Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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PepeSilvia
nichi said:
Bearing in mind position-less basketball, the current projected roster looks something like this:

1-2: Vaaks, Coleman, Morillo, and Brown. plus Fagbemi

3: Andrez, J Davis, and Zens

That looks to me like pretty good guard and wing depth. I would be looking for a another big that can play center as a depth piece.
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Vaaks is the only guard that isn't a freshman.

Then if Stojakovic comes off the court you bring a guy that's very fundamentally sound but can't slide his feet with guards or chase guys around screens.

If that's your group than Coleman and Morillo better be ready to defend at a high level as freshman because Stojakovic can't be your only perimeter defender.
 
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NarrowJ
ColSLU69 said:
You're making a very personal attack on WC. Shouldn't be needed to make an argument or your point.
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Ok, I'll just say it: you guys are being wimps.

I said his argument was lame and I stand by that. Don't think that's remotely harsh to say. Certainly not a "very personal attack"... sheesh.

ColSLU69 said:
I see a lot of folks wanting to make next year's team better. To insure against major injuries or illnesses at important player positions. Not sure anyone has said that adding a 9th (or 10th) man will make the team "truly great." And "polluting" the thread? "Redundant walls of texts"? Really??? Just ignore WC's texts if they bother you so much.
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Why am I invited to ignore his messages and you guys can't do the same with mine?

When someone continually posts multiple sprawling, essay-style messages that basically say the same thing over and over, it makes the forum difficult to read/ingest. Hence, redundant and polluting fits perfectly here.
 
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So, what box does “9th Man” take on our Loyalty Bingo Card? And how is “Cottage Cheese” not already on here?

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jamarvelous31
PepeSilvia said:
Vaaks is the only guard that isn't a freshman.

Then if Stojakovic comes off the court you bring a guy that's very fundamentally sound but can't slide his feet with guards or chase guys around screens.

If that's your group than Coleman and Morillo better be ready to defend at a high level as freshman because Stojakovic can't be your only perimeter defender.
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I'm old enough to remember when Andrej Stojakovic was not considered a good defender.

We should really reach out to the staff that helped with his defensive development to see if they can work with our guys.
 
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PepeSilvia
Say we add a mid major guard, and Coleman or Morillo opts out of his LOI (easy to do nowadays and insiders have said this would happen). How do you feel about the team then?
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If Coleman doesnt want compete for playing and the ball then he's a pass right? Not an everyday guy.

At least that was the company line on Blackwell.

If Coleman is the guy everybody on this board thinks he is than I don't think he would shy away from competing with another guard.
 
#735      
fuggles
Ok, I'll just say it: you guys are being wimps.

I said his argument was lame and I stand by that. Don't think that's remotely harsh to say. Certainly not a "very personal attack"... sheesh.



Why am I invited to ignore his messages and you guys can't do the same with mine?

When someone continually posts multiple sprawling, essay-style messages that basically say the same thing over and over, it makes the forum difficult to read/ingest. Hence, redundant and polluting fits perfectly here.
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I am with you man. The argument is old and tired. My new self has not blocked anyone who continues this ad nausium. I just scroll past now and bite my tongue.

oh and someone posts that loyalty posts are suggestions!? um what? Suggestions to who?
 
#737      
jamarvelous31
Remove Clownzo and add #9thman

Remove Sauces and add Cottage Cheese

Remove Delete and add Nepotisom

Additional suggestion: Change Nut Punch to Donkey Kick
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Money bags replaced with 🤑🤑?
 
#738      
Second place is 1st loser
This is pretty darn good. The only thing I would differ on is removing the dumbfounded Bruce gif with a denzel and maybe some reference to pizza hut parking lot instead of clownzo since he's long gone.
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Have to give some consideration to the "F yeah" girl and the "It's Happening" guy.
 
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wc_illini
NarrowJ said:
Ok, I'll just say it: you guys are being wimps.

I said his argument was lame and I stand by that. Don't think that's remotely harsh to say. Certainly not a "very personal attack"... sheesh.



