Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

#226      
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
 
#229      
...............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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#232      
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.
You made me sheepishly check a map to see if there is, in fact, any oceanfront property in Arizona... that would be a "no"
 
#236      
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.
 
#237      
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
 
#238      
Stojakovic already signed a contract to return to Illinois.

I expect him back. That said, he’s going to take this process seriously. He wants to play pro ball, as I’ve posted here multiple times.

His projected draft position before declaring isn’t all that relevant, IMO.
 
#241      
I'm just glad we can count on anything the NCAA is involved with, will be smooth sailing!
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