Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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So these guys were all “ineffective” ??

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(Not to mention Dybantsa who led the nation in scoring; played on an underwhelming team, yes)
All for inserting the one OAD into a more seasoned roster. That works. Someone here was talking about a Fab 5, ala what Calipari employs.

Arkansas got throttled on the boards and defensively by anyone with a pulse.

Sampson tried the OAD 5* route and he had one of his flatter teams, and they're all gone after a year. This year he's starting two lower rated sophomores and already signed 4 kids between 35-90, that will stick.
 
#27      
I’m not sure I really care about class as much when it comes to Brad staying with current course or switching up.

What matters most to me (what do I know, just a basketball fan compared to a D1 lifelong Coach) is Brad continues on with the roster makeup.

Size, skill, shooting, rebounding ability.
 
#29      
Brad has proven to get incrementally better each year with his roster construction. I’ll trust his calls that the end result will be elite.
Excited Fired Up GIF by Fighting Illini Athletics
 
#39      
I’m surprised how UCLA isn’t heavily in the mix here (unless I’m missing something).

They’re not listed on his OV state:


He also hasn’t visited them unofficially:

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(yes, all his visits so far are concentrated on those 4 schools)
I know some people were concerned about not being listed on the OV slate for Cole Kelly:

However, he’s unofficially visited Illinois twice:

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(@LvilleILL1 recently said Illinois and Purdue are two front-runners at the moment)
 
#40      
I’m surprised how UCLA isn’t heavily in the mix here (unless I’m missing something).

They’re not listed on his OV state:


He also hasn’t visited them unofficially:

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(yes, all his visits so far are concentrated on those 4 schools)
None of those are official visits. Both lists are referring to the same situation.
I know some people were concerned about not being listed on the OV slate for Cole Kelly:

However, he’s unofficially visited Illinois twice:

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(@LvilleILL1 recently said Illinois and Purdue are two front-runners at the moment)
None of these are official either.
 
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