Slips on my orange tinted sunglasses, kicks back with a good whiskey and just smiles. The dream of the Bulls hiring Malone, leaving North Carolina screwed from mass exodus. North Carolina then hires McCollum which also screws Iowa causing mass exodus. Malone fails miserably and gets fired and in April of 2027 the Bulls hire Dusty May which screws Michigan. Sighs , one can only dream.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Whether or not 5 for 5 hurts us more than it helps us, Kylan would be the perfect fit for this team.
— He played off ball last year, so nothing would change this year. He would played in the same spot and Vaaks would slide into the Keaton spot.
— He would be an additional defensive presence. We can debate whether or not his defense was as good as advertised, but he’d be a top 3 defender for us next year.
— He’d be there for the freshman to help them get up to speed / he’ll help carry the culture forward.
— He played off ball last year, so nothing would change this year. He would played in the same spot and Vaaks would slide into the Keaton spot.
— He would be an additional defensive presence. We can debate whether or not his defense was as good as advertised, but he’d be a top 3 defender for us next year.
— He’d be there for the freshman to help them get up to speed / he’ll help carry the culture forward.
guys it clearly means 5 for 5.
Isn’t Burnett like 26 ? Lol …
This guy a Loyalty poster?
We absolutely want Kylan back. He was playing great until he broke his hand. Furthermore, having a 5th year winner showing the young stable of talent work ethic, team ethos, and dedication to winning is a huge plus.
CBM no, Burnett no, Bittle no.
KB got terrible advice entering college early. Hope he gets the extra year, another payday and hope he is much better than he was in the 12 games post-injury.
Vaaks-KB-Coleman would be a stout 3 man guard rotation. I think Coleman is gonna kill it offensively day 1
Vaaks-KB-Coleman would be a stout 3 man guard rotation. I think Coleman is gonna kill it offensively day 1
CBM and Burnett both missed over 1/2 season in 20-21 due to injury
Bittle missed nearly the entire 23-24 season due to injury
Those aren't a hard no yet
Editing to add my reasoning for keeping the door open for these guys is because I don’t think they’ll just tell all current players they don’t get credit for seasons missed due to injury prior to instatement of the new system
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Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Which makes it amazing that Boswell is still only 21. I think some forget that he skipped his senior year of high school to play at Arizona -- I believe he was the youngest player in the NCAA that year. At his age, many students would be finishing their junior year.
His situation is much more unique given his younger age than all on that list.
Big Jack
- Decatur
I would absolutely take another year of KB with limited playing time. I do not want 3pt chucker KB back. I would also not want him taking minutes from the freshmen or Vaaks. Call him a role player and let him fill minutes as a sub for any guard. But his return last season from the injury started our downfall and he was limited in the NCAA.
TKR at Purdue as well ^
100% agree ... as long as it doesn't cost us any of our top 8/9 players. No, I am not in any way saying Kylan is not better than one of them. I just personally believe we owe it to those who commit here at least one year of commitment in return. Like it or not, burning bridges and upsetting agents, won't lead to sustainable success. IllinoisLOYALTY ! Again I am not saying I wouldn't love to have him back....just hope it would not cost us a commit.
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Who said Morillo was playing the 4? Morillo is a point guard.
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Yeah - he is the same birthyear as Burries from Arizona who was a freshman this year (and projected lottery pick) while Kylan was a senior
It does make you wonder if Kylan didn't reclass etc. if he would have been better off in the eyes of the NBA
Burnett has already played in 5 seasons not including the injury season. There's no way he's getting a 7th year.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Burnett would be the Tommy DeVito situation though, the season he was hurt was a freebie anyway.
Crazy that someone who played in the Covid season is still around.
Any ideas on which teams are reaching out to Ty? Curious
Michigan, Florida, the Utah Jazz, Charlotte hornets, Washington Generals
Ahh yeah, forgot about the Covid season thing
I find it rather unlikely even half of these guys come back though, I’m just showing the potential for this (minus a couple guys)
It would be a 6th (but 5th with the injury), not 7th
Anyway we are all agreeing how unlikely it is most of those players would actually return, no need to take up 2-3 pages nitpicking a list
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