Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Fly Illini Fly!
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WyattEarp
NarrowJ said:
I think we know why, just discussing how it doesn't make any sense

The level of cognitive dissonance it takes to go "Yeah Brad really hasn't accomplished much here, we need to bring in a Mussel-man/Wade/Beard" is both interesting and hilarious
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Well if it descends to into that after reaching the final four last year. This place is nutzo.

Thought of another way: Musselman is a loon. Wade is a scruple-less dirtbag. And Beard is more than likely a creep. Our guy doesn’t even have a carry on. Those 3 have enough baggage to fill an airport. It’s preposterous to suggest any of the 3 would or would have been better than Brad.

I appreciate Musselman and Beard’s tactical minds but if they can’t get out of their own way without imploding…what good is it? And, if I read tomorrow that Nate Oats threw a computer monitor out 5 story building…I wouldn’t be too surprised.

Wade isn’t even worth taking about…and that’s saying a lot because one of the other guys likely assaulted his girlfriend.

I definitely appreciate the pure coaching chops of some of these guys. Because I am College Baskeyball Fan. If that makes me a Stan…so be it.
 
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jamarvelous31
Kernal12 said:
My vague recollection is that Iguodala shot up the rankings later in his HS career, was overshadowed by McBride before that. I want to say (very vague memory) Self didn't recruit him right away because of questions about his offensive skill. Definitely more in the spotlight by his senior year than Lincoln Williams for sure, but it's not like Williams didn't have big time offers ... and would have had more/bigger offers and better ranking but for his shaky academics.

And sorry for my geographic shorthand ... to us Chicago area folks, anything south of I-80 and north of St. Louis is central Illinois.
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Sorry, it's just a silly comparison based on the dudes both playing in IL and being athletic.

Iggy was a highly regarded top 70 player from his Soph year on, playing AAU with Quentin Richardson, Jimmy Butler & Jon Scheyer while winning a AAU national championship and committing to Arkansas his Jr year...then Zona once Richardson was fired. Ranking wise he went from 70ish to 25ish his Jr summer.

Otherwise they're 170 spots in the rankings, 25 years, 160 miles and multiple NBA championships apart.
 
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Second place is 1st loser
hangdog said:
It tickles me when fans think the purpose of of a sport is for their entertainment value.
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It is. Without the fans funding the sport given the entertainment value....all of the ancillary stuff is moot. Without the fans, there's no NIL, no TV money, no jersey sales, no concessions....nada.

The players benefit from the entertainment they provide. No more, no less.
 
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nichi
BryceHopkins said:
Same neck of the woods, but I believe Chris Gandy went to nearby Bradley-Bourbonnais. But I agree, great to have another Illinois kid on the roster
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It's more than nearby. Kankakee, Bradley, and Bourbonnais are one contiguous tricity.
 
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jamarvelous31
ChiefGritty said:
By "we" I mean college basketball fans.

I trust BU to get good players via whatever methods are available to him, and I want him to do whatever it takes for Illinois to win. But the whole sport is better off if the focus is on high school recruits developing and having their careers at one program as the general national standard.
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But we're on a Illinois basketball forum, so 'we' is much narrower; where the current state of college affairs has contributed to the best run of success in decades for Illinois basketball.

Also, do you really think Michigan is less satisfied with their championship because it was fueled by transfers? Florida the year before?

I don't think the whole sport is better off and most importantly 'we' are better off in the current environment.
 
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