Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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It appears to me that how a team performs in the post season (and Scheyer's teams have performed well in every post season he has been the HC at Duke) define success.
Two points which prove that: (1) Hubert Davis - 1 league title, 1 sweet 16 and 1 National Championship runner up. Lose to VCU in the second round and he's gone
(2) There were several people question Brad Underwood's ability to lead this team after we were beaten by Wisconsin this season.
Time for me to be a couch coach and talk about things I have no business talking about.
He puts the ball way too low on his three point jump shot before bringing it up to shoot.
Noooo. The fragrance when their flowers are in bloom is one of the best in nature and not to be missed.
Sometimes I forget folks are being held hostage and forced to read the board discussing college basketball during slow periods for our team. The horror.
/s?
Orangetool
Give me back my Afta, heh heh
I used to hear that far off rumble, getting closer, that was Illini recruiting. Far off but approaching.
It's here now, loud and surrounding, a roar.
It's almost more than I can take.
Almost.
It's here now, loud and surrounding, a roar.
It's almost more than I can take.
Almost.
Yeah you right about that for damn sure.
Does said coach like cottage cheese? /s
Stirtz on steroids. Sound like NBA 1st round to me.
Love seeing the players enjoy campus life and interacting with students (99% coeds
) Good to see Ty and Brandon still around.Morillo is not Ben or Ty, really reminds me more of the 2005 Louisville guard Francisco Garcia. Both Dominican guard, 6'7, similar builds and game IMHO. Morillo likely going to be thicker. Garcia may have been an AA that year, led Louisville to Final Four, losing to Illinois. Believe he was guarded by Deron that game.I was thinking Morillo is more of a Ty that can shoot well opposed to a Ben. Granted we need to replace Ben's minutes, but from what I gather Morillo will be able to be slide to different positions on defense, granted he may be outmatched physically until he gets fully Fletched.
I was thinking Morillo is more of a Ty that can shoot well opposed to a Ben. Granted we need to replace Ben's minutes, but from what I gather Morillo will be able to be slide to different positions on defense, granted he may be outmatched physically until he gets fully Fletched.
He’s not like either of them.
I get player comps are a thing, but why can’t Morillo just be…Morillo? He’s a unique player in his own right. It’s similar to every single big guard or SF we land and fans immediately think, “omg bootyball
“I know how you feel. There is a 99.999999999999999% chance Andrej will return. Still, I will be relieved when he pulls his name out of the draft.
Illini in Italy
- Illini HQ, Florida Panhandle
My wife caught me scrolling through the Recruiting Thread and sated "I think you are addicted to that website". I responded "Well, yeah. So?" She had to chuckle . . .
There are 73 players invited the the combine.
1)50 are there to get pro feedback(Drej) or push to get drafted at all(Boswell).
2)10 are there to make sure they're guaranteed first rounders(Morez)
3)13 are fighting for more money and improve their lottery pick placement (Wagler).
#3 is where the damage can be done with a bad combine, which is why some guys take a pass on the invite. Very common in football. These scouts are there for one reason. Find holes in the player(they all have them) and see what's fixable(adding weight, strength and potentially some explosiveness and what's truly a problem(attitude, older players that haven't shown physical development, etc).
Keaton's major hole is going to surround athletic ability and explosiveness. He showed very little of that here. I can't remember a "wow" moment that didn't surround him going on a massive heater. He was incredible in that category. When he got going, look out. I think he's going to be known as a "crafty" player that can create space, but he lacks the athleticism of others in the draft.
Drej is going to be the complete opposite. He does have "wow" athleticism on tape, he was really strong at the rim and when he locked in defensively, he was out best defender. He'll grade out extremely poorly on pretty much everything outside of that. Not breaking news here, but his game on the perimeter has to improve A LOT to sneak into the first round after next season. My concern for him is whether his form will allow for the type of consistency required to be a reliable shooter. I'm not sure that messing with form is the right move before your senior year. This puzzles me because he's been surrounded by terrific players since birth. How was that not corrected by 13 years old? Time will tell there.
Tevo
- Wilmette, IL
New thread: Things Your Friends and Loved Ones Say About Your Illini/Loyalty Addiction…
“I mean, is there really anything NEW to read?”
“Do these people actually know what they’re talking about?”
“Is that more important than your job?!”
Seems like these are all rhetorical questions…
Friends? Heck, these are questions that I ask myself.
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