Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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March2TheArch
Joel Goodson said:
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Cole Kelly would be a tremendous get for 2028.

I really hope we have a great season and Duke stutters to entice Kelly and Pettigrew to stay in-state.

I hope these guys are educated on how Illini players are celebrated decades after they leave the program. That has to count for something. Versus being another forgotten burger boy at Duke/Kansas.
 
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Altuve27
The number 1 thing I want to see next year is significantly more post-ups for Tomislav. It isn’t always pretty or fluid looking, but he gets the ball in the basket. What did he shoot, like a ridiculous 72% from 2? And it’s not like he’s inflating that percentage with a slew of dunks.

You can still do the pick and pop stuff, but I want him around the bucket much more frequently.
 
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goillini30
Altuve27 said:
The number 1 thing I want to see next year is significantly more post-ups for Tomislav. It isn’t always pretty or fluid looking, but he gets the ball in the basket. What did he shoot, like a ridiculous 72% from 2? And it’s not like he’s inflating that percentage with a slew of dunks.

You can still do the pick and pop stuff, but I want him around the bucket much more frequently.
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Yeah, we should try that newfangled booty ball, but with a tall player...😂
 
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goillini30
Illiniguy13 said:
Analytics FTW
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Guess I could've done even better:

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Combo
Username said:
I think we have the better team and will end the year with better results. We've got better cohesiveness, culture, work ethic and a list of other attributes. I absolutely love the makeup of our roster for next year, but we dont have 5 top 20 recruits.
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I haven't kept up with it - didn't realize they had 5 top 20 guys. That's not quite Duke-level, but impressive nonetheless.

That said, I agree with you - they might have more talent "on paper," but I think we'll have better results due to the factors you mention.
 
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LFOD
Illiniforlife said:
Question for insiders, we all know that Andrej is going to get feedback on his jump shot and that it needs to improve. Does that mean he is going to come back and just jack 3's next year? That would be the worst-case scenario, in my opinion.
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ChiefGritty
Illiniforlife said:
Question for insiders, we all know that Andrej is going to get feedback on his jump shot and that it needs to improve. Does that mean he is going to come back and just jack 3's next year? That would be the worst-case scenario, in my opinion.
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The nice thing about playing an NBA style is that you don't get into a Juice Williams situation where a player becomes determined to play in a way that doesn't suit his talents and isn't what brings his college team success in vain hope of a pro career.

What the NBA wants to see from Andrej is all the things that will make our KenPom go up. The worst thing he could do for his stock is start taking inefficient shots.
 
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