Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[RockfordIllini]

Also every team needs role players. And we aren’t Duke so our role players aren’t going to be 5 stars. I like the strategy of taking these developmental kids. Will likely be some attrition each year but can also find the next Jake Davis, and, if you’re lucky, maybe a Pryce Sanfort. And you should have enough continuity to keep your culture going/have productive practices because not everyone is brand new.

 

[Det_Illini_fan]

Of course and you can cherry pick some stars from almost any roster. But program to program, Northwestern is not who we should be competing with for talent based on where we are now.

Do we want to be competing for talent with Rutgers ....No, but they had Dylan Harper & Ace Bailey

Do we want to be competing for talent with Maryland....No, but they had Derik Queen & Julian Reece

point taken, but a handful of their guys could play for anyone (e.g. Boo Buie, Martinelli)

Yeah I think this was more the point I was making. So long as they first reach our level of quality. Then take them from a rival.

 

[jamarvelous31]

Of course and you can cherry pick some stars from almost any roster. But program to program, Northwestern is not who we should be competing with for talent based on where we are now.

Do we want to be competing for talent with Rutgers ....No, but they had Dylan Harper & Ace Bailey

Do we want to be competing for talent with Maryland....No, but they had Derik Queen & Julian Reece

This is ignorant to how IL has built their rosters. You just listed the 3rd, 2nd, 12th, & 48th player. Those are high level players you take if the staff like them for the right $ amount.

But there are no more walk-ons and there are limited resources. We're not getting 15 top 100 players every year.

If you can get a 10th player on our roster that would be 4th on NW you don't let that stop you. By your logic we shouldn't have taken Jake Davis, the 379th ranked transfer who just started down the stretch for a FF team or Keaton F***ing Wagler the 150th ranked prep recruit who was just a top 5 pick.

Smart folks know that it's not about the name on the jersey, it's about the players game and willingness to play hard.

 

[Joel Goodson]

This is ignorant to how IL has built their rosters. You just listed the 3rd, 2nd, 12th, & 48th player. Those are high level players you take if the staff like them for the right $ amount.

But there are no more walk-ons and there are limited resources. We're not getting 15 top 100 players every year.

If you can get a 10th player on our roster that would be 4th on NW you don't let that stop you. By your logic we shouldn't have taken Jake Davis, the 379th ranked transfer who just started down the stretch for a FF team or Keaton F***ing Wagler the 150th ranked prep recruit who was just a top 5 pick.

Smart folks know that it's not about the name on the jersey, it's about the players game and willingness to play hard.

that's a bingo!

 

[Emerson Bigguns]

This is ignorant to how IL has built their rosters. You just listed the 3rd, 2nd, 12th, & 48th player. Those are high level players you take if the staff like them for the right $ amount.

But there are no more walk-ons and there are limited resources. We're not getting 15 top 100 players every year.

If you can get a 10th player on our roster that would be 4th on NW you don't let that stop you. By your logic we shouldn't have taken Jake Davis, the 379th ranked transfer who just started down the stretch for a FF team or Keaton F***ing Wagler the 150th ranked prep recruit who was just a top 5 pick.

Smart folks know that it's not about the name on the jersey, it's about the players game and willingness to play hard.

Agreed.
I recall us beating out Minnesota and Murray State for a kid not so long ago… Long-term project type… Turned out okay. Like, All-American as a true freshman, okay.

No one bats 1.000, but our coaching staff has been right about a lot more guys than they’ve been wrong about.