Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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skyIdub
mayostard said:
ted enjoy GIF

Pluribus deetz are needed now more than ever!
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Scoop may not have been the best way to put it. Just behind the scenes chat about production, extras casting, and Vince and wanting to do more stuff with him.
 
#103      
rdk573
RichardKeenesCousin said:
Am I the only one who thinks Better Call Saul is better than Breaking Bad?
better call saul thread GIF
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Except the last season which was in my opinion was god awful...Too many years lapsed since the previous season and the cast which should have looking relatively young (this was suppose to be pre- Breaking Bad for the characters) was looking like something from tales of the crypt...Ed Begley Jr. looked like he was brought back from the dead..

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#108      
jamarvelous31
FrankNitty30 said:
No, I am specifically pointing out the narrative that Morillo is going to be a 4 at all. There were those that said he was our “back up 4” or our “emergency 4”…….. which is problematic.

1st reason: He is not a 4 and I would be STUNNED if he was our emergency 4, over Jakstys.

2nd reason: There was a narrative that because he is our “backup 4” or “emergency 4” we are doomed. There was a whole discussion about who he’d be able to guard at the 4. This dovetailed into “well what about the backup 4’s, could he guard them? Which then dovetailed into “any good coach would immediately put in their starting 4 against Morillo.”

But if we can just agree that Morillo is not a 4….. as a backup, or emergency…… we could finally grasp that we do have our backup facilitator and on ball guard. Which is what he is.
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Confused Drama GIF by Groundhog Day
 
#113      
Chase321
skyIdub said:
Rhea Seehorn walked onto my flight out of LAX one day and I got to fan boy and basically told her the same! BCS>BB
Kim Wexler is hot.
I invited her up to the flight deck and she came up and chatted with me for 5-10 minutes!
Fun BCS talk and got the Pluribus scoop.
She’s a gem.
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Jealous. Rhea Seehorn is awesome. BCS is better in my book than BB but they are both incredible.

Bob Odenkirk GIF by SAG Awards
 
#116      
Det_Illini_fan
Oracle21 said:
I think Michigan getting Thiam is good news bc it likely means Morez and Mara are for sure gone
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Any insight into how good Thiam is? I know nothing about his game, but then again it seems the consensus last year was Mara was under utilized but not a huge threat IRC
 
#118      
Battle89
wc_illini said:
Both players accumulated more win shares (according to sports-reference) and PRPG! (Torvik) at Illinois than their other school. Goode's most productive season was at Indiana though.
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Neither will bother me near as much as seeing a K State after Coleman’s name
 
#119      
Battle89
BretMyBeachHouse said:
Not sure how that happened. Yes. Accident.
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Ha. I liked the post without even clicking through.

Assume the intent was to find the insider(s) who had earlier talked about Morillo’s versatility, and IF NEEDED, could play any of the 1-4 roles.
 
#120      
NarrowJ
Det_Illini_fan said:
Any insight into how good Thiam is? I know nothing about his game, but then again it seems the consensus last year was Mara was under utilized but not a huge threat IRC
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He’s good. Did not make any of the 3 All Big 12 teams. A level below Mara/Morez as a player.
 
#121      
IllinitripleJ
NarrowJ said:
He’s good. Did not make any of the 3 All Big 12 teams. A level below Mara/Morez as a player.
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He's a better shot blocker than Mara but has skills. Tough loss for Cincinnati but I assume it was all about NIL. Morez's spot looks to taken by 5* freshman Quinn Costello, a Burger Boy and top 20 recruit. Costello is skilled and 6'10'. If they get the forward from Wake Forest they might be even better next year. Just a hunch though I think the Wake Forest forward signs with North Carolina.
 
#122      
MDchicago
NarrowJ said:
docs.google.com

B1G Roster Tracker

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Love the tracker. Above is look at the BPM column of the Roster Tracker by tiers as things stand as of now. (Chose to focus on the BPM since it incorporates offensive and defensive efficiency as well as strength of schedule; WS is interesting history but less useful as a predictive metric since it isn't strength of schedule adjusted, and with all the transfers between the different D1 levels, a player on a good team in a bottom feeder conference with an easy schedule can accumulate more WS simply because the team won more games.)

Just one metric regarding the level of experienced talent on the rosters (and a work in progress, as Michigan and others likely have some significant moves yet to make), but gotta love where the Illini sit as of now. Also does not measure contributions from freshmen, so also tiered the RSCI data in the tracker to see how the incoming freshman talent breaks down.

Ohio State has quietly put together some experienced talent via the Portal; interested to see if Diebler can make the pieces fit. Probably the biggest surprise to me from this exercise,
 
#123      
Emerson Bigguns
NarrowJ said:
He’s good. Did not make any of the 3 All Big 12 teams. A level below Mara/Morez as a player.
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Likely true. I’m most happy Yaxel is gone. (obviously he didn’t have an option…not that he would have taken it)
He was the head of the spear for their defense. Just made everything difficult. He’s also virtually impossible to fully replace. There just aren’t many 6”10” guys who can guard a PG 35 feet from the basket.
 
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