rmlsr
- El Paso,IL
Just a guess but I would have to think that during the meeting tomorrow he will get his best offer…then Brad will put the full court press on to get him to commit before the meeting ends!!!jmo
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Wouldn't make any sense too, unless Nebraska can't get anywhere close to what another team is offering.
He fits Hoiberg's offense to a T.
Seems like the "get old, stay old" thing has gone the way of the dodo. We won't exactly be inexperienced next season, but the staff is obviously fine with recruiting younger dudes in the portal (plus several freshman noobs).
I kinda like the balance we have because of it, in terms of being able to bring guys back even after next season.
I kinda like the balance we have because of it, in terms of being able to bring guys back even after next season.
Fair enough. English sucks worse. And Cooley’s average at best and a serious A-hole.
I still don’t get the randomness of Cooley’s comment. I assume he was telling Jalen Epps what he thought be wanted to hear; publicly? Preposterous comment for a number of reasons.
Assuming we had one to give, one for blackwell, and one for a 4.......2 more departures?
Ha! Just realized that. Good catch!
I'm not sure why we would have hosted him today, if we were just going to say "Thanks, but No Thanks..." on Tuesday.
Vaaks looks like a high volume 3 point shooter to me but not much else. I think with the amount of 3s point makes IL is losing (Wagler and Ben), this guy definitely helps replace those. I think he looks like a big upgrade over Ben.
Brad said he loves coaching Euros so getting this guy isn’t surprising. He’s already gonna be 21 before next season starts
Brad said he loves coaching Euros so getting this guy isn’t surprising. He’s already gonna be 21 before next season starts
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Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
I wouldn’t hope so since he’s replacing our top 10 draft pick and not Ben.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
He’s also a big upgrade over Bilic, but neither his nor Ben’s role will he be taking over.
Yes, Sandfort and Hoiberg are a match made in heaven.
The only other comparable scheme I can think of would be UCONN.
I genuinely have zero idea how anyone can think Vaaks is Ben's replacement, other than the simple correlation of replacing a white guy with a white guy.
Are the backup plans already in the portal? Guessing no.
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
“Positional” Breakdown
Back Court (7) but normally playing 5 often
Coleman
Morillo
Brown
Vaaks
Blackwell or?
Stojakovic or?
Davis or ?
Front Court (4) but playing 4 often
Mirk
Tomi
Z
JJ or ?
11 total
I only see primarily 1 big needed and maybe a SF, but who wants to be a backup in today’s game?
Thoughts anyone?
Back Court (7) but normally playing 5 often
Coleman
Morillo
Brown
Vaaks
Blackwell or?
Stojakovic or?
Davis or ?
Front Court (4) but playing 4 often
Mirk
Tomi
Z
JJ or ?
11 total
I only see primarily 1 big needed and maybe a SF, but who wants to be a backup in today’s game?
Thoughts anyone?
Missing Lee, Rodgers, L Davis
I think, in this day and age, the challenge for all coaches is going to be how to play / keep 10+ people involved / happy. To play only 8, numbers 9-15 are going to look to jump ship. There is no way for them to know their time will come as they will constantly be recruited over every year and now it is much easier with the unrestricted portal and euros. If you feel didn’t get a chance to contribute why would you stick around when someone else “wants” you and is willing to pay you. Thoughts?
A couple are, one is not.
He’s actually a playmaker with the ball in his hands.
As of tonight I really believe a backup plan is not needed. We shall see.
I am going that far yet but Tomi is the hardest to replace and we have to retain him.
I really thought we could have won it it in either/both 1984-1985 and 1985-1986. But Efrem Winters was never the same after his leg injury. Roy Tarpley, who became a top player for Michigan in 1984-1985 and 1085-1986, was not as good as Efrem before Efrem's injury and both of them came out of high school in 1982 and both played power forward.
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