Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[Joel Goodson]

our serious pursuit of Bowman has already been mentioned, but here's more ($ article):

https://twitter.com/x/status/2055144650545979587

how nice is it to be getting serious interest from elite kids? (not saying it isn't warranted)

the blueprint and stellar results are there now. we're in a great place

 

[HailtotheChief]

This is not exactly a Muppet news flash, but he is such a gifted shooter. The thought of Coleman and Davis on the court together for stretches is exciting. As great as our offenses have been, and they have been excellent, we have struggled to make wide open shots consistently.

Coleman will help that.

Plus, with this group around Vaaks , better looks on less volume, i kind of expect Vaaks to be as good or better than anyone from 3. I think he is NBA bound too along with Colena one day.

 

[ChiefGritty]

I wish 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10 weren't all Big Ten teams as well.

 

[PasadenaIllini]

Way more athletic and can put the ball on the floor.

And what I like is I also think he can challenge for PT and soon given he's fully capable of being a catch and shoot piece immediately with strong base physically

Likely he sees much PT this season? Likely not barring injury but I also don't think he'd be overmatched in limited minutes role player if Jake/Mirk/Andrej went down.

LOVE his fit here. If he were the 2nd most productive freshman here this season (given his ability to play role off ball) wouldn't shock me.

It would shock me if he were more productive than Lucas. We're going to need Lucas to play some minutes given our depth chart at 1-3 at the moment.