Why am I invited to ignore his messages and you guys can't do the same with mine?

When someone continually posts multiple sprawling, essay-style messages that basically say the same thing over and over, it makes the forum difficult to read/ingest. Hence, redundant and polluting fits perfectly here.
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You (and some other glass-half-full people) are being touchy about respectful opinions on what could improve the team, as if that's some attack on you or the staff when it isn't. I thought pointing out the insults rather than responding in kind would cool things off a bit, but I guess you're going to double down on them. Oh well. That's the internet for you. Can't we save the insults for our rivals?

Also, if you hadn't kept misrepresenting my comments, I wouldn't have repeated myself.
 
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Kendall Gill’s Uncle
Ty would've likely been our best, most versatile defender and 2nd best rebounder if he had stayed. That alone would've gotten him more than spot minutes at the end of the bench. He probably wanted to be a for-sure starter, which they couldn't promise him, so he left.
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Not a chance. Nice try though Mr. Rodgers.
 
#741      
Kendall Gill’s Uncle
NarrowJ said:
I mean bottom line here is I’m trusting the D1 coaching staff that just took us to a final four over wc_illini from the message board. It’s all it boils down to, really.

You say we need another player to be truly great? I don’t agree with that opinion and your continued lengthy essay style posts that reiterate the same lame points over and over and over again while ignoring our final four team didn’t even have a 9th man isnt going to convince me otherwise. At this point you are just polluting the thread with redundant walls of text that say the same thing as the last.

Say we add a mid major guard, and Coleman or Morillo opts out of his LOI (easy to do nowadays and insiders have said this would happen). How do you feel about the team then?
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Well said.
 
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grue2
nichi said:
Bearing in mind position-less basketball, the current projected roster looks something like this:

1-2: Vaaks, Coleman, Morillo, and Brown. plus Fagbemi

3: Andrez, J Davis, and Zens

4/5: Mirk, Jakstys, L Davis

5: Tomi, Z

That looks to me like pretty good guard and wing depth. I would be looking for a another big that can play center as a depth piece.

As for "9th man", that might be between Zens and Brown. Zens look like he could potentially play multiple roles.

The other Davis is a player with an interesting skill set that we haven't really talked about much. He won't redshirt if the new 5 year age based model passes.
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Has Jakstys gotten strong enough to be an emergency 5 in the BT?
 
#745      
Brosky
Vaaks is the only guard that isn't a freshman.

Then if Stojakovic comes off the court you bring a guy that's very fundamentally sound but can't slide his feet with guards or chase guys around screens.

If that's your group than Coleman and Morillo better be ready to defend at a high level as freshman because Stojakovic can't be your only perimeter defender.
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Is this how you. characterize Andrej's defense? If so, I suggest you need to watch more carefully.
 
#747      
illinifan323
NarrowJ said:
Ok, I'll just say it: you guys are being wimps.

I said his argument was lame and I stand by that. Don't think that's remotely harsh to say. Certainly not a "very personal attack"... sheesh.



Why am I invited to ignore his messages and you guys can't do the same with mine?

When someone continually posts multiple sprawling, essay-style messages that basically say the same thing over and over, it makes the forum difficult to read/ingest. Hence, redundant and polluting fits perfectly here.
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Thank you for saying this! I couldn't agree with you more.
 
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Emerson Bigguns
wc_illini said:
He committed to Clemson yesterday
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Where he has a great chance to start, and if not, will certainly be the first big guy off the bench. Clemson's starting Center is recovering from an ACL injury he suffered in March. Big opportunity for minutes in a solid program.

Again, most of these guys are looking for significant PT.

Z is going to play alongside Tomi quite a bit, and I'm not sure why it is hard to see that arrangement being effective. Tomi is extremely versatile on offense, and Z doesn't really like to hang out in the paint on that end anyway. They didn't have to do it much last year, because Ben was so effective defensively, but the staff seems to be very confident it will work. I don't think Z would have stayed if he thought he was only going to average 17 minutes a game again.
 
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