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Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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If the Illini get Blackwell, my defense concerns will easily be overcome with the offense possibility. Brad could just go Tark the Shark at Vegas route and just plan to outscore everyone.
I hope Mirk, Tomi, and BigZ realize having these men will absolutely make their job's easier. Many of teams have had 3 to 5 players being drafted and making millions. They all don't have to score 20 per game. Scouts see it! Vaaks will need to learn how to play Defense and I believe Coach absolutely told him this. Andre can go to another level in this lineup and playing defense. If he wants to be a top 15 pick in 2027 or make a additional 1 or 2 million transferring a 4th time. We shall see. I hope Ty Rodgers stays and explodes after 2 years of sitting! I will close with, if Mirk gets busy on his core and lateral quickness he can handle point forward and be a 1st rounder. Fletcher has some molding to do!
This youngman I want badly. He's a sleeping giant stud and teams know this.
And where did Blackwell’s father play college basketball?
Dad is on the right.
Pardon me…”Jaden” Epps*
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With how much talent we have, I’m fine with it being a 7ppg bench piece if we miss on Blackwell. All it’d mean is more opportunity for Tomi, Mirk, Andrej, Stefan.
I havent had the chance to make the money these kids can acquire so it is impossible for me to judge but if his explanation for leaving WISCO was wanting to go somehwere he can win a natty going to UCLA would just be funny tbh
I hope, REALLY hope this doesn't mean Stoyakovich is planning to enter the portal. If we keep him, along with the Ivisic brothers and Mirkovic we're going to be an extremely dangerous team next year. The only downside is we'll have a lot of talent on a deep bench. Look what happened with Petrovic.
5 Euros, Jake, Landon, Ethan, Morillo, Coleman, throw Zens in the mix. Palest team of all time. Need Blackwell more than ever.
Fits the Illini theme. EDB (Every Day Bourbon?)I get what you’re saying, but BT punches above its weight for sure
Taking a quick look at 247’s 2027 top 100 high school players, 6’ Jaxon Davis is the only Chicago area (Gurnee) player on that list. Chicago is not producing the talent they did in years past, or they are playing elsewhere (high school BB factory schools). I’m sure Brad would have no problem taking a quick PG with length out of Chicago if there was an opportunity.
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