Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[mysterio2525]

With Florida, I want certainty that Aberdeen (or equivalent) is actually on their roster before including them in the SuperTeam™ sweepstakes. Though I suppose they did pretty well despite what was honestly pretty poor guard play last season. They also need a couple more players, right now they have Fland, Klavzar, Hough, Condon, Chinyelu (Handlogten xferred, Lee out of eligibility) and a couple bench guys.

can I throw a weird concept out here. this is a bit of devil's advocate comment but.....is Todd Golden just new version of Scott Drew. one amazing run in the tournament masking a lot of early exits. they likely will be preseason number 1 but if they don't make another second weekend this year then his NCAA record will be pretty bad. did they address their backcourt enough this year?


2019/2020 - no tourney
2021/22 San Francisco - lost in first round
2022/23 Florida - NIT
2023/24 Florida - first round loss
2024/25 Florida - NCAA champs
2025/26 Florida - second round

clearly you can't dismiss the national championship but the rest doesn't look great

 

[band camp]

If we want a back-up PG, why wouldn't we just hold on to Petro?

Yes, I watched him all of his minutes. If you watched any of his tape, you'd easily see why we took him in the first place.

Mentality...hmmmm...60% of this board still dreams of Curbelo

Maybe Petro wants to play and not ride pine.

 

[TentakilRex]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046769222450074052

Give me a Slovenian!

BTW jebi se Nico!

 

[FI_890526]

Illinois wasn’t going to pay Petrovic anywhere near what he got this year.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Yes he entered. He is a 6'3" point guard who averaged 18.5 points and 7.4 assists for Texas Tech. He would help us.

MSN

He's not in the portal.

 

[Altuve27]

Just curious… What is Stefan Vaaks waiting for?

 

[ChiTown]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046998381382316138

 

[PizzaHutParkingLot]

Would you look at that (247 ranking)

 

[3nDGuy]

Illinois wasn’t going to pay Petrovic anywhere near what he got this year.

Is anybody?

 

[ChiTown]

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Would you look at that

Coach Leggings is putting in the leg work….

 

[GrayGhost77]

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Would you look at that

I'm severely questioning the validity of these rankings.

 

[AnnoyedWithGarza]

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Would you look at that

Where did you find this? His all-time list is Landon Davis, Zavier Zens, and Mason Martin.

 

[STLflyinIllini]

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Would you look at that

1- who is Hamer being credited with recruiting?

2- looking at the other names on this list, it is clear that Underwood always has #elite recruiters on his staff.

 

[wpr]

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Would you look at that

I like it but whose ranking is this?

 

[illiniguy24]

I like it but whose ranking is this?

Definitely @Indy Illini Fan

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

I mean, as long as Hamer isn’t recruiting Indy, he might be pretty good.

 

[AnnoyedWithGarza]

I like it but whose ranking is this?

It is 247. He is the only one on the list with 2 recruits, Landon Davis and Zavier Zens. Also, Geoff is not on the list even though he is credited with Coleman. He should be #8 of the list.

 

[PNWIllini]

I’ve been busy this week so have not been keeping up.

AI to the rescue (?)

ChatGPT.com prompt: Please summarize the comment thread on https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/illinois-hoops-recruiting-thread.42366/ with enough detail to discuss in a meeting.



Result: https://chatgpt.com/s/t_69e90fa67784819181e29c3719dc9471

 

[Joel Goodson]

I'm severely questioning the validity of these rankings.

all recruiting rankings published by recruiting services are gospel

take Wagler, for instance

 

[Joel Goodson]

Coach Leggings is putting in the leg work….

gotta be the leggings

 

[strobes77]

My guess is that Misko is going to give us a guy leftover on his client roster as a big or guard.

 

[MULEDOG35]

Well, we have covered cottage cheese. I think it is time to marvel over bacon. I have tried several brands and my current favorite is (believe it or not) Kirkland. And you?

Any brand that has been soaked in maple balsamic vinegar, sprinkled with brown sugar and smoked, grilled or baked.

 

[Fan Since '70]

Give me a Slovenian!

BTW jebi se Nico!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046998381382316138

Morillo is very good with length 6'7", can play guard positions, needs to improve 3pt %.
Slovenian Stevan Joksimovic would be an ideal add as a stellar guard/wing, shoots ball well.

 

[Fan Since '70]

I’ve been busy this week so have not been keeping up.

AI to the rescue (?)

ChatGPT.com prompt: Please summarize the comment thread on https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/illinois-hoops-recruiting-thread.42366/ with enough detail to discuss in a meeting.



Result: https://chatgpt.com/s/t_69e90fa67784819181e29c3719dc9471

Illini have ideal point guard, i.e. Vaaks (assuming he is definitely signed)

 

[March2TheArch]

can I throw a weird concept out here. this is a bit of devil's advocate comment but.....is Todd Golden just new version of Scott Drew. one amazing run in the tournament masking a lot of early exits. they likely will be preseason number 1 but if they don't make another second weekend this year then his NCAA record will be pretty bad. did they address their backcourt enough this year?


2019/2020 - no tourney
2021/22 San Francisco - lost in first round
2022/23 Florida - NIT
2023/24 Florida - first round loss
2024/25 Florida - NCAA champs
2025/26 Florida - second round

clearly you can't dismiss the national championship but the rest doesn't look great

He has a preseason #1 going into next season in the NIL era. He’s the goods.