I'm saying he was 9 BEFORE the reclass.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Joel Goodson
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Pettigrew is very smooth, a must get. Kelly, nice player. Will he be more Knupple or more Doug Altenberger. Both good players, my guess somewhere in the middle.
Joel Goodson
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no such thing as a must get anymore (thanks, Brad!!!). that said, agree with your relative assessments
that would be the white sox season, almost getting perfect gamed not withstanding
Don't know if it's been mentioned, but is this the 1st Kankakee basketball recruit since Harv Schmidt?
Illinois Adds Williams - University of Illinois Athletics
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood announced Monday the signing of Lincoln Williams to a Big Ten Athletics Aid Agreement.fightingillini.com
chris Gandy?
I guess that I should have specified Kankakee High School, as Gandy's hometown was Kankakee, but went to Bradley-Bourbonnais HS.
Carter Smith, William Penn Charter , Combo Guard
Carter Smith is a 6-3, 160-pound Combo Guard from Philadelphia, PA.
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Joel Goodson
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Carter Smith is pretty good:
We’ll likely be a 1 seed if we’re the #1 offense and #17 defense. (this past season we weren’t a top 20 defense heading into the tourney; also had some bad luck in close games/officiating)
Obviously there will be one or two super teams emerge (like Michigan).
Maybe Illinois! It's our turn!
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#1 offense and #17 defense won’t make you a super team. Need top 5 in each.
But this is kind of the point. The expectation shouldn’t be “super team” because that’s not what our team is. It’s fantasy hopes like these that make the season miserable for so many folks (and spark the Fire Brad comments).
The expectation should be a bona fide F4 contender — with a very good offense (potentially #1) and a very serviceable and good enough defense (potentially top 20).
It should NOT be what Michigan was this year. Or what UConn was. Or what Duke was with Cooper Flagg (I understand they lost; still a phenomenal team).
The roster parallels just aren’t there in terms of athleticism on the defensive end.
I just think it’s sad that if we have a top 5 season, as potentially the favorite for another F4 (I understand it still has to happen in the tournament) - it still won’t be looked at as an A++ year because, well, we weren’t #1 on Kenpom or whatever. No team deserves to have that bar put on their head.
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I remember when Harv Schmidt played for Illinois. Also remember when he coached the team, but that's probably best forgotten.
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