boz, Wags, and Andrej.
Even injured on the bench Ty
Over paying as well …
sacraig
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It's an argument and this is a message board.
Love Sincere and love the hustle and contribution he made to the beloved. But he's way too much of a liability on offense. The Ty-at-point-guard days when the other team could put a big man on him and shut down the lane. It didn't work. And it didn't work for Cincinnati either.
Bringing in players with massive known liabilities that will limit us as a team while they're on the floor...we've outgrown that's a program.
Boswell was a good defender ??? News to me …
We were getting TORCHED by guards nearly all season long …
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mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
And each of Wright's season defensive ratings are substantially worse than Boswell's worst season, which should give you pause.
Indy Illini Fan there are Keaton Wagler returning rumors going around. Do you have any comment on that?
Seems like he played a role similar to Ben at Duke so probably not looking to come do that here. But would be a great piece to have!
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sacraig
- The desert
Boswell was a good defender. For some reason, his defense fell off a cliff along with is 3 shooting. Still love him, but it sure was inconvenient.
Don’t think Blackwell is an option at Michigan due to him being a non-graduate Junior
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
I think the DGL phase came and went.
I think we all know what those lists are worth …
Turn on the tape … Look at the box scores … He didn’t “lock down” anyone …
People point to the Stirtz game and it was like the least minutes the kid played all year …
He's a great defender with his strength and versatility. His Achilles heel was quick guards which unfortunately he was forced into guarding because we didn't have a better option. Unfortunately he had a "type" of player that you always knew was going to be a struggle
But he was capable of suffocating players without the elite quickness and handle combination
If he’s surrounded by the right guys … I’m not worried about him defensively …
Not everyone is going to be a lockdown defender …
And I’d 1000% rather have Blackwell but Wright is an elite pivot option …
Defensive ratings can be deceptive. BYU were not well organized or coached on defense. Wright played really well defensively during the BYU games I watched. I can see those ratings being much better with better coaching and a better team.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
The Boswell for DPOY stuff was always a bit of a fantasy imho. He's a good defender, and on our roster last year he was the only guy that could disrupt certain kinds of players, which got him caught in tough matchups more than anything.
But in terms of being able to guard 1-on-1 against scoring wings, our most important and impactful defender was Stojakovic.
Wright suits what we need much more than Blackwell does and is just as good of a player, arguably better.
But because of that, and also because of having two years of eligibility, Wright is going to have everyone in the country throwing the bag at him.
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Oh, he had a reputation as a good defender, for sure. But especially after he came back from the broken hand, he just couldn't stay with his man, especially in pick and roll sets, and teams with faster guards exploited the hell out of it (see Wisconsin).
Heck, look at the two Iowa games. First game he completely locked down Stirtz and never let him get going. Second game Stirtz lit him up and the solution was to move Dre over to guard him, which solved it.
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