RE: Kitt. wow, i've seen him in HS but not seen that type of athleticism. the block at :27 is
incredible. he's growing into a monster!
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incredible. he's growing into a monster!
This staff can really spot talent early
It’s been one of the more consistent traits. Of course they aren’t batting 1.000 but man they’ve got some great fringe guys, with Wagler obviously being the Magnus Opus.
Kitt looks taller than I remembered.
Brady Pettigrew up to #10.
Cole Kelly at #46.
…..
Quentin Kitt at #55.
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i guess i was surprised by his bulk (or "future bulk"). he's got a frame that could carry a lot of muscle mass that surprises me.
He was lean and tall before, now growing beyond my expectations.
I was thinking Malcolm Hill, but I haven't watched a ton of KittHere's a possible player comparison for QK.....
Roger Powell Jr???
Here's a possible player comparison for QK.....
Roger Powell Jr???
Malcolm vs Roger is a little different but I think I get it. we all know that brad loves big guys who can do it all, in whatever manner that arrives. the thing I noticed is this dude is thicc, lol. so I can see a little Sergio mclain as well
booty ball may be back on the menu boys. if he can shoot from the outside then he definitely is in the hill, Powell mold. love that
POWURR
- From Downtown
His growth plates are seismic for his age
See less Roger Powell, see a hybrid between Malcolm Hill and Quintin Richardson. Saw Roger Powell practice skills when he first arrived at Champaign. He was very mechanical was surprised to see how fluid he became by junior and senior year.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
It might be Brad’s best skill.
Robert talks about it all the time, but in Brad’s second recruiting cycle, here are the visitors he got onto campus that fall/winter, their rankings according to 247, and their accolades:
#11 Khalil Whitney: none
#23 Oscar Tshiebwe: National Player Of The Year
#54 Kofi Cockburn: 2x Consensus All American
#57 Drew Timme: 3x Consensus All American
#60 EJ Lidell: 2x 1st team all B1G
#120 Terrence Shannon Jr: 1st Team All American
If we had the Illinois program of today, then, he absolutely would’ve landed a few of those guys and a what a hit rate he would’ve had.
Heard Werner talking on a podcast yesterday that Illinois has 4 five-star visits lined up for this fall, but he forgot one. Last I knew, Dylan Betts is also a five-star who is taking an Official visit here next month, who could also reclassify.
According to Wikipedia "Terrence Shannon Jr. was named a 3rd-team All-American by the Associated Press (AP) and received 2nd-team All-American honors from select outlets like 247Sports and CBS Sports."
Coaches had him 2nd team I think, but we here at Illinois, all know that TSJ was really the runner-up for National Player of the Year that year, and was a 1st Team All-American!!
But I just wanted to clarify lol...
Anthony Thompson?
As far as scouting the lower ranked kids, Shannon speaks to that even though he didn't land him the 1st or even 2nd time.
I'd make an argument that Shannon's while being ranked the lowest had the best individual season(his final one) of anyone on that list though some guys left early.
On another note, I still the the 2021 team wins the national title of Liddell stayed in Illinois. The trio of Ayo/Liddell/Kofi would have been absolutely nasty especially with Trent as your 4th guy.
Definitely a "shoulda been" rather than a "what coulda been" type of scenario...
Orangetool
Give me back my Afta, heh heh
Here's a possible player comparison for QK.....
Roger Powell Jr???
I ran into Roger Powell Jr. at the Y in Rockford shortly after he had graduated. He saw my Illini cap and came up to say he liked it.
I told him I liked the way he followed his shot.
He just smiled and gave me a fist.
A pretty cool interaction from a cool guy, quality dude and great Illini.
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
ho hum, another 5 star:
ok, probly jumped the gun there. more info:
ok, probly jumped the gun there. more info:
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As, obviously, so should KW
Their batting rate is real high. The only total failure I can think of was Petrovic.
Omar Payne. Cary Booth. There have been a few others but agree Petro is probably their biggest miss in the NIL era as the rumors were we made a pretty sizable investment to get him.
But in the film you can see what they saw. I still think there is an alternate universe where some combination of not having visa delays, not getting injured early on and Keaton not being an AA where Petro finds his footing and is a plus PG for us.
But identifying talent and guys who fit what we want to do does seem to be a super power. And now that rosters have expanded I think they will continue to take as many preps as they can, realizing only a few will become contributors. But from the sound of it Williams, Davis and Zens have already impressed. TBD on whether any of them turn into rotation players but all seem to be better than their rankings.
Recruiting bust at PG you say? I thought that Wagler kid that ate up all the minutes at PG this season was pretty good for being the 261st recruit.
Petrovic didn't play limited minutes because he was a bust, he played limited minutes because Keaton was a gem.
Would be willing to wager Petro has a very productive season in the Big East this year.
Petrovic didn't play limited minutes because he was a bust, he played limited minutes because Keaton was a gem.
Would be willing to wager Petro has a very productive season in the Big East this year.
I'm with you on that. It was just a perfect storm of events for Petro here.