Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Boskydell
Do you think that JT will be a factor; we'll most likely have a 'ship available if he should decide to enter the portal. Would be a good depth piece.
 
#128      
Iamgroot
March2TheArch said:
Quentin Coleman was a great start. I hope we can keep the train rolling in 2027 and 2028.

No rebuild. Only reload. And keep getting more bites at the apple.
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For sure Brad is definitely lining up some extremely talented players if we can land a couple and continue to hit on and develop talent from within along with the transfer portal the future is bright ILL
 
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March2TheArch
PleaseMakeABowlGame said:
Neither him or his brother are particularly good 3 point shooters.
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March2TheArch said:
You do realize being a fan is optional right? No one is forcing this life upon you. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you be a positive person on this board.
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It’s been abundantly clear by insiders how IN the staff is on Brady many times over.

There’s a shot of Brady chopping it up with the Underwoods just a few months ago in May.

For a guy who posts here daily you would know all this.

So your comment is misdirected at best and trolly at worst.
 
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Fly Illini Fly!
March2TheArch said:
It’s been abundantly clear by insiders how IN the staff is on Brady many times over.

There’s a shot of Brady chopping it up with the Underwoods just a few months ago in May.

For a guy who posts here daily you would know all this.

So your comment is misdirected at best and trolly at worst.
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FWIW, Kyle from IlliniInquirer said on the podcast that before he even asked Brady, he told him Illinois was the school he was “hearing from the most” and “had the strongest relationships with.”

Does go on to note Arkansas might be our biggest competition and was the school he “brought up alongside Illinois.”

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illiniwil
i think its reasonable that if JT develops, he is 6-8, he could be a nice piece in a year or two. I would rather
not give up a spot because little brother wants his big brother around, but that's an option.
 
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PepeSilvia
illiniwil said:
i think its reasonable that if JT develops, he is 6-8, he could be a nice piece in a year or two. I would rather
not give up a spot because little brother wants his big brother around, but that's an option.
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If Brady's commitment revolves around taking JT then its a very easy yes. There are 15 roster spots and I would take JT over several guys currently on the roster right now without even getting Brady.

He needs to become a more efficient scorer but he is listed at 6'8 and he put up 12/7/2 as a true freshman and was a third team Alll-MVC selection and all-mvc freshman team selection(2nd in freshman of the year voting behind Roman Domon).

He got progressively better as the year went on and averaged 16.5/8.5/2.9 while shooting 45% from the field and 38.5% from 3 over their final 10 games. Also, a quality free throw shooter suggests that he can develop as a shooter.

Plus, Valpo was fairly competitive in the MVC so it's not like he was putting up empty stats on a dumpster fire.
 
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