Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Second place is 1st loser
IlliniAlumnus said:
I wouldn't be surprised if Blackwell is waiting for the official retention announcement so he knows for sure who he would be playing with. Let's hope that announcement comes very soon...
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Ultimately, that's the biggest decision. I'm not hearing anyone speak on Drej. Seems like Mirk and the twins are in the fold.....the insiders seem to dance around the Drej situation. I feel like he's going to declare, but keep his eligibility.
 
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jamarvelous31
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ChiIllini75
Indy Illini Fan said:
Kentucky is becoming little brother …

The word coming from the recent visitors in Lexington has been ATROCIOUS … Very rarely do you hear a visit goes bad … Let alone hear it twice in a day …
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But what about the frat houses hanging bedsheet signs for recruits??? That isn't working?!?!?
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#983      
Z/\M
Indy Illini Fan said:
Kentucky is becoming little brother …

The word coming from the recent visitors in Lexington has been ATROCIOUS … Very rarely do you hear a visit goes bad … Let alone hear it twice in a day …
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This is so accurate

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Emerson Bigguns
MadMark78 said:
Here in Madison there are some who talk about his underlying confidence issues, and how it took a lot of coaching and teammate support to keep him aggresively shooting. Put a spotlight on him (and his potentially huge NIL commitment) and one could possibly see him getting into a confidence funk when the boo birds (or coaches' harsh criticism) come out after a bad game.
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Illinois is better equipped to survive a guy having a rough game or two. No one will have to wear a cape for this team to win. We will have legitimate scorers everywhere.

We don’t need a savior.
 
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Emerson Bigguns
Second place is 1st loser said:
Ultimately, that's the biggest decision. I'm not hearing anyone speak on Drej. Seems like Mirk and the twins are in the fold.....the insiders seem to dance around the Drej situation. I feel like he's going to declare, but keep his eligibility.
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Wouldn’t be surprising for him to go through the process. It would be very surprising if the feedback is 1st round lock.
 
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Z/\M
Kentucky is becoming little brother …

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This is so accurate

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CrazedUIFan
MadMark78 said:
Here in Madison there are some who talk about his underlying confidence issues, and how it took a lot of coaching and teammate support to keep him aggresively shooting. Put a spotlight on him (and his potentially huge NIL commitment) and one could possibly see him getting into a confidence funk when the boo birds (or coaches' harsh criticism) come out after a bad game.
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If I had to play next to Boyd, I’d be broken or in jail.
 
#998      
wettsten
RollChief said:
Last year we were second in the nation for all D-1 teams in fouls given at 13.4. Foul discipline was a strong point for this year's team, especially in the front court.

Specifically for the front court (T, Z and Mirk), the highest total between those three was 11 fouls against MSU, and there was <6 times that they combined for more than 7 fouls.

I get where you're coming from but it's pretty tough to have a reserve guy as a 4th man in a top-tier front court rotation, who is serviceable enough and who we would want taking up minutes, vs getting one or two more high-caliber 1,2, or 3's.
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this is known as the izzo effect on refs
 
#999      
illiniguy24
Man that slump was a killer … Good Z is ELITE …

Gotta find some consistency …
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Can’t help but think about what could have been if we got any productivity from him and Boswell in Indy
 
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RIP_Chief_2003
Son's birthday party, but if you, Indy Illini Fan LvilleILL1 illini0440 and FI are free, we can do lunch. My treat.
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Same offer is on the table, but it’s not my son’s birthday and I’ll likely be visiting an AMP…
 
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