Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
My all time favorite with the cottage cheese…
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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I think Blackwell and his agent are setting his timetable.
I see many have reached the "We never wanted that guy anyway" IL Loyalty stage for Blackwell. It's the same every year.
I'd very much like him in the starting lineup. With all the money that has been spent on the roster so far, why not go all the way and put together what could be an all-time lineup for IL basketball if the only issue to get Blackwell is money?
I'd very much like him in the starting lineup. With all the money that has been spent on the roster so far, why not go all the way and put together what could be an all-time lineup for IL basketball if the only issue to get Blackwell is money?
Quite a different vibe these days in Tucson than Champaign/Urbana. Cats could possibly lose their entire rotation.
I certainly appreciate the culture and team play that this Illini team and staff developed over the past two years. It has proven to be very special. No guarantees that it will continue, but it is a diamond in the rough at the elite level.
I certainly appreciate the culture and team play that this Illini team and staff developed over the past two years. It has proven to be very special. No guarantees that it will continue, but it is a diamond in the rough at the elite level.
You cottage cheese guys should try some
Mrs. Dash next time
Mrs. Dash next time
Why the wait? More money?
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Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
And still have Jon Scheyer there to mess something up at a big time.
I add pineapple with it... the pepper and cottage cheese!!!
Yeah, our current roster definitely seems good enough to compete for a NC, though that's a subjective term. We're currently somewhere between #4 and #7 in odds, so the consensus there is that it would take more to put us ahead of or equal to the top teams (UM and Duke). It sounds like we are still considering an addition, so I'll hold off on saying much until we see what that is.
Mullins back for a second year at Uconn.
Big get for the huskies.
Big get for the huskies.
seems like nobody feels they are the leader for Blackwell
Alex Wilkins to Kentucky. Not sure if posted yet.
Mayer openly said the awful shots he took and missed were actually great based on his own analytics. Not the teams analytics, his own.
Never been happier to see a guy never wear the orange and blue again.
Kinda feels like UCLA but that’s my opinion.
I note some possible transfer big men that are still available. 6'9", 230-pound, sophomore forward Drew Scharnowski (Belmont). He was born in Burlington, IL and went to Camp Point Central HS in rural Adams County. Drew averaged 10.7/6.0//2.6 while shooting 68.1/20.0/43.6 this past season. There's also 6'10", 210-pound, senior forward Kyle Evans (UC Irvine). He averaged 12.1/8.7/0.9 and shot 62.0/20.0/78.8 this past season.
The problem isn’t Vaaks or Coleman. It’s that we have an extremely light 2nd-unit/bench which provides us very little insurance and no wiggle room.
I can’t find it, but there was a comment earlier basically saying: if we got someone like Adam Miller, would it really make you feel THAT much better. My answer would be an absolute yes.
We need a playable guard off the bench.
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What’s crazy is that was just after a year when we had two one-and-done first round picks in Riley and KJ.
Somewhat interesting.
Now imagine a panel of 5 wise, sage, retired big time college coaches choosing a home for his last collegiate season for him. If you were staking your life on their decision, would you pick any other than Illinois?
However, there are a myriad of influencers selling some very shiney bottles of snake oil.
We truly have no idea what parameters must be met....and they seem to change daily...although that may not be the case. Bottom line at this point is that he may not fit the culture of an unselfish team that only wants to win. But who knows? That also may not be the case.
Maybe this will be another rare case where he ends up at a school not yet mentioned for about half what he could have had. And that also may not be the case.
Please let this be, I'll go to church 3x per week now.
Here are a couple of possibilities that may not have been mentioned earlier. 6'4" sophomore PG Christian Bliss (Delaware). He averaged 16.7/5.2/5.9 while shooting 42.4/39.3/84.8 this past season. And 6'3" Junior PG Tylen Riley ((San Jose State). He averaged 15.0/3.9/4.4 this past season.
If he ends up at UCLA he should’ve just stayed at Wisconsin
I could not disagree more with this assessment of Mayer. Regardless of whether he was playing his ideal position or not, he could have had far better shot selection. I don't think there has ever been more contested step back 3s attempted in the history of basketball. To be fair, there was no cohesiveness with that team. But, by the same token, he was a major reason for the lack of cohesion because he was only looking to get his shot.
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