Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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joeybcrazy13
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#252      
thefalcon5
Andrej entering the draft while maintaining eligibility doesn’t mean anything. The chances he goes maybe jump from 0% to 5% and even that’s probably too high.

There’s an off chance someone guarantees he’s a first round pick but given that I don’t think he’s even in a top 75 list it would be the most shocking event of the draft.
 
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PizzaHutParkingLot
lstewart53x3 said:
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If he improves on all of these, he’s an All-B1G First Team-level player with a real case for Player of the Year:
  • Improve scoring consistency
  • Consistently impact the game when the shot isn’t falling
  • Three-point percentage needs to come up
  • Tighten the handle to create cleaner looks and avoid forcing drives
  • Tendency to drive into traffic without a clear plan
  • When the defense collapses, make the simple read and kick to the open man
  • Become Illinois’s #1 POA defender
 
#263      
skyIdub
Second place is 1st loser said:
...............They're transfer class might be very, very good, but you can't rip the guts out of a team and expect a top 5 season. Heck, Duke is losing this national player of the year. Boozer carried them in games that they probably should have lost, including round 1 vs Sienna.

We're also a question mark. We're losing an All American, plus, if I'm going to punch Duke in the gut over the NCAA Tournament, we could look at our path to the Final Four was ...

......What they are bringing back and what there's acquiring......it's impressive. I don't see a question mark with them. JMO.
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#264      
jamie13197
cue up the (sadly predictable) freakouts

this is just a smart move by Dre to get NBA feedback. he's coming back, y'all ('cause he's not a first rounder)
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I'm not sweating this at all. He and daddy should have announced this several weeks ago, absolutely. Timing is moronic. Now what ifs, he went in 2nd round. That would have led to a melt down like none other on this forum, after moving on from our top Portal targets. 🤣 🤣
Dre gets a consistent jumper and player defense all season, like tourney. He'll be rather rich next June2027..
 
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jamie13197
If he improves on all of these, he’s an All-B1G First Team-level player with a real case for Player of the Year:
  • Improve scoring consistency
  • Consistently impact the game when the shot isn’t falling
  • Three-point percentage needs to come up
  • Tighten the handle to create cleaner looks and avoid forcing drives
  • Tendency to drive into traffic without a clear plan
  • When the defense collapses, make the simple read and kick to the open man
  • Become Illinois’s #1 POA defender
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He needs to hide his lack of 3 point shot better. Which means not shooting 2 or 3 each game. Improve the % of makes on 3, be relentless in Attacking Rim. There's a bunch of filthy rich NBA ballers that can't shoot from distance. Play swarming defense. AYO is going to be paid enormous amounts soon, Because he has proven he can play Defense on top of all the other attributes. That matters in run to a Title.
 
#268      
chrisRunner7
illini0440 said:
If yall think Andrej is leaving (who isn’t even projected in either round) then I have some ocean front property in Arizona to sell you.
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You made me sheepishly check a map to see if there is, in fact, any oceanfront property in Arizona... that would be a "no"
 
#272      
LvilleILL1
Not shocked, nor is the staff. Andrej will be back, going to be a valuable three weeks for him going into next season.

Have heard our last add is expected to be a European. As said before, my expectation is sometime over the summer. If 5/5 passes, the door will open for Kylan as well, but we will see.
 
#273      
PizzaHutParkingLot
LvilleILL1 said:
Not shocked, nor is the staff. Andrej will be back, going to be a valuable three weeks for him going into next season.

Have heard our last add is expected to be a European. As said before, my expectation is sometime over the summer. If 5/5 passes, the door will open for Kylan as well, but we will see.
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I'm just happy another impact addition is in the works
 
#274      
TampaToo
If yall think Andrej is leaving (who isn’t even projected in either round) then I have some ocean front property in Arizona to sell you.
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Going after Juke aren’t they?
 
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